“My Dino Pet “  was written and sent to Kidsinco by 12-year old Evodio Vargas Castaneda, from Mexico.   This script may not be republished in any other website or blog without the written consent of the author.

Characters:

Harry

Thomas

Katy

Man

Mom

Doctor

Dinosaur (no dialogues)

SCRIPT:

Act I -  In the Street

(Harry, Thomas, and Katy walk home from school.  They pass by an old building.  Katy stops and looks through a window)

Thomas:  Come on Katy…I’m hungry!

Harry:  I have a lot of homework!

Katy:  I have always wanted to enter this old building.  I’m sure there are ghosts in there!

Thomas:  I’m sure there are mice in there!

Harry:  I’m sure there’s nothing in there!

Katy:  I’m sure you are both scared!

Thomas:  I’m not scared…I’m twelve!

Harry:  Neither am I… I’m thirteen!

Katy:  Fine…then let’s see what’s inside… and I’m ten!

Thomas:  (opens the door)  Be my guest!

(Katy, Harry, and Thomas enter.  They look around)

Harry:  This place is so old…and it stinks!

(There’s a strange  noise)

Katy:  Shhhh quiet you two… did you hear that?

Harry:  (looks up) Yeah…the noise is coming from the roof!  Maybe there’s someone up there watching us!

Thomas:  You’re Harry Scary! Ha, ha, ha, ha.

Harry:  We should leave…it’s getting late.

Thomas:  Grow up Harry!

Herny:  This was a very bad idea!

(There’s a big cage in the middle of the room.  It is covered with a big black cloth)

Katy:  Oh! 

Thomas:  I’m sure there are ghosts trapped in that cage! Ha, ha, ha, ha.

Katy:  That’s not funny!

Thomas:  Are you getting scared now?

Harry:  Leave her alone… and let’s get out of here!

Katy:  I’m not leaving until I see what’s inside that cage…(she pulls out the cloth) Voala!

(They look surprised)

Harry, Thomas, Katy: Holy guacamole! 

Thomas and Katy:  What’s that?

Harry:  I think…I think…I think it’s a dinosaur!

Thomas:  A dinosaur?

Katy:  What is he doing here?  I mean… weren’t dinosaurs extinct millions of years ago?

Thomas:  Who cares!  We have one just in front of us!

Katy:  He’s so cute!  I’ll let him out!  (she opens the cage door)

Thomas and Harry:  Nooooo!

(The dinosaur gets out of the cage)

Thomas: (hides behind Harry)  Harry!  I’m afraid…he will eat us!

Katy:  Who’s afraid now?

Harry:  (touches the dinosaur) He will not eat us…so, calm down.

Thomas:  How do you know?

Harry:  Because I’ve IN class…not only to school…like some people do!

Thomas:  There we go again…the nerd is talking!

Harry:  For your information, dear brother and sister…this is an Ankylosaurus!

Thomas:  A what? … Oh, sure, I knew it the minute I saw him! 

Katy:  And the minute he saw us, he knew we were his dinner!

Harry:  You don’t have to worry.  He is herbivore.

Thomas:  What is herbivore?

Harry:  It means that he eats plants!

Katy:  Uffff… I’m glad I’m not a plant!

Harry:  Did you know that Ankylosaurus weighted about four tons!

Thomas:  Fortunately, this is a baby dinosaur.

Katy:  Wow!  Look at those big teeth!

Thomas:  How come he doesn’t have pointed teeth? 

Harry:  That’s because plant-eater dinosaurs had flat teeth…while meat-eater dinosaurs had pointed sharp teeth.

Thomas:  Like the T-Rex!

Harry:  That’s right!

Thomas:  Mmmm…I have an idea…and I mean… a very good idea….you will like it…I’m sure of that…besides….

Katy:  What is it?

Thomas: How about if we take him home?

Katy:  (thinking)  Home….yes…he’ll be our dino pet…but…how are we going to feed him?

Thomas:  Let’s not worry about that right now.  (to Harry) So…what do you think, Harry?

Harry:  Mmmm.  I know we shouldn’t…but I really like him.   He has the bluest eyes I have ever seen! 

Katy:  (looks carefully at the dinosaur) Wow!  They are really beautiful!  I didn’t know dinosaurs had blue eyes…

Thomas:   Helloooo you two!   How will we get him out?

Katy:  Let’s  cover him with the cloth …people will think it’s a very big dog!

Harry:  Do dogs have two big spikes sticking out of his head, like he does? 

Katy:  Well no… but…who cares?

Thomas:  Let’s do it!

Harry:  Mmmm…ok…just wait!

Thomas:  Now what?

Harry:  I’ll call him Peter!

Thomas:  Mmmm…Peter?… Not bad.   Let’s get out of here… now!

(Harry, Thomas, and Katy cover the dinosaur with the black cloth.  They leave the building, and walk home.  They stop to cross the street.  A man approaches them)

Man: What do you have in there?

Katy:  It’s our dog, sir.

Thomas:  Yes… he’s sick…that’s why we have him all covered up.

Man:  Oh, poor doggy…  can I take a look at him!

Thomas, Harry, and Katy:  Noooo!  He might bite you!

(the man uncovers the dinosaur)

Man:  Oh my God!  What kind of dog is this?

Harry:  You don’t want to know!

Man:  Oh, yes I do!…I could make a fortune…and you could make some money with this …strange…cloned…mutated dog!

Katy:  What do you mean? (The man takes out a business card and gives it to Katy.  She read it aloud)  B – Brothers?  What’s B – Brothers?

Man:  My two older brothers and I own a zoo…and we really need a different kind of animal…and your…dog…is just perfect!  Are you interested in selling it to me? 

Harry:  No, sir…Peter is not for sale.

Man:  I can give you right now one thousand dollars!  What do you say?

Katy:  (to Thomas and Harry)  What do you think?

Thomas:  One thousand dollars is a lot of money.

Harry:  I don’t know…I mean…I really want him with me.

Katy:  (whispering to Thomas and Harry)   It’s not ours anyway…we found it…remember… besides… with all that money, we can buy all the pets we want.

Thomas:  Mom and dad wouldn’t want him home…So, fine, sir.,. we have decided it to sell our…dog.

Harry:  We?  Thomas, I think you’re are making a big mistake.

Man:  Great!  (he takes out his wallet from his pocket, and gives Thomas the money). Fine kids, I must go!  (The man crosses the street and walks away from Thomas, Harry, and Katy)

Harry:  (shouting) Hey wait…sir!  Where’s your zoo.?

Man:  (shouting)  What zoo?

Katy:  (shouting)  He lied to us!

Harry:  I’m getting Peter back!

Katy:  No, Harry!

(Harry crosses the street.  He sees a car coming, and  falls to the ground)

Act II – In the Hospital

(Harry is lying in bed.  His mother and the doctor are beside him)

Harry:  (opens his eyes)  Mom?  Is that you?

Mother:  (hugs Harry) Oh, Harry…you’re finally awake!

Harry: Where am I?

Doctor:  You’re in the hospital.

Harry:  Oh, I remember…it was that car…I swear mom…I didn’t see it…I know I should had been more careful.

Mother:  What car are you talking about?

Doctor:  (to Harry)  Fortunately, you only suffered minor injuries.

Mother:  Thomas and Katy are fine too…they only have small bruises  and cuts.

Doctor:  But nothing serious.

Harry:  I don’t understand. 

Mother:  Part of that old building collapsed.

Harry:  Old building?…Peter!  Where’s Peter?

Mother:  Peter who?  Oh, please, Harry…don’t tell me there was someone else with you three!  

Harry:  Mom… I’m so confused!  Tell me what happened!

Mother:  Today after school, you, Thomas, and Katy entered the old building on Pine Street…some of the neighbors saw you coming in.  They said they heard a loud noise, and then part of the building collapsed while you were inside…then they called 911… and here we are.

Harry:  (sad)  So…it was all a dream…and Peter was part of it.

Doctor:  Would you like to tell us who Peter is?

Harry:  He was my dino pet.

Mother:  Oh Harry… we have a surprise for you at home!  (to doctor)  When can we leave doctor?

Doctor:  As soon as you sign out the release papers…please come with me to my office.

Mother:  Sure, doctor.  (to Harry)  I’ll be right back.

(Mother and Doctor leave)

Act II – At Home

(Mother, Thomas, Katy, and Harry enter the house)

Mother:  Stay right here!

(Mother leaves.  She comes back with a dog covered with a black cloth)

Thomas:  What’s that you’re hiding, mom?

