Ryley and Sam were charged by a teacher at school to create a puppet show for kindergarten and first-graders. This is what they wrote. They, along with some buddies, presented it yesterday to an audience which included Joel. He loved it. I think it’s really well done and funny, too. But I am their mom so I think nearly everything they do is charming.
Ryley and Sam proudly present:
Animals of the Continents
Narrator- Some time ago… in a world far far away, there was a little alien boy who found a book in space about animals. He found out where they live. So he asked his mom a question.
Alien Boy- Mom, can I please go to Earth?
Alien mother- No there’s nothing fun to do there, its empty!!
Narrator- So that night the alien boy snuck into his dad’s telaporter, set it to Earth, and within one flash he was gone. Then he got to Earth and landed on a big white fluffy thing.
Alien boy- Ugh! Where am I?
Polar Bear- You’re on top of my back. GET OFF!!
Alien Boy- Amazing! Incredible! But how!?
Narrator- The polar bear knew the alien didn’t understand animals, so he told him about what animal he was.
Polar Bear- You see, Polar Bears like me live in cold continents. I eat seals and fish. My hobbies are swimming in the ocean with my webbed paws, and seeing my cousin Joe, the grizzly bear.
Alien boy- Now that you’ve taught me about polar bears, can you show me the other animals on the continents?
Polar bear- Sure, we’ll head for North America.
Narrator- And so those two traveled from Greenland to The United States of America. When they arrived, many animals awaited the alien boy.
Duck- Hello, I’m Quack and this is Shawn the dog. We are glad you’re visiting.
Narrator- Quack and Shawn explained what they were and what they did.
Alien Boy- I’m glad to have met you but my friend and I are traveling to Europe to visit the others.
Shawn- I have an idea! How about Quack and I come with you?!
Polar Bear- That’s a great idea! Follow me!
Narrator- So the four friends kept walking til they reached the Atlantic Ocean.
Alien Boy- Oh boy…….how will we get across this ocean?!
Shawn- Yah! How will we?
Polar Bear- Well did you think about using the boat your standing next to?
Alien Boy- Uh, no. I didn’t.
Narrator- The boat was a hassle from 5:30 to 6:40 but they finally shoved the massive boat into the sea. 2 weeks later Shawn spotted land!
Shawn- Land ho!
Alien Boy- Is it England?
Shawn- Can’t tell, but I can make out these animals waving at us.
Polar Bear- They must be the animals we’re meeting.
Quack- Finally, I thought I’d die on this wooden ride.
Narrator- So after our friends got off their ride, they saw a huge shadow lumbering over them.
Shawn- Show yourself!
Narrator- The huge shadow came out and was a large grizzly bear.
Polar Bear- Joe! It’s nice seeing you again!
Joe- Hello cousin! Long time no so see!
Narrator- So the two talked and talked and talked til a strange, loud, and extremely close noise was heard in their presence.
Alien Boy- Huh? What is that noise?
Polar Bear and Joe- Oh No! Not him!
Narrator- All of a sudden, a seagull crashed on the beach.
Alien Boy- Who in the world is he?
Joe- He is Henry, the loudest seagull on the beach!
Henry- Yup that’s who I am.
Narrator- So the two new friends taught the Alien about them.
Henry- Well, my hobby is getting my nose stuck in the sand.
Joe- And I like to….
Henry (interrupting)- watch fish jumping into….
Joe (interrupting)- my mouth, it’s not polite to interrupt, sheesh!
Narrator- After the little talk, the friends moved on. Then they heard small thumping. For some reason it was being heard on every tree every once in a while.
Alien Boy- Another weird sound again?!
Polar Bear- Not weird! Relaxing, smooth, enjoyable! It’s a woodpecker pecking a tree. One of the most soothing sounds in the world.
Narrator- The friends crept up to the tree where the woodpecker pecked into the giant tree trunk.
Woodpecker- Uh, I’m sorry for the fuss of the sound from my work.
Polar Bear- It’s not that. My friend the Alien would love to hear of your hobbies.
