Red Mr. Peanut Bank I love to walk the neighborhood and see all the nacimientos on display. Yikes! That reminds me! I wonder how the Dance Party Christmas Pageant is coming along?
Bunrab, the Filthiest Toy in the House Hmmm... Και ποιμενες ησαν εν χωρα τη . . .
Red Mr. Peanut Bank Wow! That's some funny writing. What's going on here?
Bunrab, the Filthiest Toy in the House Hello, Red Mr. Peanut Bank! How are you?Red Mr. Peanut Bank Fine, thanks. And you? And what are these books?
Bunrab, the Filthiest Toy in the House I'm fine. I'm exploring the ancient texts to write the script for the Christmas Pageant.
Red Mr. Peanut Bank How's it coming along?
Bunrab, the Filthiest Toy in the House Well, My Hebrew is terrible but my Greek is okay, so I think I'll have it ready by rehearsal. Have you decided who will play the Baby Jesus?
Red Mr. Peanut Bank No, not yet. Well, I think I'll leave you alone to work.
Red Mr. Peanut Bank Buenas tardes.Wooden Kuna Doll Buenas tardes, Señor Mani Rojo.
Miss Egyptian Hippo of Love Buenas tardes, Red Mr. Peanut Bank. We're studying this icon of the Blessed Virgin and the Holy Child. As you know, we both want to play the BVM in the pageant. Have you made a decision on the part yet?
Red Mr. Peanut Bank Well, no. I hope you will both audition tomorrow.
Wooden Kuna Doll ¡Sí, Señor!
Miss Egyptian Hippo of Love You know we'll be there. Hey, who's going to play the Baby Jesus? The only one around here who looks like the Baby Jesus in that icon is that red Telly Tubbie!
Red Mr. Peanut Bank I don't know. Well, good to see you both!
Wooden Kuna Doll Adios, Señor Mani Rojo.
Miss Egyptian Hippo of Love Ciao, babe!
Red Mr. Peanut Bank Hi fellas. What's going on here?El Penguino Oh, hello, Red Mr. Peanut Bank! These guys are all deciding who will be a cow and who will be a sheep.
Red Mr. Peanut Bank Who will be what?
El Penguino They've decided they'll arm wrestle. Loser is a cow. Or donkey.
Red Mr. Peanut Bank Well, not that this isn't interesting, but I must run!
Gallito Mescalito ¿Shriek?
Red Mr. Peanut Bank No, I don't know who will play the Baby Jesus yet. Maybe Poh.
Gallito Mescalito ¡SHRIEK!
El Penguino This is terrible. I think I'll go help the angels.
Red Mr. Peanut Bank Santa! What are YOU doing here? Shouldn't you be at the North Pole, or at least at the Mall?Santa Well, since you won't let me play Joseph in the Christmas Pageant, I offered my help in making costumes. Plus, the elves have it under control at the North Pole, except for those Episcopal Elves who spend all their time doing that Terrible Version of the Macarena! And then there are those Fallen Elves who hang out at Kendall Harmon's place. But I digress. . . Look at all this fabric!
Red Mr. Peanut Bank Do you know what you're doing?
Santa Of course I do. Who the heck do you think made all those cute outfits for the elves? I've got a machine, I've got fabric, I've got a tape, and these costumes will be FABULOUS!!!Red Mr. Peanut Bank, off camera Okay. If you can't trust Santa, who can you trust?
Mr. Chompy's Chewed-up Squeaky Kitty Toy Mistah Sanna, sir. Dis sleeve is way too big!Santa It's not done yet, silly! We just need to take it in a bit!
Mr. Chompy's Chewed-up Squeaky Kitty Toy But did da shepahds really weah dis color?
Gallito Mescalito Shriek! SHRIEEK!!
Santa What are you talking about, you silly rooster! You are a Vision in that fluffy cotton! Look, Kitty, you will be the most handsome Shepherd ever to hold a crook, and Rooster, you will be the cutest, fluffiest, and most lovable little lamb ever to see the Baby Jesus! Yes you will! You will!
Mr. Chompy's Chewed-up Squeaky Kitty Toy Say, who's gonna be da Baby Jeezus anyway?
Santa How would I know? But I'll bet it will be the sweetest little baby Jesus ever seen since the original!! Maybe it will be Poh!
Gallito Mescalito ¡SHRIEK!
Red Mr. Peanut Bank El Penguino, what is going on here?Dipsy Woah! WOAH!
El Penguino Well, I thought I do some wire work with the angels
La-la, Poh, and Tinky Winky Dipsy fly! Dipsy fly!
El Penguino So, did you pick a Baby Jesus yet?
Red Mr. Peanut Bank No, not yet. I don't know, this looks somewhat dangerous!
Dipsy Woah! WOOAAOOH!
La-la, Poh, and Tinky Winky Dipsy fly! Dipsy fly!
El Penguino Nah, don't worry. Everything will be fine!!
Gallito Mescalito ¡SHRIEK!Miss Egyptian Hippo of Love Good Lord! What is going on?
Mr. Chompy's Chewed-up Squeaky Kitty Toy Dis whole outfit is too big! Sumbuddy hep me!
Red Mr. Peanut Bank This does not look good!
Dipsy Woah! WOOAAOOH!
La-la, Poh, and Tinky Winky Dipsy crash. DIPSY CRASH!
Bunrab, the Filthiest Toy in the House Hey! I'm trying to write here! You little green weirdo!!
El Penguino Yow! Im outta here!
El Penguino I'm tired. I think I'll climb in this bed and take a nap. Plus, it looks like a good place to hide. Yawn. I wonder who will play the Baby Jesus? Yawn
El Penguino Snnnnnnoooooorrrrrrrre
7 comments:
This explains every Christmas pagent I ever attended (and the few I was in - in that crazy Episcopal Church in Oakland).
I think Red Mr. Peanut Bank ought to go pro at this point.
Regards,
Tengrain
Next week is the actual pageant, Tengrain. It's sure to stir up memories of that church in Oakland!
I´m so happy you´re bringing a little Norte California production down to us in Latinolandia for Christmas...I´ll remain glued so I can celebrate with you who are previously of my homeland as they go on, and on, and on, and on in Spanish around me (sometimes Spanish makes me whimper and burn out)!
Congratulations of the progress of the script, costumes and casting...perfit fit for Baby Jesus don´t you think.
Love to all,
Leonardo
P.S. Did I mention that I think the Archbishop of Canterbury ought play the part of one of the sheep...Santo he´s not.
I had no idea that Bunrab, the FTITH, was such an impressive scholar: using Kittel's Hebrew version?? And Greek, no less: ἐν τούτῳ γάρ τὸ θαυμαστόν ἐστιν!!
I tink El Penguino gots the BJ role cinched!
An' prolly Miss EHOL gots the Mary part.
And for sure I'd lay my next stipend check on the ABC gettin' da sheep slot!
WV = ingru...as El Penguino ingru the crib!
I thought that the ABC was plying one of the asses!
Genius, pure genius, Padre. What suspense!
(sometimes Spanish makes me whimper and burn out)
Me too, Leo. Whenever I'm in a non-English-speaking country, I wear out quickly. My brain conks out. and I get headaches from my lame attempts to speak the other languages.
WV: browed
NOW Christmas is here.
Thanks, Padre Mickey.
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