Mother:  It’s a surprise for you all!

Thomas:  I think I know what it is.

Harry:  Me too!

Katy:  Can I look?

Mother:  Sure!

Katy: ( uncovers the dog) Voala!

Thomas, Harry, and Katy:  (surprised)  Ahhhh!

Mother:  I knew you would like him!

Mother:  (to Harry) You can hold it…it won’t bite you.

Harry: (holds a dog, and looks at him closely) I like him…he has the bluest eyes I have ever seen! 

Katy:  Wow!  They are really beautiful!  I didn’t know dogs could have blue eyes.

Thomas:  How should we call him?

Harry:  We’ll call him Peter?

Katy and Thomas:  Welcome home…Peter!

The End

Author:  Evodio Vargas Castaneda and K I D S I N C O

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Characters:

Girl

World

Doctor

SCRIPT:

Act I – In the Street

(A girl walks in the street. She sees the World.  The World walks slowly and with difficulty).

Girl: World! …What happened to you? …. What have they done to you?

World: (crying) What?  I can hardly hear you! Speak Louder!

Girl: What’s wrong with you? … Why  are you crying?

World: Oh…I’m sick… I feel really bad… my whole body hurts!… I feel sad…I’ve never felt like this before.

Girl: (The girl takes out a handkerchief from her pocket) Let me dry your tears.

World: Thank you… you’re son nice and kind to me.

Girl: I’ll take you to the doctor… give me your hand.

(The World  takes her hand and they leave)

Act II –  At the Doctor’s Office

(The Doctor sits in his desk.  The Girl and the World sit in front of him)

Doctor:  Good morning…

Girl: Good morning, doctor.

Doctor: What can I do for you?

Girl: Well… you see doctor… today I found Planet Earth in the street.

Doctor: (looking at the World) Hmmm… and what is wrong with him?

Girl: He is very depressed… and he doesn’t look very well.

Doctor: (to the World) So… you aren’t feeling well today?

Girl: He can’t hear you, doctor.

Doctor: Mmm……. I’ll take a look at him… I’ll start with his ears.

(The Doctor stands up and approaches the World)

World: What?  I can’t hear you!

Doctor: I’m going to check your ears!  Are you listening?

(The Doctors checks the World’s ears))

World: (shouting) Just a little… there is so much noise everywhere… I have become deaf!  I can’t even sleep at night…they are all over me!

Doctor: Now, I have to check your global temperature (he places a thermomenter in the World’s mouth).  Oh my… you have a fever!  Your temperature is really high!

World: Of course doctor… all those cars, industrial wastes, vapors and gases, smog, pesticides, and chemicals are contaminating my atmosphere… they have altered my climate… I have suffered hurricanes… tsunami… floods.

Doctor: Mmmm, let me check your heart, and your blood pressure.

(The Doctor places his stethoscope on the World’s chest)

World: That’s not necessary… My heart is weak… and I have a low blood pressure… I am not the strong World I used to be.

Doctor: Let me take a look at your feet.

(The Doctor checks the World’s feet)

World: Oh, doctor… I’m so tired of walking over piles of trash!  My feet are cracked and dirty… and even my heels are bleeding!.  Garbage pollutes my soil and water… and  people extract petroleum from the ground!

Girl: See doctor… he told me he wasn’t feeling well.  Poor World!

(The doctor sits behind his desk)

Doctor: (to the World) Look… you shouldn’t worry so much, we are just on time to help you.  The first thing we’ll do is enroll you in a detoxification program to remove toxic chemicals polluting your environment.  With this program you will feel better, it will restore your health, and you will gain energy.

World: Really… and how will you do that?  I want to be healthy again, doctor!

Doctor: The detox program includes… planting trees, recycling glass, cans, plastic, and paper.  Also saving energy by limiting the usage o air-conditioning, microwaves, radios, televisions, computers… and by using power saving bulbs and lighting.  Oh, and last but not least…cleaning polluted streams and landfills… and saving water.

World: So the program is also about reducing… reusing… and recycling?

Doctor: Of course!

World: Oh… and flowers will bloom… the air will become pure… forests will become green again… animals, fish, and insects will not become extinct… and the birds will sing!

Doctor: That’s right!  You are the perfect place to live in!

Girl: That’s how I want you to be!

World: Oh, you have taken a huge weight off my shoulders!  I feel much better knowing that you are going to help me, and you will not let me die… but please… tell me this is not a dream!

(The girl stands up and hugs the World)

Girl: No… this is for real…we all love you… you are a wonderful world!

(Music plays:  What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong)

The End

Adapted by K I D S I N C O based on an original story by Patricia Briones.

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Characters:

Old Woman

Grandson

Mary (maid)

Doctor

Nurse

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SCENE I

(An old woman and her grandson are in the living room having a conversation.  Mary enters the room with two glasses of lemonade).

Grandson: Thank you Mary, please leave the glasses on the table.

Mary: Yes, sir.

Old Woman: Mary, please find me a doctor.

Grandson: What’s wrong grandma.

Old Woman: I have a terrible headache… and I can hardly see.

Grandson: Mary, find any doctor right away.

Mary: Yes, sir.

(Mary leaves the room).

Grandson: Do you want some lemonade?

Old Woman: Yes, please, give me some.

(The old woman’s grandson gives her a glass of lemonade. Mary enters the room)

Grandson: Did you find a doctor?

Mary: Yes, I found a new doctor who just moved in to the neighborhood.  He said he’ll be here in fifteen minutes.

Old Woman: Thank you Mary.  You may leave, I’ll be fine.

Mary: Excuse me.

(Mary leaves.  A few minutes later she comes back with the doctor).

Grandson: Thank you for coming so soon.  My grandmother is not feeling very well.

Old Woman: I have a terrible headache… and I can hardly see.

Doctor: Hmmm…

(The doctor examines her eyes)

Grandson: What is it doctor?

Old Woman: Will I be fine?

Doctor: I’ll prescribe you some medication… but I can’t guarantee that you will recover your sight.

Old Woman: Please doctor, I’ll pay you whatever you want!

Doctor: This is not about money.  You have a serious illness and…

(The old woman interrupts the doctor)

Old Woman: Would you take twenty thousand dollars?

Doctor: Well, I don’t know.  It seems like a …

(the old woman interrupts the doctor)

Old Woman: How about thirty thousand?

Grandson: Grandmother!  He already told you….it’s not about…

(the doctor interrupts the grandson)

Doctor: I’ll take the money.

Old Woman: It’s a deal…but those thirty thousand dollars will be yours with one condition… if I don’t recover my sight completely, I will give you nothing.

Doctor: You will recover your sight, I’m sure of it.

Grandson: But you told us before that there were no guarantees!

Doctor: Your grandmother will be fine, don’t worry.

Old Woman: Talk to me about my treatment.

Doctor: I’ll come every day to give you your medication.

Grandson: For how long?

Doctor: It depends on how she feels… probably it may take a week or two, then she will be completely recovered.

Old Woman: Fine… thank you doctor…when do we start?

Doctor: The sooner the better.  We’ll start tomorrow morning.

Old Woman: I’ll be waiting for you, thank you doctor.

Doctor: By the way… you have a lovely house.

Grandson: I’ll take you to the door.

(both men leave)

SCENE II

(The old woman, the doctor and a nurse are in the living roon.  The doctor gives the old woman two pills)

Old Woman: Is that all I have to take?

Doctor: No, the nurse will put a few drops in your eyes.

(the nurse puts some drops in the old woman’s eyes and covers them with a bandage)

Old Woman: For how long do I have to wear this bandage?

Doctor: I’ll take it off when we finish the treatment.  For now, that’s all… we’ll come back tomorrow at this same hour.

Old Woman: Fine, thank you doctor.

Doctor: And your grandson?

Old Woman: He’s at the gym.

Doctor: And the maid?

Old Woman: She must be somewhere… probably she went to get the groceries.  I’m sorry I can’t take you to the door.

Doctor: Oh, don’t worry, we know our way out.  If you need anything, just call me.

Old Woman: I will… have a nice day.

Doctor: Good-bye.

(On their way out, the doctor and the nurse take some valuable objects from the living room.  As soon as they leave, the maid enters)

Mary: I’m sorry I took so long at the grocery store.

Old Woman: The doctor just came… he gave some pills.

Mary: How do you feel?

Old Woman: I feel a little dizzy, I think I will lie down for a while.

Mary: Let me help you.

