Tuesday 23 August 2011

The List of the Stories


1)   A Man, His Horse and His Dog

2)   Goldilocks and The Three Bears

3)   Little Red Riding Hood

4)   The Golden Ball

5)   The Hare and The Tortoise

6)   The Hunter and The Rat

7)   The Lion and The Mouse

8)   The Little Red Flower

9)   The Magic Pencil

10)  The Old Witch

11)  The Power Of Rumour

12)  The Princess and The Pea

13)  The Wolf and The Little Goats

The Hare and The Tortoise






Characters:

Narrator
Hare
Tortoise
Fox


SCRIPT:


Narrator: One day a hare was making fun at the tortoise.



Hare: Ha, ha, ha!  Your feet are so small and you walk so slow that you take too long to get to a place.



Tortoise: You may be as faster as the wind, but I will beat you in a race.



Hare: That is simply impossible. Ha, ha, ha!  But, I agree, let`s have a race.



Tortoise: Very well then.  The fox will choose the way and will wait for us  at the winning post.






Fox: Very good!  I will be waiting for both of you.  Let`s see who wins!



Narrator: On the day of the race the two started the race together.





Fox: 1, 2, 3, Go!



Tortoise: I will not stop walking.  I will keep walking slow but at a steady pace straight to the end of the finish line.



Hare: Oh well.  That tortoise walks so slow that I have time to take a nap.  zzzzzzzzzz



Narrator: When the hare woke up.



Hare: Oh I fell asleep.  I have to run as fast as I can.  I think I wasted some time.



Narrator: Then he saw the Tortoise had reached the winning post.



Hare: How did you do it?  This is impossible!



Tortoise: While you slept, I kept walking.   I may seem slow, but I am constant and patient, so I won the race.



Hare: You`re right Tortoise,  Being fast doesn`t mean that you will win.  I learned my lesson!



The End




Author: Aesop`s Fable
Adapted by  K I D S I N C O
from: http://www.kidsinco.com/2008/08/the-hare-and-the-tortoise/

The Lion and The Mouse




Characters:
Narrator
Mouse
Lion
Hunter 1
Hunter 2


SCRIPT:


Narrator: Once  upon a time a Lion was taking a nap, when a little Mouse began running up and down upon him; this soon woke up  the Lion, who placed his huge paw upon him, and opened his big jaws to swallow him.


Mouse: I am sorry, O King, forgive me this time, I will never forget it. I promise to do something for you in return some of these days.



Lion: Ha, ha, ha, yeah sure! You can go.


Narrator: A few days later, some hunters caught the king of the jungle.



Hunter 1: Hey, look what we got here! This lion is so big and strong. Let´s take him to our king.


Hunter 2: Yes, but let`s tie him first to that tree while we go to get a wagon to carry him on.


Narrator: Just then the little Mouse was passing  by.


Mouse: Da, da, da, Oh, what do we have here? It´s my friend, the lion.


Lion: It`s me, help me please before the hunters come back.



Mouse: I will. I haven`t forgotten the promise I made to you one day.



Narrator: So the mouse started eating the ropes.


Mouse: You are free now. A few days  ago you laughed thinking that I couldn`t do something for you in return for what you did for me. Now it is time that you know that little mice are grateful and keep their promises.


Lion: I am sorry, my friend. Thank you for what you did for me now. I will never laugh at the promises made by the little ones, I know that when the time comes, they will not forget them.


The End



Author:  Aesop Fable

Adapted by K I D S I N C O
from: http://www.kidsinco.com/2008/08/the-lion-and-the-mouse/

The Old Witch


 
 
Characters:
Narrator

Little Girl
Parents

Witch

SCRIPT:

Narrator: There was once a little girl who was very willful and who never obeyed when her elders spoke to her.   One day she said to her parents.

 
Little Girl: I have heard so much of the old witch that I will go and see her. People say she is a wonderful old woman, and has many marvelous things in her house, and I am very curious to see them.

Parents: We won´t let you go! The witch is a wicked old woman, who performs many godless deeds – and if you go near her, you are no longer a child of ours.

Narrator: The girl, however, would not turn back at her parents’ command, but went to the witch’s house. When she arrived there the old woman asked her:

Witch: Why are you so pale?

