A Puppet Play adapted from a Cherokee folktale.
BEAR is chasing RACCOON. Raccoon acts scared and runs away, Bear chases after him, growling.
RACCOON
AHHHHH!! Stop chasing me!
BEAR
GRRRRRR!!!! Stop running away!
Raccoon hides behind the a trunk of a tree.
BEAR
Huh? WhereÕd he go? (Bear exits.)
RACCOON
Bear was sure mean to me for no good reason! All of that running makes me hungry. I wonder what I can sniff out for breakfast?
He sniffs and smells something good, investigates, and finds a tree full of honey.
RACCOON
A honey tree! My favorite kind. Yummy!
(singing) Yummy Yummy Honey, Yummy Yummy Honey...Mmrph...
Raccoon climbs the tree and is greedily eating all of the honey he can get his paws on. He has honey all over his paws, face and itÕs dripping down his messy chin.
RACCOON
Mmmm this is so, good. - Hey! (He swats at something.) OW! (He swats his ears) Ow! (He swats his nose.) Ick, thereÕs something crunchy in my mouth. (His voice is gruffer and hard to understand.) OWW!!! My tongue! The bees are stinging my tongue!
Raccoon falls out of the tree and into a pile of leaves. Since Raccoon is all sticky with honey, the leaves stick to him and completely cover him. Raccoon canÕt see! He flails around and bumps into Bear.
BEAR
(Startled) Hey watchÉ.wha, what is this thing?
RACCOON
(Voice gruff and hard to understand) Help me Bear, itÕs me, Raccoon. (Sounds like HLLIPPP THEEE, BRRR, THIS MYRACCOO.)
BEAR
The scary creature speaks! --- DonÕt hurt me! Ahhhhh!!! (screams)
RACCOON
Help me! (Sounds like HLLLIPPP THEEE and sounds like heÕs making growly noises.)
BEAR
Running away and whimpering.) The HLLIP THEE is trying to eat me! AHHH!!! Stop Chasing Me!
RACCOON
GRRR!!! Stop running away!