I discovered PLUA a port of the LUA scripting language for the palm platform.,PLUA is very easy to learn. The PLUA package comes with the compiler and a few examples plus a very short tutorial on PLUA,there is a free IDE (windows version) which can be used to develop applications rapidly.
You will need to install the palm simulator as the code>download>compile>run>debug cycle will drive you nuts if you are using a real palm device to test your application.
the original LUA has been used as a scripting language in many well known games and other applications,check out the user project listing for LUA.