Little Girl: Ah, she replied, trembling all over, I have frightened myself so with what I have just seen.

Witch: And what did you see?

Little Girl: I saw a black man on your steps.

Witch: That was a collier.

Little Girl: Then I saw a gray man.

Witch: That was a sportsman.

Little Girl: After him I saw a blood-red man.

Witch: That was a butcher.

Little Girl: But, oh, I was most terrified. When I peeped through your window, and saw not you, but a creature with a fiery head.

Witch: Then you have seen the witch in her proper dress. For you I have long waited, and now you shall give me light.

Narrator: So saying the witch changed the little girl into a block of wood, and then threw it on the fire. When it was fully alight, she sat down on the hearth and warmed herself, saying:

Witch: How good I feel! The fire has not burned like this for a long time! 

The End
 

Author:  Brothers Grimm
from: http://www.kidsinco.com/2008/07/the-old-witch/

The Princess and The Pea




Characters:
Narrator
King
Princess
Queen
Prince

Narrator: Once upon a time there was a prince who wanted to marry a princess; but she would have to be a real princess. He travelled allover the world to find one, but nowhere could he get what he wanted. There were princesses enough, but it was difficult to find out whether they were real ones. One evening a terrible storm came on; A knocking was heard at the city gate, and the old king went to open it.

King: Who are you? What are you doing out in this terrible weather!

Princess: I´m a princess. Please help me. I am all wet, look at my clothes and hair!

Narrator: The king took the princess inside the palace, while she kept saying that she was a real princess.

Queen: (thinking) Well, we’ll soon find that out.

Narrator: The queen said nothing, she went into the bedroom, took all the bedding off the bedstead, and laid a pea on the bottom; then she took twenty mattresses and laid them on the pea, and then twenty eider-down beds on top of the mattresses. On this the princess had to lie all night. In the morning she asked the princess.

Queen: How did you sleep, my dear princess?

Princess: Oh, very badly! . I have scarcely closed my eyes all night. Heaven only knows what was in the bed, but I was lying on something hard, so that I am black and blue all over my body. It’shorrible!

Narrator: Now they knew that she was a real princess because she had felt the pea right through the twenty mattresses and the twenty eider-down beds. Nobody but a real princess could be as sensitive as that.
Prince: Now I know that you are the real princess that I was looking for. Do you want to marry me?

Princess: Yes, I want to marry you, kind prince!

Narrator: So the prince took her for his wife, for now he knew that he had a real princess; and the pea was put in the museum, where it may still be seen, if no one has stolen it.

THE END
By Hans Christian Andersen
from: http://www.kidsinco.com/2008/07/the-princess-and-the-pea/

A Man, His Horse and His Dog




Characters:

Man
Gate Keeper 1
Gate Keeper 2

SCRIPT:

Narrator: Once upon a time a man, his horse, and his dog were walking down the street.  After long hours of walking, the man noticed that they all had died in an accident, but they kept walking under the hot sun.  Sometimes dead people, don`t notice they are dead.

Man: I am so thirsty!  …(looking at the horse and the dog)  and you must be thirsty, too.

Narrator: Then the man saw some a pair of golden gates, a street, and a water fountain.

Man:  Wow!  Look at those golden gates!  And even the street is made of gold!  And there`s a water fountain… just what we need!

Narrator: When they arrived, a gate keeper was guarding the golden gates.  Then the man said.

Man: Good day

Gate Keeper 1: Good day

Man: What a beautiful place this is!

Gate Keeper 1:  This is heaven.

Man: Oh, it`s good to be in heaven.  We are really thirsty!

Gate Keeper 1: You can go in and drink some water.

Man: My horse and my dog are also thirsty.

Gate Keeper 1: I am sorry, but animals are not allowed to enter.

Man: Oh… I can`t leave my friends thirsty.  I prefer to leave this place.

Narrator: So the man, the horse and the dog kept walking.  After a long time, they were tired and thirstier.  Then they arrived to a place where there was an old gate.  Beyond those gates,  there was a road with trees on both sides, and there was another gate keeper lying under one of those trees.  The man approached the gate keeper and said.

Man: Good day.