(Mary helps the old woman stand up and they leave)

SCENE III

(The old woman, the doctor and a nurse are in the living roon.  The doctor gives the old woman two pills)

Old Woman: Yesterday I felt a little dizzy.  Is that normal?

Doctor: Yes it is, but don’t worry, today you will feel much better. We’ll come back tomorrow at this same hour.

Old Woman: What about the eye drops?

Doctor: You won’t need them anymore, just don’t remove your bandage.

Old Woman: Fine, thank you doctor.

Doctor: And your grandson… is he at the gym?

Old Woman: Oh, no, he is on a business trip. Do you need to talk to him?

Doctor: Oh no.  And the maid?

Old Woman: She must be somewhere, probably she is in the garden.  I’m sorry I can’t take you to the door, doctor.

Doctor: Don’t worry, I know my way out.  If you need anything, just call me.

Old Woman: I will… have a nice day.

Doctor: Good-bye.

(On their way out, the doctor and the nurse take some more valuable objects from the living room.  As soon as they leave, the maid enters)

Mary: How do you feel?

Old Woman: Well today I feel much better.

Mary: Oh, good.  Would you like to come to the garden?

Old Woman: Yes, I’m sure it’s a beautiful day.

(Mary looks around the room)

Mary: Hmmmm.

Old Woman: What is it?

Mary: I don’t know… I can’t tell right now… but there is something wrong in here.

Old Woman: Come on, Mary, help me out.

Mary: Sorry.

(Mary helps the old woman stand up and they leave.

SCENE IV

(The Old Woman, the Doctor, the Nurse and Mary are in the living room)

Doctor: Today I will remove the bandage from your eyes, and you will see once again.

Old Woman: I am really impatient, doctor.

Doctor: Today is a great day for both of us.

(The nurse removes the bandage from the Old Woman’s eyes)

Doctor: Open your eyes.

(The Old Woman opens her eyes slowly.  She looks around the room)

Doctor: So?  Can you see?

Old Woman: No, doctor.

Doctor: What do you mean no?  I am sure the treatment was a success.

Old Woman: I can’t see anything!  I can’t see anything!

(Mary runs to the old woman and hugs her)

Mary: Please calm down…the doctor is here to help you.

(The Doctor examines the Old Woman eyes)

Doctor: I am sure you are cured!  Close your eyes, and open them once again.

(The Old Woman closes her eyes and opens them again.)

Old Woman: I will not pay you doctor, I am not cured!

Doctor: Are you sure you don’t see?

Old Woman: I am positive…I’m blinder than ever!

(The Old Woman stands up and looks around the room.)

Old Woman: I don’t see all the things I had in this room!  Where are the silver candle holders… and the ivory boxes… and the Egyptian gold mirror I had in the wall… and my late husband’s gold pen… I don’t even see the Indian silk carpet!

Mary: Oh, you are right.

Doctor: If you don’t pay me, I will sue you!

Old Woman: I don’t care!  According to you doctor, I am cured, but I am entirely unable to see anything at all!  ….  I am sorry, but you will not have your money.  Leave my house, now!

Doctor: I’ll see you in court!

Old Woman: You can be sure of that.   I’ll tell my lawyer, who is my grandson, to accuse you and your nurse for burglary.  I suggest that you also show up in court with all the things that you both took from my house, if you don’t want to end up in jail.

Doctor: You can not prove it.

Old Woman: Oh, yes I can… I have a hidden video camera behind that old wall clock.

Nurse: I told you to take that clock!

Doctor: Shhhh!  When will you learn to be quiet!

Nurse: Fine, I’ll be quiet.

Doctor: You win… there is no need to accuse us, tomorrow morning you will have all your things back.

Old Woman: For your own good… I hope so. Do you need Mary to show you the way out?

Doctor: That’s not necessary.

Old Woman: Good-bye then.

(The Doctor and the Nurse leave.  Mary and the Old Woman hug)

The End

Author:  Aesop Fable

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CHARACTERS:

Narrator

Doctor

King

Wiseman 1

Wiseman 2

Wiseman 3

Man

SCRIPT:

Narrator: Once upon a time in a far away land, there lived a king who was seriously ill. One day he was laying in bed talking to his doctor.

Doctor: How do you feel today?

King: I have terrible pains.  I can hardly eat or sleep…  you have to help me.

Doctor: I’m so sorry.  I already gave you everything I could.

King: You have to do something!  I am getting worse every day.  I don’t want to die!

Doctor: You have already taken every medicine there is in the kingdom.

King: Yesterday a witch came to see me.  She gave me a strange beverage and a green ointment, but I feel worse.

Doctor: I don’t know what to say, my king.

King: I am desperate, so I want you to tell all my people, that Iwill give half of my kingdom to the man who can cure me.

Doctor: I will, but first, let me gather all your wisemen… I know they will know what to do.

King: Very well, talk to them, and do it fast.

Doctor: Yes, my king.  I’ll be back with an answer.

Narrator: That same day the doctor gathered the wisemen  to decide how the king could be cured.

Doctor: So what do you think?

Wiseman: Did you tried to mix mint with the potion I gave you?

Doctor: I did it, but as you can see… it didn’t work.

Wiseman 2: What about the sambong?

Doctor: I already told you!  Nothing can cure the king!

Wiseman 3: I know what can cure the king…. If you can find a happy man, take his shirt, put it on the king … and the king will be cured.

Doctor: Well, even if I don’t agree with you… let’s to do it.  I will tell the king about our decision.  Meanwhile, the three of you go now and search for that man.

Narrator: The three men left to search for a happy man.  They traveled far and wide, but they could not find a happy man.

Wiseman 1: We are wasting time… this is not an easy task.

Wiseman 2: All because of you… there is no one who is completely satisfied.  We found a man who was healthy, but he didn’t have any money.

Wiseman 1: And the one who was rich and healthy, had an unhappy marriage.

Wiseman 2: Or if he had children, they were sick.

Wiseman 1: Everyone had something to complain of.

Wiseman 3: We can’t give up!  I know we will find someone who is completely happy.

Wiseman 1 and 2: If you say so.

Wiseman 1: We need to rest… tomorrow will be another day.

Narrator: The three wisemen found shelter in a hut.  Next day they continued they journey, and as they were passing by a poor little house, they heard a man talking.

Man: Oh, thank you God, life is beautiful!  I have finished my work.  I am healthy.  I have a loving family and friends. What more could I want?

Narrator: The three wisemen turned around to look at the man who was sitting beside the door.

Wiseman 3: I was right!

Narrator: But as soon as they approached him, they were surprised.

Wiseman 1: Oh, no!

Wiseman 2: The happy man is so poor…

Wiseman 3: That he has no shirt!

The End

Author: Leo Tolstoy

Adapted by K I D S I N C O

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Characters:

Mrs. Keller

Mr. Keller

Doctor

Director Anagnos

Anne Sullivan

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INTRODUCTION

On June 27, 1880, a girl named  Helen Adams Keller was born in Tuscumbia, Alabama,   in a white, frame cottage called “Ivy Green.” Her parents were captain Arthur Henley Keller and Kate Adams Keller.

(Helen is two years old.  Mrs. Keller enters the bedroom)

Mrs. Keller: Helen, wake up, sweety!  It’s a beautiful day!

(she tries to wake her up, but Helen doesn’t open her eyes. Mrs. Keller touches Helen’s forehead)

Mrs. Keller: Helen, what’s wrong?  Wake up!   Oh, no.. you have a  high temperature!

(Mr. Keller enters the bedroom)

Mr. Keller: What’s wrong?  Why are you yelling?

Mrs. Keller: It’s Helen, she’s burning!

Mr. Keller: Again?

Mrs. Keller: I thought she was better… but the temperature is back.

Mr. Keller: I think we have waited too long.  I’ll send someone for the doctor.

(Mr. Keller leaves.  A few minutes later he comes back with the doctor. The doctor approaches Helen and starts to examine her. Mrs. Keller and Mr. Keller look worried)

Mrs. Keller: What’s wrong with her, doctor?

Doctor: First tell me, how much time did you wait before calling me?

Mrs. Keller: Well, I noticed that she was sick about two or three weeks ago, but the temperature disappeared…. That’s why I thought she was fine.

Doctor: You waited too long.  Have you noticed anything different beside the temperature?

Mrs. Keller: What do you mean?

Doctor: Have you noticed a change in her behaviour?

Mrs. Keller: Yes, now that you mention it… she’s not doing what I tell her to do.  She is not even trying to speak.  She has become a quiet little girl.

Doctor: Did you also notice that she doesn’t blink?

Mrs. Keller: No, doctor.

