The Basu: Intrusion:

The Basu: Intrusion:: Intrusion: Intrusion: An one act play ACT I Scene 1 Narrator: Our play is set in the bay of the blue lagoon. It was a p...

Intrusion:

Intrusion:

Intrusion:

An one act play

ACT I Scene 1

Narrator:

Our play is set in the bay of the blue lagoon. It was a place in the middle of nowhere in the middle of the vast ocean. There was the “lord of the flies “island named by our hero Mr. Nemo who had washed ashore a millennium ago. He had tried a million times to leave but had always returned back defeated until he had given up entirely. He had managed fruits and vegetables on one side of the island and on the other side was the jungle. He caught fish from time to time from a small raft which was just scrap, bamboo and a few logs. Then one day after forever he was fishing on his raft when he saw the gulls on the horizon. He paddled expecting some dead animal. However there were only dead bodies from a boat capsizing just miles from the island.Nemo paddled through the bobbing bodies male, female and children. He finally found a man still holding on to some debries he paddled to him and pulled him on to the boat. The man was faint and delirious but there were no injuries, sun stroke or dehydration and after some dried fish and water he spoke.

Nemo: Hello stranger I am Nemo of the lord of the fly’s island island. Are you allright,are you hart or dizzy nod if you can’t talk.

The man nods and the color returns to his face he coughs a few more times before he is able to talk.

Columbus Saffron: I am Columbus Saffron of the saffron the sons of the Dimka and the Folana.

Nemo: Are you allright? That was quite the tragedy. The answer is no before you even asking it at least I couldn’t find any the sun will be down and there are sharks in the water. We must reach Lord of the flies Island. Don’t look so glum my dear friend there water, food and shelter on the island the Lord provides. In the morning…

Columbus Saffron: I am thankful to you for your generosity and for saving my life. However if you worship this “lord of the flies” and if his offerings are what you offer to me then I must respectfully refuse. You must understand we the people of Saffron Biriyani must not accept that which   runs contrary to what is written. We will not accept anything else.

Nemo: Suit yourself there’s the jungle it has a stream. There are some bananas there I think I haven’t been there it’s too much.

Columbus Saffron: the stream will follow from you to me

Nemo: I have my own stream and a pond.

They sat for a long time not speaking Nemo earnestly paddling.

Nemo: So if your land was so great why leave for the big sea?

Columbus Saffron: Our land is perfect there is no land like the land of Saffron Biriyani but the troubles have started by all the others of not of our land. All  that is not saffron.

Nemo have never been of the Lord of the Flies Island I am not a Saffron I don’t know which side of others am I on.

Columbus Saffron: You have not accepted the Saffron Biriyani yet there is no land other than that of Biriyani and no religion other than saffron.

Nemo: Am the island is huge you can stay on your side.

Columbus Saffron: come to think of it why are you giving me that land? You who do not follow saffron what’s in it for you?

Nemo: nothing really it’s too big for me I have left it unattended I have not ventured too far never had to.

Columbus Saffron: Unattended?

Nemo: I couldn’t work on that big a space to clear the jungle till, and then grow bananas

Columbus Saffron: So I get a wasteland where I have to work to get my food while you get the farms, pond and stream. Why because my peaceful religion abhors conflict?

Nemo : you either work or share mine

Columbus Saffron: yours all things belong to the suns of the faulana and Dimka. Now join the saffron side convert to Biriyani

Nemo . Might is right. i detest objectivism.

Columbus Saffron: You have no choice you are my brother together we will bring peace to the world

Nemo: he he he what are you talking about.

Nemo: See you work for your food or share from mine.

Columbus Saffron: Also I forget most important hang for your dear life from a ledge while converting that’s how you convert.

 Nemo: Go to hell  

Columbus Saffron: You had the chance to join the saffron side I made a very humble offer by dangling you from the ledge see you are saffron side phobe.You Understand you hart saffron in Biriyani sentiments and have only yourself to blame if poor misguided son of folana and dimka resorts to initially stone pelting which is completely non violent and take up arms which is even more non violent way to voice my saffron in milkshake freedom of expression.

Nemo: That’s terrorism. I save you; I am taking you to for all purposes my island. Your religion is of terrorism and getting your way by force.

Columbus Saffron: Terrorism has no religeon.Especilly nothing is terrorism for saffron Biriyani it’s the way. You take up all the cultivated land, he pool and the stream leaving me with the jungle. Just like the non Biriyani people took away my land and filled it with bombs, guns and violence. Who is the terrorist?

Nemo: Look I have nothing whatsoever to do with your land and since you won’t share with me that’s why I suggested the forest.

Columbus Saffron:oh oppressor enforcing your rules on a hapless shipwrecked refugee who has lost everything do you have no shame or humanity whatever happened to love, dignity.

Nemo: You are surely crazy I am giving away more than I need to.Remmber who decided to pull you out of the sea.

Columbus Saffron: So that I can clean the forest while you enjoy the tilled land the pool and your stream. You force me off my land into a dangerous sea and you pick me off it so that I am your slave.

Nemo: You can go back to wherever you came from. I will build another raft.

Columbus Saffron: Why would I go? When the world has been promised to me by the Saffron Biriyani.

Nemo: Every god promises the world my man. You won’t go, you won’t stay and share. What is it you want? I understand it has been tough on you but you have to be reasonable.

Columbus Saffron: There is no reason greater than saffron Biriyani.Convert to saffron stand on the edge of your raft.

Nemo: I had enough if you won’t behave I will throw you off the raft. I wont convert to whatever.

Columbus Saffron: You just insulted me and my religion for no good reason.How dare you? I will kill you.

They struggled briefly after which Nemo throws him overboard. The sea is rough with the evening tide the sun is also down.

Nemo paddling hard: Fuck you, fuck your saffron shit fuck anybody I find in the sea let them fucking drown there.

 Columbus Saffron screams for some time. After some time he relizes there is no one there.

Columbus Saffron:

I come from the greatest religion, whose god is powerful and mighty

You might not believe in him but that is just your hypocrisy.

You might burn, kill or drown me my faith won’t waver.

In the end of days to come your punishment will be forever.

Oh night sky, cold water and sharks remember when you end me

My body will perish but my faith in him will remain supreme.

I come from the greatest religion, whose god is powerful and mighty

You might not believe in him but that is just your hypocrisy.