Inspiration for ma | Tree Story

15 September 2011

Tree Story is a script that was used by Akram to inform his work for the production of ma.

First Woman :Let me tell you a story. It’s about a girl who grew up and she became a woman. And then after time, she found out that she cannot have children. So she went to God and she was asking him for children. And then one day she found seeds on the floor.

Second Woman: No, it was on the table. First Woman Well, it was somewhere. Second Woman No, it was on the table. The story was like this.

First Woman: Anyway, it doesn’t matter. So she took seeds and planted them into the earth. Second Woman In the garden, because she has a garden. First Woman Yeah, just next to her house. Second Woman Next to her house, no. Because next to her house would be her neighbours.

First Woman: No, next to her house there is a garden. Because there is a house and there is a garden. So it’s her garden next to her house. Second Woman So it’s inside her house…

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