Sunday ...

GRACE:

Hi Aless. Hi Racolo.

RACOLO:

Oh great, just what I need.

GRACE:

Why thank you Racolo, what a nice thing to say. Are you sad? Daprima told me you're sad cause Es is asleep and you can't wake her up. Have you tried shouting really loud in her ear? That's what I'd do, yes I would.

ALESS:

Actually, we tr-tried that and n-n-othing happened.

GRACE:

Maybe you weren't loud enough? You want me to try? I have a really 

loud voice, yes I do. Mez tells me so all the time so it must be true.

RACOLO:

Look Grace, we're busy – so if you could just go play somewhere else …

GRACE:

But I'm only trying to help, yes I am. I like helping. I have more 

ideas that you could try, yes I do. 

RACOLO:

Yeah I know – can you go help someone else?

NEVE:

Grace tell him about the kiss, like in Snow White.

GRACE:

I tried but he don’t want to hear it. It’s a great idea too, Neve. I bet it'd work. Let’s see, she bit into an apple and fell asleep. 

NEVE:
A poisoned apple …

GRACE:
That’s right. It’s not exactly what happened to Es, but  it’s close enough. 

Then the prince kissed her. She opened her eyes and they 

lived happily every after.

NEVE:

Cinderella too.

GRACE:

Cinderella? No. Cinderella was the one with the glass slipper. That 

never made sense to me. Why would anyone want to wear glass 

slippers? They can't be comfortable, no they can't. 

And they could crack while you're walking.

NEVE:

Cinderella not go to sleep?

GRACE:

No, you're thinking of Sleeping Beauty. You need 

to get your princesses right.

NEVE:

Sleeping Beauty? Which one is she?

GRACE:

She pricked her finger on a spinning wheel or something. Then the prince, not the same prince in Snow White, but a different prince, 

kissed her and she woke up.

NEVE:

And they lived happily ever after?

GRACE:

Yup! So someone needs to kiss Es. Maybe Zyfan can do it? 

NEVE:

No! Not Zyfan. 'Colo.

GRACE:

No, it has to be a prince.

NEVE:

No! 'Colo do it cause it be love's kiss, ‘member? Es loves 'Colo. 

What Zyfan have to do with it?

GRACE:

He's a prince, silly.

NEVE:

He is? How come?

GRACE:

I don't know. How ever anyone becomes a prince. I 

think Shichi's a prince too, yes I’m pretty sure of it.

NEVE:

Maybe they all should kiss her?

GRACE:

I think it’s worth a try, yes I do. 

NEVE:

Does Zyfan have a castle?

GRACE:
He sure does. I've been in it, yes I have. Syrrah took me there once …

Neve and Grace leave. 

ALESS:

Ra-ra-racolo, d-d-did you hear that?

RACOLO:

It couldn't be that easy, could it? None of my research indicates that something as simple as ... bit the, fairy tales have some truths in them …

ALESS:

Wh-where are you going?

RACOLO:

To kiss Es - where else?

ALESS:
W-w-wait for me. I g-g-got to see this. 

RACOLO:

And Aless, don't tell anyone I tried this.

ALESS:
OK, and if it d-doesnt work, may-may-maybe we c-c-c-ould

get Grace to scream into Es's ear. She really d-does have a l-loud voice.