I-92 THE BOY WHO CRIED WOLF
A Shared Reading Script Based on a Well-Known Folk Tale.
8 Solo Readers: Narrator, Shepherd Boy, Sun, Goatherd, Villager 1, Villager 2, Villager 3, Villager 4
Readers Chorus: Flock of Sheep (as few or as many as you'd like)
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This version of the old tale, The Boy Who Cried Wolf, may be read and performed by a combination of ages and/or reading levels. Because the Flock of Sheep may consist of as many sheep as you’d like to include, you might use a whole kindergarten class (or other younger readers) for the Sheep Readers Chorus lines, then assign individual solo reading parts to appropriate readers of varying ages.
Simple costume pieces and/or props, creative gestures, and use of facial expressions work well with this script and will help define each character.
8 ½ pages in length.
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Here is some sample text:
Narrator: There once lived a shepherd boy who tended sheep out in the sun.
Shepherd Boy: Oh gee, I'm bored. I wish I could have some fun.
Narrator: The sun looked down into the sheep pasture and felt sorry for the boy. She called to him:
Sun: Hello there shepherd boy! What am I going to do with you? The day has just begun and you are already unhappy.
Shepherd Boy: I need to have a little fun! I think it's time, don't you?
Narrator: Even the sheep thought it might be time for a little fun. They stopped chewing, nodded their heads, and chanted.
Sheep: Baah, baah, Yes it is.
Time to have some fun!
So tell us, shepherd, what to do.
We’re sheep, so we don’t have a clue.
But we are glad to follow you.
It’s time to have some fun!
Shepherd Boy: I know! Let's play a joke on the village folk. We'll pretend to see a wolf and cry for help. When the villagers come running to help us, we'll all laugh ourselves silly.
Sheep: Baah, baah! Great Idea. Time to have some fun!
Narrator: A wise goatherd was sitting with his goats nearby. After he heard what had been said, he walked over to the sheep pasture.
Goatherd: Excuse me, I am a wise goatherd and I have something to tell you.
Narrator: The goatherd cleared his throat and recited a poem.
Goatherd: We all have fun in different ways,
Each Penny, Pat, or Paul.
What's fun for one and fun for some,
May not be fun for all.
Sun: That is a very wise poem, indeed.
Narrator: But the boy wasn't listening. He quickly herded his sheep to the other end of the pasture.
Shepherd Boy: Attention sheep! It is time to have some fun.
Sheep: Baah, baah, Yes it is.
Time to have some fun!
So tell us, shepherd, what to do.
We’re sheep, so we don’t have a clue.
But we are glad to follow you.
It’s time to have some fun!
Narrator: The boy cupped his hands to his mouth and cried out:
Shepherd Boy: Wolf, wolf! The wolf is near. I need help, I fear!
Sheep: Baah. Help! The wolf is near. We need help right here!
Narrator: The village folk heard the cry and ran to the pasture.
Villager 1: Where's the wolf? I'll give him what for!
Villager 2: Where's the wolf? I'll give him some more!
Villager 3: Where's the wolf? I'll declare war!
Villager 4: I’ll just kick him out the door!
Narrator: The shepherd boy fell to the ground laughing.
Shepherd Boy: Ha. Now that was fun! You've put on quite a show.
Sheep: But village folk, it was a joke.
Shepherd Boy: It was a joke, you know.
Continued...
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