Muzzy In Gondoland: scenes 46–58

Scene 46.

In the computer room.

Corvax: Is it still working?
Ow! Yes, it's still working.
Computer: Good evening.
Corvax: How many Sylvias are there?
Computer: Six.
Corvax: No, there are seven. Oh...

Scene 47.

Bob and Muzzy are in the shed in the palace garden.

Bob: Is it still raining?
Muzzy: No, it's fine now.
Bob: It's getting dark.
Muzzy: What time is it?
Bob: It's almost (nearly) seven o'clock. It gets dark at seven. In autumn it gets dark at seven.
Muzzy: Autumn?

Scene 48.

Norman: Autumn. Winter.
Spring. Summer.
In fall it gets dark at seven.
In winter it gets dark at five.
In spring it gets dark at seven.
In summer it gets dark at nine.
Voice: September. October.
November. December.
January. February.
March. April.
May. June.
July. August.
January. February.
March. April.
May. June.
July. August.
September.

Scene 49.

Song – On Monday I play football (soccer).

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.
Norman: On Monday I play soccer.
Wife: On Tuesday I play basketball.
Norman: On Wednesday I go roller-skating.
Wife: On Thursday I do my exercises.
Norman: On Friday I go swimming.
Wife: On Saturday I play golf.
Both: On Sunday we play tennis.

Scene 50.

Who? What? Where? When? Why? When?

Journalist: When do you play soccer?
Norman: On Monday!
Journalist: When do you play basketball?
Wife: On Tuesday!
Journalist: When do you go roller-skating?
Norman: On Wednesday.
Journalist: When do you do your exercises?
Wife: On Thursday.
Journalist: When do you go swimming?
Norman: On Friday.
Journalist: When do you play golf?
Wife: On Saturday.
Journalist: When do you play tennis?
Norman: On Sunday. And it's Sunday today.
Wife: And we're playing tennis now.

Scene 51.

In the shed in the palace garden.

Muzzy: Where's Princess Silvia's room?
Bob: There!
Muzzy: Where, on the first floor?
Bob: No, it's on the second floor.
Muzzy: Oh, there are three rooms on second floor. Which one is it? Is it the one on the left?
Bob: No, it isn't.
Muzzy: Is it the one on the right?
Bob: No, it isn't.
Muzzy: Is it the one in the middle?
Bob: Yes, it is. It's the one in the middle.
Muzzy: What about the room up there? The one on the top floor.
Bob: That's Corvax's room. It's the computer room.

Scene 52.

More Sylvia replicas are produced in the computer room.

Corvax: Stop it! Stop it!
No! No! No!

Scene 53.

In Sylvia's bedroom.

Sylvia: Food-clocks-seven p.m.
I've got some food.
I've got some clocks.
And it's almost seven o'clock. OK.
Sylvia: Open the door-quietly!
Look around-carefully!
Run downstairs-quickly!

Sylvia bumps into the Sylvia replicas.

'Sylvia': Hello, Sylvia!
Sylvia: Hello-Wha...? That's me! Oh! It's seven. Bob's waiting. Agh! That's me again!
Queen: Seven o'clock! It's dinner-time, Sylvia
'Sylvias': Yes, Mommy.
Yes, Mommy.
Yes, Mommy.
Queen: Eek! Look, they're all Sylvias.
King: How many are there?

Scene 54.

Song – How many Sylvias?

There are three in the
kitchen, four in the hall.
There's one by the fireplace,
there are two against the wall.

King: There's one in the sitting-room, bouncing on the chairs, and four are having lots of fun , sliding down the stairs.
Queen: There are hundreds in the garden, picking all the flowers, and lots in the bathrooms, turning on the showers.
King: Lots on the chandeliers.
Queen: More over there!
Both: More of them and more of them, appearing everywhere!
More of them and more of them, appearing everywhere!

Scene 55.

King: Where are they all coming from?
Queen: Look, they're coming from Corvax's room upstairs. What's he doing? Go and see-quick!
Corvax: Stop it! Stop it! Help.
King: Corvax! What are doing?
Corvax: I'm not doing anything. It's the computer.

Scene 56.

In the shed in the palace garden.

Sylvia: Help!
Bob: Listen!
Sylvia: Help!
Bob: It's Sylvia.
Sylvia: Oh, Bob! I'm frightened.
Muzzy: Why?
Bob: Why are you frightened?
Sylvia: Because there are lots of Sylvias in the palace.
Bob: Sylvias?
Muzzy: Er- excuse me. Have you got any clocks?
Bob: Oh, Muzzy!
Sylvia: Here you are. Muzzy, why do you eat clocks?
Muzzy: Because I like them, of course.

Scene 57.

Who? What? Where? When? Why?

Norman: Oh, boy! He's crying. Why are you crying?
Boy: Because I can't reach the apple.
Norman: Why can't you reach the apple?
Boy: Because I'm small.
Norman: I can reach the apple.
Boy: Yes.
Norman: Why?
Boy: Because you're tall.
Norman: Right! Here you are!
Boy: Thanks. Bye!
Norman: Hey! That's my apple , and my bike. Come back! Come back! That's mine! Gotcha!
Norman: Now, is this my bike?
Boy: Yes, it's yours.
Norman: Yes, it's mine. And where's my apple?
Boy: You can't have it.
Norman: Why not?
Boy: Because it's in here.

Scene 58.

Back in the shed.

Sylvia: Oh, Bob.
Bob: Lots of Sylvias? Mm. Ah! I see.
Corvax! The computer!
Sylvia: Bob! Where are you going?
Bob: To the computer room.
Come on! Follow me!