话剧指以对话方式为主的戏剧形式，于19世纪末20世纪初来到中国。与传统舞台剧、戏曲相区别，话剧主要叙述手段为演员在台上无伴奏的对白或独白，但可以使用少量音乐、歌唱等。

　　Cast

　　Sandy (child):

　　Mr. Lin (Father):

　　Mrs. Lin (Mother):

　　Neighbor:

　　Social worker:

　　Wader:

　　Policeman:

　　May (Sandy’s friend):

　　Miss Lee (Teacher):

　　Scene I

　　(In Sandy’s home)

　　Father is reading newspaper in the living room.

　　Father：Sandy, I’m thirsty. Give me some drinks. Bring me bottle more!

　　Sandy：Dad, please don’t drink any more. It’s enough!

　　Father：If you don’t bring it to me, I will hit you!

　　Sandy：Yes, father!

　　(But when Sandy comes, she falls down. Break the bottle and spill on father. Father is very angry and began to hit Sandy.)

　　Sandy： Dad!Please don’t beat me …

　　Father： Hum!(Hold the bottle) Because you are so stupid and not a good child.

　　Mother：Honey… please stop. Our child is crying. She didn’t do anything wrong.

　　Sandy：Dad, please… stop hitting me.

　　Father：Shut up! Or I hit your mother, too.

　　(In the same time, the neighbor discovers this domestic violence.)

　　Neighbor：(Calls to 110) There is a father hitting his family now. Please help them

　　immediately… I’m afraid the child will be in danger. The address is…. Please, hurry up!

　　Policeman：Ok, I’ll be there soon.

　　Scene II

　　(In the police station)

　　Police：Why do you abuse your child? She was innocent. Don’t you regret to doing it?

　　Father：It’s none of your business.

　　Social worker：Mrs. Lin and Sandy, did Mr. Lin often abuse the child?

　　(First, Mrs. Lin doesn’t say anything, and then she is crying.)

　　Mother：Since he lost his job, he was drinking all the time. Sandy and I usually were

　　hit by him. And if I didn’t give him money, he sad he would kill us…

　　Father：Nonsense!I didn’t do that thing.

　　Social worker：Mrs. Lin, calm down. If he did it again, please call me. I’ll help you. And I’ll find sometime to talk to him.