WHAT GOES AROUND,

COMES AROUND
An original fairy tale created by children for children.

SYNOPSIS

This is a classic tale of good triumphing over evil, and the

fairies, wizard and goblin take on the Queenie meanies
and Sorceress.

Important themes are learning to Walk the Walk and be

our best because What Goes Around, Comes Around!

This is a delightful tale for elementary school children to

try vocal and character expression, with fun songs to sing
and dance to.

Play by Deborah J. Solberg

Music and Lyrics by Yurgen Ilander

Classic Children’s Literature Series

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WHAT GOES AROUND, COMES AROUND

By Deborah Solberg

A little fairy tale that is all about being nice, because if you
aren’t, then it will come back to you!

Setting: Fairy tale Land

Characters:
Two Little Girls: Tasia and Kaitlyn
Princesses: Maxie and Alisha (sisters)
Queen: Sarah (Princess’ mother)
Queen’s sisters: Diamond and Tiara
Sorceress: Catalina
Fairies: Timma and Jessica
Wizard
Goblin
Dragon

(KAITLYN and TASIA are playing. MAXIE creeps in watching.)

MAXIE: Can I play too?
TAISA: Sure. Do you know how to play hopscotch?
KAITLYN: Let’s play jump rope.
TASIA: Okay. I will be in the middle.
KAITLYN: My turn.
(ALISHA drags off MAXIE)
ALISHA: C’mon, Maxie. You have to come home. A Princess does
not play with peasants.
MAXIE: No. I don’t want to go home. It’s no fun in the
palace.
TASIA: Come on, let’s help her.
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KAITLYN: We will save you Princess Maxie.

ALISHA: I do not think so. (zaps TASIA and KAITLYN so they
freeze.) You forgot to tell your new friends about my
magical powers, little sister. Now, march!
MAXIE: You just Wait till I get my magical powers. Then, I
will tell you what to do.
(They exit. TASIA and KAITLYN unfreeze.)
KAITLYN: Now, what will we do?
TASIA: Well, let’s follow them and rescue her. (They exit.)

Scene 2
SARA: So, you brought her back. Where were you this time?
Playing at the zoo?
MAXIE: No, I was not.
SARA: Never mind. We will have to make sure that you do not
run away again. What shall we do, Alisha?
ALISHA: I could always practice my magic on her to keep her in
her room.
SARAH: Excellent idea. You babysit her while I get ready for
the ball. I do not want to be disturbed while I am
holding court with my subjects.
MAXIE: But mother, don’t let her cast a spell on me. She
always makes mistakes and turns me into bad things,
like, frogs and spiders.
SARAH: Well then, you will just have to stop running away,
won’t you? Her spells wear off. Besides, your sister
has to practice her magic, so she can be queen someday,
right, my darling Princess? Now, Maxie, be a good
girl, and obey your sister.
(QUEEN SARA exits.)
ALISHA: Now. Stay as you are. You will not go far. Your
journey ends here. (Alisha zaps MAXIE still) You are
now bound by fear.
(enter EVIL SPIRITS)
TIARA: Well done, my little cousin. Your spell has allowed us
to emerge from the dark side.
DIAMOND: Now, she belongs to us.
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ALISHA: Oh, no!

CATALINA: oh, yes!
(They surround MAXIE and carry her off)
ALISHA: Oh, no. What have I done? The evil spirits have taken
her away. What will I tell my mother, the Queen?
She’ll turn me into a spider. Eek! I will have to
find my sister. But, how?
(She claps her hands for the GOBLIN.)
GOBLIN: Yes, Your Highness.
ALISHA: Goblin, fetch the Wizard for me.
GOBLIN: Yes, your Highness.
ALISHA: Don’t just stand there. Move!
GOBLIN: Yes, your Highness.
ALISHA: NOW!
(She chases him off.)

Scene 3 – The Land of Darkness

MAXIE: Who are you, and where am I?
TIARA: I am Queen Tiara of the Land of Darkness.
DIAMOND: I am Queen Diamond, her twin sister.
TIARA: We are your cousins.
DIAMOND: This is our mother.
CATALINA: I am sister of your mother, Sorceress Catalina –cat,
for short. (meow)
DIAMOND: We heard that you wanted to play with your friends.
CATALINA: And then your sister cast a very bad spell.
TIARA: Now you are afraid of the dark,
DIAMOND: and bound by fear.
CATALINA: Forever.
All: You cannot escape.
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MAXIE: But I don’t want to come here. I just wanted to play

