Pandora’s Box

Narrator – Once upon a time far above

the clouds, where only the mighty rulers
lived, Zeus the mightiest was resting on
his throne watching over the world when
a pair of twins named Epimetheus and
Prometheus paid him a visit.
Zeus – Epimetheus and Prometheus!
How lovely to see you!
Prometheus – Good evening Zeus.
Epimetheus – Zeus, we are here-
Zeus – Oh look at you kids! You need to
eat more. Look at my muscles, look at
my strength. Don’t you want to become
as strong as me?
Epimetheus – No, Zeus, we are fine the
way we are.
Zeus - What about you Promy?
Prometheus – No, I feel the same way.
Zeus – Oh that’s too bad for you kids.
Look at how powerful I am. I am, dare I
say, the mightiest of all gods!
Prometheus – Yes, definitely. We don’t
doubt your power for a second!
Zeus – Well, enough of flattery, why are
you here all of a sudden?
Prometheus – Well, Lord Zeus, we are
here to ask for a favour on behalf of the
poor mortals.
Zeus – Mortals? Oh those puny
creatures! How much I despise them
Prometheus – We want to give the
humans some fire.
Zeus – Give the humans fire! I think not.
Epimetheus – But Zeus, you yourself
have seen how much they suffer during
the cold of the night! Do you not feel
bad for them?
Prometheus - Yeah, and when the winter
comes? Oh no….
Zeus – That is not my problem. Talk to
Apollo about it. He rules the sun.
Epimetheus – But Zeus,
Zeus – No…my mind says no.
Epimetheus – Lord Zeus,
Prometheus – No, Epimetheus. We will
get going. Good bye Zeus.
Narrator – Epimetheus and Prometheus
were upset about Zeus’s decision.
However, Prometheus, in secret,
sneaked into Olympus that night and
stole some fire for the humans. The next
day when Zeus was looking around the
world, he saw a fire burning outside a
person’s house.
Zeus – Fire… From where did the humans
get fire? Who had given them fire?
Prometheus! Come here at once or else I
will destroy you.
Narrator – Prometheus went to Zeus,
who stood there like an angry giant.
Zeus – How dare you could disobey my
rules! Why did you steal the fire?
Prometheus – What good does hoarding
all the fire to ourselves do? Humans can
use that fire to get a little heat during
the freezing nights. I did what I think is
right.
Narrator - Zeus could think of nothing to
say. He was angry, but he knew
Prometheus was right. He, was being
selfish. But, Zeus, the mightiest of the
gods, did not like to accept defeat.
Zeus – What can I do? That silly
Prometheus should be punished. But,
the whole universe will take his side.
What I do? Oh what can I do? That silly
brother would be easy to trick. But I
must make sure that no one comes to
know about my plan. Hermes! Be here at
once!
Hermes – Good Morning my lord! What is
the message to be delivered? Did you
know that Hephaestus caught Aphrodite
cheating with Ares! In a gold net! Oh
how shameful they looked! Caught red
handed!
Zeus – Stop rambling Hermes. I want you
to find the best clay worker in the world.
Hermes – Sure my lord. I will find him. It
would be a difficult task for anybody else
but, for me, that is too easy! I can find
him within a few hours. I’m very clever
and I can do almost everything.
Narrator - In the next day the Royal
messenger arrived with an ordinary
man.
Hermes – Can I come in my lord? I have
accompanied that man with me.
Zeus – Yes, come in.
Clay worker – Oh my god! What a
beautiful palace! I have never seen such
a beautiful place. Who made this? Oh are
you Zeus? (Looking at him)
Zeus – (angry) Hey man! I’m the king of
all the gods, God Zeus. Hermes, you
better go now.
Hermes – Ok my lord. By the way, I think
Hera is getting suspicious of your little
nymph friends these days. When she
asked me, I obviously-
Zeus – Shut your mouth Hermes. You are
such a big headache. Leave!
Hermes – As you wish, my dear lord… I
won’t disturb you anymore. (Hermes
leaves the stage happily)
Clay worker – Oh lord! How can I help
you?
Zeus - I want you to make a clay woman
for me. And make sure to make her the
most beautiful woman ever. I am going
to bring her to life later on.
Clay worker – Very well your greatness. I
will create the most beautiful and
ethereal woman you have ever seen.
Narrator – And, so did the clay worker.
He worked on this sculpture for days and
weeks. And finally, the most beautiful
woman on earth, her skin smooth as
ivory and her eyes shining as diamonds
came to life by the clay worker’s hand.
One bright day, with utmost satisfaction
with his own skill, he delivered the
woman to Zeus.
