“The Three Little Pigs”
Adapted by Tony and Daiki
Reader’s Theatre B – ELS General Section
Characters
Mama Pig
Tom
John
Ben
The Wolf
Straw Man
Stick Man
Brick Man
Scene I
(Lights up. Mama Pig cleans dishes in the kitchen. Tom and John fight over their space. Ben reads the book.)
Tom: (Angry) Hey!! Get out of here!!! You have a big butt. I can’t sit down here.
John: (Sleepy) Oh. No way. I just wanna sleep here. I don’t wanna move…
Ben: Oh gosh. Mama! They are fighting again.
Mama Pig: Hey boys stop fighting. I’ll give you some candies.
Tom: Mama. Our house is too small for us! I think, we have to move to a new house.
John: I agree with Tom.
Mama Pig: Boys. You guys are not children. You guys have to be independent. It’s time of you guys to leave here and build your own houses by your self.
Tom: (surprised) Are you sure mama!?
John: (lying down) I don’t want to. I want to stay here.
Mama Pig: No. You must leave.
(Lights down Mama exits to go shopping. Little pigs start to talk about their plan.)
Scene II
(Lights up. The three little pigs are talking about their plans)
Tom: (Angrily) Nah. Why should we each bulid our own house?!
John: (Sleepily) I don’t actually want to build my house. It bothers me.
Ben: But we should follow mom’s opinion.
Tom: Damn. What should I do first?
John: Um, I don’t have any ideas.
Ben: Can I tell you something?
Tom, John: What’s that?
Ben: Here’s the thing. We can each go out and look for something to build on. I mean, the material like bricks, stones, whatever you want!
Tom: Fine. I will go now. (Exits, slamming the door)
John: Ahhhh. I just want to sleep… (Exits)
Ben: There, there. See you brothers. Good luck! (to himself) So.. I should look for someone who sells some bricks and cement… (He also goes out)
(Lights down.)
Scene III
(Lights up. Tom lies down under the tree. Straw man walks around selling straw.)
Tom: (yawning) Ah… I already wanna go home. I’ll take a nap.
Straw man: (worry about Tom) Hey little pig. Are you ok?
Tom: Yes. I was just sleeping. (sees a man has some straw.) Oh, do you have some straw?
Straw man: Oh yes. I’m selling it.
Tom: Can I have some? Because, I have to build my own house.
Straw man: Of course. How much do you want?
Tom: Thank you so much! Can I have a suitable amount to build a house? (Gives him $400.)
Straw man: Sure! I hope you’ll build a great house. (Gives him some straw.)See you man. Good luck!! (The straw man leaves.)
(Tom is building his house really quickly.)
(Continues to build his house.)
(Lights dim. The sun setting and rising. Tom finishes building a new house.)
(Next day.)
Tom: (Happy) Yes!! It’s a great house. Does’t look very strong. But, that’s fine. I can live.
(He goes to straw bed. Lights down.)
Scene IV
(Lights up.)
John: (walking around slowly and yawning) Haaaww. What the hell can I do? I really have no idea. (Sees a man who is selling some wood sticks) Oh!!!!! Got it! He will be my Messiah!!
(John runs to the Stick Man)
Stick Man: Good afternoon! Can I help you?
John: I need some wood sticks to build my house!
Stick Man: Sure! This is the best for your house!
John: (Scratching his belly) Well, I just need something to build a house. It doesn’t matter what is good or bad. I just want to build it quickly…..
Stick Man: (Smiling) Cool. Then, these sticks will be the best for you.
John: Thanks.
Stick Man: How many do you want…?
John: (yawning) Just give me a suitable amount. Here. (Gives him $500 bucks)
Stick Man: (Laughing) You seem like you’re really bored with building your house. (Gives John a bunch of sticks) Thank you!
John: (Shaking his hand) Yeah~. Have a nice day.
(The Stick Man leaves the stage.)
(John is building his house really slowly)
(Continue to build his house.)
(Lights down. Lights up. Lights down, and Lights up.)
(After 2 days.)
John : (Joyfully) Cool! Perfect! This is really good for me! I just needed a house that I can sleep in!! (He enters his house quickly, and falls asleep.)
(Lights down)
Scene V
(Lights up. Ben thinks about how to build a new house. Brick Man walks around selling bricks.)
Ben: Hm… I want to build a very strong house. (Sees a man who has some bricks and cement.) Excuse me? Can I have some bricks to build a house?(Gives him $600)
Brick Man: Sure. (Gives him some bricks and cement.)
Ben: Thanks. I can build a strong house!!
Brick Man: You’re welcome. Have a good day. (He leaves.)
(Ben is building his house really slowly)
(Continues to build his house.)
(Lights dim. The sun setting and rising. Ben has a hard time to build a new strong house.)
(After 3 days.)
