THE TURNIP
Characters:
The Turnip
Grandfather
Grandmother
Granddaughter
The Dog
The Cat
The Mouse
(Grandfather sees a big turnip.)
Grandfather: Oh, what a big turnip we have in our kitchen-garden.
I want to pull it out. (Pulls the turnip). One, two, three! It is too big for me. Granny, come here!
Help me, please!
G r a n d m o t h e r: All right, Grandfather. I'm coming. Grandfather and Grandmother
(pulling together): One, two, three! ... One, two, three! (No result.) Oh, it's too big for us!
Grandmother: Granddaughter, Granddaughter, help us, please!
Granddaughter: All right, Granny. I'm coming.
Grandfather, Grandmother and Granddaughter (pulling together): One, two, three! ...
One, two, three! ... One, two, three! (No result.) Oh, it's too big for us!
Granddaughter: Dog, Dog, help us, please!
The Dog: All right, Granddaughter. I'm coming.
Grandfather, Grandmother, Granddaughter and the Dog (pulling together):
One, two, three! ... One, two, three! ... One, two, three! (No result.) Oh, it's too big for us!
The Dog: Cat, Cat, help us, please!
T h e C a t: All right, Dog. I'm coming.
Grandfather, Grandmother, Granddaughter, the Dog and the Cat (pulling together):
One, two, three! ... One, two, three! ... One, two, three! (No result.) Oh, it's too big for us!
The Cat: Mouse, Mouse, come here! Help us, please!
The Mouse: All right. Cat. I'm coming.
Grandfather, Grandmother, Granddaughter, the Dog, the Cat and
the Mouse (pulling together): One, two, three! ... One, two, three! ... One, two, three! (Fall down.)
The Turnip (standing up): Here I am!
All (together): Oh! What a big turnip we have!
Curtain
A HOUSE IN THE WOOD
Characters:
The Frog
The Mouse
The Fox
The Cock
The Hen
(A house in the wood. The Mouse comes up to the house. The Frog is at the
window.)
Children:
Here is a house in the wood, wood, wood.
A mouse is running through the wood, wood, wood.
She stops at the door, door, door.
She asks at the door, door, door.
The Mouse: Who lives in this house, house, house?
The Frog: I do. I am a frog and I live in this house. And who are you?
The Mouse: I am a mouse. May I live in your house?
The Frog: Yes, you may. Come in, please!
The Children:
Here is a house in the wood, wood, wood.
A cock is running through the wood, wood, wood.
He stops at the door, door, door.
He asks at the door, door, door.
The Cock: Who lives in this house, house, house?
The Frog and the Mouse (together): We do.
The Frog: I am a frog.
The Mouse: And I am a mouse.
Together: And who are you?
The Cock: I am a cock. May I live in your house?
The Frog and the Mouse (together): Yes, you may. Come in,
please!
Children:
Here is a house in the wood, wood, wood.
A hen is running through the wood, wood, wood.
She stops at the door, door, door.
She asks at the door, door, door.
The Hen: Who lives in this house, house, house?
The Frog, the Mouse and the Cock (together): We do.
The Frog: I am a frog.
The Mouse: I am a mouse.
The Cock: And I am a cock.
Together: And who are you?
The Hen: I am a hen. May I live in your house?
The Frog, the Mouse and the Cock: Yes, you may. Come in, please!
Children:
Here is a house in the wood, wood, wood.
A fox is running through the wood, wood, wood.
She stops at the door, door, door.
She asks at the door, door, door.
The Fox: Who lives in this house, house, house?
The Frog, the Mouse, the Cock and the Hen (together): We do.
The Frog: I am a frog, frog, frog.
The Cock: I am a cock, cock, cock.
The Hen: I am a hen, hen, hen.
The Mouse: And I am a mouse, mouse, mouse.
The Fox: My dear frog and cock, my dear hen and mouse! May I live
with you?
The Frog, the Cock, the Hen and the Mouse: But who are you?
The Fox: I am a fox.
The Frog, the Cock, the Hen and the Mouse: Oh, no, you're bad fox! Go away! We don't want you.
(The Fox runs away. The Mouse, the Frog, the Cock and the Hen pursue it.)
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