DRAMA

PETER AND THE WOLF

7 CHARACTERS:

PETER

UNCLE JIM

AUNT ANGIE

VILLAGER 1

VILLAGER 2

VILLAGER 3

VILLAGER 4

SCRIPT:

NARRATOR: Once upon in a small village there lived a shepherd boy named Peter. He lived with his uncle Jim and his aunt Angie.
Every night they sat together by the fireplace to tell stories about wolves.

UNCLE JIM: And that was the end of the story.

PETER: And what happened to the wolf?.

UNCLE JIM: He was never seen again.

PETER: Oh!. Uncle, are you afraid of wolves?.

UNCLE JIM: No, but they can´t be around people.

PETER: What would happened if they came near our town?.

UNCLE JIM: Well, they could harm us, especially our sheep.

PETER: What about you, aunt Angie, are you afraid of wolves?.

AUNT ANGIE: Yes, I am Peter!. Everybody in town is afraid of wolves!.

PETER: Oh, I see!.

AUNT ANGIE: It´s late Peter. Tomorrow morning you must take care of the sheep.

PETER: See you tomorrow.

UNCLE JIM AND AUNT ANGIE: Good night, dear.

NARRATOR: Peter went to bed, and next day while he was sitting in the hillside he thought.

PETER: I am bored. I don´t like to be here just taking care of the sheep. I should be in the lake swimming!.

NARRATOR: Then he thought of a way to have fun.

PETER: That´s it!.

NARRATOR: And he started shouting.

PETER: The wolf!. The wolf!. The wolf is coming!.

NARRATOR: Some people came to see what was happening. They brought picks and shovels, and everything else they could find to get
rid of the wolf.

VILLAGER 1: What´s wrong?.

PETER: I saw the wolf over there. He´s looking at us right now!.

VILLAGER 2: Where?.

PETER: He´s behind those trees!.

VILLAGER 3: I can´t see anything!.

VILLAGER 4: Are you sure Peter that you saw the wolf?.

PETER: Yes I am. He´s moving. Look!.

VILLAGER 1, 2, 3, 4: Let´s get him!.

NARRATOR: As the villagers approached the trees where the wolf was supposed to be, Peter started laughing.

PETER: It wasn´t true!. Ha, ha, ha, ha! . It was a lie!. Ha, ha, ha, ha!.
NARRATOR: Then the villagers came back to where Peter was.

VILLAGER 4: I knew it!.

VILLAGER 1: Why did you lie to us, Peter?.

VILLAGER 2: You know this isn´t funny!.

PETER: Yes it is!. Ha, ha, ha, ha! .

VILLAGER 3: Let´s go, we have work to do, and I will talk to your uncle about this.

PETER: You are scared of the wolf!. You are scared of the wolf!. Ha, ha, ha, ha!.

NARRATOR: When the villagers left, Peter kept laughing.

PETER: At least I had a good time today!.

NARRATOR: But what Peter didn´t know, is that the wolf as indeed hidden behind the trees, just watching him. When he went back
home that afternoon, his uncle and aunt said.

UNCLE JIM: They told me what you did today.

AUNT ANGIE: I feel ashamed of you, Peter.

PETER: But aunt, I was bored. You know I don´t like to take care of sheep.

UNCLE JIM: That is not a good reason to lie.

PETER: I am sorry. I will not do it again.

UNCLE JIM AND AUNT ANGIE: We hope so.

AUNT ANGIE: Go to bed now, and we will see you in the morning.

PETER: Good night.

UNCLE JIM AND AUNT ANGIE: Good night, dear.

NARRATOR: Next day after having his usual breakfast, Peter went to the hillside once again. While he was taking care of the sheep, he
saw the real wolf approaching, and he started shouting.

PETER: The wolf!. The wolf!. The wolf is coming!.

NARRATOR: The same people that a day before tried to help him, heard him, and they said.

VILLAGER 1: Sure!. Sure!. You are trying to fool us again!.

VILLAGER 2: Give him a piece of bread!. Ha, ha, ha, ha.

PETER: No!. I am telling you the truth!. Help!. Help!. The wolf is chasing the sheep!.
VILLAGER 3: He must be tired!. Give him some water!. Ha, ha, ha, ha!.

PETER: Please, come!. The wolf is here!.

VILLAGER 4: Leave us alone, Peter!. We have work to do!.

PETER: Oh No!. The wolf ate all the sheep!.

VILLAGER 1: Sure!. Sure!. Ha, ha, ha, ha.

PETER: It´s the truth!. The wolf is gone, and the sheep too!.

NARRATOR: Then one of the villagers went to where Peter was.

VILLAGER 1: Stop it, Peter!. But, why are you crying?.

PETER: I told you, it was the wolf. He was here.

VILLAGER 1: Oh!. So you were telling the truth.

NARRATOR: The rest of the villagers came and said.

VILLAGER 2: We thought it was a joke, just like yesterday. Do you remember?.

PETER: Yes, I remember, and I am sorry.

VILLAGER 3: We hope you learned your lesson, Peter.

VILLAGER 4: You should not lie. People will not trust liars, even if they say the truth.

PETER: I will never lie again, I promise!.

THE END

Author: Aesop Fable

Adapted by: K I D S I N C O

Moral: People will not trust liers, even if they say the truth.

