The Lion and the Mouse, A Script with Prompts
A Mouse was walking through the jungle one day singing and dancing (Bit 1). It came upon something in the path and wondered what it was (Bit 3). It couldn’t figure it out, so it climbed up and over (Bit 1). The mouse jumped down turned around and looked right into the face of a lion. The mouse froze in fear (Bit 3).
The lion roared (Bit 2). The lion said, “Why don’t I eat you?” The mouse stopped to think. (Bit 4) The mouse said, “Lion, if you save my life, I will be your friend. Some day you might be in trouble and I could save your life.” The lion said, “Get out of here.” The mouse ran away singing and dancing. (Bit 1) A year passed. The Lion forget the mouse but the mouse never forgot making that promise. One day the mouse was coming down the same path singing and dancing. (Bit 1) It came upon something in the path and wondered what it was (Bit 3). It couldn’t figure it out, so it climbed up and over (Bit 1). It jumped down turned around and looked right into the face of a lion. The mouse froze in fear (Bit 3). The lion didn’t roar. “Didn’t you notice, mouse,” said the lion, “I’m trapped inside a net. The hunters are coming for me. Save yourself.” It was then the mouse heard the hunter’s horns. (Bit 7) The animals began to stampede. (Bit 6) But the mouse did not run. He remembered his promise and he stood there and tried to figure it all out. (Bit 3) Now mice don’t have much going for them but they do have very sharp teeth. The mouse began nibbling on the net. (Bit 4) The net began to break. (Bit 5.) The hunters grew closer. (Bit 7)
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The animals continued to stampede. (Bit 6) The mouse kept nibbling. (Bit 4) The net kept breaking (Bit 5) Hunter’s horns (bit 7)
Stampeding ( Bit 6) Nibbling (Bit 4) Net breaking (Bit 5). Finally the net began to break (Bit 5 over and over – bing, bing, bing, bing, bing, bing, bing, bing, bing.)
The lion jumped up and joined the stampede. (Bit 6) The Lion stopped. He bent over the mouse with those great big teeth. The mouse froze in fear. (Bit 3) The lion picked the mouse up by the tail. It became like the Olympics. The mouse flew through the air. He did three somersaults, (A gesture) three big twists, (A gesture) and landed right between the lions ears. The mouse screamed, “Run!” and they joined the stampede. (Bit 6). The hunter’s horns grew softer (Bit 7) So, they ran a little more. (Bit 6) The hunter’s horns grew softer. (Bit 7) So they ran a little more. (Bit 6) Finally, you could barely hear the horns at all. (A very soft bit 7) The animals stopped. The reason we told you this story? Some day you may get to Africa and if you do you you’re going to notice something strange. Most lions love to roar (Bit 2) but there’s now one lion who prefers to sing and dance.(Bit 1) Most mice still freeze in fear (Bit 3) but there’s now one mouse who roars softly. (Bit 2) If you asked them why, they will say, (This could be a line everyone in the cast says.) “Haven’t you heard out story yet? It’s the story of a friendship, a friendship between a Lion and a Mouse.