Gate Keeper 2: Good day.

Man: My horse, my dog, and me are very thirsty.

Gate Keeper 2: Do you see those rocks over there?

Man: Yes.

Gate Keeper 2: There will you find a water fountain.  You can drink all the water you want.

Man: Thank you, good man.

Narrator: The man, the horse, and the dog drank all the water they could.  Then they returned to where the gate keeper was.

Man: Thank you very much.

Gate Keeper 2: You can come back whenever you want to.

Man: By the way… what is the name of this place?

Gate Keeper 2: This is heaven.

Man: Heaven?  But a few hours ago we were in heaven!

Gate Keeper 2: Are you talking about that place with the golden gates, and a street made of gold?

Man: Yes, that´s correct!

Gate Keeper 2: Well, that place was not heaven… that was hell.

Man: But then… that false information must be causing confusion.

Gate Keeper 2: Not really… in fact they are making us a big favor.

Man: How is that?  I don`t understand.

Gate Keeper 2: Now you will… people who are capable of abandon their best friends, stay over there.

The End



Author:  A Folktale from Egypt
Adapted by K I D S I N C O
from: http://www.kidsinco.com/2009/06/a-man-his-horse-and-his-dog/

Goldilocks and The Three Bears




Characters:

Narrator
Goldilocks
Papa Bear
Mama Bear
Baby Bear


SCRIPT:


Narrator : Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Goldilocks.


Goldilocks: I´ll go to the forest to play and gather some flowers.


Narrator: When she was in the forest chasing butterflies, she saw a pretty little house.


Goldilocks: I am thirsty! I will go over there, maybe they can give me a glass of water.


Nattator: So she went to the house and knocked at the door.


Goldilocks: It seems like there´s nobody home… the door is open.


Narrator: And she  she walked right in.

Goldilocks : Hello, hello….. is anyone home… is anyone home?


Narrator : Goldilocks went right in. At the table in the kitchen, there were three bowls of soup.


Goldilocks: Oh, I am so  hungry.


Narrator: She tasted the soup from the first bowl.


Goldilocks: This soup is too hot!


Narrator: So Goldilocks tasted the soup from the second bowl.


Goldilocks: This soup is too cold.


Narrator : So Goldilocks tasted the last bowl of soup.


Goldilocks: Ahhh, this soup is just right.


Narrator : After she had eaten the three bears’ soup she decided she was feeling a little tired.


Goldilocks: I am so tired!  I´ll sit in one of those chairs and rest for a while… then I will leave.


Narrator: So, Goldilocks sat in the first chair.


Goldilocks: This chair is too big! .


Narrator : So she sat in the second chair.


Goldilocks: This chair is too big, too!


Narrator : So she tried the last and smallest chair.


Goldilocks: Ahhh, this chair is just right.


Narrator : But just as she settled down into the chair to rest, it broke into pieces!


Goldilocks: Ahhhhhhhh!!


Narrator : Goldilocks was very tired by this time, so she went upstairs to the bedroom. She lay down in the first bed.


Goldilocks: This bed is too hard.


Narrator : Then she lay down in the second bed.


Goldilocks: This bed is too soft.


Narrator : Then she lay down in the third bed.


Goldilocks: Just right! .


Narrator : Goldilocks fell asleep. As she was sleeping, the three bears came home and went into the kitchen.


Papa Bear: Someone’s been eating my soup.


Mama Bear: Someone’s been eating my soup, too


Baby Bear: Someone’s been eating my soup, and they ate it all up!


Narrator : Then the tree bears went into the Living Room.


Papa Bear : Someone’s been sitting in my chair!


Momma Bear : Someone’s been sitting in my chair, too.!


Baby Bear : Someone’s been sitting in my chair, and broke it!


Narrator : Then the three bears decided to look around some more and when they got upstairs to the bedroom.


Papa Bear : Someone’s been sleeping in my bed!


Mama Bear : Someone’s been sleeping in my bed, too!


Baby Bear : Someone’s been sleeping in my bed, and she’s still there!.


Narrator : Just then, Goldilocks woke up and saw the three bears.


Goldilockls: Help!


Narrator: And she jumped up and ran out of the room. Goldilocks ran down the stairs, opened the door, and ran away into the forest. And she never returned to the home of the three bears.

