Robin Riding-Hood

By Debra Schultz
Characters
Robin Riding-Hood, a selfish little girl
Wanda Wolfington
Golda Loches
Penny Pigge
Peri Pigge

This version of Robin Riding-Hood is for an all-female cast. If you need a mixed cast version,
you can request one by emailing me at dramawithoutdrama@gmail.com.

The Setting
The woods between Robin and Grandmother’s houses.

Costuming and Props

The costuming and props can be as simple or as complex as necessary. This script can also be
easily produced as a puppet play.

Props:
Basket of eggs (Robin)
Oven mitts (Golda)

Appropriateness
This play has been previously performed by 3rd and 4th graders.

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 Robin Riding-Hood (Script)
By Debra Schultz

(ROBIN enters, carrying a basket of eggs.)

These eggs sure are heavy. I wish Grandmother would hurry up and get well
so that I don’t have spend another Saturday taking her eggs and making her
Robin
lunch and all that. It’s just not fair! Just how long does it take to get better
from a hang-nail, anyway?

(ROBIN starts to walk, swinging the basket wildly. WANDA enters from the
other side.)

Wanda Hello, Robin Riding-Hood. Are those eggs for your Grandmother?

Robin Yes.

Wanda Well, you should be more careful with them. Eggs break very easily.

Robin Yeah, yeah, yeah.

And you should be more careful where you are going. There are scary things
Wanda
in these woods.

Robin (sarcastically) Yeah, like Grandmother’s new wig color.

(totally misunderstanding ROBIN) Oh, Robin, you are always such a

Wanda delightful little girl. And funny. Maybe you should become a stand-up
comedian when you grow up.

Maybe at least then I would get to have some fun. I’m certainly not having
Robin
any fun now.

Well, you had better get along to your Grandmother’s house. You don’t
want to keep her waiting—we all know how our Grandmother gets when she
doesn’t get to have lunch on time. (WANDA starts to exit, but stops and
Wanda
turns back to ROBIN.) Tell you mother that I will stop by with the new
Gingerbread House baking supplies next week. The way the woodcutter’s
wife gobbled them up, I know our mother will love them. Good-bye, dear!

(WANDA exits as ROBIN speaks.)

Robin Good-bye. And good riddance.

(GOLDA runs onstage and after ROBIN.)

Golda Robin! Robin! Wait for me!

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Robin What are you doing clear out here?

Looking for you. Your mother wanted you to take these new oven mitts to
Golda
your Grandmother. She will love them—aren’t they pretty?

(GOLDA hands the oven mitts to ROBIN.)

Robin Sure.

I love to cook. But the best part is getting to taste everything that gets made.
Golda
A little taste of this to make sure it’s not too hot or spicy.

Robin Uh-huh.

Golda A little taste of that to make sure it’s not too cold.

Robin Uh-huh.

Golda You know I just have to have everything just right.

Uh-huh. Listen, Golda, I have really got to go. The sooner I get there, the
Robin
sooner I can come back. Maybe I’ll even get in a little play time.

How wonderful that would be! Benny Behr (pronounced Bear) and I are
Golda going to the new shopping center to pick out the furniture he wants in his
mom to put in his room once the remodeling is all done.

Robin That sounds like more fun than this.

Benny wants me to go with so he doesn’t pick out a bed that is too soft or too
Golda
hard. A good night’s sleep requires a bed that is just right.

Robin Of course it does.

Golda Well, have fun, Robin!

(GOLDA exits happily.)

My life must be really boring if furniture shopping sounds exciting. Maybe I

can take a shortcut through the trees. There is so much to do at
Robin Grandmother’s, but maybe I could talk her into letting me come one day after
school to take care of the laundry. Then…I could get home to play and
then…I would have an excuse not to do my homework!

(ROBIN moves off the trail and begins walking again. PENNY and PERI
PIGGE enter, arm-in-arm.)

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Penny Hello, Robin!

Peri Hello, Robin!

Robin Hello, Penny. Hello, Peri.

Penny &
We didn’t know you liked to go hiking.
Peri

Robin I don’t.

Penny Then you might want to go back to the trail.

Peri You definitely want to go back to the trail then.

Robin I just want to get to Grandmother’s house as quickly as I can.

Penny Well, the bridge over the creek is washed out.

Peri And you will have to climb down one side of the creek.

Penny And then wade across the creek.

Peri And then climb back up the far side of the creek.

Penny &
It’s a terrible mess!
Peri

Robin I can’t believe my luck—the bridge is out.

It looks like the wind from the storm the other night just blew the bridge
Peri
down.

I love to hike and climb, but I was huffing and puffing by the time I got
Penny
across the creek.

Robin I’ll never get to play today! It’s not fair!

Penny We can come with you if you want some company.

Peri Sure, we can come with you.

Robin Well--

We have nothing to do today. Dad got the bricks all laid this morning so the
Penny
house is finished.

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Peri And Uncle Petey still hasn’t cut the lumber for his house.

Penny And Uncle Percy…well..

Peri So we’re free!

Must be nice. Thanks anyway, Penny and Peri, but I wouldn’t want to
Robin subject you to the afternoon I have planned—or should I say what
Grandmother has planned for me.

Well, let us know when you get home and we can all go see a movie or
Penny
something.

Peri Hey! I hear that new movie The Dwarf and the Seven Snows is really good.

Penny Cool!

Peri See you later, Robin!

Penny Yeah, bye!

(PENNY and PERI run off. ROBIN looks after them, wishing she could go
too.)

I guess I should go back to the trail. I might as well forget about getting to
Robin do anything today. But at least, Grandmother will be happy. Oh, well. At
least the sun is out—it could be worse, I guess. Of course, it could be worse.

(ROBIN sighs and then begins to exit; humming a little tune.)

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