Doctor: Look.. I’ll show you something… pay close attention to what I’m going to do.

(The doctor claps his hands in front of Helen’s face. She doesn’t react)

Doctor: She can’t see or hear.

Mrs. Keller: But… why?

Doctor: She had a fever for at least three weeks.  Whatever made Helen sick, made her blind and deaf.

Mr. Keller: It can’t be!

Mrs. Keller: Give her medicine, please… there must be something you can do!

Mr. Keller: What is it, doctor?

Doctor: It’s called Brain Fever. I’m afraid, I can’t do anything for her.

Mrs. Keller: Oh, Arthur.

(Mr. and Mrs. Keller hug and cry)

(Helen is seven years old.   Mrs. Keller and Mr. Keller are in the garden talking)

Mrs. Keller: I don’t know what to do, Arthur.  Helen is out of control.  It’s hard to discipline her.

Mr. Keller: What did she do today?

Mrs. Keller: This morning she refused to bathe.  She doesn’t want me to comb her hair, either.  And she tried to feed the baby!  Can you imagine that!

Mr. Keller: She is a danger to her new baby sister.

Mrs. Keller: What are we going to do?  She needs to learn to speak… she needs to express her feeling and emotions… that’s why she is so angry.  We must find someone who can help her.

Mr. Keller: She can’t hear or see!  How do you think she will be able to express herself.

Mrs. Keller: Oh, please, Arthur, she needs us… she needs help.  Let’s find someone, please.

Mr. Keller: I’ll write some letters to schools for the blind.  I hope they can send someone to help Helen.

Mrs. Keller: Thank you, Arthur.

Mr. Keller: Let me go inside and start writing those letters.

(Mr. Keller leaves)

(At Perkins school for the blind.  The director Anagnos  is sitting in his desk. He has a letter in his hands.  Anne Sullivan enters the office)

Anne: Did you want to talk to me?

Director Anagnos: Yes, Anne, please sit down.

(Anne sits in a chair in front of the Director Anagnos)

Anne: They told me it was urgent.

Director Anagnos: It is, Anne.  I received this letter from Arthur and Henley Keller.  They have a seven-year-old daughter that is deaf and blind.  They are desperate because they can’t communicate with her, and she can’t communicate with them or with anybody else.

Anne: Oh, poor little girl… and… what does it have to do with me?

Director Anagnos: You are the best teacher I have.  Remember, you were once blind.

Anne: Yes, and I can see now after several operations.

Director Anagnos: Helen, will never hear or see… that’s the difference between you and her.  She has no hope.  Do you understand, Anne?

Anne: Do you want me to go?  Do you think I am qualified for this job?

Director Anagnos: Yes, you are, Anne… that’s why I am sending you there.    I already bought your train ticket.

Anne: What?  You should have asked me first!

Director Anagnos: I knew I could count with you, Anne.

Anne: When will I leave?

Director Anagnos: You will leave tomorrow… and by March 3 you will arrive to the Keller’s home.

Anne: Tomorrow?

Director Anagnos: Yes, tomorrow.  Go now, and get your things ready.

Anne: I hope you are not making a mistake by sending me.

Director Anagnos: I am not.  I am sure you will bring light to Helen’s life.

(Anne stands up.  The Director Anagnos stands up and leads her to the door)

(Anne is at the Keller’s home.  Helen is sitting outside.  The Kellers and Anne  watch her from the distance).

Mrs. Keller: I am glad you came, Miss…

Anne: Miss. Sullivan… my name is Anne Mansfield Sullivan.

Mrs. Keller: Well, Miss Sullivan…that’s Helen.

Anne: She’s beautiful.  I want to meet her.

Mr. Keller: I don’t know how she is going to react… I mean… you are a stranger here.

Anne: I know… but don’t be afraid… I’m here to help.

(Anne approaches Helen.  She sits beside Helen and touches her hair.  Helen screams and pushes her away.  Anne almost falls)

Mother: Oh, excuse her, please… Helen… don’t be scared.

Anne: I brought her something… let me get it from my suitcase.

(Anne takes out a doll and gives it to Helen.  Helen takes the doll  while Anne fingerspells the word doll in her hand)

Anne: D-O-L-L

(Helen fingerspells back the word doll in Anne’s hand)

Anne: Oh, you are very intelligent!

Mr. Keller: Do you think she will be able to communicate?

Anne: I am sure she will.

Mrs. Keller: You must be hungry.  Come Miss Sullivan let’s go to the dining room.

(Mrs. Keller takes Helen’s hand and walk toward the dining room.  Mr. keller and Anne follow them.  They sit at the table and start to eat.  While they talk Helen goes around the table and eats from every plate stuffing food in her mouth with her fingers.  Anne watches her)

Mr. Keller: How was your trip, Miss Sullivan?

Mrs. Keller: Did you enjoy it?

(Helen pauses by Anne’s plate to eat the food, but Anne slapps her hand.  Helen smacks Anne back)

Mr. Keller: What’s going on?

Anne: She can’t behave like this.  She has to behave like other children.

Mr. Keller: She is not a normal kid.

(Helen cries)

Mr. Keller: Look what you did!

Anne: She needs discipline.  She will not learn to communicate, until she learns to obey.

Mrs. Keller: You are right.

(Mr. Keller leaves the room angry).

Anne: Mrs. Keller… would you please also leave.  I need to be alone with her.

Mrs. Keller: Well…

Anne: Give me the key.

(Mrs. Keller gives Anne the key and leaves.  Anne locks the door. She goes to where Helen is, and pushes her to sit down..  She gives her a plate and a spoon and shows Helen how to eat.  Helen refuses and they start to fight until finally she learns how to eat using a spoon and not her fingers.  Anne opens the door and they leave the room.)

(Anne is in her bedroom thinking)

Anne: This is a difficult job.  I need to teach Helen sign language… but it’s going to be hard while she is here with her father and mother always watching her… she has run wild here for too long.

(there’s a knock at the door)

Anne: Come in.

(Mrs. Keller enters the room)

Mrs. Keller: It’s a beautiful day… I was wondering if you would like to take a walk in the garden.

Anne: Sure, why not.

Mrs. Keller: Come with me then.

(They go out to the garden)

Anne: Do you mind if I walk by myself?

Mrs. Keller: No, not at all.  I have some things to do.

(Mrs. Keller leaves, and Anne walks about the ground of the keller’s home.  She finds a small cottage away from the main house.  She enters the cottage.)

Anne: This is just the place I need to work with Helen!

(She leaves the cottage and goes to the main house.  Mr. and Mrs. Keller are in the living room)

Mrs. Keller: Oh, I see that you came back.

Mr. Keller: You look tired.  Is there something wrong?

Anne: I found a small cottage, and I want to move there with Helen.

Mr. Keller: Why?

Anne: It would be better to work with Helen in another environment.  And one more thing… I need to be alone with her… that means that you can’t go and see her or talk to her.  She must be left alone.

Mr. Keller: So, you wish to live there alone with Helen?

Anne: That’s right.  She needs to learn to behave.

Mr. Keller: You can teach her here.  She has everything she needs here.

Anne: She takes advantage of you… she knows you love her too much.  She can’t do anything alone.  I want to educate her while she and I are alone.

Mr. Keller: I don’t know, Miss Sullivan.

Anne: Do you think your daughter must keep eating with her fingers?… Please, try to understand… it’s for her own good.

Mr. Keller: I understand you, Miss Sullivan. Very well, then… but only for two weeks.

Anne: I need more time.

Mr. Keller: I said two weeks, then you must bring her back.

(Anne agrees)

Anne: I’ll pack my things right away.

Mrs. Keller: Are you moving today?

Anne: Yes, Mrs. Keller.  I don’t want to waist any more time.

Mrs. Keller: I’ll get Helen.

(Mrs. Keller leaves)

Mr. Keller: Just remember our agreement.

Anne: I will, Mr. Keller…we will be back in two weeks.  Excuse me, I have to pack.

Mr. Keller: Sure.

(Anne leaves and Mr. Keller stays in the room)

(Anne and Helen are in the cottage.  Anne teaches her to fingerspell words in her hand and Helen enjoys it. Helen keeps eating with her fingers, then she learns how to eat using the spoon and how to behave on the table).

Anne: No, Helen, you have to use the spoon to eat!

(Helen throws the spoon to the floor. Anne picks her up from the chair and makes her pick up the spoon.  There’s a fight and both fall to the floor.  Helen picks up the spoon and Anne takes her again to the table.  Anne makes her eat using the spoon.)