Zeus – Oh my, she is truly a vision.
Clay worker – Thank you my lord. It is
such an honour.
Zeus – Well, what are you waiting for
now? Leave.
Clay worker – Lord Zeus,
Zeus – Yes, yes, Hermes will compensate
you well.
Narrator – Zeus, extremely pleased with
the sculpture he was gifted, decided to
name her Pandora. All the other gods,
too enchanted by Pandora, blessed her
with many divine gifts. One day, Zeus
decided to take Pandora to Epimetheus
the titan.
Zeus - Hey, Pandora my dear I am going
to meet someone. Would you like to
come with me?
Pandora –Yeah father. (They started
going)
Pandora – (while walking) where are we
going father?
Zeus – I am going to meet a man called
Epimetheus. He is very kind, jolly and
very sweet.
Narrator – The whole way Zeus spoke
about Epimetheus so much. And when
Pandora met him, she was instantly
charmed by him. Epimetheus too
enchanted by Pandora’s beauty wished
to accompany her.
Zeus – Hey Epimetheus, Where’s
Prometheus?
Epimetheus – Oh Zeus, He has gone out.
Zeus – Well, that is fine. I want you to
meet my beautiful daughter Pandora.
Pandora – Hello.
Zeus – Oh, well, I forgot. I have an
urgent meeting with Apollo. Please keep
Pandora with you til I come back.
(Zeus leaves)
 (Epimetheus and Pandora are talking
and laughing)
(After a long time, Zeus comes to pick
Pandora back)
Narrator – After getting to know each
other that day, Pandora and Epimetheus
started to meet each other often, both
smitten by the other. Days, weeks and
months pass by and Epimetheus and
Pandora decided to meet Zeus.
Zeus – Oh welcome darling kids. How are
you?
Pandora – We are well father. We have
something important to let you know.
Zeus – What is it my beautiful daughter?
Pandora - Father, I really like
Epimetheus I want to marry him, Father.
He’s a nice man for me.
Epimetheus – Yes, lord Zeus. I deeply
love Pandora too.
Zeus – How lovely. I shall arrange your
marriage tomorrow itself.
Pandora – Thank you father.
Narrator – By dawn the next morning,
Zeus had prepared an extravagant
wedding party for the two lovers.
Ecstatic that all was going according to
his plan, Zeus called Pandora.
Zeus – Oh my lovely daughter! Pandora, I
want you to have this. Guard it forever
but do not open it.
Pandora – Why is that father?
Zeus – The objects inside this box are
not for the mortals to see. They are way
too powerful. I am giving it to you
because I trust you.
Pandora – Your wish is my will father.
Narrator – One day, Epimetheus called
Pandora aside.
Pandora – Fathers wedding gift is driving
me insane Epimetheus. I am far too
curious to keep it an unknown mystery
anymore! Please let me open it.
Epimetheus – Oh my dear Pandora! I can
give everything you want. But sweetie, I
cannot let you open that box.
Pandora – You think that I am a mere
mortal whose eyes do not deserve the
wonders that are inside the box!
Epimetheus – I would never think that
you are a mere mortal Pandora my love.
However, the box is too dangerous for
you and even myself.
Narrator – Pandora was not pleased. One
day, when Epimetheus was out, she took
the gift out of its hiding.
Pandora – It’s just a wedding gift. So it
would be a precious one. It can’t be a
bad thing.
(Pandora cracks the box open)
(Spirits push out of the box surrounding
Pandora. They scream and hurl around,
spreading disease, greed, sorrow and
death)
(Pandora lies unconscious on the floor)
Epimetheus – Pandora! Pandora! What
happened?
Narrator – Pandora woke up and told
everything to her husband. Meanwhile,
the evil spirits released by Pandora
lurked in the mortal world, spreading
death, sorrow and disease. Zeus had
finally avenged himself, by punishing the
mortals who dared to accept the stolen
fire of the gods.
Pandora – Epimetheus, the box calls to
me. This sound is sweet like a melody
and soothing to hear unlike the
anguishing noises previously. I must
open the box again.

Epimetheus – Pandora, did you not see

what it did before?
Pandora – No, Epimetheus. I must open
the box. Trust me.
Narrator – And so Pandora opens the box
again. And at bottom of Pandora's box,
all that remained was a colorful little
thing named was elpis, hope. Pandora’s
story reminds all of the extreme
consequences of tempering with the
unknown, but Pandora's burning
curiosity also depicts the duality that
lies in the heart of human inquiry… The
story will always remind us that,
although bad things are happening
around us, there is still beauty left the
world and the only thing that we need is
hope.