The Necklace

The scene is a park in Paris, 1870. Jeanne came across Mathilde, and Mathilde recognized Jeanne as her good friend from ten years before. Ten years ago, Mathilde had come to Jeanne's house to borrow a diamond necklace of Jeanne's. That night, Mathilde lost the necklace and had to buy a new one as a replacement for Jeanne. Here she is telling Jeanne that it took her ten years to pay back the money she had borrowed to pay for the replacement necklace.

--Gao Ping, Wang Jiao, Du Yuan, and Hu Xiao Qing

This is a scene from the stage play, "The Necklace."

Mathilde's husband works in a government office. One day, he was invited to a ball at the palace. He was the only person in his office who was invited, so he was very happy, and he went home to tell his wife at once.

When he got home, his wife was doing some housework. He embraced her and quickly told her the wonderful news. After hearing about the ball, Mathilde jumped up and shouted, "Oh, I can't believe it! The ball at the palace, the ball at the palace. Oh dear, my dear Pierre!"

--Lan Tin

Mathilde has gone to Jeanne's house, because she is going to take part in the ball. She needs some jewelry to wear, but she is very poor, so she borrowed some from her good friend, Jeanne. In Jeanne's home, Jeanne brought out all her jewelry to show Mathilde, and told Mathilde she could borrow anything she wanted. Mathilde chose a lovely diamond necklace with a big blue stone in the center. Mathilde thanks Jeanne very much.

This picture is from the performance of the play, "The Necklace," by Senior grade 1, class 4.

--Li Ping and Luo Xi

Last month, Senior grade 1 took part in a performance of the play, "The Necklace." They all wore beautiful clothes. Look at this photo. The couple is dancing. They seem very happy, with smiles on their faces. I thought the play was wonderful, and I liked it very much.

--Du Jian Qiong, Ban Ma Chu, Xu Shi Jun, and Cai Wen Jun

This picture was taken during the Kangding Middle School Talent Show, before the performance of our play, "The Necklace." The four leading roles are introducing themselves. They are Mathilde Loisel, Pierre, Jeanne, and Jeanne's husband.

--Wang Li Juan, Gong Pei, Pen Zhong Xin and Wu Jing

The girl on the left is Jeanne, and the one on the right is Mathilde. One day they came across each other in the park. Because they were once good friends, long ago, they were very happy to see each other, and they talked to each other about their life.

--Zhong Jing, Yang Xia, Yang Xian Mei, and Shi Xue Qiang

This is a picture of the play, "The Necklace." In front of the stage is a couple sitting at home. The man is Jeanne's husband. The woman is Jeanne. While they are talking together, there is another woman who will come to the home to borrow a necklace from Jeanne. That woman is Mathilde.

--Gong Yong Dong

The couple in this picture are from Senior grade 1, class 2. The boy is Gong Yong Dong. He is Jeanne's husband. The girl is He Xi, she is playing Jeanne.

In this picture, they are introducing themselves before the play begins.

--Chen Hong Jei, Yang Leng Yong, Wang Jia Mei, Yang Xun Li, Jiang Tang Ling, and Liu Chao

Jeanne and her husband are having a talk together at home. Jeanne is filing her nails. Her husband is reading the newspaper and smoking a cigar.

--Zhang Xing Yu

Jeanne is walking in the park. She is wearing a very beautiful yellow dress.

--Zhi Ma and Fang Yuan

This is a group picture of our class--Senior grade 1, class 2. It took us a long time to practice the play and prepare for the performance. Before the show, we borrowed some beautiful clothes and bought other things we needed for the play. Then, we made ourselves up and dressed up in the dresses and tuxedoes. We hoped that we would be the winner.

--He Xi

In May 2002, each of the five classes in Kangding Middle School's Senior grade 1 performed the play, "The Necklace." Senior grade 1, class 2 won first place for best performance in the competition. They again performed the play at the English Talent Show Competition on June 7, and took 2nd Place for Best Acting. Following are some photos taken of both performances. The accompanying explanatory text is written by students from Senior grade 1, class 2.

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Originally written in English and Chinese by Senior grade 1, class 2

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