Author Stéphane Ternoise (http://www.frenchauthor.info)
Translated by Kate-Marie Glover
The Lion, the Ostrich and the Fox
Cast:
Narrator
A child Lion
A child Ostrich
A child Fox
A child Cow
A child Bull
A child Calf
A crowd of children representing different animals
The Lion, the Ostrich and the Fox
Scene 1
The lion enters, carrying a lead to which is attached a bull, he is followed by the ostrich who is carrying a lead to which is attached a cow:
Narrator: - The lion and the ostrich decided to buy an old grange and renovate it so that they could live there peacefully.
The lion and the ostrich smile whilst working on their grange.
Meanwhile the bull and the cow remain huddled together.
The cow exits and re-enters the stage several times.
Each time she comes back, her stomach has grown bigger.