Delicious: Emily's Christmas Carol/Emily's Garden

This is the first chapter in Emily's Christmas Carol. The pre-Christmas is arrived, after the reunion!

## Level 1: Opening

* **Delicious: Emily's Christmas Carol** (A GameHouse Production)
* Starring **Emily O'Malley**
* And **Paige** with **Patrick, Edward, Evelyn**
* And **Francois, Grace, Sharon, Angela, Mary, George, Holly**
* **Special Guest: Santa Claus**
* The music plays!
* ***Once upon a cold December***
* ***Falala-lalala***
* ***full of moments to remember***
* ***Falala***
* ***hours of hope and silent fear, oh***
* ***will the angel still appear***
* ***In that freezing cold December***
* ***Falala***
* The music finishes.
* Francois comes out to snow.
* Francois: IT'S... SNOWING!
* Francois watches the carol sings.
* Emily and Paige come outside. Paige goes to Santa while Emily watches they sing.
* Santa: Well hi there, little angel!
* Paige runs to Emily.
* Santa goes aside.
* Emily: It's simply the most wonderful time of the year!
* Patrick: That was magical! Goosebumps every time.
* Carol singers leave the place. Francois goes to pick up snow for snowballs.
* Francois: Ah ha!
* Emily: FRANCOIS!
* Emily: Francois... Don't you dare... FRANCOIS!
* Emily runs away and Francois begins to chase.
* Patrick: And how was your first day at preschool today, young lady?
* Patrick picks Paige up.
* Paige: Daddy, daddy! Guess what?
* Paige: I'm gonna-
* Francois fells down on the snow!
* Patrick: Watch out, Emily! It's the terrible snowman!
* Francois clears the snow.
* Francois and Paige go inside.
* Patrick: And how are YOU doing, young lady?
* Emily: Well... I couldn't have hoped Paige's first day of preschool could go any better!
* They gave a kiss at snow.
* Patrick: Do you want me to explain how this works again?

### After the level

* Emily puts money into cash register. Paige comes outside.
* Emily: Paige, sweetheart, why don't you tell daddy the exciting news?
* Patrick comes outside.
* Paige: My school is gonna do a Christmas musical!
* Emily: Yes, and it's a very special one too. It's their 50th anniversary!
* Emily: And it's based on a true story, right sweetheart?
* Paige agrees.
* Patrick: I can't wait! Our own little musical star!
* Edward and Evelyn enter the place with presents.
* Evelyn: Presents, presents, presents! I LOVE Christmas!
* Evelyn gave Paige a hug. And Edward gave her a hug.
* Edward: Emily, your Uncle Antonio and Brigid say 'Merry Christmas' from the Bahamas.
* Edward gives a card.
* Emily: I am SO jealous - I would LOVE to get away for the holidays.
* Emily: Not having to take care of everything and everyone... for once.
* Evelyn: What do you mean? No Christmas in Snuggford?
* Emily: Mom, I don't mean every year... Just once would be nice...
* Inside the room, Emily gave Paige a hug.
* Paige: Mommy, daddy?
* Paige: Can I choose what I want to be in the musical?
* Emily: Maybe, sweetheart, Maybe...
* Emily and Patrick kiss. Paige gets off the bed to distract them.
* Paige: Stop it! Stop it!
* They're laughing!

## Level 2

* Emily: Paaaaige, c'mon dear.
* Paige goes outside.
* Emily and Paige leave the place to preschool.
* Angela enters the place with a present.
* Angela: Helloooo! Guess who's favorite aunt in town?
* Patrick comes outside.
* Patrick: Angela! Paige will be thrilled!
* Angela: So, where's Paige?
* Patrick: Emily just took our little angel to preschool.
* Angela: Preschool already? Time sure flies by fast...
* Patrick: I don't suppose that's for me...?
* Angela opens the present. It has an angel dress.
* Patrick: Okay, now I REALLY hope it's not for me.
* Angela: Don't forget! I want pictures!
* Patrick: She'll LOVE it.
* Angela: Don't forget to hide it from Paige! You don't want to ruin the magic!
* Angela leaves the place. Patrick hides the dress into present. Emily enters the place then kisses Patrick. Then Patrick goes inside.

### After the level

* Patrick comes outside.
* Emily: Oh Patrick, did you buy me an early Christmas gift? You shouldn't have...
* Patrick: Hi Em. Well, actually... it's for Paige.
* Patrick: Angela came by...
* Patrick: I'll put it away for a minute...
* Paige comes outside with a snowball.
* Paige: WHEEEEE! Look what Santa got meeeeeeeeeee!
* Emily: Paige! Put a coat on, it's freezing!
* Patrick: Wait a minute... PAIGE! You aren't supposed to...
* Patrick: ...open it yet...
* In Paige's bedroom, Paige is in the bed.
* Paige: Mom...
* Paige: Can I be the angel in the musical?
* Emily: We'll see, sweetheart, okay? Goodnight.
* Emily gave Paige a kiss.
* Emily and Paige: Don't let the bedbugs bite.

