King of the Forest
Cast
Zebra: What shall we do? The lion is wise.
· Narrator He roars to frighten the animals. They cry in
· Wolf their hiding places. That is why the lion
· Goat knows where to find them.
· Doe
· Zebra Bear: (Fearfully) the lion’s sharp claws can
· Bear tear us to pieces. He can climb a tree with
· Monkey his strong paws and his teeth are very sharp.
· Fox
· Lion Monkey: (Angrily) everyone is afraid of the
· Rabbit lion. He is only one. We are many. Can we
not stop him from killing us?
(All animals except the Lion face the
audience.) Fox: If we don’t plan well, then we will all
die. Why don’t we think hard and talk about
Narrator: Once there was a big lion who the matter?
lived in the forest. All the other animals
were afraid of him. Every day the lion went Wolf: What do you suggest?
through the forest to hunt for food. The
animals tried to hide from him but the lion Rabbit: Everyone must think of a plan.
always found one and killed him. The forest Then we shall decide what the best is.
was not a safe place. At last, the Wolf
thought of calling all the animals to a All: We agree. Let’s think of a good plan.
meeting.
Narrator: The animals thought and thought. Many
gave suggestions. Finally, they chose the Rabbit’s
Wolf: It is good that everyone is present. plan as they thought it was the best. That night, the
(Sadly) We are here because we have a big animals went to see the lion. As they came near the
problem. Our lives are in danger. (Cast: cave, they heard him growl. (Lion growls) Some
Ooohhhh danger! Danger) wanted to turn back but, when they saw how brave
the rabbit was, they went on.
Goat: Meeee-eee-eee. What can we do to
save ourselves from the lion? He eats one of Lion: (Turns to face the audience) what do
us every day. Soon all of us will die. you want?
Doe: The lion is fierce. He has no pity for Bear: King Lion, we have come to tell you
anyone. I remember that day I left my little something that will help you.
fawn alone. (Cries) When I came back, my
little one was gone.
Rabbit: Good morning, King Lion. Would
you like to see a big lion that looks just like
Lion: What is it? you? He has a voice like yours too.
Bear: We know you are the King of the Lion: Where is the other lion?
Forest but you must stop eating the animals.
You have killed many. Those you have not Rabbit: I cannot tell you that King Lion.
killed are afraid to stay in the forest. Soon You have to come and see for yourself.
there will be no animals left.
Narrator: Then the rabbit hopped away
Lion: What shall I eat? I must have through the forest and the lion followed him.
something to eat. Soon they came to a deep well. There was
water at the bottom of it and it was very
Bear: We will take care of that. Each day deep.
we will choose one animal for you to eat. It
will come to your cave so that you will not Rabbit: Look down there King Lion. There
have to hunt for food. he is!
Lion: That is a good plan. Let’s try it. (All Narrator: The lion looked down into the
animals except the Lion turn their backs to well. There he saw another lion. He opened
the audience.) his mouth and roared. (Lion ROARS) The
echo of his voice was very loud. (Echo of
Narrator: The animals carried out their roar) He jumped into the well (Lion jumps)
promise to the Lion. Each day they sent one to fight the other lion and was drowned.
little animal to the lion’s cave. Each night (Lion stays in the well) The rabbit hopped
one of them was missing from the forest. back to tell the other animals about the good
news.
All: (All animals turn to face the audience)
Narrator: (Rabbit turns to face the
after that the animals lived in peace in the
audience) One day, the rabbit was chosen to
forest.
be the lion’s meal. He started for the lion’s
cave early in the morning but he thought he
might as well have all the fun he could
before he was eaten. So, he played along the
way. (Rabbit hops) It was very late when at
last he hopped to the door of the lion’s cave.
The lion was very hungry.
Lion: (Growls angrily) why have you kept
me waiting so long?