Anne: Well done, Helen! …well done.

(Helen finishes her food.  Anne takes her to the sofa where Helen’s doll is.  Helen takes the doll and plays with the it.  Anne takes Helen’s hand and fingerspells the word d-o-l-l.  Helens gets angry.  She thinks Anne is taking away her doll and starts to fight.  Helen breaks the doll.  Anne picks up the doll and throws it to the trash.  Anne hugs Helen).

Anne: You broke the doll…that’s fine… I know that now you feel relieved.   Oh, Helen… I want to give you back your human soul as fast as I can … You have a big spirit and I want to help you.  I was also blind, and I know how you feel.

(Helen takes Anne’s hand and goes outside.  They play for a while).

Anne: You must be thirsty… drink some water.

(Anne pumps out some water from the water pump, fills a cup and gives her to Helen.  Anne fingerspells the word w-a-t-e-r in Helen’s hand)

Anne: W-A-T-E-R, W-A-T-E-R, W-A-T-E-R

(Helen wants some more water and gives back the cup to Anne.  She fills it up again but some water fall from the pump.  Helen feels the water in her hand and drops the cup. Helen starts to hit the pump.  She wets her hands completely.  She says the word water).

Helen: W-A-T-E-R

Anne: Helen!  Helen!

(Anne shuts off the pump and takes Helen’s hand and fingerspells the word water)

Anne: Yes!  w-a-t-e-r,  w-a-t-e-r,  w-a-t-e-r

(Helen fingerspells the word water back to Anne.  Helen lets some more water run into Helen’s hands.  Anne hugs her)

Anne: Oh, Helen.  You did it… you understand that everything has a name.  Oh, Helen, this is the beginning, you are starting to know a world that is waiting for you.

(the Kellers approach Anne and Helen.  Anne looks surprised)

Anne: Oh, Mr. and Mrs. Keller, I didn’t know you were here.

Mr. Keller: We came to get Helen, but we watched you…and we want to thank you.

(Mr. Keller hugs Helen.  Helens takes his hand and fingerspells a word)

Anne: He is spelling D-A-D.

Mr. Keller: Thank you very much, Miss Sullivan.  But you have to teach her a very important word.  Please, teach her how to fingerspell the word teacher.

Anne: Yes, yes.

(Anne takes Helen hand and fingerspells the word teacher)

Anne: T-E-A-C-H-E-R,   T-E-A-C-H-E-R,  T-E-A-C-H-E-R

(Helen fingerspells the word back.  Mrs. Keller hugs Helen and Helen fingerspells the word mother.)

Anne: M-O-T-H-E-R

(Helen runs away and touches a tree.  Anne takes her hand and fingerspells the word tree)

Anne: T-R-E-E,  T-R-E-E, T-R-E-E

(The Kellers and Anne hug Helen.  Anne fingerspells the word Helen in Helen’s hand)

Anne: H-E-L-E-N , you are, H-E-L-E-N

(Helen fingerspells the word back to Anne.  Helen cries and both hug)

The End

Helen Keller (1880-1968)

Adapted by K I D S I N C O

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Characters:

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Mita

Nightingale

Emperor

Doctor

Guard

SCRIPT:

Narrator: About a thousand years ago there was in China a deaf Emperor, who couldn`t hear the birds sing, so he decided to get rid of all of the birds who didn´t have beautiful feathers. One day his daughter Mita was in the garden and was happy to hear a nightingale singing in the treetop.

Mita: My dear friend, you have to go, or you will die.

Nightingale: It doesn´t matter. Nights are cold and I will not survive for a long time.

Mita: I know what! I will take you to my room and I will take care of you while I listen to your beautiful songs.

Narrator: And she did, but one day the Emperor entered his daughter´s room and saw the bird.

Emperor: What is this bird doing here!

Mita: Escape! Save your life!

Narrator: The bird flew away.

Mita: Father… why?

Narrator: But the emperor couldn´t hear her.  Unfortunately,  Mita got sick beause she missed the bird and the Emperor called the doctor.

Doctor: There´s nothing I can do for her… I am so sorry.

Emperor: You have to do something!

Doctor: I am afraid not.

Emperor: Then, tell me if I can get cured.

Doctor: Yes, you can. You should put in your ear the warm heart of a nightingale.

Emperor: Guard! Come here immediately!

Guard: Yes, Emperor.

Emperor: Bring me the heart of a nightingale.

Guard: At once.

Narrator: Before the guard could leave the room, a nightingale flew into the room.

Nightingale: Take my life. I am sure that your daughter will be happy if you can hear again.

Narrator: Then the Emperor started to cry.

Emperor: No way. I prefer to be deaf, than harm you.

Narrator: The nightingale kept living in the castle and Mita´s health got better every day.

Mita: Oh, kind nightingale, you are so beautiful, not only because of your feathers and your songs, but for your kind heart that saved my life, and that must keep beating for many years.

The End

Author:  Hans Christian Andersen

Adapted by: K I D S I N C O

Moral Value:Forgiveness,  Kindness

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Personajes:

Narrador

Lobo

Sra. Coneja

Sra. Gallina

Sr. Caballo

Sr. Toro

Lobo

Rata

Corderito

Sra. Cordero

Ovejas

Sra. Oveja

Oveja 1

Oveja 2

Sr. Burro

Sr. Venado

Perro Policia

Perro Doberman

Sr. Chivo

Juez Buho

Tres Cochinitos: Trabajador, Flojo, Tontin

Gato Policia

Pavo Fiscal

Doctor de la Policia

Dos Perros Policias

Doctora Garza

Libreto:

Acto 1 – El Lobo en su Cueva

Narrador: El lobo después de quemarse con el agua hirviente en la chimenea de los tres cochinitos se fue a su cueva a curarse de sus quemaduras, y asi duro dos semanas sin salir de ella.

Lobo: Ya tengo mucho tiempo de no salir … ire a dar un paseo por Ciudad Granja, para ver que ha ocurrido en este tiempo. Me hará bien caminar para pensar como hacerles mal a los 3 cochinitos. ¡Por mas vueltas que le doy al asunto no se me ocurre nada!

Narrador: El lobo salio y camino algunos minutos, y vio que la Sra. Coneja y la Sra. Gallina se encontraban platicando a la orilla del camino, asi que decidió acercarse y esconderse en un árbol cercano con mucho cuidado para saber de lo que hablaban.

Sra. Coneja: Cambiando de tema, ¿ya sabe Sra. Gallina que los 3 patitos de la Sra.Pata están enfermos desde hace dos días y no saben que es lo que tienen?

Sra Gallina: Si ya lo sabia. Platique con ella de esto ayer… me dijo que cuidara mucho a mis pollitos, que sus patitos se quejaban de dolor de cabeza intenso, fiebre de 38.5 grados, tos, escalofrios, dolor de garganta, cuerpo adolorido, cansancio, escurrimiento nasal, falta de apetito, nausea vomito, diarrea, y mareos.

Sra. Coneja: Pobrecitos patitos con tantos malestares han de están muy mal. Pero ya la dejo tengo que ir a cortar la lechuiguita y las zanahorias para la comida de mis hijitos y del Sr. Conejo. Nos vemos después.

Sra. Gallina: Si yo también tengo que llegar a mi casa para darles de comer a mis pollitos. Adiós

Narrador: Al ver alejarse a las dos amigas, el lobo salio de su escondite y siguió caminando hasta la plaza de Ciudad Granja, donde se sentó en una banca bajo la sombra de un árbol a descansar de la caminata, pero alcanzo a escuchar la conversación que tenia El Sr. caballo y El Sr. Toro. Ya que ambos tenían una voz muy potente y todo mundo podía escuchar lo que decían.

Sr. Caballo: Así que vas a tu casa a descansar ya que te sientes enfermo.

Sr. Toro: Asi es. Tengo escalofrios, dolor de garganta, dolor de cabeza, cuerpo adolorido. Creo que alguien me contagio la influenza… pero no se quien.

Sr. Caballo: Fíjate que en mi oficina también hoy se reportaron enfermos con esos síntomas. Será mejor que me cuide, bueno ya me voy, que te mejores. Y saludos a la Sra.Vaca

Acto II – El Plan – En la Cueva del Lobo

Lobo: Que bueno que llegaste temprano.

Rata: Ayer que me citaste aquí en tu cueva, me amenazaste de que si llegaba tarde me comerías, asi que decidí llegar puntual.

Lobo: Ya tengo un plan para hacer que los tres cochinitos vayan a la cárcel, y además, de que toda ciudad granja los odie.

