Tuesday 23 August 2011

The Power Of Rumour



Characters:
Narrator
Hare 1
Hare 2
Lion
Parrot
Monkeys
Tigers
Elephants

SCRIPT

Narrator: Once upon a time, it happened in a forest that a hare was resting under a banyan tree. He had an intuition of doom and thought.

Hare 1: What would happen to me, if the earth will break?


Narrator: Suddenly, he heard a weird striking sound.


Hare 1: It’s happened, the earth is breaking up.


Narrator: He jumped up and ran madly without even observing the direction. When he was running through the forest, a hare saw him and asked.


Hare 2: What happened? Where are you going in such a hurry? .


Hare 1: The earth is breaking up. You better run too.


Narrator: The second hare ran so fast that he overtook the first hare. As they were passing the forest, both of them shouted to other hares.


Hare 1 and 2: The earth is breaking up. The earth is breaking up.


Narrator: Very soon, thousands of hares were running through the forest. Then the other animals too got frightened. All creatures whether reptiles or birds, insects or four-footed animals, everyone was trying to escape.  A lion standing on a hill saw all the animals running and thought.


Lion: What is the matter?.


Narrator: He ran down the hill rapidly and positioned himself in front of the crowd. He shouted at them.


Lion: Stop! Stop! .


Narrator: The powerful presence of the lion curtailed the rising wave of fright among the animals.


Parrot: The earth is breaking up.


Lion: Who said it? .


Parrot: I heard it from the monkeys.


Monkeys: We heard it from the tigers.


Tigers: We were informed by the elephants.


Elephants: The buffaloes told us.


Narrator: Finally, when the hares were caught up, they pointed one to another until the one, who started this menace was recognized.


Lion: What made you think that the earth is breaking up?


Hare 1: Your Majesty, I heard it cracking with my own ears.


Narrator: The Lion investigated the matter and explored the sound that the hare had heard.


Lion: The sound was caused by a large coconut falling from a tree. The coconut fell on a pile of rocks causing a minor landslide.  Now,  go back to your homes. The earth is absolutely safe. Next time, check a rumour before acting on it.


Narrator: The animals, which were now looking quite bad, went back to their homes.



The End



Author:  Jataka Tales

Adapted by K I D S I N C O
from: http://www.kidsinco.com/2008/08/the-power-of-rumour/

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