Historical plays for children . DREN Captain. The Victoria is the only ship webrought home. King. What has become of the others? Captain. One was lost in Patagonia. Pilot. Another was burned, and one wasdeserted. Alphonso. One fell into the hands of thePortuguese. Captain. Out of five, only one has returned;but it is loaded with a cargo of twenty-six tons of cloves. King. That cargo can be sold for a large sumof money. We regret that the other shipsare gone; but you have done well, and youshall be rewarded. Captain. We traded away most of our cloth-ing for cloves, your Majesty. That iswhy we l
Historical plays for children . DREN Captain. The Victoria is the only ship webrought home. King. What has become of the others? Captain. One was lost in Patagonia. Pilot. Another was burned, and one wasdeserted. Alphonso. One fell into the hands of thePortuguese. Captain. Out of five, only one has returned;but it is loaded with a cargo of twenty-six tons of cloves. King. That cargo can be sold for a large sumof money. We regret that the other shipsare gone; but you have done well, and youshall be rewarded. Captain. We traded away most of our cloth-ing for cloves, your Majesty. That iswhy we look so disreputable. King. You shall have clothes, food, andplenty of money. You are brave men, andwe value your services. Captain (bowing). We thank your graciousMajesty. HISTORICAL PLAYS FOR CHILDREN 115 King. The nation will ever honor you andthe noble Ferdinand Magellan who founda way to sail around the world. We willgo into the banquet hall, hear further de-tails of your voyage, and celebrate your safereturn. (All go out.).
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