The lion, the mouse and the fox. 5ºB. Semana del teatro en inglés. CEP Virgen de la Villa (Martos, Jaén).

1. FABLE: “THE LION, THE MOUSE AND THE FOX”
Characters:
Narrator 1: Cristian Prince: Salvador
Narrator 2: Manuel The King: Juanje
Narrator 3: Daniel The Queen: Alba
Narrator 4: Sandra Sound 1: Elisabet
Narrator 5: Yasmina Sound 2: Miguel Custodio
Mouse 1: Pablo
Mouse 2: Ángela
Mouse 3: Anabel
Mouse 4: Fátima
Lion: Sergio
Fox 1: Miriam
Fox 2: Mª José
Fox 3: Mónica
Fox 4: Jesús
Fox 5: Ana Belén
Hunter 1: Fran
Hunter 2: Antonio Jesús
Hunter 3: Antonio Juan
Hunter 4: Alejandro
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2. SCRIPT
Narrator 1: Once upon a time, there was a lion taking a nap in
his den.
Lion: ZZZZZZZZZZZZZagrrrrrrrrr, ZZZZZZZZZ
Narrator 2: When suddenly, a group of mice appeared near by
in the forest.
Mouse 1: Come on, children!!!! Quickly!
Mouse 2: Yes, come on babies!!!!
Mouse 3: (yawns) Aumnnnnn! I´m very tired……
Mouse 4: Me too!! (yawns)Aumnnnnnn!
Mouse 1: Ok, We can stop now and We´ll sleep here!!
Mouse 2: Look! There´s a den. Come on!!!
Mouse 3: Yes, It´s fantantic!!!
Mouse 4: Yes! And tomorrow, we can continue with our trip.
Narrator 3: So, the mice went into the den, and they started to
play and sing loudly.
Mice 1, 2, 3 & 4: lalalalalalalalalala!, one, two,
three……..jajajajiijijiji!!…..
Mouse 1: Be careful!! Listen! …...... Who is it?
Mousses 1, 2,3 & 4: It´s a LION!!!!!!!!! ( Ahhahahahahahaah!!!!)
Narrator 4: The lion wakes up and yawns!!!!!( With sound)
Lion: Ahhhhhhh!!!! I love sleeping.
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3. Narrator 5: Then suddenly, the lion saw something in his den,
and said:
Lion: What´s happening? Who has come into my home?
Narrator 1: The lion was scared, and started to scream…..
Lion: Go away! Whoever you are leave me alone! …..oh some one
help me....help me...help me!!! …..please!!!!!
Narrator 2: Then a pack of foxes casually passed by !!!!! A
mother fox and her cubs.
Fox 1: Come on, children!!
Fox 2: Mum, it´s raining!!
Fox 3: Oh no! We have to stop now!!!
Fox 4: Yes, please! I'm hungry. I´m very very hungry!! And you?
Fox 5: Yes, me too !!! Ñam,ñam, ñam….
Fox 2: OK mum! Can we look for food around here?
Mummy fox: to 2, 3, 4 & 5: Ok, see you soon!!
Narrator 3: Afterwards, mother fox decided to stop at a
den……..
Fox 1: Come on children! It´s o.k.! We ´ll sleep in this den.
Quickly! It´s raining a lot!
Narrator 4: But…..to their surprise, when they saw the lion
screaming in the corner of the den…
Lion: NO, no, no please!!!!! Go away! Please don´t hurt me!!!!!
Narrator 5: The mice screamed, too!!!
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4. Mice 1, 2, 3, & 4: Oh, no!! The lion will eat us!!
Fox 1: I can't believe it! Sush a strong and fierce animal of
the jungle is afraid of four helpless mice!
Narrator 1: The lion came down from the rock and said:
Lion: I´m not afraid!!!!!! And to prove it, I'll let you all go.
Mouse 1: Thanks, Mr. Lion
Mouse 2: Thank you very much, Mr. Lion!!!!!
Mouse 3: We are sorry! This won't happen again! We promise.
Mice 1, 2, 3 & 4: Thanks a lot, Mr. Lion!!!! See you soon!!!
Lion: jajajajaajajajaajaja…….Yes, yes……sure!!! Byebye!!
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Narrator 2: A few days after……In the palace…….
( Prince also appears)
The Queen: Oh! My dear husband!
The King: My lovely wife!
The Queen: Do you remember? Next week is the first birthday
of our wonderful son!
The King: Yes…. It´s true. I know!
The Queen: Well, I would like to have a very special gift!
The King: o.k.! I'll call my best hunters of the palace……..and
( thinking………) They will have to hunt the most beautiful and
fierce animal of the jungle……
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5. The Queen: Which is it?
The King: THE LION
The Queen: I think, it´s a lovely gift.
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Narrator 3: The four hunters start to find the lion in the
jungle.
Hunter 1: I think that it´s not an easy task. But, we´ll try.
Hunter 2: Look! There's a den, come here!!!
Hunter 3: Be careful….. What is that noise?
Lion: Zhzhzhzhzhzhzhzhzhzzh……
Hunter 4: Shhhhh! Look, It´s the LION!
Hunter 1: Is he sleeping????
Hunter 2: Yessssss. We have the opportunity to capture him.
Hunter 3: Okay one, two, three…. Now!!!!
Hunter 4: He´s very heavy. We should bring something to
transport him.
Hunters 1, 2,3& 4: Okay, Quickly, before we wake him up!!!
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Narrator 4: When the lion woke up , he saw that he was trapped
and he couldn´t move. And he started to shout……
Lion: Help, help, please!!!!!
Narrator 5: and by chance the mice were passing by....
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6. Mouse 1: Shshshshs! Silence. What is it?
Mouse 2: It seems someone is screaming!
Mouse 3: The noise is coming from the den! What do we do?
Mouse 4: It´s the lion´s den!!! It's dangerous!!!!
Lion: Please..!!!! I´m stuck, I need help!!!!
Mouse 1: Lets go and see whats happening!!! Come on!!!
Narrator 1: When they went in the den, they saw a trapped and
terrified lion.
Mouse 2: We have to do something! We must help him!
Mouse 3: We must keep our promise.
Mouse 4: We can bite through the strings!
Mouse 1: It´s a good idea!!!! come on! Lets Bite quickly...
(they knaw though the ropes)
Lion: Thank you very much mice!!!! The other day I never thought
you could help me because I´m the biggest and strongest animal
in the jungle. But today you have proved that you are as strong
as me.Thanks guys, you're very brave.
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Narrators 1,2,3,4 & 5: MORAL OF THE FABLE:
“Never underestimate someone because of their
size.”
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