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THE BOY WHO CRIED WOLF

There was once a young Shepherd Boy who tended his sheep at the foot of a mountain near a dark forest. It was rather lonely for him all
day, so he thought upon a plan by which he could get a little company and some excitement. He rushed down towards the village calling
out “Wolf, Wolf,” and the villagers came out to meet him, and some of them stopped with him for a considerable time. This pleased the
boy so much that a few days afterwards he tried the same trick, and again the villagers came to his help. But shortly after this a Wolf
actually did come out from the forest, and began to worry the sheep, and the boy of course cried out “Wolf, Wolf,” still louder than
before. But this time the villagers, who had been fooled twice before, thought the boy was again deceiving them, and nobody stirred to
come to his help. So the Wolf made a good meal off the boy’s flock, and when the boy complained, the wise man of the village said:

“A liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth.” Tags: aesop fable, Lie, sheppard, The Boy who Cried Wolf, wolf
 PETER PAN

10 Or MORE CHARACTERS:

NARRATOR

MICHAEL

JOHN

WENDY

PETER PAN

TINKER BELL

LOST BOY 1

LOST BOY 2

LOST BOYS

CAPTAIN HOOK

PIRATES

SCRIPT:

NARRATOR: Once upon a time there were three brothers named Wendy, Michael and John. They lived in London in a very big house.
Every night Wendy, the oldest sister, told her brothers stories about the adventures of Peter Pan.

MICHAEL: Tell us more about Peter Pan!.

JOHN: Yes, please Wendy!. Tell us another story, please, please!.

WENDY: It’s late and tomorrow we have school.

MICHAEL: Oh.

WENDY: Now, close your eyes and go to sleep. Good-night and sweet dreams.
MICHAEL AND JOHN: Good night, Wendy.

NARRATOR: A few hours later they woke up frightened because they heard strange noises in the room.

JOHN: Did you hear that?.

MICHAEL: Yes, did you, Wendy?.

WENDY: Yes. What’s that light over there?.

JOHN: Where?.

MICHAEL: What is it?.

WENDY: It’s…

TINKER BELL: Yes!. It’s me Tinker Bell!.

WENDY, MICHAEL, JOHN: Tinker Bell!.

NARRATOR: Then something extraordinary happened. Peter Pan appeared right there in the middle of the room.

WENDY, MICHAEL, JOHN: Peter Pan!.

PETER PAN: Do you want to come with us?.

WENDY: Where?.

PETER PAN: Tinker Bell and I can take you to Neverland, where the lost boys live.

JOHN: To Neverland?.

MICHAEL: Where the lost boys live?.

WENDY: We can’t fly.

PETER PAN: Tinker Bell will help you. She will blow on you fairy dust, and you will fly.

NARRATOR: Then Tinker Bell blew some fairy dust over the kids, and they started to fly.

MICHAEL: Look at me!.

JOHN: Look at me!. I am flying!.

MICHAEL: Oh, lovely!.

NARRATOR: And up and down they went, and round and round, until finally the five of them were out of the room and up in the sky.
They flew days and nights. Sometimes they were cold, and sometimes they felt warm. Sometimes they were hungry, and sometimes they
were sleepy. When they were flying over Neverland, Peter Pan pointed to a ship in the middle of the ocean, and said.
PETER PAN: Look!. That’s Captain Hook´s ship. We have to be very careful with him. He wants to have me prisoner.

WENDY: Who is Captain Hook?.

PETER PAN: A long time ago, a crocodile bit off Hook’s hand along with his watch. That’s why, when he hears a tick, tack he gets really
nervous. Since he can’t get me, then he tries to get the little children.

NARRATOR: Since Peter Pan was very kind and polite to Wendy, Tinker Bell felt a pain in his heart, and thought.

TINKER BELL: I am jealous!. I have been through a lot of adventures, but I can’t stop feeling selfish. I have to get out of here!.

NARRATOR: And she flew away.

WENDY, MICHAEL, JOHN, PETER PAN: Tinker Bell!. Where are you going?.

NARRATOR: But Tinker Bell flew and flew until she decided to rest for a while in one of the houses of the lost boys.

TINKER BELL: Please, lost boys, help Peter Pan. He’s flying with three children, but a great mean bird is chasing them.

LOST BOY 1: Where?.

TINKER BELL: Look, up in the sky!. There it is!. It’s behind Peter Pan!.

NARRATOR: Then one of the lost boys took out his bow and arrow and fired straight at Wendy.
LOST BOY 2: Now Peter Pan is safe!.

NARRATOR: Wendy felt a strong pain and she fell down slowly to the ground. When the lost boys saw she wasn’t a mean bird, but a
beautiful girl, they were surprised. Then they said.

LOST BOYS: Will you be our mother?.

WENDY: I am only a little girl. I have no experience, but I’ll try.

NARRATOR: That night and every day she took care of the little children and she told them about Peter Pan’s adventures. However, one
night, while they were at the square, they heard a terrible voice.

CAPTAIN HOOK: You are my prisoners!.

NARRATOR: Suddenly the clock struck, tick tock, tick,tock, and he was furious. He grabbed Wendy and said.

CAPTAIN HOOK: If you want to see her again, tell Peter Pan to come and get me.

NARRATOR: They got into their horses, and left quickly to their ship. The lost boys told Peter Pan about what had happened. Peter Pan
left Michael and John with his friends, and headed to the pirate’s ship.

PETER PAN: Captain Hook!. Here I am!. Let Wendy go!.

CAPTAIN HOOK: Ha, ha, ha, welcome aboard, Peter Pan!. My loyal men, take her to land!.

NARRATOR: When she arrived to land she went straight to the square of the Lost Boys, and said.
WENDY: Peter Pan is Hook’s prisoner!. What can we do?.

NARRATOR: At that moment they saw a light coming down from the sky, it was Tinker Bell.

TINKER BELL: Forgive me, Wendy. Please, be my friend again.

