CHARACTERS DENNIS TRUDY REX BIG BAD WOLF PEDDLER

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CHARACTERS DENNIS TRUDY REX BIG BAD WOLF PEDDLER

SCRIPT SCENE 1 The curtain opens. We are in the three little pigs house. Dennis comes onto stage. He is the eldest brother. Good morning kids! (to audience). It s time to work! As I always say: do your best and then you can rest. Let s see what we get on the radio. Music sounds cheerful. He starts sweeping and cleaning the house. TRUDY enters onto stage. Hello Dennis! Good morning Trudy. Wipe your feet, please Why? Because the floor is clean. 3

All right. Trudy wipes his feet. Good morning Dennis. Good morning Rex. Wipe your feet. Why? Because the floor is clean. Ok. (Rex wipes his feet. Rex starts reading a magazine). Trudy, can you please help me clean the window? I am sorry... My nails!!!! Come on Trudy, do your best and then you can rest. Ok, I will do it. (Dennis cleans the window ) Rex, can you please take the rubbish out please? I am very tired. Come on Rex, do your best and then you can rest. Ok, I 4

will do it. (Dennis takes the rubbish out). Dennis leaves the stage with the rubbish and comes back. What time is it? I don t know. Dennis looks for his watch. Where is my watch? Have you seen my watch? Can you help me to find it? I am sorry Dennis, maybe later, I need to relax. And you Rex, can you help me to find my watch? I am sorry brother but I can t. I am reading this magazine. I am very busy. Busy? Come on! Help me to find my watch. Check your pockets. Here it is. 5

Great! Let s see! It s ten o clock. So? Don t you remember? We bought a lottery ticket. Yes, we did!!! The lottery ticket!!! Come on, Guys! Turn the radio on! Uff! Dennis, would you mind? Ok, I will do. Dennis turns the radio on searching for the lottery. OFF-RADIO: ALL: OFF-RADIO: Good evening ladies and gentleman and welcome to the National lottery.the winning numbers are SEVEN. SEVEN. FIVE. 6

ALL: OFF-RADIO: ALL: OFF-RADIO: ALL: OFF-RADIO: ALL: FIVE! THREE. THREE! And the last one is. FOUR please!!! FOUR! FOUR! Yes!!!!!! We are rich!! They start to celebrate. Do you know what this means? Now we can make our dreams come true! Trudy, what will you do with your money? I will buy a car so I won t need to walk anymore! And you Rex? 7

I will buy a big bed to rest in TRUDY & And you, brother? I will build my own house. What for? We have already got a house. This is Mum s house. I want my own house. TRUDY & Can we go with you? Please, please!!! I don t know. Ok. Let s try. Can you take the rubbish out? TRUDY & Oh! No, no You see? I have to do all the work. I m sorry but you cannot live with me. Ok, then I will build my own house too. Ok Me too 8

PEDAGOGICAL PROPOSAL SONG Nº1 - THREE LITTLE HOUSES Dennis closes the house. The music and the scenery changes to a forest landscape (with a river, forest and mountains in the distance). Ok! I will build my house on the mountains. That s very far away. I know but I will have an excellent view. TRUDY & Bye!!! We will miss you! Dennis leaves the stage. I will miss you too! Be good! And good luck with your houses. And you, Rex, where will you build your house? Among the trees. And you? Near the river. I ll miss you Rex. 9

Me too. Goodbye! See you soon! The three little pigs leave the stage. SCENE 2 - FOREST-DAY The Big Bad Wolf enters. He is carrying a suitcase. Waaaawwww! Nice place! Oh... hello kids... how are you? My name is the BIG BAD WOLF... and do you know what?... I m very hungry... very very hungry... and I don t have anything to eat... but maybe you have something to eat. Yes... Do you have something for me? Like a sandwich!! Yes I love sandwiches... or a big steak!! Don t you??... are you sure?? Let me see... I have a good sense of smell Oh! Someone is coming A peddler enters. 10

Good morning! It s all cheap, everything s cheap. Who wants to buy anything? I have fruit: bananas, apples, and oranges... I have clothes: trousers, shirts, shoes... I have toys, cars, dolls... Oh! Nice girl! Hello princess! Good morning mister Wolf. Mister Big Bad Wolf. I m sorry, mister Big Bad Wolf. I see you have a lot of things here... I have a lot of things. Do you have anything to eat? Well...Yes! I have a sandwich. A sandwich... mmmmm! I see! You would like a sandwich. 11

Oh yes... very much... A sandwich with tomato... The PEDDLER shows him the sandwich Tomato... And ham. Ham... yes! Take it... It s very tasty The wolf grabs the sandwich. When he is about to take a bite the peddler interrupts him. It s three Euros, sir... Three Euros!!! Of course the sandwich is not free... It s three Euros please. 12

