10 Apples
written by Leigh Riches, based on a concept by Graeme Harrison.
1999 Oakden Baptist Church.
10 Apples
(Wife is sitting centre stage behind a table - kitchen scene - husband walks in with
a bag full of 10 apples and places the bag on the table in front pf the wife.)
Wife:
Payday?
Husband:
Yes, look how much God has blessed us this week (He proceeds to take out the 10 apples from the bag and pile them up on the table.
Wife
: Wow that's a lot. - what are we going to do with all that?
Husband
(picks up one apple and begins eating) Budgeting - that's what it's all about - we cant just use this all willy-nilly,...
we've got to work out what things are most important and allocate some to each area.
Wife
: Like the mortgage
?
Husband
: That's right (sets out 10 paper bowl on the table and places the first apple in a bowl) If we don't make the repayments we''ll have to give up this great house for a shed!
Wife
: What about the car, we had a bill for that today, and it needs a service too.
Husband
: (as he places 2nd apple in bowl) Car
.... yep, that's important too.
Wife
: That reminds me, when I dropped the kids off for school, the Administrator asked
if we'd paid this months school fees?
Husband
: (places the 3rd apple in and nods) School
- A good education doesn't come free. A neither do the Movies
- I wanted to see that new movie on Saturday (places 4th apple in bowl) and now we can!
Wife
: (picks up bowl and starts stirring something) Tea's almost ready, by the way - but I'll need some more sausages for the barbecue
this weekend.
Husband
: Good - (bites apple) I'm starved ... (puts 5th apple in bowl).. we'll put this aside for Food
.
Wife
: And don't forget you promised to take the kids to McDonalds after the game on Saturday...
Husband
: Yeah.. Mc
Donalds
(as he places 6th apple in) - I've already got that covered.
Wife
: Oh - I need a new dress for the wedding next Saturday, ... do you think....
Husband
: (places 7th apple in bowl) Clothes
! There should be enough for One new dress and... (looks at wife as she is about to speak and second guesses her) A new.... toaster
for the married couple.. (places 8th apple in bowl)
Wife
: They're going to Bali you know.... I've always want to go to Bali...
Husband
: (places 9th Apple in bowl) mmmm.... I suppose.......Bali
we'll start saving up for that. - Well that's it. I can't help thinking that we've
forgotten something though......
Wife
: (pause).... What about God?
Husband
: (agrees) mmm... God
.... (looks at all the bowls and apples, looks around, and then finally at the core he
has left - looks at wife)... ummm.... I guess..... this... could be.... for..... God.
end.