NARRATOR: Wendy smiled and said.

WENDY: We have to save Peter Pan.

TINKER BELL: I have a plan. Follow me!.

NARRATOR: Tinker Bell, Wendy, Michael, John, and the Lost Boys headed to sea in a boat. When they were near Captain’s Hook ship,
Tinker Bell started to dance over the water. Soon, the sea waves started to sound, tick, tock, tick, tock.

CAPTAIN HOOK: Stop it, please!. I can’t stand that noise!.

TINKER BELL: Let Peter Pan go, or the ocean will turned into a tick tock in your ears!.

NARRATOR: Hook set Peter Pan free, and while Captain Hook and his pirates escaped, he and his friends went back to the square of the
lost boys. That night everybody was celebrating.

PETER PAN: Thank you my friends. You saved my life. We have experienced one of the most exciting adventures!.

NARRATOR: Then John woke up. They were in his bedroom.

JOHN: Was it a dream?.

MICHAEL: Yes, maybe it was all a dream.

NARRATOR: Then Wendy saw Tinker Bell and Peter Pan up in the sky. They were waving good-bye.

THE END

Author: J. M. Barrie (1860-1937)

 HANSEL AND GRETEL

CHARACTERS:

FATHER

STEPMOTHER

HANSEL

GRETEL

WITCH

SCRIPT:

NARRATOR: Hansel and Gretel lived in the forest in a tiny cottage with their poor father, who was a woodcutter, and their evil
stepmother.

FATHER: What is wrong with you?.

STEPMOTHER: Now that the children are sleeping, I have to tell you something.

FATHER: What is it?.

STEPMOTHER: We don´t have enough food to feed the children. Tomorrow morning we will take them into the deep woods and we will
leave them there.

FATHER: I will not do that to my own children!. Do you think that I will leave them there where they can be in danger!.

STEPMOTHER: Then the four of us will die.

NARRATOR: She insisted so much in that idea, that the woodcutter finally agreed. But Hansel and Gretel were not sleeping, in fact, they
were listening to the whole conversation.
HANSEL: Don´t cry, little sister, I have an idea to find our way back home.

NARRATOR: Next morning, when they went into the forest, their stepmother gave each one of them a piece of bread.

STEPMOTHER: Don´t eat this bread before lunch, because this is all you are going to eat today.

HANSEL AND GRETEL: We won´t.

NARRATOR: While they were walking, Hansel was leaving a trail of breadcrumbs in order to find their way back home. When they
reached the deep forest she said.

STEPMOTHER: Stay here until we come back to pick you up.

NARRATOR: Hansel and Gretel did as they were told, but then night came.

HANSEL: Come on Gretel, it´s time to find our way home.

GRETEL: I´ll help you find the breadcrumbs.

HANSEL: I can´t find any!.

GRETEL: I knew it!. The animals ate them!. What are we going to do?.

HANSEL: We need to find a safe place to stay.

GRETEL: Look!. There´s a cave over there.

HANSEL: Let´s go!.

NARRATOR: They stayed in the cave for a few days without eating, until they finally decided to go out and find some food to eat. They
walked deeper into the forest, when they saw something in the distance.

GRETEL: What is that over there?.

HANSEL: It looks like a little house.

GRETEL: Let´s take a closer look.

NARRATOR: So they approached the little house.

HANSEL: This house is weird. Look Gretel, it´s all made up of chocolate, cookies, and bread!.

GRETEL: And it´s delicious!.

HANSEL: I´ve never tasted anything like this in my whole life!.

NARRATOR: Then a witch opened the door.

WITCH: How did you get here, little children?.

HANSEL: We got lost in the forest.

WITCH: Please, come in.

GRETEL: No, I don´t think we should.

HANSEL: Don´t worry, she will not harm us.

WITCH: Of course not, I am an old, old lady.

HANSEL: See, Gretel. She is like our grandmother.

WITCH: You can even stay here with me. I live here all alone in the forest. I will cook for you, you look so thin and weak.

NARRATOR: The two siblings stayed with the witch but Hansel knew deep inside him that there was something else.

GRETEL: What is wrong?.

HANSEL: Why does she care so much about us, if she doesn´t even know us?.

GRETEL: And she gives us so much food!.

HANSEL: She wants us to be fat…

GRETEL: To eat us!.

HANSEL AND GRETEL: Oh No!.

NARRATOR: The witch was hiding behind the door listening to every word they said.

WITCH: You´re right!. Get in the oven!.

HANSEL AND GRETEL: In the oven?. It´s too small!.

WITCH: Of course not, even I fit in it… look!.

NARRATOR: Then she got inside the oven and quickly they shut the door, leaving her locked inside.

HANSEL: Come on, run!.

NARRATOR: They ran outside the house as fast as they could. They walked for two days until they reached their old house.

HANSEL: We are finally home!.

NARRATOR: They knocked at the door and their father opened it.

FATHER: My dear children!.

HANSEL AND GRETEL: Father!.

FATHER: My wife died and all this time I have been thinking of you.

HANSEL: We missed you!.

GRETEL: We suffered a lot but we learned to survive by ourselves.

FATHER: Please, forgive me!.

HANSEL AND GRETEL: We love you, dad!.

THE END

Author: Grimm Brothers

Adapted by: K I D S I N C O

Moral Value: Autonomy

Moral: Don’t trust strangers

 THE THREE STONES

3 CHARACTERS:

NARRATOR

MAN

OLD MAN

SCRIPT:

NARRATOR: Once upon a time there was a man crossing the Arabian Desert.

MAN: I have been traveling for so long that I need to find a place to rest.

