The Tale of Peter Rabbit Role-play Level 1

Cast Non-speaking

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Narrator 1
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Narrator 2 Farmer

Mother Peter Three sisters

Work with the children to allocate characters and prepare a short performance. Discuss the
stage directions in advance and make sure the children understand how to follow the script.

Narrator 1: This is Peter Rabbit.

Peter is with his mother and three sisters.

Mother: Don’t go in the farmer’s garden.

Narrator 2: Peter’s sisters want some berries for dinner.

They go in their mother’s garden.
Original text and illustrations © Frederick Warne & Co., 1902. New reproductions of Beatrix Potter’s illustrations copyright © Frederick Warne & Co., 2002

Narrator 1: Peter Rabbit wants some radishes. He goes

in the farmer’s garden.

Narrator 2: Peter eats lots of radishes.

Narrator 1: Oh no! The farmer sees Peter Rabbit.

Peter: Oh no!

(Peter runs away but the farmer runs after him.)

Narrator 2: Peter runs from the farmer.

The farmer runs after Peter.
The farmer cannot catch him.

(Peter runs in the shed.

The farmer runs after him.)

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Narrator 1: Peter Rabbit runs in the shed. The farmer goes

in the shed, too. The farmer sees Peter!

(Peter runs out of the shed. The farmer runs

after him.)

Narrator 2: Peter Rabbit runs from the shed. The farmer

runs after Peter again. He cannot catch him.

(Peter runs out of the farmer’s garden and

keeps running.)

Narrator 1: Peter Rabbit runs from the farmer’s garden.

Peter runs and runs!

Narrator 2: Peter Rabbit goes home.

Mother: Go to bed! No dinner for you!

Narrator 1: Peter Rabbit goes to bed.

Original text and illustrations © Frederick Warne & Co., 1902. New reproductions of Beatrix Potter’s illustrations copyright © Frederick Warne & Co., 2002

(Peter goes to bed. His sisters are eating berries.)

Narrator 2: Peter Rabbit’s sisters eat the berries for dinner.

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