with my new friends.
TIARA: Meet your new friend, Dragon. Dragon, come here and
play with Princess Maxie.
DRAGON: Hi. Wanna play hide and seek?
TIARA: Not that game. Play something to keep her amused while
you guard her.
MAXIE: Am I your prisoner?
DIAMOND: I wouldn’t put it like that.
CATALINA: Just think of us as a home away from home.
SONG: A Home Away From Home
TIARA, DIAMOND, CATALINA
We are two meanie Queenies and a Sorceress.
And we captured the beautiful Princess.
Been meaning to do it for a long, long time.
Being mean is meaningful, it is like, divine.
ALL: We are the dark side of you.
Where all your dark thoughts like to play.
Where all your dragons are hiding.
You seek ‘em, will find ‘em.
DRAGON: I am pretty good at this game, and I am not bragging.
On a scale of one to (counts his fingers).
I am pretty good for a Dragon.
TIARA, DIAMOND, CATALINA
We captured you when Your Highness was low.
In your darkest dark, we love to go.
Your sister cast her spell on you.
She cracked the veil and let darkness come through.
DRAGON: Make the best of it, Max, pull up a rock, relax.
In this home away from home, you pay no tax.
TIARA, DIAMOND, CATALINA
We are two meanie Queenies and a Sorceress.
And we know what’s best for a lost Princess.
Forget the light and love the dark.
In the dark, you’ll find your special spark.
It is good to be bad, bad to be good.
All: It feels happy to be sad.
When you don’t do the things you should
In this home away from home.
We’re your new family.
It is your home away from home.
Close your eyes and you will see.
It is your home away from home.
It is your home away from home.
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You will never be alone.

TIARA: Come, sisters. We must continue our plans to take over
the Land of Light.
MAXIE: But why do you have to take it over? Why don’t you
just live there?
DIAMOND: Because the people there only care about money.
DRAGON: Money. Money. Money.
CATALINA: Yes. Greed is making the worst of light turn into
darkness.
MAXIE: How can they make light into dark?
DRAGON: By making everything dirty. (DRAGON stands on the rock)
TIARA: like the earth.
DIAMOND: and the air.
CATALINA: and the water.
DRAGON: and the people. Soon dragons will run the world again.
DIAMOND: The darkness will rule the universe.
CATALINA: That is why this will be the new dark age.
TIARA: Let us let these to get acquainted, in the case. Follow
me.
DIAMOND: Why you?
CATALINA: You should follow me because I have the power.
DIAMOND: If you did not have time, you would not have tiara.
TIARA: Fine. I am at the end because I have the brain. They
do not need to know that though. (They exit.)

Scene 4
(KAITLYN and TASIA answer. WIZARD is above and behind them).
TASIA: Where we going to find a Princess?
KAITLYN: I don’t know. The whole palace is looking for her.
(Zap. The WIZARD casts a spell)
TASIA: I am so tired.
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KAITLYN: Me, too. ((They lay down to sleep. The Fairies enter,
dancing and singing)
TIMMA: Hellooooooo!
TASIA: Who are you?
TIMMA: We are the fairies.
JESSICA: Some people call us guardian angel.
TIMMA: Or invisible friends.
KAITLYN: But we can see you.
TIMMA: Because we want you to.
JESSICA: And because you are dreaming.
TIMMA: You are from the land of light.
TASIA: Why are you here?
TIMMA: Because the Princess Maxie is in trouble.
JESSICA: The people of the Dark have kidnapped her.
TIMMA: And they will take over the world. We must stop them.
(Enter PRINCESS ALISHA and GOBLIN)

Scene 5
ALISHA: Goblin. Wait up.
GOBLIN: Catch me if you can.
ALICIA: And when I catch you, you just wait. You will be
sorry.
WIZARD: Your threats hurt the ears of the universe. (They all
bow.)
TIMMA: Bow.
TASIA: Why?
JESSICA: That is the Wizard.
ALICIA: Oh, Wizard, Lord of light. I was only joking.
WIZARD: One must never joke about the intent to cause pain.
KAITLYN: Is he a magician?
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JESSICA: Yes, a very powerful magician.

