The Fire is Green

THE MOTHER

Nature is a living candle. The sun lights seeds which spark into Life.
THE GIRLS
(unison)
The fire is green.
THE BOY

(whirls)
Whirled into being… spiral into the center… the fire is green!
THE GIRLS
(unison)
The fire is green.
THE MOTHER
Lava fields cool and re-ignite with grasses.
THE BOY
The fire is green.
THE GIRLS
(unison)
The fire is green.
THE MOTHER
(points to APPLE TREE)
Blazing torches bright with apples.
THE GIRLS
(unison)
The fire is green.
THE BOY
The fire is green.
THE MOTHER
(chants)
WAIT.
THE BOY
(waits)
The fire is green. Grows hotter, turns red.
THE GIRLS
(unison)
The fire is green.
Angle on APPLE. The first blush of pink.
THE MOTHER
WAIT.
THE GIRLS
(unison)
The fire is green.
THE BOY
The fire is green. It burns no hotter than sunlight on rocks, or a steaming pile of decay.
THE MOTHER
WAIT.
Angle on BRAMBLES heavy with BERRIES.
THE BOY
The fire is green, the berry turns purple, is good to eat.
THE MOTHER
TASTE IT.