## Level 3

* There was Santa ringing the bell.
* Santa: Ho Ho Ho!
* Paige comes outside.
* Paige: Santa! Santa!
* The kids visit!
* "Saa-anta! Saa-anta! Wah wah wah!"
* "Santa's a fake!"
* "Pull his beard - you'll see!"
* Then they leave.
* Paige: Are you REALLY real Santa?
* Ssnta: Of course I'm real! As long as you believe of course...
* Santa takes off his hat.
* Santa: Ho Ho Ho! What's that I feel in my hat?
* Santa: Err... I think I have it in here somewhere...?
* Santa does the trick.
* Santa: There you go. My last magic sprinkles...
* Santa leaves sprinkles to Paige.
* Santa: Now you can do anything. Just like magic.
* Paige: Oh wow!
* Paige: Thank you, Santa! See you soon!
* Santa: See you soon, Paige O'Malley... And say hi to Granny Evelyn for me...
* Paige goes inside.

### Afterward

* Patrick leaves to the right. Grace visits.
* Paige: Grace! Grace! Look what I got! Mommy says I can be a' angel in the musical!
* Emily: Sweetheart - remember, I said maybe...
* Grace: I have one, too and my mommy said the same to me!
* The kids visit.
* "No, I wanna be the angel! Wah wah wah!"
* "There's no such thing as angels you stupid girls!"
* Paige does actions with the wand.
* Paige: Oh, yeah? Well, I just turned YOU into Santa's reindeer. Now run away. Shoo! Shoo!
* They dance and goes away.
* "Snort! Snort!"
* Santa leaves the place.
* Paige: OH MY GOSH! Santa is right! I can do REAL magic!
* Mary Claus enters the place with a present.
* Mary: Excuse me little girl. Did you just say Santa?
* Paige: Yes ma'am! He was just he- here...
* Mary: Well, what a well spoken little girl!
* Mary: No need to call me ma'am, my dear. Just call me Mary
* Mary: Do you know where he went?
* Paige doesn't know where Santa went.
* Mary: That's so sweet of you. Thank you
* Mary leaves the place. Back in Paige's bedroom...
* Paige: Mommy, how many nights are there left?
* Emily: Until your first rehearsal? Five nights, honey.
* Paige: No, I mean until I see Santa again?
* Emily: Well, that won't be until Christmas Eve, sweetheart. Now go to sleep, okay?
* Emily gave Paige a kiss.

## Level 4

* Evelyn enters the place. She takes a poster. Then she leaves.
* Paige goes outside.
* Paige: Daddy! C'mon! I wanna go to school!
* Patrick: GASP! I ALMOST FORGOT!
* Emily and Patrick go outside.
* Emily: It's such a relief that she loves school.
* Emily: Mrs. McGrady says she's fitting in well with the other kids.
* Paige runs.
* Paige: Weeeeeeeeee! I'm magic!
* Patrick: Er… Paige, honey - maybe we should leave the angel outfit at home.
* Paige: NO! I wanna wear it!
* Emily: Oh, come now, daddy. Angels don't take off their wings when they fly to school.
* Patrick: You're not helping.
* Paige: I wanna wear it! I wanna wear it!
* Patrick and Paige leave the place.

### After the level

* Patrick: Se, it's official! We're going on a trip with the Miracle Express!
* Emily: Really?
* Patrick: Yep! And we'll stay in a nice little cottage when we arrive.
* Emily: I know everybody will just love it!
* Evelyn enters the place.
* Evelyn: Love what, dear?
* Patrick: Well, I booked us all tickets on the Miracle Express!
* Evelyn: YOU DID WHAT? You didn't, did you?
* Patrick: I did... With the restaurant and the flower shop keeping us so busy...
* Evelyn: I don't want... I mean... I can't...
* Patrick: Relax! It's gonna be fun!
* Patrick: Besides, Paige is gonna LOVE it.
* Paige and Edward enter the place.
* Paige: I HATE SCHOOL!!
* Paige ran inside.

