The Jumping Competition
Let the story begin……..
Long, long ago, it was on this one evening……(pause)
When a cricket, a frog and a kangaroo
Sitting and singing a rhyme that goes like this…..
We’re born Great
We jump and sing
Better than any other animals
In this jungle…we live
Ruled by a Great king
With his knights
Dukes and Duchesses
Counts and Countesses
Come on and see for yourself
If you have doubts
Oh…believe us
We’re doing great here
We eat well
We sleep well
We work well
We feel great
Aha…aha….aha....aha
And we jump well too
Better than any other animals
In this jungle…we live
Ruled by a Great king
With his knights
Dukes and Duchesses
Counts and Countesses
As they’d finished….
Each one sat still
In deep thoughts….
Hmmmmm…….
Now…who is the best among them!
They looked at each other
Arguing to be the best
In jumping!
Jumping??
Jumping? Did we hear jumping?
Yes! Jumping!
Ooooooo……jumping!
I jump the highest!
No…I jump the highest!
Ahaha….! No…no…no….You got it all wrong!I am the best jumper!
No…you’re not!
Yes…I am!
Who told you…who told you’re the best? I am the best of all!
And so they argued and argued
Who was the best
Finally…(pause)
A competition was to be held
Competition?
Competition? Did we hear competiton?
Yes! Competition!
Ooooooo……competition!
And so……..
The news spread all over the world…
Everyone was so excited
Even the King…..
His Knights, duke and duchesses
Count and countesses
Waiting for that day!
When the grand day has come ….…(tra..ta ta ta ta ta ta….)
Drummers beating the drums
Trumpeters blowing the trumpets
The cricket, the frog and the kangaroo
Marched between the drummers and trumpeters
Ready…. to prove themselves
The King said,”Let this competition begin”
Hooray….Hooray….Hooray!
(The drummers…sound)
(Trumpeters…..sound)
The cricket started to jump
It was a great jump! Then, the frog jumped
Followed by the Kangaroo!
Who jumped the highest?....Tell us…tell us!
Yes, who jumped the highest?
Who? Who?...Tell us! Tell us!
The truth is……
The cricket jumped the highest
He jumped so high…
So high that no one could see him…
Alas!
The judges ruled that he never left the ground!
Ooooooo………what a pity!
What a pity!
Tsk…tsk…tsk…tsk! What a pity!
Then it was the frog’s turn to jump
The frog jumped less than half as high
But he landed on the king’s head!
He was disqualified for disrespect!
Ooooooo………what a misfortune!
What a misfortune!
Tsk…tsk…tsk…tsk! What a misfortune!
Finally it was the kangaroo’s turn
To prove his superiority
He gathered all his energy
He took a deep breath
With all his might
Using his two strong legs
He jumped….(pause)
Hardly any distance at all!
But…..he was intelligent
He landed in the arms of the princess!
In the arms of the princess?
YES! In the arms of the princess!
Woooooow………what a jump!
What a jump!
Bravo…..Bravo….Bravo! What a jump!
And so the prize
Went to the kangaroo
The competitor who had the BEST SENSE!
Rather than to the highest jumper!
Oh…yes…
The competitor with the BEST SENSE won!
Bravo…Bravo….Bravo!
Drummers beating the drums
Trumpeters blowing the trumpets
The kangaroo jumped in delight!
Written by TOLCHOO, 4-3-2007
(This is a Choral Speaking poetry script which I wrote for my school team ...It is based on the story The Jumping Competition)
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