ALISHA: I am very sorry, your Lordship.
WIZARD: Sorry is not enough. You have to walk the walk. Not
just talk the talk.
SONG WALK THE WALK
WIZARD: OOOO---waaa! Fiddle, fiddle, fuddle, fuddle,
feeling this is quite a muddle.
Look at you, it is all insane.
Friends with faces filled with pain.
Look no more to acting tough.
It all must stop, enough, enough.
TASIA AND KAITLYN:
We have so much to do today.
All goblin does is run away
GOBLIN: Gibble, gibble, gobble, goo.
Get too close and I’ll bite you.
ALISHA: I will zap you all if you do not stop
Let’s find the princess, hop, hop, hop!
WIZARD: OOOO---waaa! Fiddle, fiddle, fuddle, fuddle,
Don’t get caught up in the middle
Remember we were born in love.
It is what the light is all made of.
The Princess will be with us soon.
If we can sing a peaceful tune.
Listen now to what I say
We’ll bring the Princess home today.
WIZARD: You gotta walk the walk FAIRIES: walk the walk.
WIZARD: Talk the talk FAIRIES: talk the talk.
ALL: Say what you mean, mean what you say
WIZARD: You gotta walk the walk FAIRIES: walk the walk.
WIZARD: Talk the talk FAIRIES: talk the talk.
ALL: We have to help each other along the way.
Fairies: we are fairies, we are light.
Trust in us to make it right.
When you smile you are on your way,
To bring the Princess home today.
TASIA and KAITLYN:
yes, I think we understand.
We will lend a helping hand.
GOBLIN: Gibble, gibble, gobble, goo.
Tell me what I need to do.
Alisha: I have powers, critical crack.
I will use them to get my sister back.
ALL: You gotta walk the walk FAIRIES: walk the walk.
ALL: Talk the talk FAIRIES: talk the talk.
ALL: Were in this together all the way.
I will use them to get my sister back.
ALL: You gotta walk the walk FAIRIES: walk the walk.
ALL: Talk the talk FAIRIES: talk the talk.
Say what we mean, mean what we say.
WIZARD: Tet us focus our intent.
FAIRIES: The message has been sent.
OTHERS: We all know what is meant.
WIZARD: The Princess must come home.
ALL: Today!
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WIZARD: Come, goblin and tiny fairies. We must journey to the

dark side for the Princess, before the land of light
becomes dark for all time (They all exit)
TASIA: Are we supposed to go to?
KAITLYN: I don’t know.
TIMMA: Yes, the Princess does not know us fairies.
JESSICA: But she will recognize you two. (She points to TASIA
and KAITLYN.) She will follow you. (They exit)

Scene 6
(PRINCESS MAXIE sits on edge of stage with DRAGON)
MAXIE: So tell me the story of a long time ago.
DRAGON: The world got so dirty that no one could live in it
anymore. Pretty soon, people began to turn into
dragons, and dinosaurs. Then one day the Ice Age came
and clean the earth of everything, except me. But it
is happening again. The world is turning dirty.
Polluted water, chemicals in the land and smog in the
air. And ….
MAXIE: People are turning into dinosaurs. You mean I could
turn into you?
DRAGON: That is correct.
MAXIE: Iiiieeeuu! Oh, I am sorry. I did not mean to hurt
your feelings. It is not that I don’t want to be a
dinosaur. It might be fun. But it is good that you
are you and I am me.
DRAGON: If you want to stay being you, then you better tell
people of the Light to clean up the world, or they will
become like me.
MAXIE: Help me think of a plan.

Scene 7
(All cast, except Sara, Goblin and Wizard, lay on the floor,” or
sit holding out their hands.)
SARA: Yes, thank you, my people. I know I am wonderful. I
have made this country the best in the world. Our
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credit rating is Triple A. Thank you. We have gold

reserves in the billions. Thank you. And our
industries are making those billions.
(GOBLIN runs in.)
GOBLIN: Your Majesty. (She ignores him.) Queen Titanic.
SARA: Not now, you fool! Goblins should be seen, not heard.
GOBLIN: But, your Royalness. The Princess has gone missing.
SARA: What! Princess Alisha is missing?
Goblin: No, no. Princess Maxie.
SARA: Oh, I mean, oh, yes, our dear Princess must be found.
Go forth, dear people. (PEOPLE beg for water, food and
shelter) Yes, yes. I promise I will think of a plan to
get you food and clean water. But help me find my
daughter first. After all I have done for you, you
ungrateful ingrates. You have all the money you could
possibly ask for, and you whine about a little food?
WIZARD: Money has become more important to you then people,
even your own daughter.
SARA: Excuse me! You may be the Wizard, but I am the Queen.
And my powers are stronger than yours. I can buy the
best help there is in the world, brother.
WIZARD: Really? Then you will not need my help, because you
cannot buy me. (He exits, and GOBLIN follows)
SARA: Goblin, get back here. (GOBLIN stops) Fine! I will
find my daughter myself. Get out of my way, you
Paupers. (she exits.)

Scene 8
(DRAGON and MAXIE sit on the rock.)
DRAGON: C’mon. I will show you the secret way out of the cave.
MAXIE: Now we can rescue the world from darkness.
TIARA: Just where do you think you are going?
DRAGON: I uh, I uh...
CATALINA: What? Cat got your tongue? (laughs)
MAXIE: Don’t make fun of him.
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DIAMOND: Oh, sister, I think we should tie them up for a while.