Three Bears: Good-byeeeeeeee!! (waving their hands together)




THE END


Author:  Robert Southey
Adapted by K I D S I N C O
from: http://www.kidsinco.com/2008/07/goldilocks-and-the-three-bears/

Little Red Riding Hood




Characters:
Narrator
Little Red Riding Hood
Mother
Wolf


SCRIPT:


Narrator: Once upon a time, there was a little girl who lived in a village near the forest. Whenever, she went out, the little girl wore a red riding cloak, so everyone in the village called her Little Red Riding Hood. One morning, Little Red Riding Hood asked her mother:


Little Red Riding Hood : Mother, can I go visit grandmother?


Mother : That’s a good idea, my dear!


Narrator: So they packed a nice basket for Little Red Riding Hood to take to her grandmother. When the basket was ready, the little girl put on her red cloak and kissed her mother goodbye.


Mother: Remember, go straight to Grandma’s house. Don’t play along the way and please don’t talk to strangers! The woods are dangerous.


Little Red Riding Hood: Don’t worry, mommy . I’ll be careful.


Narrator: But when Little Red Riding Hood noticed some lovely flowers in the woods, she forgot her promise to her mother.


Little Red Riding Hood: Oh, what a beautiful flowers.  I´ll pick some for my grandmother.  This is such a beautiful day!


Narrator: Suddenly, a wolf appeared beside her.


Wolf: What are you doing out here, little girl?.


Little Red Riding Hood : I’m on my way to see my Grandma who lives through the forest, near the brook. Oh, it`s getting late, I have to go, excuse me.


Narrator: Little Red Riding Hood rushed to her grandmother`s house. The wolf, in the meantime, took a shortcut… The wolf, a little out of breath from running, arrived at Grandma’s and knocked lightly at the door.


Grandma: Oh thank goodness dear! Come in, come in! I was worried sick that something had happened to you in the forest.


Narrator: The wolf let himself in. Poor Granny did not have time to say another word, before the wolf gobbled her up!


Wolf: Oh, I am sleepy.  I will put on a nightgown and I will wait for that little girl.


Narrator: A few minutes later, Red Riding Hood knocked on the door. The wolf jumped into bed and pulled the covers over his nose.


Wolf: Who is it? .


Little Red Riding Hood: It’s me, Little Red Riding Hood.


Wolf: Oh how lovely! Do come in, my dear.


Narrator: When Little Red Riding Hood entered the little cottage, she could scarcely recognize her Grandmother.


Little Red Riding Hood: Grandmother! You voice sounds so odd. Is something wrong?


Wolf: Oh, I have a cold.


Little Red Riding Hood: But Grandmother! What big ears you have.


Wolf: The better to hear you with, my dear .


Little Red Riding Hood: But Grandmother! What big eyes you have.


Wolf: The better to see you with, my dear .


Little Red Riding Hood: But Grandmother! What big teeth you have.


Wolf: The better to eat you with, my dear.


Narrator: The wolf roared and jumped out of the bed and began to chase the little girl.  She ran across the room and through the door, shouting.


Little Red Riding Hood: Help! Somebody Help me, please!



Narrator: A woodsman who was chopping logs nearby heard her cry and ran towards the cottage as fast as he could. He grabbed the wolf and made him spit out the poor Grandmother.



Little Red Riding Hood: Oh Grandma, I was so scared! . I’ll never speak to strangers or stop to play in the forest again.


Grandma: There, there, child. You’ve learned an important lesson. Thank goodness you shouted loud enough for this kind woodsman to hear you!


Narrator: The woodsman knocked out the wolf and carried him deep into the forest where he wouldn’t bother people any longer. Little Red Riding Hood and her Grandmother had a nice lunch and a long chat.


THE END



Author: The Brothers Grimm
Adapted by K I D S I N C O
from: http://www.kidsinco.com/2008/07/little-red-riding-hood/

The Little Red Flower




Characters:
Narrator
Flower
Rain
Sunshine



SCRIPT:




Flower: Who is that? .


Rain (in a soft, sad, and little voice) : It’s me, the Rain, and I want to come in.


Flower: No, you can’t come in.