Ben: (Tired) Finally, my house is complete. Looks very nice!!
(Lights down.)
Scene VI
(Lights up.)
(The wolf appears. He is looking around for the houses the pigs are living in.)
Wolf: Oh, my, Precious!!! My lovely little porks are there~~.
(He is looking for the weakest one.)
Wolf: (Sees Tom’s house and yells) Gotcha! The first one seems very weak!! What the hell is that? It’s made from straw??! Hehehe. That is my lunch for tomorrow!
(Finds John’s house.) Hmmm.. That one seems like wooden sticks..? But it’s also gonna be weak! That one is my dinner for tomorrow~
(Finds Ben’s house.) Shoot. That one is made from red bricks. But who am I?! I am the strongest wolf! It’s not a big deal to eat that one too! Haha!
(With laughing, boasting of his muscles. He goes back to his home, giggling with great expectation of the next day’s meals.)
(Lights down.)
Scene VII
(Lights up. The wolf walks further along the road. He comes to the house of straw that the first little pig (Tom) built. Tom sees the wolf coming, and he runs into the house.)
Tom: (panicking) Oh my god!! The wolf is coming!!!! (Looks outside)
Wolf: (knocking) Little pig, little pig. Let me come in~
Tom: (scared) No way!! Get out of here!!
Wolf: Don’t worry baby. I’ll just blow your house in and eat you. Hehehe. (The wolf blew Tom’s house.)
Tom: Please! Don’t kill me!! I’m not delicious.
Wolf: Don’t worry. You look so appetizing. (Laughing. The wolf eats Tom.) That was nice pork!!! I wanna eat more!!!
(Lights down. The wolf is not satisfied. So, he goes to find other pigs.)
Scene VIII
(Lights up.)
(The wolf walks further along the road. He comes to the house of sticks that the second little pig (John) built. John sees the wolf coming, and he runs inside.)
John: (Screaming) No way!! What the hell? The wolf is coming!!! (Locks the door)
Wolf: (Knocking) Knock, Knock, Knock! Little pig, little pig. Let me come in~
John: I will kill you! Go away! You can never come into my house! Get out of here!
Wolf: (laughing) You’re so funny. Then I’ll huff and I’ll puff, and I’ll blow your house in!!
John: Huh? You think you can do it? You’re also so funny!
Wolf: (Angrily) Huh? You make me angry! Uoooooh!!
(The wolf huffs and puffs again and again)
John: (Embarrassed) Uh? Ha? No!!! (The house of sticks falls down “easily”) What the..!!!
(John and wolf, faces each other.)
Wolf: I told you, idiot. I am the strongest wolf in the world!!! HAHA!!!
John: (Crying) Please, please.. I was wrong sir… You’re the strongest animal!! I’m sorry about that… Please don’t kill me … (Shouting) Somebody help me!!!!
Wolf: Shut up, dude. Thank you for being my dinner~~!
(He opens his mouth as much as he can and, he eats up John at once.)
Wolf: (Burping) Oh, that was a really nice meal~ I dug it~! Thank you my pig~~
(The wolf leisurely goes back to his house.)
(Lights down.)
Scene IX
(Lights up. The wolf walks to Ben’s home. Ben reads the book. )
Wolf: This is the last one. (knocking,) Little pig, little pig. Let me come in~
Ben: (not afraid) no no. You can’t come in. See you.
Wolf : (angry) Are you kidding me? I’m the strongest wolf. I can blow your home in easily and eat you!!!
Ben: OK. Come on.
(The wolf tries to blow Ben’s home. But, the wolf can’t because Ben’s house is so strong.)
Ben: (laughing) Of course the wolf can’t!!! My house is too strong!!!
Wolf: You wait in there. I’ll come in from the chimney. hehehe. (The wolf climbs the chimney.)
Ben: (Ben puts a very hot water pot below the chimney.) OK OK. You can come, stupid wolf.
Wolf: (really angry) You make me so angry. I’ll eat you immediately.
(The wolf comes down into the hot water and dies.)
Ben: Hahaha! Stupid wolf.
(Lights down. He cleans his house.)
Scene X
(Lights up. Ben comes back the mama’s house.)
Ben: (Crying) Mom~~~!!! I was about to be eaten by a wolf!!
Mama Pig: (Crying) Oh, dear, sweetheart. You’re so clever!! but..
Ben: But what?... What happened??
Mama Pig: (Still crying) Your brother Tom and John were eaten by that wolf…
Ben: (Starts wailing) Oh my god.. my brothers!!!
Mama Pig: (Still crying) So, that means that you took your brothers revenge, my sugar. How brave you are!
Ben: (In disbelief) You have got to be kidding me!
Mama Pig: No.. It’s true, sweety…
Ben: No way ..!! Oh my god-.
(Ben and mama pig keep crying.)
(Lights Out.)
THE END