Rata: Soy todo cola, perdón todo oídos. ¿Cuale es ese maravilloso plan para deshacernos de los cochinitos?.

Lobo: Ayer mientras caminaba, escuche decir a varios animales que hay una especie de enfermedad parecida a la gripe, llamada influenza, que esta contagiándose entre algunos de ellos en Ciudad Granja, y que los hace estar malitos en sus casas

Rata: ¿Y eso de que nos sirve, a nosotros?. Mi amigo el tlacuache también tiene eso desde hace dos dias, y no ha salido de su hoyo. ¿Y como eso va ha hacer que los cochinitos terminen en la cárcel?

Lobo: ¡Si serás tonto! Lo que vamos a hacer es comenzar el rumor de que los tres cochinitos son los culpables de que los animales se esten enfermando, ya que ellos los están contagiando, que son muy sucios y no tienen higiene personal y su casa esta hecha una muladar.

Rata: ¿Y como vamos a lograr que los animales se lo crean?.

Lobo: Muy sencillo… tu y yo fingiremos que estamos enfermos y a todos los animales con los que nos topemos hoy, les diremos que los cochinitos nos contagiaron la enfermedad , que hay que darles un escarmiento por no importarles contagiar a los demás animales de la influenza.

Rata: ¿Que hay que decirles a los demás animales?.

Lobo: ¡Pon mucha atención, parece que tienes aire en la cabeza!. Te lo voy a explicar nuevamente, Tienes que decir que estas enfermo y que te duele mucho la cabeza, que tienes fiebre, Tos, escalofrios, dolor de garganta, falta de apetito, diarrea, mareos etc. que vas rumbo al consultorio de la Dra. Garza para que te recete algún medicamento… y recuerda decir que los cochinitos te pegaron la enfermedad

Rata: Bien, ya te entendí. ¿A que hora vamos a comenzar?

Lobo: Ahora mismo. Vete caminando por el camino de la izquierda y yo me ire por el de la derecha. Recuerda contarles la historia a todos los animales que te encuentres y regresa en la tarde a mi cueva para saber como te fue.

Rata: Nos vemos después.

Acto III – El Rumor Comienza

Rata: Que calor esta haciendo! Me voy a acercar al rió para tomar agua… tengo mucha sed. Oh… allá está la familia de los corderos.

Corderito: Mama… mama! Se esta acercando una rata!

Sra. Cordero: Buenos días.

Rata: Buenos días, señora.

Sra. Cordero: ¿Le ocurre algo? Se ve muy enfermo.

Rata: Si, me siento muy mal. Me voy a acercar un poco al rió para beber agua, ya que me duele mucho la cabeza, parece que tengo fiebre, me duele todo el cuerpo.

Sra. Cordero: ¿Y hacia donde se dirige?

Rata: Voy al consultorio de la Dra. Garza para que me consulte, y me de algo para aliviarme.

Sra. Cordero: ¿Y dónde se contagió de la enfermedad?

Rata: Hace días estuve en la casa del Cochinito Trabajador, y su casa esta realmente sucia. Me acerque a pedirle un vaso de agua, y me la sirvió en una taza que estaba muy sucia…pero como tenia mucha sed me la tome. Ah, y sus manos estaban muy sucias, y allí fue donde me enferme de la influenza.

Sra. Cordero: Que raro… yo conocí a los tres cochinitos cuando vivian con su mama, y eran muy limpios y caballerosos.

Rata: Pero ya sabe como son los jóvenes cuando se van de casa. Yo tan pronto salga de con la doctora ire a la policía a denunciarlos por estar infectando a los animales con su enfermedad.

Sra. Cordero: Yo por lo pronto les diré a mis amigas que no se acerquen a esos cochinitos, ya que pueden contagiarse.

Rata: Bueno, yo me retiro y continuo mi camino… y tenga mucho cuidado con sus corderitos.

Narrador: El lobo en el otro camino se había detenido a conversar con una manada de ovejas que se encontraban comiendo en el campo.

Lobo: Buenos días estimables ovejas. ¿Podrían informarme si voy bien en dirección del hospital más cercano de Ciudad Granja?

Sra. Oveja : ¿Le sucede algo? ¿Se siente usted mal?

Lobo: Si…me siento muy mal. Es por eso que he salido de mi madriguera en busca de un doctor que me ayude con mi enfermedad.

Oveja 1: ¿Y que enfermedad tiene, señor Lobo?

Lobo: No se bien que es lo que tengo… tengo mareos, fiebre, vomito, me duelen los músculos… creo que podría ser influenza.

Oveja 2: ¡Entonces no se nos acerque! ¡Nos puede contagiar a nosotras!

Ovejas: ¡Que se vaya! ¡Que se vaya! ¡Nos puede contagiar!

Sra. Oveja: ¡Silencio! Cállense todas para que nos pueda decir donde se contagio… para cuidarnos todas y nos pasar por allí cuando regresemos a casa.

Lobo: Fue en la casa de los cochinitos donde me enferme. Ayer pase por su casa ayer y me ofrecieron de su comida. Realmente tenia un sabor muy feo, pero para no hacerlos sentir mal, me la comí. Toda su casa esta sucia… hay moscas por todas partes… gusanos…basura. Ellos están esparciendo la enfermedad por toda la ciudad.

Sra. Oveja: No lo detenemos más. Siga derecho y llegara fácilmente al hospital. Ojala que allí lo puedan curar.

Lobo: ¡Muchas gracias! Y no se acerquen a la casa de los cochinitos, ya ustedes también podrían enfermarse.

Ovejas: Si, así lo haremos.

Oveja 1: Y además les diremos a todos los otros animales que no se acerquen a la casa de los tres cochinitos.

Lobo: Hasta luego ovejitas. (Pensando) Que fácil fue engañar a esta bola de animales.

Narrador: Y así estuvieron todo el dia el Lobo y la Rata contando la misma historia a todos los animales con los que se iban encontrando en el camino. Esa tarde en la madriguera del Lobo los dos comentaban.

Lobo: ¿Cómo te fue Rata? ¿Te encontraste a muchos animales en tu camino?

Rata: Si, a muchísimos. Les conté la misma historia a unos corderos, a unas ardillas, a unas tortugas, a los conejos, etc. Etc. Y todos se asustaron mucho y me dijeron que nunca iban a volver a la casa de los tres cochinitos, y que además iban a ir a denunciarlos a la estación de policía.

Lobo: ¡Excelente! Yo también hable con muchos animales y me dijeron lo mismo. Ahora solo hay que esperar que la policía vaya y arreste a los cochinitos… te invito a cenar,

Rata: Oh, que bien… tengo mucha hambre.

ACTO IV - Los Animales Acusan a los Cochinitos Ante la Policía

Narrador: En el transcurso de la noche se habían multiplicado los casos de los animales que presentaban síntomas de influenza en Ciudad Granja. Los doctores y hospitales no podían atender a tanto enfermo. Los familiares de los enfermos habían acudido a la estación de policía a denunciar lo que habían escuchado; que los tres cochinitos eran los culpables de que la influenza se estuviera extendiendo por la Ciudad.

Sr. Burro: ¡Exigimos ver al policía encargado! ¡Queremos que arresten a los tres cochinitos que son los culpables de que la enfermedad de la influenza se este transmitiendo entre todos los animales!

Sr. Venado: No es justo que nuestras familias se estén enfermando y que no hagan nada para evitar que la enfermedad se siga propagando.

Perro Policía: Un momento… voy por el Capitán para que hable con ustedes,

Narrador: El perro policía sale de la oficina y se dirige al interior de la comisaría. Unos minutos después regresa con un perro Doberman.

Perro Doberman: Que se les ofrece… yo soy el encargado de la policía.

Sr. Chivo: Venimos a exigir en nombre de toda Ciudad Granja que arreste a los tres cochinitos porque ellos son los causantes de lo que esta sucediendo en la ciudad.

Todos los Animales: ¡Si! ¡Son muy sucios! ¡No se bañan! ¡Huelen mal! ¡Arréstelos! ¡Arréstelos!

Perro Doberman: Sargento… usted y tres perros policías más acudan a la casa de los cochinitos para traerlos y arrestarlos y presentarlos ante el Buho, Juez de Justicia de la ciudad.

Narrador: En cuestión de minutos, ya se encontraban en la cárcel los tres cochinitos; Trabajador, Flojo, y Tontin. Habían sido arrestados por propagar la epidemia de influenza en la ciudad.