Narrator: Then she heard another little TAP, TAP, TAP on the window pane.


Flower: Who is there?


Rain: It’s me, the Rain again, and I want to come in!


Flower: No, you can’t come in.


Narrator: Then it was very quiet for a long time. At last, there came a little rustling, whispering sound, all round the window: RUSTLE, WHISPER, WHISPER.


Flower: Who is there?.


Sunshine (in a little, soft, happy voice): It’s me, the Sunshine, and I want to come in!


Flower: No, you can’t come in.


Narrator: And the flower sat still again. Pretty soon she heard the sweet little rustling noise at the key-hole.


Flower: Who is there?.


Sunshine: It’s me, the Sunshine again, and I want to come in, I want to come in!


Flower: No, no, you cannot come in.


Narrator: Then as she sat so still, she heard TAP, TAP, TAP, and RUSTLE, WHISPER, RUSTLE, all up and down the window pane, and on the door, and at the key-hole.


Flower: Who is there?.


Rain and Sunshine (speaking together): It’s the Rain and the Sun, the Rain and the Sun, and we want to come in! We want to come in! We want to come in!


Flower: Dear, dear!, if there are two of you, I think I s have to let you in.


Narrator: So she opened the door a little wee crack, and in they came. And one took one of her little hands, and the other took her other little hand, and they ran, ran, ran with her, right up to the top of the ground.


Rain and Sunshine: Poke your head through!


Narrator: So she poked her head through; and she was in the middle of a beautiful garden. It was springtime, and all the other flowers had their heads poked through; and she was the prettiest little red flower in the whole garden!



The End 


from:  http://www.kidsinco.com/2008/07/the-little-red-flower/

The Magic Pencil




Characters:
Narrator
Goblin
Keyla
Teacher



SCRIPT:


Narrator: One day the teacher asked Keyla to make up a short story. In the afternoon, while she was trying to write in her notebook, thinking and thinking what to write, she heard a little voice.



Goblin: Keyla, Keyla!



Narrator: Keyla looked on both sides, but she couldn`t see anybody. Then she heard again the same little voice.



Goblin: Keyla, Keyla! Look down here, on the table!



Narrator: Keyla almost fell to the floor when she saw a little goblin. It was dressed in green, with a little hat and black shoes.



Keyla: Who are you? Where did you come from?



Goblin: Don´t be afraid. My name is Sparkle. I was walking by when I saw you so worried… that’s why I want to help you. What´s wrong?



Keyla: I have to write a short story, and I don´t know what to write about.



Goblin: (thinking for a while, then he takes out a pencil and gives it to Keyla) Take this, I lend you my pencil. With my pencil you can write whatever you want.



Narrator: Keyla couldn´t believe what was happening. She then decided to ask the Goblin how the pencil worked.



Goblin: All you have to do is ask the pencil to help you.



Narrator: Then the goblin disappeared. Keyla took the pencil in her hand and asked for an adventure short story.



Keyla: Look pencil. I want the story to take place in the jungle, while I am in a boat in the river.



Narrator: Keyla placed the pencil over her notebook and she started to write until she finished the story.



Narrator: The next day Keyla read the story in class.



Teacher: Wow!  Your story was fantastic!  You have to write for us another story.


Keyla: I will try!



Narrator: And she did. The pencil and Keyla wrote funny and exciting stories. One night she liked her dream so much that she decided to write about it. She took the pencil until she forgot that the pencil was magical. When she finished, she heard the goblin`s voice.



Goblin: Hi, Keyla! Have you written many stories?



Keyla: Yes, and everybody liked them.



Goblin: Good! I am glad that you are not having trouble writing short stories. I think that you can now give me my pencil back.



Keyla: The magical pencil? But I need it.


Goblin: I don`t think so. The other day you wrote your dream, and the pencil didn`t help you. In fact, you can write whatever you want to because the pencil always writes what you are thinking.



Keyla: You`re right! I can write all the stories I want. And I can write them all by myself.



Narrator: The goblin took the magic pencil and disappeared, and was never seen again.



Keyla: I am not worried about having to write a story anymore. Now I know that I can write whatever I want to.