Woodpecker- Okay. My hobbies are pecking trees and flying around parks.
Alien Boy- We’re on a roll!!…………..But where now?
Quack- How about an African savanna! I heard there are lots of animals in Africa!
Shawn- And Africa is not so far away!
Polar Bear- So? Why don’t we go?!
Narrator- So our friends hopped on their boat, hoping they would get to Africa. Then, one day later….
Shawn- Land ho!!
Henry- Well I hope there is a hot dog stand there because I’m starving!
Polar Bear- We have twelve hot dogs and we didn’t eat any!
Narrator- Besides Henry devouring hot dogs, the boat washed on the African savanna. Meanwhile, on the hot African savanna, a hippo and a lion were in a fight.
Hippo- Get off of me or I will get you off…….WITH MY HEAD!!!!!!!!!!!
Lion- Nah, I would just like to stay here for the rest of my life. YOU CAN’T HURT A FLY!!!
Hippo- Alright, you asked for it!
Polar Bear- Would you guys stop it!! While you’re doing that, I have a question. Would you answer a question from this Alien Boy?!
Hippo- Okay we’ll stop.
Lion- Uh, ya, what he said.
Alien Boy- What animals are you?
Lion- I am an African Lion the top of the food chain on the savanna. I mostly hunt for food at night. Male lions like me have manes while female lions do not. I like to roar very loud.
Hippo- I am a Common Hippo found in only Africa, I am the biggest of the three species of hippos. Now hippos do something very strange, they sweat blood! But it’s not blood, it’s actually a type of sweat called blood sweat. It helps keep the animal cool. I like to sit in water all day.
Alien Boy- Wow! Those are some very interesting facts, hey, do you want to come with us?
Hippo- I guess…..
Lion- Sure why not?!
Narrator- So our new friends followed our original friends til they heard something in the bushes.
Joe- I wonder what that weird noise is?
Quack- Uh….Henry? Are you coming?
Henry- No no no! For one reason I have to go to the bathroom, and reason two I haven’t finished my seventh hot dog!
Narrator- So Henry stayed back for the reasons he described. Meanwhile, our brave heros kept hearing the strange noise still around. Then, out of the bushes came an African Elephant.
Elephant- Sorry, I just love to eat the bushes.
Alien Boy- That’s okay, but can you be kind enough to tell me about you?
Elephant- Sure. Let me think……..I love to eat bushes, grasses, and trees. I am the largest land animal today, and I’m currently on a diet of peanuts.
Alien Boy- Well we best be on our way. If you want you can follow us on our adventure around the continents.
Elephant- I’ll come with you. Theres nothing to do but gobble bushes. So sure!
Narrator- After our friend stopped chit-chatting, they started heading to the deepest park of Africa. Soon Henry got back in the group.
Woodpecker- Where were you all this time?!
Henry- After I went to the bathroom, I went back to England to stick my nose in the sand a dozen times.
Woodpecker- Nice to know Henry, nice to Know.
Shawn- Uh…..guys?
Woodpecker- Why do you stick your nose in sand?
Shawn- Uh…..guys?
Woodpecker- If thats your hobby, you need to find a new one!!
Shawn- GUYS!!
Everyone [But not Shawn]- What!?
Shawn- That tree just moved! Are they supposed to do that?
Quack- No! Besides, I don’t even think it’s a tree!
Narrator- The creature lowered it’s neck. The thing stepped out of the dark. It was a Giraffe!
Giraffe- If I scared you I’m sorry but I love to spook animals sometimes.
Alien Boy- Another animal! Can you please tell me what animal you are?
Giraffe- Sure, I’m a Giraffe. I love eating plants, my long neck can be in good uses like grabbing leafs from high branches.
Alien Boy- Awesome! Are we done yet?
Polar Bear- Yep! We showed you all kinds of animals and now were done!
Narrator- Now all the animals went back to their homes and did their hobbies. Their alien friend lives on a island now but he visits his friends once and a while. And everyone was happy!
The End
