The Rich Fool ~ (Harry Enfield style)

The Rich Fool ~ (Harry Enfield style) Luke 12:16-21 

“Take care be on your guard against all kinds of greed; for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of possessions.” 

(In the style of Harry Enfield’s ‘loads o’ money’ character… The fool mimes wherever possible)

Narrator:  Two men were once arguing about money and possessions so, Jesus told them a parable:-  There once was a rich fool….

Fool:  Only me!

Narrator:   . . . whose land produced an excellent crop.  So he thought to himself:-

Fool:  What did it go and do that for?  I don’t believe it.  I got loads of money!

Narrator: Then he said:-

Fool: What am I going to do with all this ‘ere grain?  I know!  I’ll tear down  my barns

          and build bigger ones!

Narrator: You don’t wanna do that!  What’s ‘e wanna go and do that for?

Fool: To put all my grain in!  Extensions, a second mortgage, buy myself a car or two!  

             All this for me?  I don’t believe it!

Narrator: ‘e don’t believe it!

Fool:     What did ‘e go and say that for?  What did ‘e want to go and say that for?

Narrator:  Oh get on with it!

Fool: I’ll eat drink and be merry for the rest of me’ life!  I don’t believe it!

Narrator:  But God said to him:-

God:   YOU FOOL, THIS VERY NIGHT YOUR LIFE WILL BE DEMANDED  OF YOU, THEN WHO WILL GET WHAT YOU HAVE PREPARED FOR YOURSELF?

Fool:  What did you wanna go and say that for? What did you wanna go and say that for?  I don’t believe it! (and dies on the spot)

Narrator: This is how it will be with anyone who stores up good things for himself,

but is not rich towards God!

©Sheila Hamil revised 2014