The wolf tries to find some money in his pockets No money... no sandwich... Cheap... Very cheap... Ok... I need only three Euros. Ok! I can get them! Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls: I am The Amazing Big Bad Wolf. The wolf is juggling with three balls and starts tap dancing to funny music. When he finishes, he passes his hat around asking the audience for some money. One coin please... Come on... Some money... Come on kids... Some money... I have fruit, clothes, toys... Cheap! Cheap! A... sandwich!! A tasty sandwich... A big sandwich... with tomato and ham... (Losing his patience) Mister peddler I want... I need this sandwich... 13

OK... but it s three Euros. (Threatening) I know...but I do not have any money!! (scared) Eeeeh... Don t worry. We can make a deal... A deal?... What deal? Well... you have a good coat... Noooooo! Not my coat! Ok. No coat, no sandwich! Well... Ok, ok, take my coat. I want the sandwich. (The wolf gives his coat to the peddler) and this apple and this banana... OK?? Perfect... No problem Mister Wolf. Mr. Big Bad Wolf! Don t forget my name! The wolf leaves the stage. 14

Such a character!! Bon appétit! Enjoy your sandwich Mr Big Bad Wolf. Ha, Ha!!! Rex enters onto the stage. Hello sir. Hello little pig. Would you like to buy something? Yes I m thinking about building my own house. Wawww... your own house...very good for you!! Thank you sir... thank you. Let me help you... I have here the best things for you... with these you can build the best house intown... Yes... ok... What s it? I have a lot of bricks... With all these bricks you can build a stronger house... 15

Yes... These bricks look very strong... but they are very very heavy... and I don t want to work too much... Do you know what I mean? Well... yes, perhaps the bricks are heavy. Do you have something... lighter??? Of course... I have something perfect for you... Ok... Wooden sticks!! And you will need a hammer and some nails. A hammer? I don t think so. They are still heavy. You don t like working very much, do you? Work?... No, I don t... I love resting!! Then I have something for you. Really? 16

I have a bundle of straw! Oooh!... Yes, it s very light. Yes... very very light... How much is it? Ten Euros (Looking at the wolf s coat) Wow!...What a beautiful coat!! Do you like it? Yes, I do, very much... How much is it? It s forty Euros. Forty Euros?? No problem... I have plenty of money... Here it is. Rex takes the coat and the straw and leaves the stage. 17

Thank you... Have a nice day little pig... Great day... Money... money... money... I love money. The PEDDLER leaves the stage. Rex enters onto the stage carrying the straw and the coat. Here, in the forest, this is a good place to live. Rex builds his house. While he is building he sings a song. Night falls. Lights fade away. It s cold. No problem, I have this fantastic coat. The wolf enters onto the stage. My coat!! A wolf!!... (Rex goes into the house) Little pig... Open your house and give me my coat!! Never... You want to eat me!! 18

I want my coat back... Open your house right now. No, not by the air of my chinny, chin, chin. Then I will huff, I will puff and I will blow your house down. The wolf blows the house down. Rex runs away and the wolf chases him. I m the strongest wolf in the world... I M THE BIG BAD WOLF. SONG Nº2 - THE BIG BAD WOLF The peddler enters. I think someone is coming. The wolf leaves the stage. Good morning! Cheap deals! Very cheap! I have fruit: bananas, apples, and oranges... I have clothes: 19

trousers, shirts, shoes... I have toys, cars, dolls... TRUDY enters onto the stage. Hello sir. Hi, little pig. Would you like to buy anything? Yes I m thinking about building my own house. Wow... Your own house... Very good for you!! Thank you sir...thank you. Dennis enters. Hey! Trudy! Hi, Dennis! How are you, brother? Fine. Thank you. Good morning! Good morning! 20

I m looking for some things to build a house. Let me help you... Here I have the best thing for you... with this you can build the best house in town... Yes... ok... What s it? Yes What is it? I have a lot of bricks... With all these bricks you can build a stronger house... Yes... these bricks look very strong... but they are very very heavy... and I don t want to work too much... Come on Trudy If you want a nice house you have to work hard. Remember do your best and then you can rest. Don t you have anything... lighter??? Of course... I have something perfect for you... Ok... 21

Wooden sticks!! And you will need a box of nails and a hammer. Ok. Perfect!! What about you sir? The bricks. They are very strong!!! Ok You will need a bag, a box of nails, a bucket, a shovel and a hammer. How much is everything? Twelve Euros for you and fifty for you, sir. TRUDY AND Here it is. Good bye Trudy and good luck! Dennis leaves the stage. Cheap, cheap very cheap. 22