NARRATOR: Suddenly, he saw a cave, and when he entered he found an old man inside.

OLD MAN: Come in, and rest for a while.

MAN: Thank you, good man, it`s been a long day.

OLD MAN: Where are you going?.

MAN: I want to cross the desert.

OLD MAN: It will be hard. Do you know that?.

MAN: Yes, I do. It`s been hard already.

OLD MAN: Let me give you an advice. To cross the desert, you will need three things.

MAN: What three things?.

OLD MAN: Take these three stones.

NARRATOR: The man took the three stones.

MAN: They are beautiful. Is this a Topaz?.

OLD MAN: Yes, it is. Topaz means faith. It`s yellow like the desert sand.

MAN: What about the other two?.

OLD MAN: This is an Emerald, and it means hope. It is green like palm leaves.

MAN: I like the red one.

OLD MAN: This is a Ruby, and it means charity. It`s red like the sun of the west. You should always walk to the south where you will find
an oasis. There you will be happy. But don`t ever loose the stones!.

MAN: What if I loose them?.

OLD MAN: You will not reach your destiny.

MAN: I appreciate your gift, and I will do as you say.I will leave tomorrow morning.

NARRATOR: Next day, the man started his journey again. He traveled miles and miles in his camel throught the desert, and one day he
thought.

MAN: What if that old man tricked me?. What if there isn`t the oasis he promised me?. This desert seems endless!.

NARRATOR: Then he felt something falling from his pocket.

MAN: The topaz!. I have to pick it up. No, I have to trust in what the old man said. I will keep walking.

NARRATOR: After a few days, weather harshness had weaken him. He was about to give up, when again he felt something falling from
his pocket. It was the emerald stone, and he thought.

MAN: I have to be strong and calm down. Maybe the oasis is near. I have to keep traveling, if not, I´m sure I will die.

NARRATOR: So he kept on walking until he found a water puddle near a palm tree. He was about to get into the water when he looked at
the camel’s eyes.

MAN: Oh, you are also thirsty. Come here, drink some water. I can still resist.

NARRATOR: The camel drank some water, and suddenly he died.

MAN: What`s wrong!. Oh I see, the water is poisoned!.

NARRATOR: Then he saw something sparkling in the sand. It was the ruby.
MAN: I have to pick it up.

NARRATOR: Then he looked up to the sky.

MAN: Thank you God, for keeping me alive.

NARRATOR: While he was looking up to the sky he saw some palm trees.

MAN: The oasis!. I have to go there!.

NARRATOR: When he reached the oasis he found the old man near the clean water.

OLD MAN: You have reached the oasis because you have kept the three precious stones. Faith, Hope, and Charity. If you hadn`t kept
them, you would be dead by now!.

MAN: Thank you for giving me the stones, they kept me safe.

OLD MAN: Always keep these three stones in your heart, and when the time comes to leave this world, your will get to paradise. Don`t
ever loose them.

NARRATOR: And suddenly the old man disappeared.

THE END

Author: Arabian Folktale

 THE KING AND THE SHIRT
7 CHARACTERS:

NARRATOR

DOCTOR

KING

WISEMAN 1

WISEMAN 2

WISEMAN 3

MAN

SCRIPT:

NARRATOR: Once upon a time in a far away land, there lived a king who was seriously ill. One day he was laying in bed talking to his
doctor.

DOCTOR: How do you feel today?.

KING: I have terrible pains. I can hardly eat or sleep. you have to help me.

DOCTOR: I’m so sorry. I already gave you everything I could.

KING: You have to do something!. I am getting worse every day. I don’t want to die!.

DOCTOR: You have already taken every medicine there is in the kingdom.

KING: Yesterday a witch came to see me. She gave me a strange beverage and a green ointment, but I feel worse.

DOCTOR: I don’t know what to say, my king.

KING: I am desperate, so I want you to tell all my people, that I will give half of my kingdom to the man who can cure me.

DOCTOR: I will, but first, let me gather all your wisemen. I know they will know what to do.

KING: Very well, talk to them, and do it fast.

DOCTOR: Yes, my king. I’ll be back with an answer.

NARRATOR: That same day the doctor gathered the wisemen to decide how the king could be cured.

DOCTOR: So what do you think?.

WISEMAN: Did you tried to mix mint with the potion I gave you?.

DOCTOR: I did it, but as you can see, it didn’t work.

WISEMAN 2: What about the sambong?.

DOCTOR: I already told you!. Nothing can cure the king!.

WISEMAN 3: I know what can cure the king. If you can find a happy man, take off his shirt, put it on the king, and the king will be cured.

DOCTOR: Well, even if I don’t agree with you, let’s to do it. I will tell the king about our decision. Meanwhile, the three of you go now and
search for that man.

NARRATOR: The three men left to search for a happy man. They traveled far and wide, but they could not find a happy man.

WISEMAN 1: We are wasting time. This is not an easy task.

WISEMAN 2: All because of you!. There is no one who is completely satisfied. We found a man who was healthy, but he didn’t have any
money.

WISEMAN 1: And the one who was rich and healthy, had an unhappy marriage.

WISEMAN 2: Or if he had children, they were sick.

WISEMAN 1: Everyone had something to complain of.

WISEMAN 3: We can’t give up!. I know we will find someone who is completely happy.

WISEMAN 1 AND 2: If you say so.

WISEMAN 1: We need to rest. Tomorrow will be another day.

NARRATOR: The three wisemen found shelter in a hut. Next day they continued they journey, and as they were passing by a poor little
house, they heard a man talking.

