📜 Script
Narrator:
Once, a young woman married the mysterious Bluebeard 🔷. His fortune and charm masked a dark secret. He handed her a set of keys and warned:
Bluebeard:
“Use every room in the castle—except for one. That door is forbidden. Trust me.”
Narrator:
Curiosity grew in the bride’s heart. She explored every lavish room—library, music room, kitchen—then came to the forbidden door. Though her heart trembled, she unlocked it.
Inside lay a horrific sight: the bodies of Bluebeard’s former wives, murdered and resting in a chilling, bloodstained room. The bride dropped the key in terror.
🔑 Maid (quietly):
“Your key—your key!”
Narrator:
The bride, shaking, picked it up. But the key was stained with blood that would not wash away. Bluebeard found out.
Bluebeard (angrily):
“You’ve disobeyed me. Now you shall join them.”
Narrator:
Doom loomed as he prepared to kill her. Frantically, the bride’s relatives—her sisters or aunts—arrived, summoned by the maid’s secret plea for help.
📯 Relative (urgently):
“Stop! Bluebeard, you must let her go.”
Narrator:
Outnumbered and surprised, Bluebeard was forced to yield. The bride was saved just in time.
Bluebeard (defeated):
“All right… she is spared.”
Narrator:
Later, the bride inherited his fortune and lived peacefully with her loved ones, wiser for her ordeal.
📚 Vocabulary
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Mansion – a very large, impressive house.
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Forbidden – not allowed or permitted.
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Relatives – family members.
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Doom – an awaited harmful fate.
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Yield – to give in or surrender.
💬 Useful Expressions
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“That door is forbidden.” – A mystery or secret that must not be touched.
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“The key was stained with blood that would not wash away.” – Proof of guilt that can’t be hidden.
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“Her sisters arrived just in time.” – Rescue through timely intervention.
❓ Comprehension Questions
1. Why did Bluebeard forbid the bride from entering one room?
2. What did the bride discover behind the forbidden door?
3. How did the key betray her?
4. Who rescued the bride, and how did they know she was in danger?
5. What happened to Bluebeard at the end of the story?