PARABL

EOFT
HEL
ABOURE
RSI
NTHEVI
NEYARD

Narra
tor
:Fortheki
ngdomofhe a
v e
nisli
keuntoama nthati
sanhous eholde
r(Househol
derc
omesinc ent
er-
sta
ge),whic
h
wentoutear
lyint
hemor ningtohirel
aboure
rs(T
heg roupofl
abourerscomesin)intohi
svi
neyar
d(Boththehousehol
der
andthegr
oupoflabourersshouldactoutwhatthenarra
tori
srel
ating).Andwhenheha dagr
eedwiththela
bourersf
ora
pennyaday,hese
ntthemi ntohisvi
neyar
d.

S
cene1

Pr
opsma
n:S
howt
othea
udi
enc
esi
gna
gei
ndi
cat
ing3r
dhour/9:
00a
m,a
tthema
rket
pla
ce.

Na
rra
tor
:Andt
heHous
ehol
derwe
ntouta
boutt
het
hir
dhour
,ands
awL
abour
ers(
1&2)s
tandi
ngi
dl
eint
hema
rke
tpl
ace
.

Hous
ehol
der
:Goy
eal
soi
ntot
hev
ine
yar
d,a
ndwha
tsoe
veri
sri
ghtI
wil
lgi
vey
ou.

Na
rra
tor
:Andt
heL
abour
erswe
ntt
hei
rwa
y.

S
cene2

Pr
opsma
n:S
howt
othea
udi
enc
esi
gna
gei
ndi
cat
ing6t
h&9t
hhour/12:
00nn&3:
00pm.

Narr
ator
:Agai
n,t
heHousehol
derwentoutaboutt
hesi
xtha
ndni
nthhour,
anddidli
kewi
se(
HesawLabour
ers(
3&4)
st
andi
ngidl
eandsi
gna
ledthemtogoint
ot hevi
neya
rd,
andwhat
soev
erisri
ght
,theHous
ehol
derwi
l
lgivet
heLabour
erswho
wentthe
irway
).

S
cene3

Pr
opsma
n:S
howt
othea
udi
enc
esi
gna
gei
ndi
cat
ing11t
hhour/5:
00pm.

Na
rra
tor
:Anda
boutt
hee
lev
ent
hhour
,theHous
ehol
derwe
ntout
,andf
oundL
abour
ers(
5&6)s
tandi
ngi
dl
e.

Hous
ehol
der
:Whys
tandy
ehe
rea
llt
heda
yidl
e?

L
abour
ers(
5&6)
:(I
nuni
son)Be
caus
enoma
nha
thhi
redus
.

Hous
ehol
der
:Goy
eal
soi
ntot
hev
ine
yar
d;a
ndwha
tsoe
veri
sri
ght
,thats
hal
lyer
ece
ive
.

S
cene4

Pr
opsma
n:S
howt
othea
udi
enc
esi
gna
gei
ndi
cat
ingE
veni
ng/6:
00pm.

Na
rra
tor
:Sowhe
nev
enwa
scome
,thel
ordoft
hev
ine
yar
dsa
ithunt
ohi
sSt
ewa
rd…

Hous
ehol
der
:Ca
llt
heL
abour
ers
,andg
ivet
hemt
hei
rhi
re,
beg
inni
ngf
romt
hel
astunt
othef
ir
st.

Narrator
:So,theSteward(withtheHous eholder
)li
neuptheLabour
erssta
rti
ngfromthosehi
redrecent
lyuptothefi
rstone
.
Andwhe ntheyc a
met hatwe r
ehiredaboutt heel
eventhhour,
theyr
ecei
vede ve
ryma napenny.Butwhenthefir
stca
me ,
theysupposedthattheyshoul
dha verec
e ivedmore;andtheyl
ike
wis
er e
ceive
de ver
yma napenny.Andwhe ntheyhad
rec
e i
vedit,
theymur mureda g
a i
nstt
heg oodma nofthehouse.

Labour
ers(
1-4)
:(I
nuni
son,
spea
kingt
ot heHousehol
der
))The
sel
ast(
poi
nti
ngtotheLabourer
s5&6)ha
vewr
oug
htbutone
hour,a
ndthouhastma
dethemequaluntous,
whichhavebor
net
heburdenandheatoftheday.

Househol
der:
Fri
end,Idotheenowr ong:di
dstnott
houagr
eewithmeforapenny?Takethatt
hinei
s,andgothyway:
Iwil
l
gi
veuntothi
slas
t,ev
ena suntothe
e. I
sitnotl
awful
formetodowhatIwil
lwithmineown?Isthi
neeyeevi
l
, bec
aus
eI a
m
good?Sothel
astsha
llbefi
rst
,andthefirs
tlas
t:f
ormanybecal
l
ed,butf
ewc hose
n.
THEEND(Al
lwil
ll
ineandbow)