THE GOOD MAN AND HIS SON ( a playscript about not listening to everyone's words)

THE GOOD MAN AND HIS SON

 

CHARACTERS:

FATHER

SON – Peter

MAN

MRS. LIZ

OLD MAN

GIRL

 

SCRIPT:

 

ACT 1 – ON THE COUNTRYSIDE

 

(Father, his Son Peter, and the Donkey enter stage)

 

FATHER:  (to his son) Tell me Peter, did you feed Snooky?.

 

SON: Yes, father, I did.  Where are we going so early?.

 

FATHER: We´re going to town to do some shopping.  Come on, hurry up, it´s getting late.

 

(they walk a little. A man enters stage)

 

MAN:  Good morning.  Where are you going so early?.

 

FATHER:  We´re going to St. James.

 

MAN:  Forgive me for asking, but why are you going on foot if you can ride your donkey?.

 

SON: (to his father) He’s right!.  Tell me why?.

 

FATHER:  (to the Man) I appreciate your advice… and good bye, it´s getting late. (the man leaves stage) Who´s going to ride the donkey?.

 

SON: You are, father. I can walk.

 

(the man gets on the donkey and walk a little. A woman carrying a basket enters stage)

 

FATHER: Good morning, Mrs. Liz.

 

MRS. LIZ: Good Morning (she stops and watches them). I know that this is none of my business, but why is this poor, little and sweet boy walking?.  And why is this strong man riding the donkey?.

 

SON:  (to his father) Mrs. Liz is right. Don´t you think so father?.

 

FATHER:  Ok, I’ll get off the donkey, and you get on.

 

(Father gets off the donkey and his son gets on. They walk a little.  An old man enters stage).

 

OLD MAN: Good morning.  (he stops and watches them)

 

FATHER: Good morning.

 

OLD MAN: Oh my!.  When I was young these things never happened!.  Why is a young and healthy boy riding the donkey, and his poor father is walking?.  This is so disrespectful!.  Oh, my!.

 

(the old man leaves the stage whispering)

 

FATHER: What do you think about what the old man said?.

 

SON: I think he´s right. It would be better if you too ride the donkey.

 

(Father gets on the donkey, now both are riding the donkey, and walk a little. A girl enters stage running).

 

GIRL:  (approaches the donkey) What a sweet donkey! . What´s his name?.

 

SON: His name is Snooky.

 

GIRL: Oh, poor Snooky!.  Look at his tired face. Why are you both riding this poor donkey. (she leaves stage whispering) Poor donkey!.

 

FATHER: (a little impatient) And now, what are we going to do, my son?.

 

SON: I think that the girl is right, father.   Snooky looks tired, let´s carry the donkey ourselves and nobody will critize us.

 

FATHER: Ok,  lets see what happens.

 

(both get off the donkey and carry him. They can hardly walk. The man, Mrs. Liz, the old man, and the girl enter stage)

 

MAN:  (laughing) What´s this!.  I´ve never seen anything like this!.

 

MRS. LIZ: (laughing) What a pair of fools!.

 

OLD MAN: How funny you look carrying a donkey.

 

(they leave the stage)

 

FATHER: (angry) And now, what are we going to do, my son?.

 

SON: To tell you the truth.  I don´t know, father. We did what they told us to do, but we couldn´t please them.  Everybody critized us, and now they laugh at us.

FATHER: Look, my son. I wanted you to see with your own eyes that there are many different opinions and that it´s not possible to please everybody.

 

SON:  What are we going to do now?.

 

FATHER: Well, you must think right and decide what you think it´s better.

 

SON: Even if not everybody agrees. I know what to do!. You will ride the donkey half of the way, and I will ride him the other half. Along the way, we can also walk a little, so that Snooky can rest.

 

FATHER: (gets on the donkey) Well done, my son. We will do just that.   Come on Snooky, start walking!.

 

SON: (looking convinced) Let people talk!.

 

(they leave the stage singing)

 

THE END

 

Author: Aesop Fable

 

Adapted by: K I D S I N C O

 

Moral:  We can not always do what people want us to do.  We can´t please everybody because there will always be someone who will not  agree with us. Don´t listen to other people’s gossip.

 

 

I LEARNED MY LESSON

CHARACTERS:

NARRATOR

FARMER

WIFE

ROOSTER

HEN 1

HEN 2

HEN 3

HEN 4

MOUSE 1

MOUSE 2

MOUSE 3

 SCRIPT:

NARRATOR: Once upon a time on a farm all the animals were having fun, except for the farmer.

