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THE MOUSETRAP

CHARACTERS:

MAN

WOMAN

MOUSE

DOCTOR

CHICKEN

LAMB

COW

Props: Box with a mousetrap; soup dish; thermometer

SCRIPT:

NARRATOR: A mouse is looking through the wall and sees a man and a woman opening a package.

MOUSE:   Humm, it looks good.   What kind of food can be stored there?.

NARRATOR: He was horrified when he saw that it was a mousetrap. He went outside to tell the others.

MOUSE: There´s a mousetrap in the house.   A mousetrap!.

NARRATOR: The chicken who was looking for worms in the ground said.

CHICKEN: Excuse me, Mr. Mouse; I understand that it is a big problem for you, but I don´t care. That doesn´t bother me!.

NARRATOR: The mouse left worried. He went to find the lamb and said.

MOUSE: Mr. Lamb, there´s a mousetrap in the house!.

LAMB: I think that it is not for me. Excuse me, Mr. Mouse, but there´s nothing I can do. I can only pray.  Stay calm, you are in my prayers!.

NARRATOR: Then the mouse went to see the cow.

MOUSE: There`s a mousetrap in the house, Mrs. Cow!.

COW: That won´t hurt me. Am I in danger?.  I don´t think so.

NARRATOR: Then the mouse went back home looking sad and defeated. That same night when everything was quiet, a loud noise was heard. The noise was that of a mousetrap getting a victim. The woman ran to see the mousetrap. But it was so dark that she didn´t see that the mousetrap got the tail of a deadly snake. Then the snake bit the woman.

WOMAN:  Oh, I got bit by a snake!.

NARRATOR: The woman fainted. The man called the doctor. The doctor came and took her temperature, and recommended a chicken soup. Everybody knows that chicken soup is good for people with a fever. The man went out to look for the main ingredient: The chicken. So he ran after the chicken.

MAN: Come here little chicken, I am going to make a soup.

CHICKEN: Oh no, my days are over.  I will be the soup!.

NARRATOR: The man showed up with a chicken soup. Since the woman was still sick, her friends and neighbors came to see her. To feed them all, the man decided to cook lamb.

MAN: Come her little lamb. I am going to cook a delicious dish.

LAMB: Oh my, I’m next.  I have to run and save my life!.

NARRATOR: Then the man started chasing the lamb. When the woman got better they wanted to celebrate by giving a big party. They decided to cook the cow to feed everybody.  So The man chase the cow.

MAN: Come here, little cow, I am going to cook.

COW: Who, me?.  No, I wasn´t invited to the party.

MAN: Yes you were!. You are the main dish.

NARRATOR: Finally, the mouse decided to get out.

MOUSE: Next time, when you hear that someone is having problems, remember that  there´s a mousetrap in the house,  so the whole farm is in danger!.  Did you see who got saved?.  We need to help those who need us. We never know when we will be in the same situation.

THE END

Adapted by:  K I D S I N C O