THE MOUSETRAP

CHARACTERS:
MAN
WOMAN
MOUSE
DOCTOR
CHICKEN
LAMB
COW

Props: Box with a mousetrap; soup dish; thermometer

SCRIPT:

NARRATOR: A mouse is looking through the wall and sees a man and a woman opening a
package.

MOUSE: Humm, it looks good. What kind of food can be stored there?.

NARRATOR: He was horrified when he saw that it was a mousetrap. He went outside to tell the
others.

MOUSE: Theres a mousetrap in the house. A mousetrap!.

NARRATOR: The chicken who was looking for worms in the ground said.

CHICKEN: Excuse me, Mr. Mouse; I understand that it is a big problem for you, but I dont care.
That doesnt bother me!.

NARRATOR: The mouse left worried. He went to find the lamb and said.

MOUSE: Mr. Lamb, theres a mousetrap in the house!.

LAMB: I think that it is not for me. Excuse me, Mr. Mouse, but theres nothing I can do. I can
only pray. Stay calm, you are in my prayers!.

NARRATOR: Then the mouse went to see the cow.

MOUSE: There`s a mousetrap in the house, Mrs. Cow!.

COW: That wont hurt me. Am I in danger?. I dont think so.

NARRATOR: Then the mouse went back home looking sad and defeated. That same night
when everything was quiet, a loud noise was heard. The noise was that of a mousetrap getting
a victim. The woman ran to see the mousetrap. But it was so dark that she didnt see that the
mousetrap got the tail of a deadly snake. Then the snake bit the woman.

WOMAN: Oh, I got bit by a snake!.

NARRATOR: The woman fainted. The man called the doctor. The doctor came and took her
temperature, and recommended a chicken soup. Everybody knows that chicken soup is good
for people with a fever. The man went out to look for the main ingredient: The chicken. So he
ran after the chicken.

MAN: Come here little chicken, I am going to make a soup.

CHICKEN: Lets run!. I will be the soup.

NARRATOR: Then, the man showed up with a chicken soup. Since the woman was still sick,
her friends and neighbors came to see her. To feed them all, the man decided to cook lamb.

MAN: Come her little lamb. I am going to cook a delicious dish.

LAMB: Greetings everybody!.

NARRATOR: Then the man started chasing the lamb. When the woman got better they wanted
to celebrate by giving a big party. They decided to cook the cow to feed everybody. So The
man chase the cow.

MAN: Come here, little cow, I am going to cook.

COW: Who, me?. No, I wasnt invited to the party.

MAN: Yes you were!. You are the main dish.

NARRATOR: Finally, the mouse decided to get out.

MOUSE: Next time, when you hear that someone is having problems, remember that theres a
mousetrap in the house, so the whole farm is in danger!. Did you see who got saved?. We
need to help those who need us. We never know when we will be in the same situation.

THE END