Magic Tree House's Holiday Musical: a GHOST TALE for MR. DICKENS
Magic Tree House’s Holiday Musical: A GHOST TALE FOR MR. DICKENS based on Magic Tree House Merlin Mission # 16: A Ghost Tale for Christmas Time by Mary Pope Osborne SYNOPSIS Act I (30 minutes) Join modern-day siblings, Jack and Annie, as they travel back in time (with the assistance of a magic tree house and two medieval helpers) to solve important problems. It’s Christmas time, and Morgan Le Fay, Magical Librarian of Camelot, and Merlin, the Magician, are in need of Jack’s and Annie’s help once more. This time it’s to inspire Charles Dickens to write his story, A Christmas Carol. Annie doesn’t want to wear traditional Victorian girls’ clothing on this mission, so Merlin says she’ll have to pretend to be a boy when she travels back to help Mr. Dickens. Morgan gives Jack a magic violin and Merlin instructs the duo that when Jack plays the instrument, whatever Annie sings will come true. But, this can only happen once, so they need to save the magic for just the right time. Jack and Annie get in the tree house, it magically spins, and they are transported to Victorian England. Both dressed as boys, they flag down a carriage and ask for a ride to Mr. Dickens’s home. They are treated with special respect from all they meet and quickly realize that they are dressed as wealthy young gentlemen. When they approach Mr. Dickens’s home, Jack and Annie are politely turned away by the housekeeper, Mrs. Tibbs. Dumbfounded, they see two chimney sweeps on their way to clean Mr.
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