Trabajador: ¿Por qué nos arrestan? Nosotros no le hacemos mal a nadie. Estábamos en nuestra casa durmiendo.

Flojo: Y yo que estaba tan cómodamente dormido cuando llegaron estos perros policías y nos despertaron a todos.

Tontin: Trabajador… ¿A que hora nos van a servir de comer? Tengo mucha hambre.

Trabajador: ¿Qué no se dan cuenta ustedes dos de que nos están acusando de un delito muy grave? Podemos pasar muchos años de prisión.

Flojo: Si es cierto. Tenemos que hablarle a mama para que nos ayude.

Trabajador: Señor Policía… ¿De que y quien nos acusa?

Perro Doberman: Todo el pueblo los acusa de haber indiciado la epidemia de influenza, es por eso que pasaran aquí la noche… y mañana cuando el Juez Búho llegue serán juzgados y sentenciados por su crimen.

Tres Cochinitos: ¡Somos inocentes! ¡No hemos hecho nada! ¡Libérenos! ¡Es una injusticia!

Perro Doberman: ¡Cállense… O será peor! Y los demás animales regresen a sus casas, ya no hay nada mas que hacer aquí…hasta mañana.

Narrador: Poco a poco todos los animales abandonaron la comisaría. Afuera de la comisaría se encontraban la Rata y el Lobo escondidos observando lo que sucedía.

Lobo: Nuestro plan ha sido un éxito. Los cochinitos esta vez no escaparan. ¡Al fin podré vengarme de lo que me hicieron! Ha, ha, ha, ha

Rata: Veámonos, no nos vayan a reconocer.

ACTO V. Juicio a los Tres Cochinitos

Narrador: A la mañana siguiente el edificio de la corte se encontraba lleno de todos los animales que acusaban a los cochinitos de haberlos enfermado.

Gato Policía: El honorable Juez Búho hace su presencia para juzgar este caso.

Juez Búho: Sentados todos y silencio. Esta corte entra en sesión. ¿Qué caso hay que juzgar esta mañana?

Gato Policía: El juicio que se celebra el día de hoy es: Animales contra los Tres Cochinitos por la acusación de empezar la epidemia de influenza que ataca a Ciudad Granja.

Juez Búho: ¿Tienen los acusados un abogado que los represente?

Trabajador: No, señor Juez… yo me representare a mi mismo y a mis hermanos.

Juez Búho: ¿Está el Pavo Fiscal de acuerdo en que Trabajador se represente legalmente en este juicio?

Pavo Fiscal: Si, por nosotros nos hay inconveniente. Si se quieren defender solos es mejor para nosotros.

Juez Búho: Fiscal, presente las pruebas de las acusaciones contra los tres cochinitos.

Pavo Fiscal: Quiero llamar a declarar a la Señora Cordero.

Juez Búho: Señora Cordero, favor de presentarse a declarar.

Narrador: La Señora Cordero se presenta y toma asiento en la corte y promete declarar la verdad en el juicio.

Pavo Fiscal: Señora Cordero, ¿Es verdad que usted acusa a los tres cochinitos de haber transmitido la enfermedad a los ciudadanos de Ciudad Granja?

Sra. Cordero: Si, yo los acuso. Ellos fueron.

Pavo Fiscal: ¿Y que prueba tiene para acusar a los tres cochinitos?

Sra. Cordero: Ayer en la mañana estando en el rió con mis hijos, se acerco una Rata que se veía muy enferma. Le pregunte que tenía y me dijo que se sentía muy mal, que tenia influenza. Me dijo que los cochinitos le había dando de beber agua contaminado, y que por esa razón se había enfermado.

Juez Búho: ¿Tiene el fiscal alguna otra pregunta que hacer?

Pavo Fiscal: No.

Juez Búho: La defensa a cargo de Trabajador puede preguntar al testigo.

Trabajador: Buenos días, Señora Cordero. ¿Cómo están su esposo y sus hijitos?

Sra. Cordero: Muy bien, nadie de mi familia se ha enfermado.

Trabajador: ¿Tiene usted alguna prueba de que los acusados sean los responsables de transmitir la enfermedad en la Ciudad Granja?

Sra. Cordero: No, no me consta, solo lo que escuche decir a la Rata que estaba enferma.

Trabajador: ¿Qué opinión tenia de los acusados antes de que la Rata hablara con usted?

Sra. Cordero: De que eran unos animales muy decentes, limpios, y muy ordenados, y que nunca se habían metido en problemas con nadie.

Trabajador: ¿Sigue creyendo que los acusados son los responsables de transmitir la enfermedad?

Sra. Cordero: No, realmente no, solo fue un chisme que escuche.

Trabajador: Ya no tengo mas preguntas para este testigo, señor Juez.

Juez Búho: Señora Cordero, puede usted volver a su asiento, y agradecemos su testimonio. Pavo Fiscal, presente a su siguiente testigo.

Pavo Fiscal: Llamo a declarar a la Señora Oveja.

Narrador: La Señora Oveja se presenta y toma asiento en la corte y promete declarar la verdad en el juicio.

Pavo Fiscal: Señora Oveja, ¿Es verdad que usted y sus hermanas acusan a los tres cochinitos de haber transmitido la enfermedad a los ciudadanos de Ciudad Granja?

Sra. Oveja: Si, nosotras los acusamos. Ellos fueron.

Pavo Fiscal: ¿Y que prueba tienen para acusar a los tres cochinitos?

Sra. Oveja: Ayer a mediodía estábamos mis hermanas y yo comiendo en el campo, cuando se acerco un Lobo a nuestro rebaño… el se se veía muy enfermo. Le pregunte que tenía y me dijo que se sentía muy mal, que tenia influenza. Me dijo que los cochinitos le habían dado de comer la tarde anterior, y que por esa razón se había enfermado, ya que la comida se veía en muy malas condiciones.

Juez Búho: ¿Tiene el fiscal alguna otra pregunta que hacer?

Pavo Fiscal: No.

Juez Búho: La defensa a cargo de Trabajador puede preguntar al testigo.

Trabajador: Buenos días, Señora Oveja. ¿Cómo están sus hermanas?

Sra. Oveja: Muy bien, nadie de mi rebaño se ha enfermado.

Trabajador: ¿Tiene usted alguna prueba de que los acusados sean los responsables de transmitir la enfermedad en la Ciudad Granja?

Sra. Cordero: No, no me consta, solo lo que escuche decir al Lobo que estaba enfermo.

Trabajador: ¿Qué opinión tenia de los acusados antes de que el Lobo hablara con usted y con sus hermanas?

Sra. Oveja: De que eran unos animales muy decentes, limpios, y muy ordenados, y que nunca se habían metido en problemas con nadie. Nosotras los conocemos desde que eran muy pequeñitos. Su mamà es una gran amiga mia y de mis hermanas.

Trabajador: ¿Sigue creyendo que los acusados son los responsables de transmitir la enfermedad?

Sra. Oveja: No, realmente no, solo fue un chisme que escuche. Creo que Trabajador, Flojo, y Tontin son unos animales muy limpios y que nunca le harían daño a otros.

Trabajador: Ya no tengo mas preguntas para este testigo, señor Juez.

Juez Búho: Señora Oveja, puede usted volver a su asiento, y agradecemos su testimonio. Pavo Fiscal, presente a su siguiente testigo.

Narrador: Y así unos tras otros se presentaron a declarar. El Caballo, el Ganso, el Gallo, etc. Y uno a uno acusaba ante el Fiscal Pavo, a los tres cochinitos de ser los culpables de la epidemia de influenza que presentaba la Ciudad Granja. Pero tan pronto como Trabajador los interrogaba, negaban que los tres cochinitos fueran los culpables de la epidemia.

Juez Búho: Haremos un receso y ordeno a dos perros policías y al doctor de la policía que vayan y hagan una inspección de higiene a la casa de los tres cochinitos, y en una hora nos digan en que condiciones encuentran su casa. Así que se suspende este juicio hasta dentro de dos horas.

Narrador: Inmediatamente el medico de la policía y los dos policías salieron rumbo a la casa de los tres cochinitos a hacer la inspección higiénica que el juez les había pedido, regresando a las dos horas con los resultados de la inspección.

Juez Búho: Se reinicia el juicio contra los tres cochinitos por la acusación de haber iniciado la epidemia de influenza en Ciudad Granja. Se le pide al doctor de la policía que suba al estrado y que informe el resultado de su inspección en la casa de los tres cochinitos.

Pavo Fiscal: ¿En que condiciones encontró la casa de los acusados?