FARMER:  (to his wife) I don’t like all the noise those chickens make in the henhouse.  I wish I could do something to stop that noise!

WIFE: I know.  Especially because you like to wake up late.

FARMER: I was thinking about buying a rooster.  Maybe he would put them in order.

WIFE: It’s a good idea, and maybe he would also get rid of the mice.

FARMER: Those mice are another problem we have!.   Come, let’s go to town, we need to get the rooster right away.

NARRATOR: When the rooster came to live to the farm, the chickens thought they would have more fun, but soon, they were disappointed.

ROOSTER: The fun is over!.  Everybody get to work!.  And as to you little hens…

HENS 1, 2, 3, 4: Are you talking to us?.

ROOSTER: You’re the only hens I see around here, so yes, I’m talking to all of you!.

HEN 1: What can we do for you?.

ROOSTER: To begin with, you can’t go out to play anymore!.

HEN 2:  What!.

HEN 3: Your heard me.   No more playing outside.

HEN 4: But, what are we going to do?.

ROOSTER: You have a lot of thing to do inside the henhouse.  You must keep everything clean.

HENS 1, 2, 3, 4: Everything is clean and in order!.  Please, don’t do that to us.  We can work and play at the same time!.

ROOSTER: I said no!.  And don’t you disobey me, or you will be punished.  That’s why I’m here for.  Your goal from now on, is to obey my orders!.  Do you understand?.

HEN 1, 2, 3, 4: It’s not fair!.

ROOSTER: I don’t care what you think.   I’m not here to please you, but to make you work and stop all the noise you make.

NARRATOR: Then the rooster said to the mice.

ROOSTER: And you ugly mice, get out of the farm!.

HENS 1,2,3,4:  No, please, they are our friends!.

ROOSTER: You’re not here to make friends, you are in this farm to work!.

HEN 1: I beg you rooster, let them stay with us.

HEN 2: They don’t have a place to live.

HEN 3: They depend on us.

HEN 4: Say yes, please.

ROOSTER: No!.  I am the one who gives orders around here!.

MOUSE 1: Lets pack.

MOUSE 2: Good-bye hens.

MOUSE 3: Don’t forget about us.  Remember all the good times we had together.

ROOSTER: Stop all this drama!.  Go to sleep now!.   Starting tomorrow morning, you all will wake up earlier than ever.

HEN 1,2,3,4: You must be crazy!.

NARRATOR: But there was nothing the hens could do.  And from that day, the farm became a very sad place to live in.  Visits were not allowed, there were no conversations, and no games.  Everyday, at four o’clock in the morning, the rooster would climb up to a pole and start to sing.

ROOSTER: Cock-a-doodle-doo, cock-a-doodle-doo, cock-a-doodle-doo.

HEN 1: He’s a dictator!.

HEN 2: I’m really angry with him!

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HEN 3: We should talk to the mice and make a plan.

HEN 4: The mice are gone.

HEN 1: Gone forever.

HEN 3: That’s what you think.  I know where they are hiding.

HEN 4: Then what are we waiting for.   Let’s go and talk to them!.

NARRATOR: So the hens and the mice got together and made a plan to stop the rooster from bothering them.

HEN 3: So, what’s the plan.

MOUSE 1: Tonight I will put glue to the pole where he sings every morning.

MOUSE 2: Just be careful, don’t make a lot of noise.

HEN 1: Yeah, we don’t want him to wake up and find out.

MOUSE 1: Don’t worry, I have everything under control.

NARRATOR: That night the mouse put glue to the pole, and the next day the rooster climbed to the pole to sing.

ROOSTER: Cock-a-doodle-doo, cock-a-doodle-doo, cock-a-doodle-doo. What’s happening?.  I can’t move my feet!.  My feet are stuck to the pole!.

NARRATOR: And the rooster saw that everybody on the farm were having fun.

ROOSTER: Hey, here I am…over here!.  Somebody help me!.

NARRATOR: Then the hens and the mice turned up to look at the rooster who was stuck to the pole.

HEN 1, 2, 3, 4: Ha, ha, ha, ha.

MOUSE 1,2,3: You look so funny!.

ROOSTER: So, you did this to me!.  Why?.

HEN 1: So that you know how unpleasant it is to have somebody tell you what to do.

ROOSTER: I’m sorry.

HEN 1: Are you really sorry?.

ROOSTER: Yes, I am.  I learned my lesson.

HEN 2: We forgive you.

HEN 3: We will help you get down from the pole.

NARRATOR: An now nobody gives orders in the henhouse.  Everybody, including the rooster, get together to work and have fun.  And best of all, they are all good friends.

