1 scene
A mouse walks in the deep dark wood.
A fox sees the mouse and the mouse looks good.
“Where are you going to, little brown mouse?
Come and have lunch in my underground house.”
“ It’s kind of you, Fox, but no –
I have lunch with a gruffalo”
“A gruffalo? What’s a gruffalo?”
“A gruffalo! Why don’t you know?
He has terrible tusks, and terrible claws,
And terrible teeth in his terrible jaws”
And his favourite food is roasted fox”
“Roasted fox! I’m off! Goodbye, little mouse”
“Silly old Fox! Doesn’t she know,
There’s no’ such thing as a gruffalo?”
2 scene
The mouse walks in the deep dark wood.
An owl sees the mouse and the mouse looks good.
“Where are you going to, little brown mouse?
Come and have tea in my treetop house.”
“ It’s nice of you, Owl, but no –
I have tea with a gruffalo”
“A gruffalo? What’s a gruffalo?”
“A gruffalo! Why don’t you know?
He has ugly knees, and crooked toes,
And a poisonous wart on his nose”
And his favourite food is owl ice-cream”
Goodbye, little mouse. Day’s good!”
“Silly old Owl! Doesn’t she know,
There’s no’ such thing as a gruffalo?”
3 scene
The mouse walks in the deep dark wood.
A snake sees the mouse and the mouse looks good.
“Where are you going to, little brown mouse?
Come for a dinner in my small house.”
“ It’s good of you, Snake, but no –
I have dinner with a gruffalo”
“A gruffalo? What’s a gruffalo?”
“A gruffalo! Why don’t you know?
His eyes are orange, his tongue is black,
He has purple prickles on his back”
And his favourite food is a burger from a snake”
“A burger from a snake! Goodbye, little mouse.
I’ll hide in my house”
“Silly old Snake! Doesn’t she know,
There’s no’ such thing as a gruffal…”
4 scene
-“O help! O no!
It’s a gruffalo!”
But who is this creature with terrible claws
And terrible teeth in his terrible jaws?
He has ugly knees and crooked toes
And a poisonous wart on his nose.
His eyes are orange, his tongue is black,
He has purple prickles on his back.
-“It’s a mouse! My favourite food!
- On a slice of bread he’s taste good!”
- “Good? Don’t call me good!
I’m the scariest animal in this wood.
Just walk behind me and soon you’ll see,
Everyone is afraid of me”
You go ahead and I’ll follow you after”
5 scene
They walk and walk till the Gruffalo said
“I hear a hiss in the leaves ahead”
“It’s Snake! Snake, hi!”
“O my God! Little mouse, goodbye!”
“You see? I told you so!”
“Amazing! I didn’t even know!”
6 scene
They walk and walk till the Gruffalo said
“I hear a hoot in the trees ahead”
“It’s Owl! Owl, hi!”
“O dear! Little mouse, goodbye!”
“You see? I told you so!”
“Fantastic! I didn’t even know!”
7 scene
They walk and walk till the Gruffalo said
“I can hear feet on the path ahead”
“It’s Fox! Fox, hi!”
“O help! Little mouse, goodbye!”
“Well, Gruffalo, you see?
Everyone is afraid of me!
But now my tummy’s beginning to rumble.
My favourite food is – gruffalo crumble!”
8 scene All is quiet in the deep dark wood.
The mouse finds a nut and the nut is good.