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©  WHAT’S AN ENCYCLOPEDIA

CHARACTERS:

MOTHER

FATHER

SON

SCRIPT:

ACT I – IN THE LIVING ROOM

(Mother is watching TV.  Father is reading the newspaper. Son is coloring a book.  He shows the page to his mother)

SON: Look, mom, do you like it?.

MOTHER:  Why did you color everything green?.

SON: Why not?.

MOTHER: Because not everything you see is green.  Just look at the rainbow.  All the different colors make it look so beautiful!.

 SON: Wow!.  You’re right.  Mom, why do dolphins make so many sounds?.

 MOTHER: Because that’s the way they communicate.

 SON: With whom?.

 MOTHER: With other sea animals.

 SON: Dad, why does rain fall from the sky?.

 FATHER: Well, rain falls from the clouds, not from the sky.

 SON: How?.

FATHER: The clouds have the water in the form of water vapour, which condenses due to low temperature in the atmosphere and come to earth as rain.

SON: Oh,you’re right.  The teacher explained that to us in science class.  Mom, what if…

MOTHER: You are asking too many questions, dear.

SON: My teacher said it’s good to be curious.

MOTHER: She’s right, it is good to be  curious. (she stands up and goes to a bookcase in the living room) Come here. I want to show you something special.

SON:  (stands up) What is it?.

MOTHER: Do you see all these books?.

SON: Yes.

 MOTHER: This set of books is yours.  It’s called an encyclopedia.

 SON: An encyclopedia?.  What’s that?.

 (Father stands up and takes one of the books)

FATHER: An encyclopedia is a book or books that have information about many subjects.  With these books you can learn about many things.

SON: Like what?.

FATHER: You can learn about the human body, history, weather, music, inventions, insects…

SON: Wow!.  Let me see it, dad. (Father gives Son a book)  I like it.  It has many pictures!.

FATHER: Yes, it does.

SON: Can I learn about dinosaurs in here?.

MOTHER: Yes

SON: Can I learn about airplanes in here?.

FATHER: Why don’t we look?.

SON: Yeah!.

(Father and Son sit and read the book)

MOTHER: Great!.  I’ll bring you some lemonade.

(Mother leaves the stage)

SON: Look dad!  What kind of airplane is this?

FATHER: Let’s read the information.  Hmmm, it says it’s an….

THE END

Author:  K I D S I N C O

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