MAN: Oh, thank you God, life is beautiful!. I have finished my work. I am healthy. I have a loving family and friends. What more could I
ask for?.

NARRATOR: The three wisemen turned around to look at the man who was sitting beside the door.

WISEMAN 3: I was right!.

NARRATOR: But as soon as they approached him, they were surprised.

WISEMAN 1: Oh, no!.

WISEMAN 2: The happy man is so poor…

WISEMAN 3: That he has no shirt!.

THE END

Author: Leo Tolstoy

 A PEASANT BOY AND THE DRAGON
5 CHARACTERS:

NARRATOR

PHILLIP

MARY

KING

VILLAGE MAYOR

SCRIPT:

NARRATOR: Once upon a time a long time ago in a land far, far away, a small village had finished the harvest and began to celebrate. Thanks to the
abundant harvest there was much food and drink. There was music and dancing. A boy named Phillip was the strongest and most handsome in the village
and the girls stood in line to dance with him. But late in the evening, a new girl caught his eye.

PHILLIP: (to the audience) Who is she?.

NARRATOR: But nobody recognized her. But that didn’t stop Phillip. He asked her to dance. She was as smitten with him as he was with her.

PHILLIP: What’s your name?.

MARY: I am Mary.

PHILLIP: You’re not from around here, are you?.

MARY: No.

PHILLIP: Where are you from?.

MARY: From somewhere else.

NARRATOR: They danced every dance without resting for the rest of the night. And they fell in love. Suddenly, there was a loud thundering of horses’ hoofs
outside.

MARY: (nervous) I must leave.

PHILLIP: No, stay. The music is still playing!. Let’s dance!.

NARRATOR: Suddenly, all the doors in the room were kicked open at once and soldiers with swords and spears rushed toward Phillip and Mary. Then,
everyone in the room bowed down.

PHILLIP: What’s going on?.

KING: Take your hands off my daughter!.

NARRATOR: The soldiers pulled Phillip away from Mary and threw him to the floor, then they pointed their swords and spears at his face.

MARY: (crying) Father, please, don’t hurt him!.

NARRATOR: Phillip was confused.

PHILLIP: The king is your father?.

NARRATOR: The king didn’t let Mary answer. He pointed his finger at Phillip’s nose and shouted.

KING: You stay away from my daughter!.

PHILLIP: But… I want to marry her!.

KING: (laughing) You think I would let a peasant boy, a farmer, marry my daughter?.

PHILLIP: Why not?. I love her and she loves me.

KING: Silly boy!. A princess can’t marry a common person. A princess may only marry a nobleman or a knight or a rich man!.

NARRATOR: Then the king grabbed Mary by the arm and pulled her toward the door.

PHILLIP: (shouting) Your majesty, if I become rich, may I have your daughter’s hand in marriage?.

NARRATOR: The king stopped and turned. He stroked his chin and smiled and said.

KING: I tell you what. There are millions of dollars worth of gold and jewels in the treasury at the old castle. If you go there and return the crown jewels to me,
you may keep the rest of the gold and jewels and you may marry my daughter.

PHILLIP: That’s what I’ll do then!.

KING: (laughing) We’ll see, we’ll see!.

NARRATOR: Then the king and the princess left with the soldiers and rode away. The room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop. All eyes turned toward
Phillip.

PHILLIP: Why is everybody looking at me?.

VILLAGE MAYOR: Do you realize what you just said?.

PHILLIP: What?.

VILLAGE MAYOR: You just told the king you would go to the old palace and bring back the royal treasure.

PHILLIP: Sounds easy to me.

VILLAGE MAYOR: Do you know why the king abandoned the old palace?.

PHILLIP: Why?.

VILLAGE MAYOR: Because a dragon built his nest there!.

PHILLIP: A dragon?. Why would the king send me after the royal treasure if he knew there was a dragon living there?.

VILLAGE MAYOR: Because he doesn’t want you to marry his daughter. He wants the dragon to breathe fire upon you!.

NARRATOR: Phillip stood up, dusted himself off and walked toward the door.

PHILLIP: I don’t care, I love Mary. And I’m going to do everything I can to marry her, even if it kills me!

NARRATOR: Next day Phillip started out toward the old palace. Then, he found out that just getting there was no easy trip. It was a hundred miles away, over
snow covered mountains and dangerous rivers.

PHILLIP: (talking to himself) I have to go on, even if I didn´t bring winter clothes.

NARRATOR: So, by the time he climbed to the top of the snow covered mountains he was freezing to death. As he began climbing down the other side of the
mountain, he fell and his body rolled and rolled and rolled down the mountain. But he didn’t feel a thing. He was knocked out by the fall. He didn’t wake up
until he rolled into an ice cold river.

PHILLIP: Ouch!. I am too weak and cold to swim. I have to just let the roaring water sweep my body along.

NARRATOR: When Phillip was sure he would drown or freeze to death, the icy river emptied into an even faster moving river.

PHILLIP: Oh no!. I lost the sword I brought to slay the dragon. Now I will be defenseless against the dragon. But at least this river had warmer water.
NARRATOR: After a few minutes, Phillip’s body warmed up and he was able to swim and stay afloat. He swam to the other side of the river and hauled
himself out of the water.

PHILLIP: Now I see the high stone walls of the castle.

NARRATOR: He also saw patches of the green grass that had been blackened by the firey breath of the dragon.

PHILLIP: (astonished) These must be the skeletons of the men who died trying to capture the king’s treasure.

NARRATOR: Suddenly, Phillip heard the loud thumping and swishing of the dragon’s huge wings.

PHILLIP: I must find cover in a hollow log!.

