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    The story is about a caterpillar that enters a hare's cave while the hare is away. When animals like a jackal and leopard come to help the hare remove the creature from the cave, the caterpillar's voice in the cave echoes and makes it sound big and strong. None of the animals are able to confront what they think is a huge beast until a frog helps reveal it is just a caterpillar.

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    The story is about a caterpillar that enters a hare's cave while the hare is away. When animals like a jackal and leopard come to help the hare remove the creature from the cave, the caterpillar's voice in the cave echoes and makes it sound big and strong. None of the animals are able to confront what they think is a huge beast until a frog helps reveal it is just a caterpillar.

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    The story is about a caterpillar that enters a hare's cave while the hare is away. When animals like a jackal and leopard come to help the hare remove the creature from the cave, the caterpillar's voice in the cave echoes and makes it sound big and strong. None of the animals are able to confront what they think is a huge beast until a frog helps reveal it is just a caterpillar.

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    Readers Theater:
    A Caterpillars Voice
    To Read Aloud in Class or to Perform
    Based on a story retold by Elaine L. Lindy Adapted as a play script by Lindsay Parker

    Characters: NARRATOR or NARRATORS


    (one person or more than one person)

    HARE CATERPILLAR JACKAL LEOPARD RHINOCEROS ELEPHANT FROG

    ACT 1
    NARRATOR or NARRATORS: [If one person is the NARRATOR, then that person introduces the play. If more than one person is a NARRATOR, then all of the NARRATORS together introduce the play.]

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    NARRATOR or NARRATORS: This play is A Caterpillars Voice. It is a folk tale from Africa.Once upon a time in Africa there was a Hare. The Hare lived in a nice cave. One day when the Hare was away, a Caterpillar went into the Hares cave. HARE: I think it is a nice day for a walk. Maybe I will leave my cave and go visit a friend. [Hare exits.] [CATERPILLAR enters. It is good if CATERPILLAR can crawl.] CATERPILLAR: This seems like a very nice cave. This is nice. Maybe I will stay here. Oh, my! This cave has an echo. It makes my little voice sound big! NARRATOR or NARRATORS: HARE enters and looks around.

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    HARE: What is going on here? It looks like someone is in my cave. (calls out) Who is in my cave? NARRATOR or NARRATORS: The caterpillar said in a big loud voice. CATERPILLAR: It is I! I am the biggest and strongest one of them all. HARE: Oh dear! How am I going to get back in my cave? NARRATOR or NARRATORS: The JACKAL arrives HARE: Oh Jackal, please help me. JACKAL: How do you need me to help? HARE: There is some big, strong animal in my cave. Can you try to get it out? JACKAL: Sure, I can try. (calls out) Who is in the cave of my friend, the Hare?

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    NARRATOR or NARRATORS: Again the caterpillar said in a big loud voice. CATERPILLAR: It is I! I am the biggest and strongest of them all. JACKAL: Oh, Hare, I do not think I can help you. It sounds like you have a huge animal in your cave. Probably bigger than me. I must go now! Goodbye! NARRATOR or NARRATORS: The JACKAL went away and the LEOPARD arrived. HARE: Leopard, please stop and help me! LEOPARD: Sure. Whats the problem? HARE: There is a big animal in my cave. Can you get it out ? LEOPARD: Definitely. I am big and strong myself. (calls out) Who is in the cave of my friend, the Hare? NARRATOR or NARRATORS: Again the caterpillar said in a big loud voice. CATERPILLAR: It is I! I am the biggest and strongest one of them all.

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    LEOPARD: Uh, oh. If that animal is the biggest and strongest, I do not want to think what he could do to me! I am sorry, Hare. I am out of here. NARRATOR or NARRATORS: The LEOPARD went away and the RHINOCEROS arrived. HARE: Oh please, Rhino, you have to help me. You are big and strong. RHINOCEROS: Oh thank you, I am. How can I help? HARE: There is something in my cave. I am scared. Can you help me? RHINOCEROS: Of course I can. I am glad that you came to me for help. Nothing scares me. (calls out) Who is in the cave of my friend, the Hare? NARRATOR or NARRATORS: Again the caterpillar said in a big loud voice. CATERPILLAR: It is I! I am the biggest and strongest of them all.

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    HARE: Oh Rhinoceros, can you get it out? RHINOCEROS: Hare, I am your friend. And nothing scares me. Nothing, that is, except a big and loud voice in a cave! You need a bigger and stronger animal than me. Maybe an elephant? NARRATOR or NARRATORS: The ELEPHANT arrived. ELEPHANT: Did I hear you talking about me?

    HARE: We were talking about how big and strong you are. ELEPHANT: What do you need? I can do anything. I am the biggest and strongest animal in the forest. HARE: There is something in my cave. Can you help get it out? ELEPHANT: Oh sure. Is that all? (calls out) Hey, who is in the cave of my friend, the Hare?

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    NARRATOR or NARRATORS: Again the caterpillar said in a big loud voice. CATERPILLAR: It is I! I am the biggest and strongest of them all. ELEPHANT and RHINOCEROS: (screaming) AH! NARRATOR or NARRATORS: The ELEPHANT and RHINOCEROS run off. HARE: NOW what I am going to do? NARRATOR or NARRATORS: The FROG arrived. FROG: Hare, what is wrong? HARE: Oh, it is just terrible. I am trying to go inside my home, but there is something in my cave. It says it is the biggest and strongest one of them all. I do not know what to do! FROG: Have you tried calling to the thing in your cave? HARE: Oh yes. I tried. So did Jackal, Leopard, Rhinoceros and Elephant.

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    FROG: What happened? HARE: All the other animals were scared and ran away. FROG: I know I am not as big as Jackal, Leopard, Rhino, or Elephant. Still, can I try, too? HARE: You can try. Please help me get this animal out of my cave! FROG: (calling out) Whos in the cave of my friend, Hare? I am the one who is the biggest and strongest of ALL the animals. Come outside this cave, right now! CATERPILLAR: Oh dear, what a loud voice! After all, I am just a Caterpillar. I am coming out. Please do not hurt me. NARRATOR or NARRATORS: The CATERPILLAR, crawls over to the animals, and stands up. HARE: What? All that time it was YOU in the cave?

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    NARRATOR or NARRATORS: The JACKAL, LEOPARD, RHINOCEROS and ELEPHANT went back. JACKAL: Wow, it was only a caterpillar.

    LEOPARD: Boy, he sure fooled us. CATERPILLAR: Oops. HARE: I cannot believe that you were all scared of a little caterpillar. :F ROG: I think you were scared too, Hare. HARE: No, no, not of Caterpillar. It was only that loud voice. RH: INOCEROS: You are right, Hare. How did such a little, tiny Caterpillar have such a loud voice? CATERPILLAR: Well, this cave was so cozy. And when I spoke, there was a wonderful echo! It made me feel BIG!

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    NARRATOR or NARRATORS: The JACKAL, LEOPARD, RHINO, and ELEPHANT all frown at CATERPILLAR. They look mad. CATERPILLAR: Um, right now I think I will move on. [CATERPILLAR crawls off stage.] ELEPHANT: Can you believe it? All of us were scared of that small, little caterpillar! [All the animals laugh.] HARE: (pointing to FROG) All of us, that is, except one. NARRATOR or NARRATORS: And that was the story of the caterpillars voice.

    THE END

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