Readers' Theatre - King of the Forest Bear: King Lion, we have come to tell you

something that will help you.

Cast
· Narrator · Wolf · Goat Lion: What is it?
· Doe · Zebra · Bear
Bear: We know you are the King of the Forest
· Monkey · Fox · Lion
but you must stop eating the animals. You have
· Rabbit
killed many. Those you have not killed are
Narrator: (All animals except the Lion face the afraid to stay in the forest. Soon there will be no
audience.) Once there was a big lion who lived animals left.
in the forest. All the other animals were afraid Lion: What shall I eat? I must have something
of him. Every day the lion went through the to eat.
forest to hunt for food. The animals tried to
hide from him but the lion always found one Bear: We will take care of that. Each day we will
and killed him. The forest was not a safe place. choose one animal for you to eat. It will come to
At last the Wolf thought of calling all the your cave so that you will not have to hunt for
animals to a meeting. food.

Wolf: It is good that everyone is present. (Sadly) Lion: That is a good plan. Let’s try it. (All
We are here because we have a big problem. animals except the Lion turn their backs to the
Our lives are in danger. (Cast: Ooohhhh audience.)
danger! Danger)
Narrator: The animals carried out their promise
Goat: Meeee-eee-eee. What can we do to save to the Lion. Each day they sent one little animal
ourselves from the lion? He eats one of us every to the lion’s cave. Each night one of them was
day. Soon all of us will die. missing from the forest.
Doe: The lion is fierce. He has no pity for Narrator: (Rabbit turns to face the audience)
anyone. I remember that day I left my little One day, the rabbit was chosen to be the lion’s
fawn alone. (Cries) When I came back, my little meal. He started for the lion’s cave early in the
one was gone. morning but he thought he might as well have
all the fun he could before he was eaten. So, he
Zebra: What shall we do? The lion is wise. He played along the way. (Rabbit hops) It was very
roars to frighten the animals. They cry in their late when at last he hopped to the door of the
hiding places. That is why the lion knows lion’s cave. The lion was very hungry.
where to find them.
Lion: (Growls angrily) Why have you kept me
Bear: (Fearfully) The lion’s sharp claws can tear waiting so long?
us to pieces. He can climb a tree with his
strong paws and his teeth are very sharp. Rabbit: Good morning King Lion. Would you
like to see a big lion that looks just like you? He
Monkey: (Angrily) Everyone is afraid of the has a voice like yours too.
lion. He is only one. We are many. Can we not
stop him from killing us? Lion: Where is the other lion?
Fox: If we don’t plan well, then we will all die. Rabbit: I cannot tell you that King Lion. You
Why don’t we think hard and talk about the have to come and see for yourself.
matter? Narrator: Then the rabbit hopped away through
Wolf: What do you suggest? the forest and the lion followed him. Soon they
came to a deep well. There was water at the
Rabbit: Everyone must think of a plan. Then bottom of it and it was very deep.
we shall decide what is the best.
Rabbit: Look down there King Lion. There he is!
All: We agree. Let’s think of a good plan. Narrator: The lion looked down into the well.
Narrator: The animals thought and thought. There he saw another lion. He opened his
Many gave suggestions. Finally they chose the mouth and roared. (Lion ROARS) The echo of
Rabbit’s plan as they thought it was the best. his voice was very loud. (Echo of roar) He
That night, the animals went to see the lion. As jumped into the well (Lion jumps) to fight the
they came near the cave, they heard him growl. other lion and was drowned. (Lion stays in the
(Lion growls) Some wanted to turn back but, well) The rabbit hopped back to tell the other
when they saw how brave the rabbit was, they animals about the good news.
went on.
All: (All animals turn to face the audience) After
Lion: (Turns to face the audience) What do you that the animals lived in peace in the forest.
want?
 Bear: King Lion, we have come to tell you
Readers' Theatre - King of the Forest something that will help you.
Cast
Lion: What is it?
· Narrator · Wolf · Goat
Bear: We know you are the King of the Forest
· Doe · Zebra · Bear
but you must stop eating the animals. You have
· Monkey · Fox · Lion
killed many. Those you have not killed are
· Rabbit
afraid to stay in the forest. Soon there will be no
Narrator: (All animals except the Lion face the animals left.
audience.) Once there was a big lion who lived Lion: What shall I eat? I must have something
in the forest. All the other animals were afraid to eat.
of him. Every day the lion went through the
forest to hunt for food. The animals tried to Bear: We will take care of that. Each day we will
hide from him but the lion always found one choose one animal for you to eat. It will come to
and killed him. The forest was not a safe place. your cave so that you will not have to hunt for
At last the Wolf thought of calling all the food.
animals to a meeting.
Lion: That is a good plan. Let’s try it. (All
Wolf: It is good that everyone is present. (Sadly) animals except the Lion turn their backs to the
We are here because we have a big problem. audience.)
Our lives are in danger. (Cast: Ooohhhh
Narrator: The animals carried out their promise
danger! Danger)
to the Lion. Each day they sent one little animal
Goat: Meeee-eee-eee. What can we do to save to the lion’s cave. Each night one of them was
ourselves from the lion? He eats one of us every missing from the forest.
day. Soon all of us will die. Narrator: (Rabbit turns to face the audience)
Doe: The lion is fierce. He has no pity for One day, the rabbit was chosen to be the lion’s
anyone. I remember that day I left my little meal. He started for the lion’s cave early in the
fawn alone. (Cries) When I came back, my little morning but he thought he might as well have
one was gone. all the fun he could before he was eaten. So, he
played along the way. (Rabbit hops) It was very
Zebra: What shall we do? The lion is wise. He late when at last he hopped to the door of the
roars to frighten the animals. They cry in their lion’s cave. The lion was very hungry.
hiding places. That is why the lion knows
where to find them. Lion: (Growls angrily) Why have you kept me
waiting so long?
Bear: (Fearfully) The lion’s sharp claws can tear
us to pieces. He can climb a tree with his Rabbit: Good morning King Lion. Would you
strong paws and his teeth are very sharp. like to see a big lion that looks just like you? He
has a voice like yours too.
Monkey: (Angrily) Everyone is afraid of the
lion. He is only one. We are many. Can we not Lion: Where is the other lion?
stop him from killing us? Rabbit: I cannot tell you that King Lion. You
Fox: If we don’t plan well, then we will all die. have to come and see for yourself.
Why don’t we think hard and talk about the Narrator: Then the rabbit hopped away through
matter? the forest and the lion followed him. Soon they
Wolf: What do you suggest? came to a deep well. There was water at the
bottom of it and it was very deep.
Rabbit: Everyone must think of a plan. Then
we shall decide what is the best. Rabbit: Look down there King Lion. There he is!
Narrator: The lion looked down into the well.
All: We agree. Let’s think of a good plan. There he saw another lion. He opened his
Narrator: The animals thought and thought. mouth and roared. (Lion ROARS) The echo of
Many gave suggestions. Finally they chose the his voice was very loud. (Echo of roar) He
Rabbit’s plan as they thought it was the best. jumped into the well (Lion jumps) to fight the
That night, the animals went to see the lion. As other lion and was drowned. (Lion stays in the
they came near the cave, they heard him growl. well) The rabbit hopped back to tell the other
(Lion growls) Some wanted to turn back but, animals about the good news.
when they saw how brave the rabbit was, they
went on. All: (All animals turn to face the audience) After
that the animals lived in peace in the forest.
Lion: (Turns to face the audience) What do you
want?