NARRATOR: The hollow log caught fire but Phillip was unharmed.

PHILLIP: I have to wait here until the sounds of the dragons wings fade away.

NARRATOR: Then, he crawled out of the hollow log and watched it burn as he thought and thought of a way to get by the dragon and get to the treasure
without being burned to a crisp.

PHILLIP: I must find out where the dragon’s nest is. Wait, was is that over there?. It´s the treasury, where the king’s treasure is stored.

NARRATOR: Next, Phillip borrowed a scarecrow from a nearby corn field. In the darkest part of the night he sneaked the scarecrow inside the palace and up
to the top of the wall opposite the treasury in plain site of the dragon.

PHILLIP: What´s this?. I found a barrel!. I will cut the top off the barrel and I will sneak it up as close to the dragon as possible.

NARRATOR: Then he climbed into the barrel and fell asleep. Next morning he was awakened by the loud thumping and swishing of the dragon’s huge wings.
As expected, when the dragon awoke, he thought the scarecrow on the palace wall was a man. He flew toward the scarecrow at top speed.

PHILLIP: Now that the dragon is not watching me, I will quickly climb out of the barrel and carry it to the treasury.

NARRATOR: He opened the double doors to the treasury and carried the barrel inside just as the scarecrow was burning to a cinder. Then, he stepped out of
the treasury and shouted.

PHILLIP: Hey, dragon, over here. Come and get me.

NARRATOR: Hearing that, the dragon turned and flew at top speed toward the treasury as Phillip dived out of sight into the treasury. When the dragon
landed and poked his head through the treasury doors, Phillip covered the dragon’s head with the barrel. When the dragon breathed fire, the barrel directed
the fire at the dragon himself. The dragon burned himself to a crisp.

PHILLIP: It´s all over. I will return home and ask the king for the hand of Princess Mary in marriage.
NARRATOR : But when Phillip was before the King, he refused to give him the hand of Princess Mary in marriage

KING: Absolutely not!. I told you, a Princess may only marry a nobleman, a knight or a rich man. You are a peasant.

PHILLIP: Not anymore!.

NARRATOR: He clapped his hands and his servants brought in a wooden treasure box. Phillip opened the treasure box and show the king the crown jewels.

KING: Where did you get that?.

PHILLIP: Where you sent me. The old palace.

KING: But what about the dragon?.

PHILLIP: I slayed the dragon. And now I am a very rich man.

NARRATOR : At that moment Princess Mary entered the room and hugged Phillip.

PRINCESS MARY: Thank you for what you did for me!.

NARRATOR: Church bells rang and choirs sang as the king dubbed Phillip to be a knight in shining armor and then the king immediately gave Phillip the
hand of Princess Mary in marriage. And they all lived happily ever after.

THE END
 THE EMPEROR NEW CLOTHES
10 OR MORE CHARACTERS:

EMPEROR

TWO WEAVERS

MINISTER

EMPEROR`S FRIEND

COURTIERS

OFFICER

PEOPLE IN THE STREETS

LITTLE CHILD

LITTLE CHILD FATHER

SCRIPT:

NARRATOR: Many years ago there lived an Emperor who cared so much for fine clothes that he spent all his money on them. He had a
new coat for every hour of the day and spent his time riding through the streets so that everybody could see his beautiful clothes. One
day there came to the city two rogues who set themselves up as weavers.

WEAVERS: We know how to weave the most wonderful cloth in the world. The patterns and the colors are marvelously beautiful!.

NARRATOR: But they said that the cloth could not be seen by any one who was stupid or unfit for the emperor`s office.

EMPEROR: I must have some clothes made from this cloth. When I wear them, I shall find out what men in my empire are not fit for their
places. I shall know the clever men from the dunces. Those weavers must be brought to me at once.

NARRATOR: So the weavers were brought to the emperor´s presence.

WEAVERS: Yes, your majesty. What can we do for you?.

EMPEROR: Here, take this sum of money, but you must work without delay.

NARRATOR: The rogues immediately put up to great looms, and pretended to be working. They called for the finest silks and the
brightest gold, but these they put into their pockets. They worked steadily at the empty looms until far into the night.

EMPEROR: I can hear the rattling of the looms. I must see my wonderful clothes!.
NARRATOR: He decided to send some one to find how the weavers were getting on. But he remembered that no one who was stupid or
was unfit for his office could see the cloth.

EMPEROR: I will send my faithful old Minister to the weavers. He is a very clever man, and no one is more worthy of his office than he.

NARRATOR: So the good old Minister went into the room where the two rogues sat working at the empty looms. He stared and stared,
and opened his eyes wide.

MINISTER: I can’t see a thing.

NARRATOR: But he said nothing at all.

WEAVERS: Get closer. Isn’t this a beautiful pattern?. And the colors, aren’t they wonderful?.

NARRATOR: And they pointed to the empty looms. The poor old Minister put on his spectacles, and bent over the looms, but he could
see nothing, for there was nothing to see.

MINISTER: Is it possible that I am unfit for my office?. Certainly no one must know it. I will never say that I can not see the stuff.

WEAVERS: Well, sir, what do you think of it?.

MINISTER: Oh, it is beautiful. The colors are great and the pattern is very fine. I shall tell the Emperor that I am much pleased with your
work.

WEAVERS: We are glad indeed to hear you say so.

NARRATOR: They went on talking of the cloth. They named the colors, and described the peculiar pattern. The old Minister listened
carefully, for he wished to repeat to the Emperor all that was said.

WEAVERS: We need more silk and more gold thread to use in our work.