The End


from: http://www.kidsinco.com/2008/07/the-magic-pencil/

The Golden Ball





Characters:

Princess
Frog
King
Prince

Setting:

Act I:

forest scene; well; golden ball; pearl necklace; rhinestone bracelet

Acts II and II:

castle dining hall; table and chairs; dishes; door

SCRIPT:

ACT I
A scene in the forest. The princess enters, singing and playing with a golden ball.
Princess: My, how quiet the forest is. And such a beautiful day! To make everything perfect, my father the king gave me this golden ball. It´s so precious. I´ll treasure it forever (sees well and stops suddenly). My, I´ve never seen this well before. I wonder where it came from? (looks down well). It certainly is deep. It must go down for miles. (drops ball into well) Oh, no! I´ve lost my ball in the well. What shall I do? Oh, what shall I do? (begins to cry).


Frog: (sticks head up from behind well) Croak, croak. Princess , why are you crying? Croak, croak.


Princess: Croak, croak yourself, you horrible frog! Go away! I dropped my golden ball into the well. If I could get it back, I´d give everything I own — my pearl necklace (touches necklace); my diamond bracelet (shows bracelet) — everything!


Frog: I can get your ball. But what would I do with all your fine things?


Princess: (angrily) How should I know? (turns back on frog)


Frog: (taps her on shoulder) Look, you´re upset. I´ll get your golden ball.


Princess: (turning to frog) You will?


Frog: Yes, I will — if you let me live at the castle.


Princess: What!


Frog: And let me eat from your golden plate.


Princess: Eat from my golden plate!


Frog: And let me sleep on your pillow.


Princess: (turns to audience) What nonsense this frog talks. But he can get my golden ball. And he´ll never be able to find his way to the castle. (turns to frog) Very well, find my golden ball and I´ll do what you ask.


Frog: You will have your golden ball (disappears behind well).


Princess: (looking down well) My goodness. It´s so dark down there. Where is that frog? I can´t see him. I´ll bet he´s stolen my golden ball. (she jumps back as the frog appears with the ball). You found it! You found it! (she grabs the fall and runs off stage).


Frog: Princess! Princess! You promised to take me back to the castle with you. Princess! (he shakes his head, and jumps back behind the well as the curtain falls).


King: (touches the princess´s forehead) My dear, you´re pale. What´s the matter?


Princess: (crying) There´s a horrible frog at the door. I dropped my golden ball into a well and he got it back for me. I told him he could live at the castle. But I never thought he would be able to find his way here.


Frog: (knocks at the door) Princess, oh, Princess, open the door! I am your true love forevermore!


Princess: Oh, father, what am I to do?


King: You gave your word and you must keep it. Let the frog in.


Princess: Very well, father. (open the door and sighs). Come in, frog.


Frog: Thank you, Princess. I`m hungry. Let me eat from your plate. (he hops to the table and begins to eat). This is delicious. But I´m so tired. (yawns).Let me sleep on your pillow.


Princess: Must I, father?


King: (nods his head). Yes, you gave your word.


Princess: Oh, all right. Come on, frog. I´ll carry you upstairs. (As she walks toward the frog, the curtain falls.)

King: Daughter, you´re not eating.


Princess: I´m not hungry, Father.


King: Come, come child! You´ve said that for three nights in a row.


Princess: And for three nights that dreadful frog has come back. Every night it´s the same thing (imitates the forg´s voice): ¨Princess, oh Princess, open the door! I am your true love forevermore!


King: You gave him your word.


Princess: Yes, but when he comes in, he eats from my plate. and he´s so sloppy! Then I must carry him upstairs and place him on my pillow. And he´s so wet! UGH! each morning, he´s gone and I´m glad.


Frog: (knocks at door) Princess, oh Princess, open the door! I am your true love forevermore!


Princess: Oh, no! He´s here again!


King: Open the door.


Princess: Father, must I?


King: You gave him your word.


Princess: (opens door and sees a handsome prince) Who– Who are you?


Prince: (enters room) I am a prince. A wicked witch turned me into a frog. I had to find a beautiful princess who would let me eat from her plate and sleep on her pillow for three nights in a row. Then I could become a prince again.


Princess: I don´t know what to say!