Doctor de la Policía: Dos perros policía y yo entramos a la casa de los tres cochinitos, y la encontramos limpia y ordenada. Los platos estaban limpios, las camas estaban arregladas, el baño estaba limpio, etc.etc. Por lo que mi opinión profesional, es que de esa casa no pudo haber surgido la epidemia de gripe que nos afecta. También les hice un examen anoche a los tres cochinitos y no tienen ningún síntoma de la enfermedad de la influenza, por lo que ellos no pueden ser los transmisores de la enfermedad.

Juez Búho: Agradecemos al doctor de la policía sus declaraciones. ¿Tiene el fiscal algún otro testigo que quiera declarar?

Pavo Fiscal: No, ya no tengo ningún otro testigo.

Juez Búho: ¿La defensa tiene algún otro testigo que quiera llamar a declarar?

Trabajador: Si, queremos llamar a declarar a la Doctora Garza.

Juez Búho: Que la Doctora Garza se presente a declarar.

Narrador: La Doctora Garza se presenta y toma asiento en la corte y promete declarar la verdad en el juicio.

Trabajador: Doctora Garza, ¿Tiene usted alguna información relacionada con la epidemia de influenza que se esta presentando en la Ciudad Granja?

Doctora Garza: Si, hoy en la mañana recibí un reporte de la Ciudad Capital, en la que me informan que la epidemia se debe a un virus llamado A-H1N1, que es transmitido de animal a animal, por saludos, por hablar muy cerca, por estornudos, por escupir en la calle, etc. Y recomiendan que se informe a todos los animales de Ciudad Granja la forma en que se transmite la enfermedad, para evitar que se sigan contagiando. También me informaron que existe medicamento para aliviar la enfermedad. Solo recomiendan que las personas que se sientan mal consulten a su doctor o que vayan al hospital para evitar que haya más animales enfermos.

Trabajador: Ya no tengo ninguna otra pregunta. Con esto damos por terminada la defensa.

Juez Búho: Doy por terminado el juicio y me retiro a pensar en la sentencia. Solo les pido a los policías que traigan a esta corte al Lobo y a la Rata que todos los testigos han mencionado. Dentro de una hora daré la sentencia del caso.

Narrador: La policía obedeció la orden del juez y trajeron a la corte a la Rata y al Lobo, que se veían muy temerosos pues no sabian lo que les iba a ocurrir. Después de un rato apareció el juez.

Juez Búho: Después de haber analizado todos los testimonios que los animales presentaron el día de hoy en este juicio, no encuentro culpa alguna en los tres cochinitos, y los declaro en libertad. Ellos no son los responsables de la epidemia.

Lobo: ¡No puede ser posible! Ellos son los culpables de la epidemia. Ellos la han transmitido a todos los animales.

Rata: ¡Si! ¡Ellos fueron!

Juez Búho: Quiero que el Lobo me diga porque acusa falsamente a los tres cochinitos de ser los culpables de la epidemia.

Lobo: Yo los acuso porque tengo mucho coraje.  Por su culpa me queme, y tuve que están en cama durante dos semanas, por eso hice correr el rumor de que ellos eran los culpables de la epidemia.

Rata: ¡Es cierto! ¡Es cierto! ¡El Lobo lo planeo todo! Yo solo lo ayude porque me dijo que si no lo hacia me iba a comer.

Juez Búho: Yo sentencio a un año de cárcel a la Rata y al Lobo por acusar falsamente a los tres cochinitos, y pido a la policía que los arreste y los meta a prisión desde este momento. Esta corte pide disculpas a los tres cochinitos por haberlos detenido.

Narrador: Trabajador, Tontin, y Flojo se abrazaron llenos de felicidad porque salieron en libertad y porque no eran culpables de los que se les acusaba. Todos los animales que los habían acusado se les acercaron y les pidieron disculpas. Desde entonces vivieron felices con los demás animales que Vivian en Ciudad Granja.

Fin

Autor: K I D S I N C O

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Characters:

Mrs. Klein  (George`s Mother)

George

Doctor

Nurse

SCRIPT:

ACT I – At George`s house

(George´s mother is in the kitchen preparing breakfast.  George is in his bedroom lying in his bed).

Mrs. Klein:  George! … your breakfast is ready! … George!

(there is no answer)

Mrs. Klein:  George!  You better hurry up!  It`s getting late!… George!

(there is no answer.  After a few minutes she goes to see George.  She enters his bedroom).

Mrs. Klein:  George!  You are not ready!

George:  Oh, mom… I don`t feel good…

Mrs. Klein:  What`s wrong?

(she approaches George and touches his forehead)

Mrs. Klein:  Oh… I think you have a temperature!

George:  My head hurts a lot…and I have a sore throat.

Mrs. Klein:  Maybe you have a cold.

(she gets out from stage and comes back with a thermometer.  She puts it under his arm and waits a few minutes.  After a while she reads it)

 Mrs. Klein:  Oh, my God!  You have a 102!  Let`s go to the hospital!

(she picks up George and both get out of stage)

ACT II – In the hospital

(George is lying in a hospital bed.  His mother and a doctor are standing beside his bed. The doctor is writing something in a notepad.   George is coughing)

Mrs. Klein:  How is he, doctor?

Doctor: I`m waiting for the results…. But,tell me Mrs. Klein… did you notice any other symptoms?

Mrs. Klein:  Well, last night he told me he felt tired and he didn`t want to have dinner.

Doctor:  What else?

Mrs. Klein:  I also noticed that he had a little diarrhea.

(the doctor seems worried.  A nurse enters the room, she has the results).

Nurse:  I have the results.

Doctor:  Oh, good.

(the nurse gives the results to the doctor. He reads them)

Mrs. Klein:  What`s wrong doctor?

Doctor:  Mmmm… come to my office… we need to talk… Nurse, please stay with the child.  We will be right back.

Nurse:  Yes, doctor.

(Mrs. Klein and the doctor get out of stage)

ACT III -  at the Doctor`s office.

(the doctor and Mrs. Klein are sitting)

Mrs. Klein:  Well, doctor?

Doctor:  I´m afraid your son has Swine Flu.

Mrs. Klein:  What`s Swine Flu?  I`ve never heard of that.

Doctor:  Let me explain it to you… Swine Flu, Swine Influenza, or Human Influenza, is a respiratory disease highly contagious.

Mrs. Klein: Contagious?  Do you mean that someone infected my son?

Doctor:  I don`t know, but the disease spreads through coughing or sneezing of people who may have the virus, or through touching something with the virus on it.

Mrs. Klein:  But where did he get it?

Doctor:  It might have been in school, at church, at the stadium, in the park…anywhere where there are many people gathered.

Mrs. Klein: Is there a vaccine or some medication that can cure him?

Doctor:  Fortunately there are medications that can cure him.  Especially in your case, because you brought him on time.  

Mrs. Klein:  Do you mean that if I have waited more time something might had happened to him?

Doctor:  Probably, there could had been complications, but that is not your case.

Mrs. Klein:  So, what`s the next step?

Doctor:  In a few minutes we will give him the appropriate medications for his illness.  I just need your approval to do it.

Mrs.Klein:  There is no problem… where do I sign?

(the doctor gives her some paper to sign.  She signs the papers)

Doctor:  Once he is on treatment, please go home and keep him inside until he is completely well. 

Mrs. Klein:  What about us?

Doctor:  I suggest that all of you stay home, the time that is necessary.

Mrs.Klein:  What else should we do?

Doctor:  Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially after your cough and sneeze.  If you cough or sneeze use disposable tissues, put them in a plastic bag, and throw them in the trash.  Also it`s very important to keep your house clean… ventilate your house.

Mrs. Klein:  What about if I have to go out?

Doctor:  Then, you should avoid kissing other people and hand shaking, and wear a face mask.

Mrs. Klein:  What about food?  What kind of food should we eat?

Doctor:  Eat plenty of fruits and vegetables that have vitamin C.

Mrs. Klein:  Should we avoid pork products?

Doctor:  Swine flu can`t be spread through pork products, since the virus is not transmitted through food. If you follow my recommendations, George will be fine in about five days. 

Mrs. Klein:  Oh, thank your doctor.

Doctor:  Just follow my instructions… and come back in three more days or before if he doesn`t feel well.

(they get out of the office.  They go see to George.  The nurse gives him the medicine).

ACT IV.  At George`s hospital bed

Doctor:  Don`t worry Mrs. Klein, he will be fine.

Mrs. Klein:  Thank your doctor.

The End

By K I D S I N CO

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