Puppet Play
Honesty Puppet Play © Jenny Jenkins 2015 https://sites.google.com/site/valueslessons Each puppet play on this website uses the same 3 puppets. Use 'Muppet' TM type puppets with mouths you can open from inside, 1 larger headed mother, and 2 boys, one good and one naughty. Rename them, perhaps for their colour.
Or make Sock Puppets See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-mfUBQE3_s or Paper-bag Puppets -See: https://youtu.be/R-NmTMum-6I
For a simple Puppet theatre drape a piece of fabric or a sheet over a tight piece of string between 2 chairs or in an open doorway, or duck down behind a long sofa or couch.
(Blue, Yellow and Mum pop up.)
Mum Happy birthday, Yellow. I’ll make you boys a special breakfast.
Yellow Thanks Mum. (Mum goes)
Blue I wish it was my birthday.
Yellow Yours was only last month.
Blue Your presents are better.
Yellow Didn’t you like the watch I gave you?
Blue I forgot about that.
Yellow And the bike Mum gave you.
Blue Oh, yeah. I still like your presents better.
Yellow Which ones?
Blue The chocolates.
Yellow Would you like one?
Blue I thought you’d never ask. (both go)
Narrator (Perhaps Yellow in a lower voice) Later.
Mum Breakfast is almost ready. Time to get dressed.
Blue Yellow is in the shower.
Mum Then why were you in his room?
Blue Just looking at his presents.
Mum What’s the brown stuff on your hands, Blue?
Blue Umm…I’ve just been to the toilet…and..
Mum Blue! Why didn’t you wash your hands after?
Blue Because Yellow is in the bathroom.
Mum Use the tap in the laundry!
Blue I never thought of that.
(Mum goes)
Blue Phew! That was close. (goes)
(Yellow pops up)
Yellow Blue. Have you touched my chocolates? Five are gone.
Blue Why are you blaming me? You always blame me.
Yellow I wonder why?
Blue I saw the cat come out of your room. She was licking her whiskers.
Yellow Yeah, right.
Blue True!
Yellow Own up. Blue, or I’ll have to tell Mum.
Blue Tattle tale.
Mum Who’s a tattle tale?
Blue Nobody.
Mum What did you do, Blue?
Blue Nothing.
Yellow Five of my chocolates are missing.
Blue The cat ate them.
Mum That’s funny. The cat’s been asleep on the end of my bed all morning.
Yellow Own up, Blue.
Blue Maybe the neighbour’s cat came and ate them?
Yellow It got run over last month.
Mum Blue, what was on your hands when you came out of Yellow’s room?
Blue When?
Mum When Yellow was in the shower and you were looking at his presents.
Blue Umm, poo?
Yellow Blue! You’re in the poo! I gave you two of my chocolates and then you stole five more!
Mum Well, Blue?
Blue I didn’t mean to. The more I looked at them, the closer they got to my mouth.
Yellow And?
Mum The truth now, Blue.
Blue So I opened my mouth and they jumped in. I couldn't stop them! It's not my fault. I think they liked me.
Yellow Oh, boy.
Mum Oh, Blue. That was your last chance and you blew it.
Blue Uh oh!
Mum Yellow, there’s two bacon and egg breakfasts on the table. Would you like them both?
Yellow Yes please. Yum!
Blue But what about meeee?
Mum You’ve eaten already. But don’t worry, son. We’ll save you the dishes. And you can give your pocket money to Yellow next week, to buy some more chocolates.
Blue Bacon and eggs, ohhh, bacon and eggs… my faaaavourite. Stupid, lazy cat! (All disappear)
Discussion Questions
1. What character quality did Yellow show?
2. What mistakes did Blue make?
3. What should he have done, instead?
4. How did Blue blow his last chance?
5. What should he have said?
6. What should you do when you are tempted to steal something?