Пьеса для самодеятельного театра: WHY FROGS AND SNAKES NEVER PLAY TOGETHER (African Folktale)

WHY FROGS AND SNAKES NEVER PLAY TOGETHER CHARACTERS: BABY FROG BABY SNAKE MOTHER FROG SCENE I – IN THE WOODS (Baby Frog plays and jumps in around the trees. He sees a snake) BABY FROG: Hello, there!. What are you doing here?. BABY SNAKE: I’m just enjoying this beautiful day here in the sun. BABY FROG: What’s your name?. BABY SNAKE: My name is Baby Snake. What’s yours?. BABY FROG: I’m Baby Frog. Do you want to play with me?. SNAKE: Yes!. (They start to play) Teach me how to hop!. BABY FROG: Just do as I do. Watch me!. (Baby Frog hops. Baby Snake looks at the frog and they hop together) BABY SNAKE: It’s fun to hop high in the air!. BABY FROG: Now you teach me how to slide in my belly. BABY SNAKE: Sure!. Just look how I do it. (Baby Snake teaches frog how to slide on his belly) BABY FROG: Now teach me how to climb trees.BABY SNAKE: Follow me!. (Baby Snake teaches Baby Frog how to climb trees) BABY FROG: It’s fun to climb up trees!. BABY SNAKE: Oh, it’s getting late, I have to go home. BABY FROG: Will you come tomorrow?. BABY SNAKE: Sure, you are now my best friend in the whole world!. BABY FROG: You too!. Thanks for teaching me how to climb up trees!. BABY SNAKE: Thank you for teaching me how to hop!. See you tomorrow! BABY FROG: Bye. (They hug and both leave) SCENE II – AT THE FROG’S HOUSE (Mother Frog is outside the door waiting for Baby Frog who is hoping on his way home) MOTHER FROG: Where were you?. BABY FROG: Oh mom, I had a lot of fun. I have a new friend!. MOTHER FROG: Really?- BABY FROG: Yes, mom. He taught me how to slide on my belly. MOTHER FROG: On your belly?. Who is he?. BABY FROG: His name is Baby Snake. We played all morning!.MOTHER FROG: No!. The snake family is not a good family. They have poison in their teeth. Don’t hang around with him anymore. He could eat you!. BABY FROG: But mom!. MOTHER FROG: I said no!. Now, come inside the house, it’s almost bed time. (They go inside the house) SCENE III – IN THE WOODS (Baby Frog is waiting for Baby Snake. Baby Snakes enters) BABY SNAKE: Hi. BABY FROG: Hi. BABY SNAKE: Are you sad?. BABY FROG: Yes. BABY SNAKE: Me too. BABY FROG: I can’t play with you anymore. BABY SNAKE: Me neither. My mom told me to never play with you again. BABY FROG: My mom told me to catch you and eat you. BABY SNAKE: My mom told me to spring at you and kill you. BABY FROG: I had fun with you yesterday. BABY SNAKE: So, did I. BABY FROG: Yesterday, we had a good day. BABY SNAKE: A good friendship day. (Both sit alone away from each other)BABY FROG AND BABY SNAKE: How sad it is that our mothers don’t let us play together. (They stand up and leave) THE END Author: African Folktale