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.
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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