INTO THE WOODS: BAKER LINES

#2 Act 1 Opening, Part 2

LITTLE RED RIDINGHOOD: …BUT DO YOU HAVE A BASKET?

BAKER: Don’t stray and be late.

#4 Act 1 Opening, Part 4

NARRATOR: …he was eager to have a family of his own, and was concerned that all efforts until now had failed.

BAKER: Who might that be?

#4 Act 1 Opening, Part 4

BAKER’S WIFE: We have sold our last loaf of bread…

BAKER: It’s the Witch from next door.

#4 Act 1 Opening, Part 4

BAKER: It’s the Witch from next door.

BAKER’S WIFE, BAKER: We have no bread.

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WITCH: Of course you have no bread!

BAKER: What do you wish?

#4 Act 1 Opening, Part 4

NARRATOR: The old enchantress went on to tell the couple that she had placed a spell on their house.

BAKER: What spell?

#4 Act 1 Opening, Part 4

WITCH: …AND WE’LL CALL IT SQUARE.

BAKER: I had a brother?

#8 Act 1 Opening, Part 8

CINDERELLA: GOOD NIGHT FATHER.
I WISH…

Look what I found in Father’s hunting jacket.

#8 Act 1 Opening, Part 8

BAKER’S WIFE: Six beans.

BAKER: I wonder if they are the —

#8 Act 1 Opening, Part 8

BAKER’S WIFE: Witch’s beans? We’ll take them with us.

BAKER: No! You are not coming.

#8 Act 1 Opening, Part 8

BAKER’S WIFE: …THE SPELL IS ON MY HOUSE.

BAKER: No. You are not to come and that is final. Now what am I to return with?

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BAKER’S WIFE: THE SLIPPER —

BAKER: THE SLIPPER AS PURE AS GOLD…

THE COW, THE CAPE,

THE SLIPPER AS PURE AS GOLD —

What?

#11 Hello, Little Girl

WOLF: AND HELLO…

BAKER: Is harm to come to that little girl… in the red cape!

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WITCH: Forget the little girl and get the cape!

BAKER: You frightened me.

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WITCH: That’s the cape. Get it. Get it. Get it!

BAKER: How am I supposed to get it?

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WITCH: You go up to the little thing, and you take it.

BAKER: I can’t just take a cloak from a little girl. Why don’t you take it!

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WITCH: …Get me what I need. Get me what I need!

BAKER: This is ridiculous. I’ll never get that red cape, nor find a golden cow, or a yellow slipper — or was it a golden slipper and a yellow cow? Oh, no…

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BAKER’S WIFE: …THE SLIPPER AS PURE AS —

BAKER: What are you doing here?

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BAKER’S WIFE: You forgot your scarf —

You have no business being alone in the Wood. And you have no idea what I’ve come upon here. You would be frightened for your life. Now go home immediately!

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BAKER’S WIFE: I wish to help.

No! THE SPELL IS ON MY HOUSE —

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BAKER’S WIFE: A COW AS WHITE AS —

BAKER, BAKER’S WIFE: —milk.
Hello there, young man.

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JACK: Hello, sir.

BAKER: What might you be doing with a cow in the middle of the forest?

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BAKER’S WIFE: What are you planning to do there — ?

BAKER: And what are you planning to do there?

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JACK: Sell my cow, sir. No less than five pounds.

BAKER: Five pounds!
Where am I to get five pounds!

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JACK: …I suppose my mother and I will have no food to eat.

BAKER: This is the sum total…

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BAKER’S WIFE: Beans — we mustn't give up our beans! Well… if you feel we must.

BAKER: Huh?

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BAKER’S WIFE: Tell him.

BAKER: Magic that defies description.

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JACK: How many beans?

BAKER: Six.

#13 - I Guess This Is Goodbye

JACK: Could I buy my cow back someday?

Well… possibly.
Good luck there, young lad.

#13 - I Guess This Is Goodbye

JACK: …IT WON’T BE ON A PLATE.

BAKER: Take the cow and go home!

#13 - I Guess This Is Goodbye

BAKER’S WIFE: I was trying to be helpful.

BAKER: Magic beans! We’ve no reason to believe they’re magic! Are we going to dispel this curse through deceit?

#14 - Maybe They’re Magic

BAKER’S WIFE: …At least they’ll have some food.

Five beans!

#14 - Maybe They’re Magic

BAKER’S WIFE: WHAT’S IMPORTANT, REALLY, IS THE SIZE.

BAKER: What?

#14 - Maybe They’re Magic

BAKER’S WIFE: THE BEANS!

BAKER: Take the cow and go home. I will carry this out in my own fashion!