Mulan Joins the Army

胡娟　张琼　王金凤　王敏　朱宁宁

本期剧场给大家带来《木兰从军》。外敌入侵，皇帝大规模征兵，每家必须出一名男丁，木兰父亲的名字位于名单之上，但父亲年迈，弟弟年纪尚幼，一家人愁绪万千：如果不去参军，皇帝必定会降罪全家。那么，木兰会怎么做呢？结局又会如何？让我们一起欣赏江苏省宿迁市实验小学的同学们带来的精彩表演吧！

Hua Xiong： Quick， sister！ Look at the list. One man from every family must join the army tomorrow.

Mulan： Oh no！ Our fathers name！ But he is old.

Hua Xiong： I can go.

Mulan： No！ You are too young.

Narrator： Mulan and Hua Xiong run back home.

Mulan： Father， the emperor wants a man from every family to join the army.

Father： Then I must go.

Mother： No， you cant go.

Father： But if not， the emperor will punish our whole family.

Mulan： Im young and strong. I can go.

Mother： But youre a girl！

Mulan： I can be a man. I can walk with my head up， and shout when I talk. And I can wear soldiers clothes.

Father： Mulan， youre brave. But you cant.

Mulan： Let me fight for our country and for the honor（荣誉）.

Father： Okay ... Like father， like son（虎父无犬子）.

Mother： Oh， my dear， shes our daughter ...

Father： Im getting old. Or I will protect you. How useless！

Mulan： Dont worry， my dad. Goodbye， my dear family.

Father： Goodbye， Mulan. We will be with you in spirit and love forever.

Mulan： （Say to herself） Goodbye， Mulan. You are a soldier now.

General： Stand at attention. Chin up and chest out.

Mulan： （Shy）No， I cant do that.

General： You！ Attention to your posture（姿势）.

Mulan： Yes， sir.

General： Great！

Narrator： In the evening， Mulan is very tired and sentimental（伤感的）.

Mulan： Dear mum， dad， my little brother， I miss you very much. I want to go home. Ill try my best to fight for the country. I hope the peace is coming soon.

Narrator： 12 years later ...

Soilder 1： General， general， the enemy is coming.

General： Maintain an army for a thousand days to use it for one hour（養兵千日，用兵一时）. The chance to fight against the enemy is coming. We can go home after defeating them. Are you ready？

All： Yes！

General： Brave soldiers， follow me！

Narrator： Mulan is very brave in this battle. She is expected to be（有望成为） a general（将军） in the army.

Emperor： Hua Mulan， you make a big contribution（贡献） in this fight. I must award you for that.

Mulan： A soldier must stand and fight for his country.

Emperor： What can I do for you？ Fame（功名）or wealth（财富）？

Mulan： I dont need both of them. But ...

Emperor： Whats that？

Mulan： I want to go back home. My father is too old. I want to take care of him.

Emperor： Okay， my brave general.

Narrator： Mulan returns to her hometown. The neighbors are cheering.

Father： Look at my daughter！ Shes a general now.

Mulan： My dear family， I am back safely！ So women can also protect her country.

（Sing the song）

Country is my country.

Home is my home.

All： I love my country.

I love my home.

No country， no home.

Wish the motherland more and more powerful！

（The End）