THE FOUR FRIENDS

SCENE ONE
[A forest]
Narrator: Once upon a time (sound of the serenity of the woods), there were four dear
friends, a Crow, a Rat, a large Turtle, and a Deer [Running here and there]. Every
afternoon, the four of them liked to spend time together by the Turtles pond to talk.
[Crow, Rat and Deer enter the stage from different entrance and meet the Turtle at the
middle of the stage (pond)]
Crow: Good afternoon Mister Turtle.
Turtle: Good afternoon to you too.
Rat: Ughh.. It is a very hot afternoon. [Fanning herself with her bare hand]
Deer: Oh yes it is really hot. [Wiping the sweats on her forehead]
Turtle: Ah I think we should drink a lots of water.
Crow: Umm.. yes. Lets drink it now.
Rat and Deer: OK.
[Crow, Rat, Deer and Turtle gather by the pond and have some water.]

SCENE TWO
[By Turtles pond]
Narrator: There came a day, that the four friends will never forget. (Music of horrorPirates of the Carribean). As usual, Turtle and Crow gathered by Turtles pond and
waited for Deer to arrive.
[Rat rushes into the stage and tries to grasp some air]
Rat: Sorry friends! I am late.
Crow: Yes, you are late. Where did you go?
Rat: I went to the riverbank just now. Oh wait, wheres Deer? [Rat looks high and low to
search for Deer]
Turtle: She is not here yet. And I wonder where she is.
Crow: She is never late.
Rat: Ah. I remembered I saw her in the riverbank just now.
Crow: And I saw her under the mango tree not long ago too.
Turtle: I wonder where she is right now.

Narrator: After a while, they became very worried that Deer might have met some
accident. (Music: suspense)
Crow: I have a bad feeling.
Rat: Me too me too. What shall we do?
Turtle: Stay calm my friends. Lets work together and search for Deer.
Crow and Rat: OK.
Narrator: Crow flew up into the air to search for Deer. Rat ran up and down to search for
Deer. And, Turtle climbed as fast as he could to find Deer too. At this time
Crow: Oh My! Poor Deer! Rat! Turtle! Come here!
[Turtle and Rat run from different positions and gather together with Crow.]
Rat: What did you see?
Crow: I saw the poor Deer was caught in a Hunters net.
Turtle: What?
Rat: Where is it?
Crow: Nearby the riverbank.
Turtle and Rat: OK. Lets go get her.

SCENE THREE
Narrator: Rat and Crow rushed to the riverbank and found Deer. On the other hand,
Turtle also tried to climb as fast as he could to get to the riverbank.
Deer: Help! Help! Help me my friends!
Rat and Crow: We will!
Deer: But I am trapped by the net. I tried to get out but I cant. [Cries]
Rat: The net seems tricky.
Crow: Yes, it is. But we cant just let our poor Deer to get caught by the hunter and face
death.
Rat: You are right. There must be some way for us to save her. But what shall we do?
Crow: Hmmm. Uh huh. Rat, you can chew through the net that binds her and set her
free.
Rat: I will try all my best. [Starts to chew upon the net] (Sounds of rats chewing)

Narrator: And the Rat started to chew upon the net that held the poor Deer. At the time
when Rat had almost set Deer free, Turtle finally arrived.
Turtle: I am sorry that I am late my friends.
[Deer was released and stood up]
Deer: Oh dear Turtle! Why have you come here? You are so far now from the safety of
your pond.
Turtle: Alas! I could not stay at home knowing that you were in danger.
Deer: Oh my friend Turtle, you coming here troubles me more than death. For if the
Hunter comes at this very moment, what would you do to escape? For crow..
Crow: I can fly away. [Showing the flying action)
Deer: For rat
Rat: I will dive into any hole. [Showing the diving action]
Deer: And, for I, I will quickly run away.
Crow and Rat: But you, our dear Turtle, who carries a very heavy shell and climbs
slowly will be in danger.
Deer: Right. You can easily be caught by the Hunter. Do you know that?

