Preview of Squirrels
Squirrels
It is
the first day of spring and one little squirrel must deal with the
dangers that cats, dogs and humans provide
Cast requirements
Suitable
for 8-10 year olds
13
kids 3 girls 2 boys and 7 gender-neutral parts
Characters
in Order of Appearance
Narrator
Grampa
and gramma squirrel
Papa
and mama squirrel.
Four
baby squrrels
Dog
Young
Woman
Cat
Bluejay
Set
Squirrel
nest
Bed
Bench
Props
Coat
Rack
Cell
phone
Costumes
For the human
For the human
Coat
For
the animals
Hats
with ears for squirrels cat and dog
Tails
for the animals
Make-up
to represent animal faces
Blue
Jays cap for Blue Jay
Blue
costume for Blue Jay
Squirrels
(Four
baby squirrels huddled together under the shadows of a tree
gobbo)(papa and mama squirrel sleeping slightly apart)(There is the
sound of wind)
Narrator-(Enters)In
a ramshackle nest of twigs and leaves, high above the frozen ground
in the cold bare arms of an old tree, life was being lived. A family.
Six squirrels. Mama and papa squirrel and their clan had slept
soundly through the hostile elements, the cold, the wind, the ice and
snow. Mama and papa squirrel had built this engineering marvel with
knowledge, not purchased from any institutes of higher learning, but
with the knowledge embedded in their very bones, handiwork passed
down the generational ladder from gramma and grampa squirrel to mama
and papa squirrel and with any luck to their young or kittens, as
they are called by us humans who write books on the subject. One day,
the air grew warmer and the snow started to melt.
Freddy-(In
a whiny voice) Oh, Stop
kicking me!
Acorn-I'm not kicking you!
Macadamia-Its me stupid!
I'm kicking you!
Freddy-Why?
Macadamia-Cause you're in
my spot.
Freddy-This is all our
spot. We're a collective, a clan, a dray.
Macadamia A dray?
Freddy-Sure. A family of
squirrels is a dray.
Macadamia-Fascinating.
You're still in my spot.
Freddy-Ow! Ow! Ow! Stop
kicking me!
(Peanut
remains asleep)
Papa-Mama. The kits are
up.
Acorn-I'm hungry!
Papa-I think they're
hungry.
Mama-They
can't be hungry. I just put them to bed two months ago. Can it be
spring already?
(Sound
of birds)
Papa-There it is. A robin.
Acorn-Hey mama. What's a
robin?
Mama-Well, I guess there's
no getting around it. I am officially up. The robin is a feathered
alarm clock, a hideous bird with an orange chest that tells us when
it is spring time.
Acorn-Let's go outside!
Mama-Wait! You can't just
bolt outside. Your papa and I. We have to warn you about a few
things.
Macadamia-(Groans)
Another lecture.
Papa- Its a dangerous
world out there. You must watch out for cats and dogs. When you see a
cat or dog, don't freeze. Rabbits do that and I'm not sure its a very
effective strategy. Use your deking skills to shake them and if that
doesn't work scamper up a tree. Dogs can't climb trees. Cats think
they can, but in the trees, it's your natural habitat. You're much
faster than cats.
Macadamia-Good to know. Is
that all?
Mama-Of course not. There
are these tall plant-like creatures called human beings and sometimes
they are swallowed up by strange shiny monsters called cars, which go
really fast, so if you find yourself in front of one of these shiny
monsters, you must zig and zag back and forth, back an forth,
randomly so they have no idea where you're going.
Acorn-Why don't we just
run really fast to get out of their way?
Mama-Oh little Acorn. That
is not our strength. Evolution has ingrained in us the ability to
deke, to zig and zag, and to climb trees. I'm sorry. That is what you
were born with and that's all you got. Now go out and play.
Papa-Just remember to
watch out for cats, dogs and cars.
Squirrels-Yes mom!
Mama-Hey
Peanut. Get up! You can't sleep your life away. You're a squirrel.
You don't have that much time. Now go!
Peanut- Aw, do I have to?
Hey look! Its grampa and gramma!
Grampa-(Enters the nest
with Gramma) Who are you? What are you doing here?
Mama-Its Peanut, one of
your new grandchildren. Don't you remember?
Grampa-New grandchildren?
I can't keep up. I can't keep up, I tell you!
Gramma-Calm down. Please
George.
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