The PEDDLER leaves the stage. Rex enters. He is wearing the wolf s coat. He is crying because his house has been destroyed. Rex, is that you? The wolf has destroyed my house. I m sorry. He blew my house down. Do you know why? Why? Silly pig!! Because straw is not strong enough. Don t worry brother. We can build another house, with wooden sticks. Quick! Let s build the house. Ok. Where are we going to build our house? 23

Next to the river. They build the house. Trudy, I am very tired. I am going to sleep. Ok Rex, good night. Rex leaves the scene. What a beautiful coat! Trudy puts the coat on. The wolf enters. The wolf!!!!!! The Big Bad Wolf! My coat!!!! Little pigs! I want my coat back! Get out of here!!! You want to eat us! My coat or I will blow your house down. 24

No by the air of my chinny, chin, chin Then I will huff, I will puff and I will blow your house down. The wolf blows the house down. Ha, ha. I am the Big Bad Wolf Waaawwwwww! Look! Our house is destroyed. Oh! No! We should have listened to Dennis. It s true!!! TRUDY & Do your best Dennis enters And then you can rest. TRUDY & Dennis!!! 25

Hello siblings, how are you? REX & Hello brother! What s the matter? The wolf He destroyed our houses. And now he will come back again. Help us! Yes, help us!!! Ok, maybe you can live with me. Yes, please!!!! Will you clean the windows? Yes, I will. 26

REX. And you Rex, will you take the rubbish out? Yes, I will. Then we can live together. Let s work. We will build the strongest house in the world. SONG Nº3 - LET S MAKE A HOUSE We need some more bricks. I ll go to buy more bricks. You two keep working. Dennis leaves the stage. I have an idea, we can go and take a worker to help us. TRUDY tries to build her house but he realizes that she needs help. She asks some children to help her to build her house. When they finish, TRUDY takes the children back to their seats. Wow! Brother! The house is great! Yes, it s beautiful. 27

The wolf howls. The wolf! Quick, let s go into the house. The coat! Waaawwww! My coat!!!! Go away wolf!!! Mister Big Bad Wolf! Let me in! No by the air of my chinny, chin, chin. Then I will huff, I will puff and I will blow your house down. TRUDY & Ha, ha You can t blow our house down!!!! Yes, I will enter through the chimney. The wolf enters into the house through the chimney and the pigs start to hit him with the brooms. 28

Stop! Stop! Please. I just want my coat. Your coat? It s mine. It has my name inside. That s true. Now it is mine. I bought it. Get out of here. The wolf leaves the house. He looks sad at the side of the house. TRUDY and Rex look out of the window. Sad music. I am hungry. I am cold. (Cries) Finally the pigs decide to give him the coat. Ok wolf! I mean the Big Bad Wolf... Take your coat back and never come back again. 29

Thank you. The wolf leaves the stage. Dennis enters. Hello brothers! Wipe your feet!!!! Wow! I see you have learned the lesson! Remember: do your best TRUDY & and then you can rest!!!! SONG Nº4 - A PAIR OF SHOES 30

SONGS THREE LITTLE HOUSES PIG 1 I ll make a house of golden straw so I don t need to work PIG 2 I ll use some litlte sticks working is not for me PIG 1 golden straw KIDS golden straw PIG 2 some little sticks KIDS some little sticks 31

PIG 3 the hardest bricks KIDS the hardest briks ALL I ll make a beautiful house PIG 1 I like to sleep i like to dance but I don t like to work PIG 2 yes, it s a boring thing PIG 3 i make my house, house of briks PIG 1 golden straw KIDS golden straw PIG 2 some little sticks 32

KIDS some little sticks PIG 3 the hardest bricks KIDS the hardest bricks I ll make a beautiful house 33

THE BIG BAD WOLF I am an incredible wolf I am a marvelous wolf a different wolf a special wolf I am the king of the streets doing my tricks I am the big bad wolf I am a magical wolf I am a dancer wolf I can hipnotize just moving my hands I am the king of the streets doing my tricks i am the big bad wolf doing my tricks all over the streets incredible wolf a marvelous wolf i can hipnotize a different wolf A DANCER WOLF Three Little Pigs 34

LET S MAKE A HOUSE Let s make a house a very strong house brick to brick let s build a house against the wind againts the rain let s make a house a very strong house Let s make a house a very strong house step by step let s build a house againsts the storm even when is warm lets s make a house a very strong house The floor, the window the ceiling, the walls the chymney, the ground and a big door The lapms, the bed the courtains, the stairs a red persian carpet three or four chairs 35

A PAIR OF SHOES If you have a pair of shoes You can not loose You can not loose If you have a pair of shoes You can not loose the blues If you want to be A contry star like me If you have a pair of shoes You can not loose the blues If you clap your pair of hands You can not loose You can not loose If you clap your pair of hands You can not loose the dance 36

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