THE STORY PLAYSCRIPT.

The Lion and the Mouse

Characters: The Narrator, Lion, Mouse and Elehant.
(Stage Directions: All the animal characters are wearing the animal masks. The
narrator can be placed on the right or the left of the stage.)
Narrator : The lion was a powerful beast and feared by all the animals in the
Jungle. His power was as frightening as his roar.
(Lion gives a powerful roar.)
Lion : It is a hot day. Ill rest now and hunt when it is cooler.
( Lion puts head on hands and closes ees. !e breathes rhthicall)
Narrator : Suddenly a little mouse ran over his paw.
("ouse comes scampering out #uickl and touches the Lion$s paw.)
Narrator : The lion woke up with a loud roar. He grabbed the mouse with his paw
and said !Lion wakes up and grabs the mouse.)
Lion : Im going to kill you and eat you up. (Lion roars loudl.)
Mouse : "h great lion# good lion# kind lion# please let me go. $lease dont eat me.
If you let me go# then one day I will do a big favour for you.
Lion : Ha# Ha# Ha% &ou# help me% 'ont make me laugh# but Im not that hungry so
I will let you go.
(Lion pushes the mouse awa.)
Narrator : The lion laughed and laughed and the mouse ran home. ( few days later
the lion was out in the )ungle. Suddenly the lion got caught in a net trap
and said (!e is in the centre of stage when he falls to his knees.)
Lion : "h dear# how will I get out of here* +et me out of here.
(Lion looks around the stage desperatel.)
Narrator : (fter a while he an elephant.
Lion : ,lephant# elephant# please help me.
Elehants : "h -o% I could not not help you.
(%lephants trundle off back to the other animals.)
Narrator : The lion grew cold and hungry (the lion shivers and rubs his
stomach) and began to think he would never get home to his nice# warm
cage.
Narrator : (s night came the lion began to cry.
Lion : Hoo hoo# I am stuck in this trap and none of my friends will help me.
Narrator : The lion was very sad. (Lion starts cring.) He didnt know what to do.
Then he heard the s.ueaking of a mouse.
Mouse : S.ueak# s.ueak% /hy are you crying 0r. 1ion* !"ouse comes from
behind of the tree. And do the mirrors techni#ues. "ouse and lion facing
each other. "ouse duplicates the lion$s movements e&actl 'ust as a mirror
would.)
Lion : Im stuck in this trap and nobody will help me.
Mouse : I will help you.I havent forgotten the promise I made to you that day.
Narrator : The mouse began to bite through the net and at last the lion was free.
Lion : Im free# Im free% I never thought you could help me because you are too
small.
Mouse : &ou are free now. (few days ago you laughed thinking that I couldnt
'o something for you in return for what you did for me. -ow it is time
That you know that little mice are grateful and keep their promise.
Lion : I am so sorry my friend. Thank you for what you did for me. &ou were
2ight. ,venthough you are small and weak# you can turn out to be a
Helpful friend.
Narrator : 3rom then on the lion and the mouse were very good friends. The
lesson of the story is even smaller or weaker can turn out to be helpful.