NARRATOR: But all that was given to them they put into their pockets. Not a single strand of silk was ever put on the loom. The Emperor
sent another faithful friend to see the cloth and inquire how soon the clothes would be ready. But this man fared no better than the
Minister. He stood before the empty looms, and looked and looked and looked, but he saw no cloth.

WEAVERS: Isn’t this beautiful stuff?. The colors are gorgeous!.

EMPEROR´S FRIEND: Dear, dear! . Surely I am not stupid. It must be that I am unfit for my office. That is very strange. But I must not let
it be known.

NARRATOR: Then he said.

EMPEROR’S FRIEND: Ah! . The design is most unusual; and the color is marvelous. I shall tell the Emperor what fine progress you are
making.

NARRATOR: Soon, every one in the city was talking about the wonderful cloth that the two weavers were making. The Emperor thought
that he would like to see the beautiful cloth while it was still upon the looms. With a number of his courtiers he went to visit the two
rogues, who were weaving rapidly day after day without any thread. Among the courtiers were the two men who had already been there.
They thought that the others would see something upon the empty looms, so they began to cry out at once.

MINISTER AND EMPEROR´S FRIEND: Look, your Majesty. Do you see the beautiful design?. And the color, isn’t it gorgeous?.

EMPEROR: What is this?. I see nothing at all!. Am I not fit to be Emperor?. If that were known, I should be deposed.

NARRATOR: Then he said.

EMPEROR: Yes, yes, it is very pretty. I could not be better pleased.

NARRATOR: He smiled and nodded his head, and stared at the empty looms. His courtiers, too, looked and looked, but saw no more than
the others. Yet they all cried..

COURTIERS: It is wonderful.

NARRATOR: They asked the Emperor to wear a suit made from this cloth in a great procession that was son to take place.The Emperor
gave each of the rogues a royal badge to wear, and called them the Imperial Court Weavers.

WEAVERS: The day of the procession is getting nearer, we have to work with might and main. We have to stay up the whole night before.

NARRATOR: Through the shining windows the people could see them hard at work. They took yards of nothing down from the empty
looms. They made cuts in the air with big scissors. They sewed strong stitches without any thread; and at last they said.

WEAVERS: The clothes are ready.

EMPEROR: This is wonderful!. Let me put on my new suit.

NARRATOR: The rogues lifted their arms as if holding something.

WEAVERS: See! . Here is the coat!. Here is the cape!. Here are the trousers!. The cloth is as light as a spider’s web. You may move as
freely as if you had nothing on. That is the beauty of it.

COURTIERS: It is marvelous.

NARRATOR: And yet all the time they saw nothing, for there was nothing.
WEAVERS: Will your Majesty be pleased to take off your suit?. Then we will put on the new garments before the long mirror.

NARRATOR: The Emperor took off his clothes, and the rogues pretended to put on each new garment as it was ready. They wrapped him
about, they buttoned and they tied.

COURTIERS: How well his Majesty looks in his new suit!. What a becoming style!. What beautiful colors!.

NARRATOR: The Emperor turned round and round before the mirror, and looked and looked, and nodded his head.

OFFICER: They are waiting outside with the canopy which is to be carried over your Majesty during the procession.

EMPEROR: I am ready.

NARRATOR: The two men who were to carry the train of the Emperor stooped down to the floor, as if picking up something; and then
they held their hands high in the air and moved forward. They did not dare let it be known that they saw nothing. The Emperor marched
along under the handsome canopy, and all his officers marched behind him, in gorgeous clothes.

PEOPLE IN THE STREETS: How handsome the Emperor’s clothes are!. What a perfect fit!. What marvelous colors!.

NARRATOR: No one would say that he could see nothing, for that would have proved him very stupid and unfit for his office. No clothes
of the Emperor had ever been so much admired.

LITTLE CHILD: But he has nothing on!.

LITTLE CHILD´S FATHER: Hush!. Hush!.

NARRATOR: But the people began to whisper to one another what the child had said.

PEOPLE IN THE STREETS: He has nothing on! A child says he has nothing on!. He has nothing on!.

NARRATOR: The Emperor heard what they said, and he shivered, for he knew that their words were true. But it would never do to stop
the procession; and so he held himself stiffer than ever. And behind him his officers carried the invisible train.

THE END

Author: Hans Christian Andersen

 THE NIGHTINGALE
5 CHARACTERS:

NARRATOR

MITA

NIGHTINGALE

EMPEROR

DOCTOR

GUARD

SCRIPT:

NARRATOR: About a thousand years ago there was in China a deaf Emperor, who couldn`t hear the birds sing, so he decided to kill all the birds who didn´t
have beautiful feathers. One day his daughter Mita was in the garden and was happy to hear a nightingale singing in the treetop.

MITA: My dear friend, you have to go, or you will die.

NIGHTINGALE: It doesn´t matter. Nights are cold and I will not survive for a long time.

MITA: I know what!. I will take you to my room and I will take care of you while I listen to your beautiful songs.

NARRATOR: And she did. But one day the Emperor entered his daughter´s room and saw the bird.

EMPEROR: What is this bird doing here!.

MITA: Escape!. Save your life!.

NARRATOR: So the bird flew away.

MITA: Father… why?.

NARRATOR: But the emperor couldn´t hear her. Unfortunately, Mita got sick beause she missed the bird and the Emperor called the doctor.

DOCTOR: There´s nothing I can do for her. I am so sorry.

EMPEROR: You have to do something!.

DOCTOR: I am afraid not.

EMPEROR: Then, tell me if I can get well.

DOCTOR: Yes, you can. You should put in your ear the warm heart of a nightingale.

