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Canterville Ghost

On a sunny day, Virginia encounters the ghost Sir Simon de Centerville, who reveals his sadness and desire for forgiveness after committing a terrible act. Virginia agrees to pray for him, which leads to his eventual release from his ghostly existence. The Otis family later discovers Sir Simon's tragic fate and honors him by burying him in the garden.

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Canterville Ghost

On a sunny day, Virginia encounters the ghost Sir Simon de Centerville, who reveals his sadness and desire for forgiveness after committing a terrible act. Virginia agrees to pray for him, which leads to his eventual release from his ghostly existence. The Otis family later discovers Sir Simon's tragic fate and honors him by burying him in the garden.

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Narrator : On sunny day the ghost is in his room. He is looking out of the window.

Mr Otis’s daughter
Virginia is Horse Riding with her friend the Duke of Cheshire. When Virginia comes into the castle, she
notices a door which is half open she opens the door and seize the ghost sitting on the chair.

Virginia: Oh, Mr Ghost! You look sad. I feel sorry for you. What's the matter?

The ghost: your brothers are very disrespectful!

Virginia: don't worry my brothers are leaving tomorrow. Please forgive my family. And please try to
behave.

The ghost: I only want to scare people. It's my only reason for existing.

Virginia: but who are you? And why do you want this castle?

The ghost: I am Sir Simon de Centerville and I did something terrible to my wife.

Virginia: Yes, it’s wrong to kill someone. Sorry ghost, I need to go.

The ghost: don’t go! you are so kind .i am lonely and sad,i want to sleep but i cant.

Virginia: Why not?

The ghost: I haven’t slept for three hundred years.

Virginia: oh poor! Where can you sleep?(feeling sad)

The ghost: the little garden behind the woods.

Virginia: the garden of death!(whispering in shock)

The ghost : yes but I have to stay here and be a ghost.

Virginia: Oh, poor Sir Simon! Can I help you?

The Ghost: Yes, you can. I am bad but you are good. You can ask the Angel Of Death to forgive me
and then I can sleep at last. Only love and forgiveness can open the doors of the garden. Have you
read the old prophecy on the library window?

Virginia: Oh, yes I have.

Voice: When a golden girl can win

Prayer from out the lips of sin,

When the barren almond bears,

And a little child gives away its tears,

Then shall all the house be still,

And peaces come to Centerville.

The Ghost: That means that you should cry with me, because I have no tears. Your tears will set me
free... and pray for my soul, because I don’t have faith. Then I will be set free. Are you afraid?

Virginia: No, I am not afraid... I will pray for your soul.


The Ghost: Hold my hand, and come with me to the Garden of Death. We will pray together until you
see me fade away.

Narrator: They walk together to the garden

The Ghost: It is time for me to leave. (Giving Virginia the box) But first, take this box... it is full of gold
and jewellery.

Narrator: Virginia takes the box. They kneel down and pray and Virginia cries.

Virginia: (kneeling) Oh, please, God forgive him. I know he did a terrible thing, but he is sorry for what
he did. Let him rest in peace.

Narrator: The ghost disappears. Virginia hears voice calling her.

Mrs. Otis: Virginia! Virginia! Where have you been?

Mr. Otis: Are you alright?

Virginia: Sir Simon is gone... forever. You aren’t going to see him again. God has forgiven him.

Mr. Otis: (hugging Virginia) Come on, Let’s go back home.

Narrator: Virginia takes her family to the ghost’s room. They see a skeleton chained to the wall.

Virginia: Poor Sir Simon. His wife’s brother chained him to the wall and he died of hunger.

Mrs. Otis: How awful!

Narrator: Several days later, the Otis family bury Sir Simon in the garden behind the woods. Lord
Canterville comes too. He tells Virginia marries the Duke of Cheshire and one day he asks her what
happened what she was with the ghost.

Virginia: Sir Simon helped to understand about Life and Death. He said that Love is stronger than both.

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