THE END

Author:  Popular Folktale

Adapted by:  K I D S I N C O

Moral Value:  Freedom.  Respect

 “ Never bend your head. Hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye.” 

Helen Keller

– Respect is to treat others kindly without criticizing.

– Respect is to listen, attend, and treat others as we would like to be treated.

– Respect is necessary to live in peace and harmony with our friends, family, and neighbors.

– We respect ourselves when we take care of our body and our health.

– Feeling respect for ourselves helps us to do what is right even if other people tells us to go the wrong way.

– We should listen others without judging them.

– We have to learn thatwe have the same rights, even if we are different.

– It is important to learn to respect our friends and not laugh for how they look, what they like or for their culture.

– When a friend makes you feel bad or critizes you, it means that he or she doesn`t respect you.

– It is important not to get into people`s lives. Sometimes they need to be alone o have other activities where we can not go and we have to respect that.

– We have to respect our elders and our parents. They have experience and wisdom that can share with us.

– We shouldn`t make feel bad other members of our family even if what they like seems ridiculous to us.

– Respect your parents, your friends, and your teachers.

– Respect yourself. Don`t do what others tells you to do if you think that it is not right.

– Keep your promises so that other people respect you.

Respect should start with ourselves and then continue to others. 

“ I must respect the opinions of others even if I disagree with them.” 

Herbert Henry Lehman 

BEAUTY, THE BULL

CHARACTERS:

NARRATOR

IVAN

BEAUTY

OMAN

 SCRIPT:

NARRATOR: Many, many years ago in a faraway land, a sweet bull was born.  A very rich man called Ivan, named him Beauty.

IVAN: I have to feed Beauty and take good care of him.

NARRATOR: When Beauty grew up into a strong bull, he thought.

BEAUTY: My master gave me everything.  One day I would like to thank him.

NARRATOR: So one day Beauty said to his master.

BEAUTY: Master, go and look for a merchant proud of his animals, and tell him that I can pull a hundred wagons.

IVAN: Are you sure you can do it?.

BEAUTY: Yes, master.

NARRATOR: So Ivan went to visit a merchant called Oman.

OMAN: I have the strongest bull in town.

IVAN: Ha, ha, ha, you must be joking!.  I have the strongest bull in town, he can pull a hundred fully loaded wagons.

OMAN: I have to see that with my own eyes. I bet you a thousand gold coins.

IVAN: We will do the exhibition tomorrow.

NARRATOR: The merchant tied a hundred sand loaded wagons to make them heavier. When the exhibition started, Ivan got up into the first wagon, he took his whip and hit the bull.

IVAN: Come on lazy animal!.  Pull the wagons!.

BEAUTY: I´ve never done anything bad to my master, why is he insulting me?. I will not pull the wagons!.

MERCHANT: Ha, ha, ha, ha give me my gold coins!.

NARRATOR: When they went home, Beauty asked Ivan.

BEAUTY: Why are you sad?.

IVAN: I lost a lot of money because of you.

BEAUTY: You hit me with the whip, and you called me lazy.  Tell me, did I in my whole life break something?.  I have worked hard for you, haven’t I?

IVAN: Well, yes.

BEAUTY: I feel sorry for you.  Go and tell the mechant to bet again, but this time bet two thousand gold coins.  And, this time use only the words I deserve.

NARRATOR: The merchant agreed and thought he would win again.  Next day everything was ready.  When it was time for Beauty to pull the wagons, Ivan said.

NARRATOR: Beauty obeyed immediately and pulled the hundred wagons.

OMAN: What!.  I can´t believe he did it.  I will have to pay Ivan two thousand gold coins.

NARRATOR: And people who watched the bull pulling the wagons ran to him to feed him and give him presents.

IVAN:  I appreciate the lesson Beauty taught me.  I have to be humble and respect others.

NARRATOR: And it was a lesson Ivan remembered his whole life.

THE END

Author: Bhutan Legend

Adapted by: K I D S I N C O

Moral Value:  Respect

“ How delicious it is to respect others”.

Anton Chejov

“ I’m not concerned with your liking or disliking me… All I ask is that you respect me as a human being.”  –

Jackie Robinson

“ Treat others as you want them to treat you because what goes around comes around” 

Author Unknown

“You should respect each other and refrain from disputes; you should not, like water and oil, repel each other, but should, like milk and water, mingle together”. 

Buddha

“ I must respect the opinions of others even if I disagree with them.” 

Herbert Henry Lehman 

“ How delicious it is to respect others”.

Anton Chejov