SCENE FOUR

Narrator: Suddenly, the Hunter appeared. Deer who was freed from the net ran away;
Crow flew away; Rat slipped into a hole; and as Deer had said, only the slow Turtle
could not run and could not even find a place to hide. [Hunter enters to the stage and
Turtle hides himself in the shell while Rat, Crow and Deer leave the stage.]
Hunter: Oh No! Why is my net torn? And where is the deer? Ugh! [Annoyed and carries
the net on his hands] (Sound of lightning)
[Turtle slowly climbs behind the hunter while Hunter looks high and low.]
Hunter: Uh huh! Look what I have found. Hi, Turtle. I am very happy to see you here.
[Smile at Turtle] Well, my deer may be gone but with this good-sized Turtle, I am sure
that it must be worth something. [Turtle is shocked and tries to swallow his fears down]
Narrator: The hunter took up the Turtle, dropped him in his sack, threw the sack over his
shoulder and began his journey to the market. [Hunter and Turtle leave the stage]. When
the Hunter had disappeared, the three friends came out from their hiding places.
[Rat, Crow and Deer enter the stage and begin to wipe.]
Crow: Oh our poor Turtle.
Deer: I wonder where he is right now. (Sighs)
Rat: Oh ya. Hmmm..huh.. what about we try to find him first and then we save him?
Crow: Uh..Butbutbut.. I am scared. I am scared that we got caught by the hunter
again.
Deer: I know my dear. But, you see Turtle risked his life to come and save me. (show
appreciation)
Rat: And, the four of us have always been good friends. If lack of one, we wont be
complete, you know.
Crow: I know I know. You are right.
Rat: But what shall we do?
Crow: Hmmm, I think I can fly up to the sky and see where the hunter is right now.
Deer: I think I can run quickly and overtake the Hunter. And I think I will let him see me,
surely he will lay down his sack to chase me.
Rat: Thats not a bad idea.
Deer: And hmmm, I think I can pretend to be injured in one leg so that I can lure the
Hunter away from his sack.
Rat: Right. That will definitely give me more time to chew the sack and let the poor Turtle
out.
Rat, Deer and Crow: OK. Lets do it. [Rat and Crow leave the stage, Hunter and Turtle
walk in]

SCENE FIVE:
Narrator: Immediately, Deer ran before the Hunter and pretend to be limp. Hunter was
so surprised to see the injured Deer and he said..
Hunter: Oh. Poor deer is injured and limping. Hahaha! Good. Only that, I can catch her
again easily. [Hunter sets his sack down and runs after Deer with all her might.]
Narrator: But, as soon as the Hunter approached the Deer, the Deer began to burst into
high-speed run and dragged the Hunter deep into the woods. [The Deer leaves and the
Hunter follows.] Then out the Rat.
Rat: Turtle, my friend! Dont worry. We came to rescue you. [Rat chews the sack]
Turtle: Oh my friends! Thank you! I am free, finally!
Crow: Shh! Hide! My friends! Hide! Do not ever let the Hunter finds you! [Rat, Turtle and
Crow find places to hide.]
Narrator: Finally, the Hunter, tired of running, gave up on catching Deer and returned to
his sack.
Hunter: Grr! The deer wasted my time on chasing for nothing. Pfft! Luckily, I still have
something safe here. At least, I would not go home empty-handed. [Approaches to the
sack]
Hunter: Oh My! What on earth? Where did my Turtle go? Why is that everything I
caught ended up disappeared? First, the deer freed herself out of my strong nets and
made me chase her for nothing. Then, the slow Turtle broke my sack by herself and
escaped.
[Deer, Crow, Turtle and Rat make some frightening sounds in the bush]
Hunter: Ewww. The sound chills me. I dont think this place is safe. I think I am in the
place of hobgoblins. [Looks left and right and ran down to the stage.]
Deer, Crow, Turtle and Rat: Run! Run! Run! Or else, we will catch you! (in scary voices
and making bushes sound)
Hunter: OK. OK. I am sorry I am sorry! Bye! [Runs down from the stage]
Narrator: Safe at last, the four friends gathered together again.
Crow: I do not think the Hunter dares to come back here again.
Rat: I bet so.
Turtle: Lets hope so.
Deer: And lets have dinner together tonight. [Crow, Rat, Turtle and Deer dance in joy
and walk down from the stage]