## Level 5

* Paige cries.
* Evelyn: There, there - tell Grandma what happened.
* Emily: It's the school Christmas musical...
* Emily: Grace got to be the 'angel'.
* Evelyn: GRACE? Why I'll bet her mother-
* Emily: Now, now, Mom. We told Paige this might happen.
* Emily: Instead, she was offered the chance to be the Christmas Star.
* Paige: I- I - I don't want to be the Christmas Star!
* Evelyn: Oh why, that's wonderful, sweetheart!
* Paige: I DON'T WANT TO! I DON'T WANT TO!
* Emily: Now Paige, STOP IT! You can't always get what you want!
* Emily: The star is the most important role!
* Paige: It- it is?
* Emily: Of course. You can't have Christmas without the Christmas Star!
* Evelyn and Paige go inside.

### After the level

* Inside Paige's bedroom has Francois and star.
* Francois: Wow! What else does the Christmas Star get to do?
* Emily: She gets to sing Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star...
* Francois: Oh, wow!
* Paige: But my angel dress has Santa's magic...
* Francois: Hey, Paige! If the musical is called 'Santa's Missing Our Christmas Star!'
* Francois: ...then can YOU tell me where she is?
* Emily: Well now Francois, you'll need to come to the rehearsal to find out!
* Francois: Oh, you bet I will!
* Paige makes Paige tickle.
* Francois: Everyone... I know where our star is! Here she is!

## Level 6

* Emily places Paige a star on head.
* Evelyn: Does Paige know what to do? Paige?
* Emily: Of course! Let's show grandma how it's supposed to go!
* Paige: Uh-huh.
* Evelyn: Are you sure you want to do this, Paige?
* Emily: Mom!
* Paige: Yes.
* Emily: Paige, sweetie- remember to put your ears on the OUTSIDE of the star so it won't drop down over your face.
* Paige: I look stupid with my ears in front of my star!
* Patrick: Of course you don't, sweetheart - they look beautiful, just like mommy's ears.
* Emily: We still have some time to practice. It's going to be wonderful!
* Patrick, Paige and Evelyn go inside.

### After the level

* In the Musical stage was a reindeer!
* Evelyn: Wait a minute! What's the name of this musical again?
* Emily: I thought you knew...? It's called: Santa's missing our Christmas Star!
* Evelyn: I'm sorry but I'm not feeling well..
* Francois: What's the matter with Evelyn?
* Edward: I don't know...
* Paige descends.
* Patrick: That's Paige! That's my little angel!
* Emily, Francois and Sharon: Shh!
* "Now Dancer! Now Prancer! Let's go!"
* The reindeers go!
* Grace: Did you see Santa already?
* "Mooo!"
* Grace: Our Christmas Star isn't shining... It's all my fault.
* The lights go to Paige.
* Paige: My star isn't shiny.
* Emily: C'mon, sweetie - Twinkle, Twinkle...
* Paige: But... but my star isn't lighting up.
* Paige fell down! The board and ladder collapsed!
* Emily: Paige!
* Francois, Evelyn, Edward, Emily and Patrick see what's wrong with Paige!

## Level 7

* Patrick sets the snowman.
* Paige: I'm NEVER going to school again... EVER AGAIN!
* The kids visit.
* "Hey! Do you see what I see?"
* "Yeah! It's a FALLING star!"
* Francois picks up the snowball and throws at kids.
* Francois: Ha!
* "OW! You got ice up my nose!"
* They run away and Francois begins to chase.
* Emily goes outside.
* Emily: Paige, sweetie - remember what mommy and daddy said...
* Emily: ...it's perfectly fine to make mistakes. In fact, that's what rehearsals are for.
* Paige: I need Santa to enchant my star!
* Patrick: Ah! Well, don't worry about that, Paige. We'll see Santa soon enough.
* Patrick: Now, why don't you help daddy finish this snowman, huh?
* Paige: My hands are freezing, daddy.
* Paige ran inside.

### After the level

* Evelyn enters the place.
* Emily: What happened back at the dress rehearsal mom?
* Evelyn: Er, nothing... I just needed some fresh air I think...
* Emily: Don't you want to know how she did?
* Evelyn: Ummm… How did she do?
* Emily: MOM!?
* Evelyn: I'm sorry...
* Emily: Now, you've had a long day and should get some sleep, but tomorrow we need to talk about preschool.
* Paige: I'm not going to school. Not until I see Santa.
* Paige goes to sleep.
* Emily: She's still really upset.
* Patrick: Don't worry, I'll think of something.
* Emily: And mom's been acting really weird...
* Patrick: Tell me about it... I mean... Maybe she's having some... er… hot flashes?
* Emily: C'mon, don't you think she's past that already?

