The Hare and the tortoise. 2ºA. Semana del teatro en inglés. CEP Virgen de la Villa (Martos, Jaén).

1. THE HARE AND THE TORTOISE
CHARACTERS
NARRATOR 1 – 2 SQUIRRELS 1- 2 – 3 – 4
HARE FROGS 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 TORTOISE
BIRDS 1 – 2 – 3 -4 -5 DEERS 1 – 2 – 3 -4 FOXES 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 -5
SCENE 1 (Alone hare and tortoise)
we can see a poster with START and FINISH, aninals with vídeos, cámeras, cups, binoculars...
− NARRATOR 1: One day there was a tortoise and a hare.
− HARE: I'm faster than you.
− TORTOISE: I know I am slow.
− HARE: You'll never win a race.
− TORTOISE: You think?
− HARE: I'm sure you are too slow.
− TORTOISE: I am too slow or so you say to find the truth, let's race today.
− HARE: O.K. Let's race today.
SCENE 2
− NARRATOR 2: Soon, the animals of the forest knew of the event the and animals started to
gather around.
− SQUIRRELS: A race! A race! A race in the forest.
− SQUIRREL 1: Cool, very cool!
− SQUIRREL 2: I like the race.
− SQUIRREL 3: We enjoy with the race.
− SQUIRREL 4: What day? What day?

2. − FOXES: Who? Who?
− FOX 1 : Where is , where is?
− FOX 2 : When ,when, when?
− FOX 3: I want to see the race.
− DONKEY:Yes, it’s very cool!
− BIRDS: The hare and the tortoise.
− BIRD 1: The hare and the tortoise?
− BIRD 2: It is impossible!
− BIRD 3:It cannot be.
− BIRD 4: The tortoise cannot run.
− BIRD 5:Oh, no!
− FROGS: The hare and the tortoise? Impossible.
− FROG 1: I don’t believe it.
− FROG 2: The hare is going to win.
− FROG 3: Yes the hare is the winner.
− FROG 4: I want to see The race.
− DEERS: The hare is faster than tortoise.
− DEER 1: The tortoise is too slow.
− DEER 2: Yes too slow.
− DEER 3: She cannot run.
− DEER 4: Poor tortoise.Poor tortoise.
− FOXES: The tortoise is too slow.
− SQUIRRELS: The hare will be the winer.
− DEERS: Poor tortoise he is going to lose.
− BIRDS: The tortoise walks so slow!!
− FROGS: Yes and the hare is very very fast.
− ANIMALS: The race is going to start.
− ANIMALS: Let's see, let's see.

3. SCENE 3
Two animals take the poster with start and the hare and tortoise start to run.
− NARRATOR 1: The animals are ready to see the race.
− NARRATOR 2: The hare and the tortoise are ready to start the race.
− HARE: My name is Harry Hare. My ears are very long and my legs are strong. I can run
like the wind.
− TORTOISE: My name is Timmy Tortoise. I've got a shiny shell. My legs are very short and
fat and I can't run so well.
− NARRATOR 1: Then Freddy Fox puts up his hand and...
− FOX: “Get ready... set.... GO!” (with a red flag)
− NARRATOR 2: The hare is running quickly (la liebre desaparece)
− NARRATOR 1: Poor Timmy is still here.
− THE ANIMALS: Come on! Come on! Timmy
− SQUIRRELS: You are the best.
− BIRDS: Please Timmy.
− FROGS: You’ll win the race.
− WOLFS: Come on! Come on!( Timmy the tortoise dissapear.)
SCENE 4 (Harry hare go into running)
− NARRATOR 1: Harry hare is still running fast.
− NARRATOR 2: It's getting very hot.
− HARE: It's very hot. I'm tired. I don't see the tortoise. I'll sleep under this tree for one hour,
maybe two.
− NARRATOR 1: Timmy Tortoise passes by. Harry is sleeping.
− NARRATOR 2: He has funny dream Harry smiles) the tortoise walks and walks and
dissapears.
− NARRATOR 1: Suddenly Harry wakes up.
− NARRATOR 2: He looks around. He is alone.
− HARE: I can win the race today!

4. SCENE 5
Two animals with a Poster and the tortoise next to FINISH.
− ANIMALS: Great, great . hurray, hurray
Hare is sad and tortoise is very very happy.
NARRATOR: THE LESSON IS:
SLOW AND STEADY WINS THE RACE