This play is Caterpillars voice. It is a folk tale from Africa.It brought to you by Whootie Owl.

Once upon a
time in Africa there was a Hare. The Hare live in a nice cave. One ay when the Hare was away! a
caterpillar went into the Hares cave.
" Hare starts out on the stage. #he is sitting in a tent. This is a cave. #he goes out an speaks$
Hare% I think it is a nice ay for a walk. &aybe I will leave my cave an go visit a frien.
"Hare e'ists$
"Caterpillar enters. It is goo if Caterpillar can crawl.$
Caterpillar% This seems like a very nice cave."sits on the chair$This is nice. &aybe I will stay here. Oh! my(
This cave has an echo. It makes my little voice soun big(
"Hare enters an looks aroun$
Hare% Whats going on here) It looks like someone is in my cave. "calls out$ Who is in my cave)
Caterpillar% "in a big! lou voice$ It is me( I am the biggest an strongest one of them all.
Hare% Oh ear( How am I going to get back in my cave)
"*o' enters$
Hare% Oh *o'! please help me.
*o'% How o you nee me to help)
Hare% There is some big! strong animal in my cave. Can you try to get it out)
*o'% #ure! I can try."calls out$. Who is in the cave of my frien! the Hare)
Caterpillar% "in a big! lou voice$. It is I( I am the biggest an strongest of them all.
*o'% Oh! Hare! I o not think I can help you. It souns like you have a huge animal in your cave.
+robably bigger than me. I must go now( ,oobye(
"*o' e'ists$
"-ion enters$
Hare% -ion! please stop an help me(
-ion% #ure. Whats the problem)
Hare% There is a big animal in my cave. Can you get it out)
-ion% .efinitely! I am big an strong myself."calls out$ Who is in the cave of my frien! the Hare)
Caterpillar% "in a big! lou voice$ It is me( I am the biggest an strongest one of them all.
-eopar% /h! oh( If that animal is the biggest an strongest! I o not want to think what he coul o to
me( I am sorry! Hare. I am out of here.
"-ion e'ists$
"0hinoceros enters$
Hare% Oh please! 0hino! you have to help me. 1ou are big an strong.
0hinoceros% Oh thank you! I am. How can I help)
Hare% There is something in my cave. I am scare. Can you help me)
0hinoceros% Of course I can. I am gla that you came to me for help. 2othing scares me.
"call out$ Who is in the cave of my frien! the Hare)
Caterpillar% "in a big! lou voice$ It is me( I am the biggest an strongest of them all.
Hare% Oh 0hinoceros! can you get it out)
0hinoceros% Hare! I am your frien. An nothing scares me. 2othing! that is! e'cept a big an lou voice
in a cave( 1ou nee a bigger an stronger animal than me. &aybe a giraffe)
",iraffe enters$
,iraffe%.i I hear you talking about me)
Hare% We were talking about how tall an strong you are.
,iraffe%What o you nee) I can o anything. I am the tallest an strongest animal in the forest.
Hare% There is something in my cave. Can you help get it out)
,iraffe%Oh sure. Is that all) "calls out$ Hey! who is in the cave of my frien! the Hare)
Caterpillar% "in a big! lou voice$ It is me( I am the biggest an strongest of them all.
,iraffe an 0hinoceros " screaming$
Ahhhhh(((
"3lephant an 0hinoceros run off the stage$
Hare% 2ow what I am going to o)
" 4#ang 5ancil enters$
#ang 5ancil% Hare! what is wrong)
Hare% Oh! it is 6ust teribble. I am trying to go insie my home! but there is something in my cave. It
says it is the biggest an strongest one of them all. I o not know what to o(
#ang 5ancil% Have you trie calling to the thing in your cave)
Hare% Oh yes. I trie. #o i *o'! -ion! 0hinoceros an ,iraffe.
#ang 5ancil% What happene)
Hare% All the other animals were scare an ran away.
#ang 5ancil% I know I am not as big as *o'! -ion! 0hino! or ,iraffe. #till! can I try too)
Hare% 1ou can try. +lease help me get this animal out of my cave(
#ang 5ancil% "calling out$ Whos in the cave of my frien! Hare) I am the one who is the biggest an
strongest of all the animals. Come outsie this cave! right now(
Caterpillar% Oh ear! what a lou voice( After all! I am 6ust a Caterpillar. I am coming out. +lease o not
hurt me.
"Caterpillar gets off the chair! crawls over to the animals an stans up$
Hare% What) All that time it was 1O/ in the cave)
"*o'! -ion! 0hinoceros an ,iraffe enter$
*o'% Haaahhhh! it was only a caterpillar(.
-ion% 7oy! he sure foole us.
Caterpillar% Oops
Hare% I cannot believe that you were all scare of a little caterpillar.
#ang 5ancil% I think you were scare too! Hare.
Hare% 2o! no not a caterpillar. It was only that lou voice.
0hinoceros% 1ou were right! Hare. How i such little. Tiny Caterpillar has such a lou voice)
Caterpillar% Well. This cave was so cosy. An when I spoke! there was a wonerful echo( It mae me
feel 7I,(
"*o'! -ion! 0hino! an ,iraffe all frown at Caterpillar. They look ma$
Caterpillar% /m! right now I think I will move on.
"Caterpillar crawls off the stage$
,iraffe%Can you believe it) All of us were scare of that small! little caterpillar(
"All the animals laugh$
Hare% "pointing to sang 5ancil$ All of us! that is e'cept one.