EMPEROR: Guard!. Come here immediately!.

GUARD: Yes, Emperor.

EMPEROR: Bring me the heart of a nightingale.

GUARD: At once.

NARRATOR: Before the guard could leave the room, a nightingale flew into the room.

NIGHTINGALE: Take my life. I am sure that your daughter will be happy if you can hear again.

NARRATOR: Then the Emperor started to cry.

EMPEROR: No way. I prefer to be deaf, than harm you.

NARRATOR: The nightingale kept living in the castle and Mita´s health got better every day.

MITA: Oh, kind nightingale, you are so beautiful, not only because of your feathers and your songs, but for your kind heart that saved my life, and that must
keep beating for many years.

THE END
 STONE SOUP
10 CHARACTERS:

NARRATOR

IVAN

BENNY

MIOLKA

OLD MAN

OLD WOMAN

MAN 2

WOMAN 2

MAN 3

WOMAN 3

MAN 4

SCRIPT:

NARRATOR: Many years ago there were three travelers who arrived to a small village. Their names were Ivan, Benny, and Miolka. They were tired and
hungry because they had traveled for many, many days. They were happy when they saw the village, and they only thought about eating and resting from
their long walk.

IVAN: My dear friends, I am sure that the people in town will share their food with us if we tell them how much we have walked.

BENNY: I feel so good now that we are here, but I’m so hungry that I feel like I have a hole in my stomach!.

NARRATOR: Ivan knocked at the door.

WOMAN: Who is it?.

IVAN: We are three travelers. We are on our way home. Would you like to share your food with us, kind woman?.

WOMAN: Food?. No, I can´t. I have nothing to share with you.

IVAN, BENNY,MIOLKA: : Thank you.

NARRATOR: Ivan knocked at another door.

IVAN: Good afternoon.

MAN: What do you want?.

IVAN: We would like something to eat. We are travelers on our way home. We have walked a long distance and we are very hungry.

MAN: (looking through the window) I have nothing to give you.

NARRATOR: Ivan knocked at another door, but he received the same answer. Nobody opened the door to give them some food.

BENNY: These people are so selfish!.

MIOLKA: They don´t like to share with others!.

IVAN: Let´s give them a lesson. We will teach them how to cook a stone soup!.

BENNY AND MIOLKA: That´s a good idea.

NARRATOR: Some villagers were looking through their windows waiting for them to leave the village.

OLD MAN: What are they waiting for?. They should leave!.

OLD WOMAN: We don´t want strangers in our town!.

NARRATOR: Meanwhile the three strangers put a fire in the middle of the street. Then they took a big iron pot they found somewhere.

BENNY: Let´s go to the river to get some water.

IVAN: (shouting) Yes, and don´t forget to bring some stones for the soup… but choose the best… round and tasty!.

NARRATOR: Later, Benny and Miolka came back with the stones and put them inside the pot.

IVAN, BENNY, MIOLKA: This soup will taste good!.

NARRATOR: The people from town who were watching them all the time came out from their houses and went near the fire.

MAN 2: What are you doing?.

BENNY: Oh, we are doing a stone soup.

MAN 2: Stone soup?. I never heard of that kind of soup.

IVAN: You have never tasted the stone soup?. Ah, then join us to have dinner so you can taste it. Friends!. Today we have a special guest for dinner. We
should put more stones to the soup.

BENNY: Very well. Excuse me, kind man. Do you have a spoon?. We need it to make the soup.

MAN 2: Yes, Yes. Let me go get it.

MIOLKA: You are very generous.

NARRATOR: Then a woman went near to see what was happening.

WOMAN 2: What are you doing?.

BENNY: We are making a stone soup.

WOMAN 2: And, did you take the stones from our river?.

BENNY: Yes, we did. And this soup smells good!.

WOMAN 2: I don´t smell anything. But to tell you the truth, I am very hungry.

NARRATOR: Then the man with the spoon came back, and also brought his plate. Benny tasted the soup, and said.

BENNY: Mmmm, it´s so delicious!. It only needs an onion.

WOMAN 2: I have an onion at home, let me go get it.

MIOLKA: Very good!. The soup will taste better. And also bring your plate and have dinner with us.

NARRATOR: The woman left running, and soon came back with some onions. After a while, Benny tasted the soup.

BENNY: Mmm it´s so delicious!. I think we also need some carrots.

NARRATOR: Another man that was also in the crowd watching said.
MAN 3: I will bring some carrots.

NARRATOR: Then the man came with the carrots. Benny put the carrots in the pot and tasted it again.

BENNY: Mmm this soup is getting better. Now it is time to put some potatoes.

NARRATOR: Another woman that was in the crowd watching said.

WOMAN 3: I have some potatoes!. I’ll be back in a minute!.

NARRATOR: When the woman came back, Benny put the potatoes inside the pot.

IVAN: No!. that´s too many potatoes, the soup will not taste good!.

BENNY: We can still fix it. How about if we add some meat?.

NARRATOR: Another man that was in the crowd said.

MAN 4: I have some meat at home! I will go and get it.

NARRATOR: Then the man brought the meat and Ivan put it inside the pot. While the soup was cooking, some people from the village asked the three
travelers if everybody could cook the stone soup.

IVAN: Sure! It only needs some water, stones, and a little bit of hunger.

NARRATOR: After a while the soup started to smell really delicious.

IVAN: The stones in your village are so delicious!. This soup will taste really good!. Bring your plate so we can all share this soup.

NARRATOR: And everybody in the village enjoyed a wonderful dinner while Ivan, Benny, and Miolka talked about their journey, and about all the places they
had visited.

THE END