(They start to make a magical spell, and don’t notice the FAIRIES
enter from the other side.)
TIMMA: Oh no. I see them.
JESSICA: They are big bullies.
TIMMA: We better get the Wizard.
(They exit. TASIA, CAITLIN and ALISHA enter)
TASIA: I hear something.
CAITLIN: What is it?
ALICIA: You mean, who is it?
TIARA: Ha ha! Thought you would sneak in, did you?
DIAMOND: Well, come and join us.
(She casts a spell to make them come forward)
CATALINA: Yes. Stay a spell.
(She laughs. They all zombie walk to MAXIE and DRAGON and become
frozen. FAIRIES, GOBLIN and WIZARD enter)
GOBLIN: But your Wizardship. I thought you were not going to
help the Queen.
WIZARD. I am here for the Princess who is afraid of the dark.
But I will make myself known, if necessary.
(QUEEN enters in a rage)
SARA: Well, Queen of Mean, what have you done to my
daughters?
TIARA: No more than we are going to do to you, my cousin.
SARA: You do not have the power. Stop where you are.
(Queen’s magic does not work.)
DIAMOND: Oh, but we do.
SARA: I will call the Wizard. Wizard. Wizard.
CATALINA: He does not seem to hear you, and they had me. Come.
(QUEEN SARA joins the frozen group. They all freeze as fairies
enter and find the Wizard)
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WIZARD: Yes, yes. But you are both chattering at once, and I
do not understand what you are saying.
JESSICA: The Queen of Dark has frozen everyone.
TIMMA: The Princess, the Dragon, the other princess, the
goblin,
JESSICA: and now the mother of the Princess,
TIMMA: and the friends of the Princess,
JESSICA: and I don’t want to be next.
WIZARD: Come then. We shall now allow ourselves to be seen.
TIMMA: Why do we want them to see us? They will freeze us,
too.
JESSICA: I want to go home.
WIZARD: We must trust that Light is more powerful than
darkness. We are more powerful if we all believe
together. Will you try?
(They nod and go into a meditation position)
DIAMOND: What is it, Cat?
CATALINA: I sense the presence of the powerful one.
TIARA: The Wizard. (They all turn). You are more powerful.
CATALINA: Of course. Stand with me and we will cast the spell.
(They start to move around him, but then stagger back and begin
to fall.)
TIARA: What is happening?
DIAMOND: He is stronger.
CATALINA: He has more help.
TIARA: Sister, we are breaking apart!
DIAMOND: I cannot reach you. Sorceress Catalina. MOTHER!
BOTH: Do something!
CATALINA: I …
(She faces the Wizard and they have a staring contest)
CATALINA: I…. (She runs in circles).
GOBLIN: What is she doing?
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WIZARD: She is now real cat, and she is chasing her tail.
FAIRIES: Cute kitty, kitty, kitty.
(CAT curls up with them and they pet her.)
WIZARD: What goes around, comes around. So be nice. Now it is
time to break the spell and to fly into the light.
MAXIE: So I will never be afraid again.
DRAGON: And the world will never be dirty again.
KAITLYN: And Maxie can play with us.
TASIA: And her sister will be nice to her.
SARA: I promise to share the money to clean up the world.
TIMMA: But what about them? (She points to QUEEN TIARA and
QUEEN DIAMOND).
JESSICA: Yeah, the Queen of mMean should not be seen or heard.
TIMMA: We should cast a spell on all of them so they know how
it feels.
WIZARD: what a wonderful idea!
SONG: STOP, LOOK AND LISTEN.
WIZARD: Stop, look and listen, can you see the light glisten.
Stop, look and listen, let the magic now begin, the
magic from within.
ALL: Stop!
WIZARD: No more pretending, the story has a happy ending.
ALL: Look .
WIZARD: Can you see the light, the light of love, ever burning
bright.
ALL: Listen!
WIZARD: can you hear the sound. The sound of the universe
spinning around
ALL: Stop, look and listen. Can you see the light glisten.
Stop, look and listen with the magic now begin, the
magic from within.
WIZARD: Stop!
ALL: No more pollution, let’s all make this resolution.
WIZARD: Look!
ALL: At the light of the universe. Let it break apart this
crazy curse.
WIZARD: Listen!
ALL: To the words you say each hour. Your thoughts and
feelings have great power.
ALL: Stop, look and listen, can you see the light glisten
Stop, look and listen, but the magic now begin, the
magic from within.
WIZARD: Earth ALL: Earth.
WIZARD: I intend ALL: I intend.
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WIZARD: To stop ALL: to stop.

WIZARD: Poisoning you ALL: poisoning you.
WIZARD: The universe ALL: the universe.
WIZARD: We cast the spell ALL: we cast the spell.
WIZARD: Of light ALL: of life.
WIZARD: Forever ALL: wherever.
ALL: Stop, look and listen, can you see the light glisten
Stop, look and listen, let the magic now begin, the
magic from within.
The light of the universe is shining down for all to
see
May it shine forever more on you and me, on you and me.