Prince: Say you´ll marry me and come to live with me in my father´s kingdom.


Princess: Oh, yes. I will! I will! I will! I will!(she hugs the prince as the curtain falls).


The End

from: http://www.kidsinco.com/2008/07/the-golden-ball/

The Wolf and The Little Goats

  

Characters:
Narrator
Mother Goat
Little Goats
Wolf
Smallest Goat


SCRIPT:



Narrator: One day mother goat had to go out to get some food for her daughters.


Mother Goat: Don´t open the door to anybody, only to me. Be very careful with the wolf.


Narrator: After their mother left home, the wolf knocked at the door.


Little Goats: Whis is it?


Wolf: (imitating mother´s voice) It´s me, your mother. Open the door.


Narrator: The smalles goat who was very clever said.


Smallest Goat: Our mother has the sweetest voice in the world. You are the wolf.


Narrator: After a while the wolf knocked again, and now his voice was very sweet. But the smallest goat didn`t trust him, opened the door just a little, and said.


Smallest Goat: Show us your paws.


Narrator: When the little goats saw the wolf´s black paws they closed the door immediately and said:


Little Goats: Your´re not our mother! She has white paws!


Narrator: The wolf ran to get some flour to put it in his paws, but in his running he fell to the river and started drowning.


Wolf: Help me! Someone, get me out of here, please! I don´t know how to swim.


Narrator: Mother goat was walking by, and said.


Mother Goat: We will help you, if you promise not to eat us.


Narrator: The wolf made a promise. Then mother goat and the little goats threw him a rope until he was out out of the water.


Wolf: Thank you very much, you saved my life.


Narrator: Mother goat was glad because the little goats were careful and they went back home happy.


The End

Author:  Aesop Fable
Adapted by K I D S I N C O
from: http://www.kidsinco.com/2008/07/the-wolf-and-the-little-goats/

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/

The Hunter and The Rat



Characters:
Hunter
Rat
Lion



SCRIPT:



(A hunter carrying a bow and an arrow walks in the jungle.  He has a bag with food on his shoulders. He hears a noise and sees a hole in the ground)



Hunter: Who’s making that noise?



Rat: It’s me… please, help me… I fell into this hole and I can’t get out. Please, help me get out of here.



(The hunter places his bow into the hole.  The rat gets out of the hole)



Rat: Thank you.  I would have died inside that hole.  You are a kind man, if some day you need my help, I will be there for you.



Hunter: Ha, ha, ha, ha…How could you help me?  You’re so small!



Rat: We’ll see.



(The  rat leaves.  The hunter keeps walking.  He looks at the sky)



Hunter: Oh, a storm is approaching… I have to find shelter.



(The hunter runs and finds a cave.  He enters and sits on the floor.  He takes out some food he has in a bag.  A big lion stands in front of him.  He tries to get his bow and arrow but he can’t find it)



Hunter: Oh, good day, Mr. Lion.  Is this your cave?  I didn’t mean to intrude…It’s raining, you know… but, oh… it’s not raining anymore, so if you could excuse me, I’ll just go home and….



Lion: No!  Stay here!  Eat your food, and then I will eat you.



(They hear a loud voice.)



Rat: Ha, ha, ha, ha  Oh, yes!  The hunter will eat his food.  The lion will eat the hunter.  Then, I will eat the lion.



Lion: Where are you?



Rat: I am everywhere!



Lion: Who are you?



Rat: Ha, ha, ha, ha  I am the terrible lion hunter… hurry up so that I can eat you.



Lion: Well… right now I’m not very hungry.



(He runs away from the cave.)



Hunter: Who is this terrible lion hunter?  Who could be so brave as to scare this fierceful lion?



Rat: It’s me.



(The rat gets out from his hiding place)



Lion: But… you’re just a small rat.  How could you make that terrible voice?



Rat: I know I’m too small to fight a lion… but this cave has a wonderful echo, and it made my voice sound powerful.



Hunter: Ha, ha, ha, ha… You’re smart.  Forgive me for not trusting you… being small doesn’t mean you’re not intelligent… and kind.



The End








Author:  African Folktale



Adapted by K I D S I N C O
from : http://www.kidsinco.com/2010/09/the-hunter-and-the-rat/