## Level 8

* Patrick comes outside with Santa outfit.
* Patrick: Hey babe, come here and gimme a kiss!
* Emily: Patrick!?
* Patrick: Not bad huh?!
* Patrick: I thought I could make sure Paige gets to meet 'Santa' in our cottage. For real.
* Patrick: She could really use a pep talk about preschool and the Christmas musical.
* Patrick: And.. I even brought some magic sprinkles.
* Patrick applies sprinkles to himself.
* Patrick: AAAH-
* Patrick: HA-... Handkerchief!
* Patrick: HA-
* Patrick: CHOOOO!
* Patrick sneezes and the Santa hat fell off!
* Emily: Just in time...
* Emily: Oooh, be careful! Paige is coming!
* Patrick picks up Santa's hat and runs away.
* Paige comes outside.
* Emily: So sweetheart, you know how you told mommy and daddy that you wanted to see Santa?
* Evelyn and Edward go outside.
* Emily: WELL... How would you like to take a ride on a magical choo-choo train to go and see Santa at his home?
* Paige: Can we?
* Emily: That's exactly what we're gonna do for Christmas this year!
* Paige: YAAAAAAAAY!
* Paige: I'm gonna bring my star! I need to show it to Santa!
* Paige grabs the star and runs inside.
* Edward: Look how excited she is!
* Evelyn: Yes, be sure to take plenty of pictures...
* Evelyn: ...because I will NOT be coming with you.
* Evelyn and Edward go inside.

### After the level

* Evelyn goes outside.
* Emily: Mom! What are you talking about? Of course you're going with us.
* Emily: Is there something you'd like to share with us?
* Evelyn: Don't be silly.
* Patrick: Evelyn, I already booked the tickets. Yours too.
* Emily: Paige would be crushed if you didn't come with us, Mom.
* Evelyn: You know I would do just about anything to avoid disappointing my granddaughter...
* Evelyn: ...but I'm afraid you'll have to have Christmas without me this year!
* Emily gives Paige a lean hug.
* There was a falling star.
* Paige: Momma! Momma! I saw a falling star!
* Emily: Make a wish then, sweetie.
* Emily leaves the room, and Paige is happy to see.
* Paige climbs out of the bed to view the window. There was a star!

## Level 9

* Paige comes outside.
* Paige: Granny...
* Evelyn: Yes dear.
* Paige: Aren't you coming with us to see Santa?
* Evelyn: Well... There's a reason why I- wait! Who told you?
* Paige: Mommy told me. Is it true?
* Evelyn: Well... If you really want me to go... I'll think about it, okay?
* Paige: Cross your heart?
* Evelyn: ...I'll think about it honey.
* Evelyn gave Paige a hug. Then they go inside.
* Edward and Patrick enter the place.
* Edward: I don't know, Patrick. Paige saw the other Santa right?
* Patrick: Don't worry! She'll be so dazzled by Santa she'll never know the difference.
* Patrick and Edward go inside.

### After the level

* Emily: I really hope mom changes her mind.
* Emily: It'll be Paige's first time ever on a train!
* Patrick: She'll get to see reindeer - I can't WAIT to see her face when she sees Santa.
* Emily: Mom shouldn't miss out on this.
* Patrick: ...And who knows? Maybe your mother can even sit on Santa's lap.
* Emily: Yeah... Who knows...

## Level 10

* Evelyn tries to smash the briefcase. Edward goes outside.
* Edward: Need any help, dear?
* Evelyn: Gee, Edward - no thank you. I'm doing just FINE.
* Edward: Great, great.
* Edward: So I guess... I mean...
* Evelyn: What is it, Edward?
* Evelyn: Well... I was just wondering what happened back at the musical.
* Evelyn: You too? There's something you don't know, Edward.
* Edward: Don't worry dear, we'll all go through some hormonal changes sooner or later.
* Evelyn: What? - NO!
* Evelyn: Forget it. I don't want to talk about it.
* Edward: Of course dear, of course.
* Edward: Still, I'm glad you're joining us.
* Evelyn: Yes, well, I'm doing it for Paige.
* Edward: Of course. I know.
* The suitcase popped open and the clothes scattered!
* Evelyn goes inside, then Edward.
* Emily goes outside. There ere stuff scattered!

### During the level

* Emily helps Evelyn repack by finding her stuff.

### After the level; Post-chapter

* Patrick leaves the Place. Francois enters the place.
* Francois: Ho! Ho! Ho!
* Edward and Evelyn go outside.
* Francois: Patrick asked me to make sure we're all set.
* Evelyn: Ser for what? You told us the train isn't leaving for a couple of hours right?
* Francois: Ern... I think I might have made a mistake...
* Francois: Anyhow, Patrick said to tell you that the train leaves in twenty minutes.
* Edward and Emily go inside. Evelyn prepares the suitcase.
* Paige goes outside.
* Paige: Wait! Is my star still in my suitcase?
* Paige opens the box, revealing a star, then she closes.
* Paige: Yes! I'm ready!