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The dark forest is too quiet. There is not even a single sound heard except the sound of
frog croaking. (A girl passed by the stage, searching for her cat) but to her surprise, she
cannot find anyone there. None of the animals is searching for foods, not even playing with
their friends. Hurm.. I wonder, what is going on?
CHARACTERS
• Narrator
• Lion
The biggest and strongest lion in the forest. He likes to eat other animals. He
has brawn but no brain
• Deer
One of the animals in the forest and a friend of Hare.
• Tiger
One of the animals in the forest and a friend of Hare.
• Hare
One of the animals in the forest. Small and weak, but intelligent. He managed to defeat
the Lion at the end.
ACT 1 (forest)
Narrator: Once upon a time, there lived a very big and strong lion. Everybody called him
“The King of the Jungle”. He loves to chase and kill the animals in the forest. (Lion chased
an animal and kill it CL-DC). All the animals in the forest are scared of him. All of them
except me!! (giggle) (DL)
Children, do you want to know why I am not afraid of him? (point to the Lion) It is because I
know the Lion’s biggest fear but I won’t tell you..No, No, No..(smile sarcastically)
Lion: I am a big and strong lion. I will eat all the animals in this big
Forest, hahahahaha…. (Glance and try to scare the audience)
Narrator: The animals were very worried. They held a meeting. All the animals
who lived in the forest came to the meeting. They wanted to discuss the problem before the
lion eat them up.
Deer: What shall we do? (CC)
Hare: What shall we do? (CC)
Tiger: I know what we should do!! (smile sarcastically and tapping his finger) (CC)
Deer: What is that? Come on, tell me faster!! (curiously). I want to know!! (Freeze Frame)
Tiger: (Narrator patted Tiger - unfreeze) How about this? Urmm..Let’s scared him by
threaten him.
Deer: That’s a good idea!! But I still don’t get it (asking curiously again). What is threaten
anyway?
Tiger: Threaten means you want to scare someone by telling his biggest secret to everyone.
Children, do you get it? Can you please spell threaten together with me? T.H.R.E.A.T.E.N
Hare: That is not a good idea, but we don’t have any other choices. Ok then, I’ll agree. Let’s
see...if anyone else agrees with me. Children, can you please raise up your hand if you want
to know what the Lion’s secret is.
Narrator: Wait! I’m not agree at all. What if The Lion found out about our plan?
Tiger, Deer and Hare: He will not find out if you don’t tell him!! SSHH (putting their fingers
on the lip-first, to the narrator and then continuously signing the audience to keep it as a
secret).
Narrator: Soon, all the animals agree with the tiger (they nodded their heads and raised
their hands up). They do not have any choices left because they are scared with the Lion so
the next day, they make a big plan for him.
(The lion was lying down -CC, resting, when the Hare, the Deer and the Tiger come- CR - CC)
Narrator: So each day, one by one animal takes their turn to look at the CCTV’s camera.
Then one day, it was the Hare’s turn. (DR)
Deer: My friend Hare, I am bored waiting here every day. When will The Lion doing
something funny? (CC)
Tiger: If only I am a bit stronger and bigger than the lion, I would have help every one here
(CC). I would have killed the lion and we shall live in peace again (full
Of spirit)(DL). But, I’m nothing compared to him (sad -CC).
Hare: Huhuhu (sad)(CC). Why am I so small and weak? I can’t beat the Lion but I don’t want
to be his food too.
Deer: Wait a minute!! (Freeze Frame). Come on everyone, take a look here. The Lion is..is..is
saying “Mirror, mirror, who is the most handsome animal in the forest?” (Mirroring with the
narrator)
Tiger: What? Is it true?
Hare: I got an idea!! (walk to the well and peeked in it and makes a surprise action- DR).I can
see myself in the bottom of the well!! (makes a thinking action and got an idea action)I know
what to do! I must go to the big Lion! (confidently) (The hare exit the stage- CL)
Narrator: The mighty lion peeped in the well, and then he saw his own reflection
at the bottom of the well. But he thought that the reflection is another
Lion. (The Lion peeped in the well and gave a roar, then make an
action like the reflection like the reflection roaring back at him)
Lion: Who are you? You dare roar back at me? (angry)(DC)
I’m going to show you that I am stronger and bigger than you and I will eat you up! (jumped
into the well. Show some drowning actions to the audience)
Help me!, help me! (drowned) Aaaaaaaaaaaa…….
Narrator: When the wise Hare saw what happened to the mighty lion, he ran
back happily to his friends. (exit CL, then enter again to CC)
(deer and tiger enter the stage)
Narrator: Yes kids, please raise up your hand if you saw the Lion is already rest in
peace..hehehe..ok, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5..all, agree with me!!
Tiger: So, it’s true? The Lion is dead? Yahoo!! Give me 5!!
(Deer, Tiger and Hare jump happily)
Deer: You are so clever Hare!
Tiger: You save our lives! Thank you!
Deer and Tiger: Thank you so much wise Hare!!
Hare: You guys are most welcome (grinning)
THE END