The boy, the talking cat, and the monsters are off stage
The narrator is center stage
Narrator
Once upon a time, there lived a little boy, in a boat in the woods, who lived by the pond, and loved to fish.
The boy walks on stage
The narrator steps to the side of stage
Boy
Me and this boat come through thick and thin. I’m never leaving it behind!
Narrator
On some foggy evening, he visited the pond in hope of catching something.
The boy sits on the edge of the stage
Boy
I hope I catch something good.
The monsters slowly walk on stage
The boy looks over at the monsters
Boy
Who are you? What are you?
Monster 1
What are we?
Monster 2
We’re here to chase you away.
Monster 3
You must leave your boat in the woods.
Boy
No! You can’t have it!
The boy and the monsters run off stage
Narrator
That night, the monsters met the boy in his dream
The boy and Monster 1 go on stage
Monster 1
Boy!
Boy
Not again
Monster 1
You must give up your boat boy.
Boy
I won’t let you take my boat in the woods!
Monster 1 walks off stage
Narrator
The next day, after he woke up, the boy came back to the pond to scare off the monsters.
The talking cat walks on stage
The boy and the cat are standing on the opposite side of the stage
Boy
Hey! Who goes there?
Cat
Hello.
Boy
Who are you?
Cat
I’m a cat.
Boy
Where are the monsters?
Cat
Monsters? You’re ridiculous.
Narrator
Enter the boat in the woods.
The boy and the cat go beside and face each other
Boy
Cat, tell me how you scared those monsters away.
Cat
I don’t know what you're talking about.
Boy
The monsters in the woods. You scared them away, didn’t you?
Cat
I couldn’t tell you whether or not I chased those monsters, boy. But I have somewhere to be.
Boy
Where?
Cat
Home! Across the river, of course. That’s why I was there. Say, you can help me sail the river with this boat of yours.
Boy
You and me? Sail the river? In my boat in the woods? Yeah right. And by the way, it’s a pond, not a river.
Cat
Pond, river, same thing. I need to be going now.
Boy
Whatever, I didn’t need your help anyway.
Cat
Neither did I with yours.
The cat and the boy walk to the opposite sides of the stage.
The monsters walk on stage on the side of the boy.
The cat and the boy walk towards each other
Cat and Boy
I lied.
Boy
I need your help fighting my monsters.
Cat
I need your help crossing the river.
Boy
Look!
The boy points towards monsters
The cat tries to scare monsters
Cat
It’s not working.
Boy
Run!
The cat, the boy, and the monsters run off stage
Narrator
The boy and the cat managed to cross the river by raft in time.
The cat and the boy walk back on stage
Cat
Thanks. It’s a shame you couldn’t save your boat in the woods.
Boy
It’s alright, it isn’t mine anymore.
Narrator
The end.