The King of the Forest
Bear: King Lion, we have come to tell you something that
Cast will help you.
· Narrator · Wolf Lion: What is it?
· Goat · Doe
· Zebra · Bear Bear: We know you are the King of the Forest but you
· Monkey · Fox must stop eating the animals. You have killed many.
· Lion · Rabbit Those you have not killed are afraid to stay in the forest.
Soon there will be no animals left.
Introduction
The play is about a hungry lion (the King of the Forest) Lion: What shall I eat? I must have something to eat.
who keeps eating the other animals in the forest. The
animals get together and make a plan to stop the lion Bear: We will take care of that. Each day we will choose
from eating any more of their friends. one animal for you to eat. It will come to your cave so that
you will not have to hunt for food.
Narrator: (All animals except the Lion face the audience.)
Once there was a big lion who lived in the forest. All the Lion: That is a good plan. Let’s try it. (All animals except
other animals were afraid of him. Every day the lion went the Lion turn their backs to the audience.)
through the forest to hunt for food. The animals tried to
hide from him but the lion always found one and killed Narrator: The animals carried out their promise to the
him. The forest was not a safe place. At last the Wolf Lion. Each day they sent one little animal to the lion’s
thought of calling all the animals to a meeting. cave. Each night one of them was missing from the forest.
Wolf: It is good that everyone is present. (Sadly) We are Narrator: (Rabbit turns to face the audience) One day, the
here because we have a big problem. Our lives are in rabbit was chosen to be the lion’s meal. He started for the
danger. (Cast: Ooohhhh danger! Danger) lion’s cave early in the morning but he thought he might
as well have all the fun he could before he was eaten. So,
Goat: Meeee-eee-eee. What can we do to save ourselves he played along the way. (Rabbit hops) It was very late
from the lion? He eats one of us every day. Soon all of us when at last he hopped to the door of the lion’s cave. The
will die. lion was very hungry.
Doe: The lion is fierce. He has no pity for anyone. I Lion: (Growls angrily) Why have you kept me waiting so
remember that day I left my little fawn alone. (Cries) When long?
I came back, my little one was gone.
Rabbit: Good morning King Lion. Would you like to see a
Zebra: What shall we do? The lion is wise. He roars to big lion that looks just like you? He has a voice like yours
frighten the animals. They cry in their hiding places. That too.
is why the lion knows where to find them.
Lion: Where is the other lion?
Bear: (Fearfully) The lion’s sharp claws can tear us to
pieces. He can climb a tree with his strong paws and his Rabbit: I cannot tell you that King Lion. You have to come
teeth are very sharp. and see for yourself.
Monkey: (Angrily) Everyone is afraid of the lion. He is only Narrator: Then the rabbit hopped away through the forest
one. We are many. Can we not stop him from killing us? and the lion followed him. Soon they came to a deep well.
There was water at the bottom of it and it was very deep.
Fox: If we don’t plan well, then we will all die. Why don’t
we think hard and talk about the matter? Rabbit: Look down there King Lion. There he is!
Wolf: What do you suggest? Narrator: The lion looked down into the well. There he
saw another lion. He opened his mouth and roared. (Lion
Rabbit: Everyone must think of a plan. Then we shall ROARS) The echo of his voice was very loud. (Echo of
decide what the best is. roar) He jumped into the well (Lion jumps) to fight the
other lion and was drowned. (Lion stays in the well) The
All: We agree. Let’s think of a good plan. rabbit hopped back to tell the other animals about the
good news.
Narrator: The animals thought and thought. Many gave
suggestions. Finally they chose the Rabbit’s plan as they All: (All animals turn to face the audience) after that the
thought it was the best. That night, the animals went to animals lived in peace in the forest.
see the lion. As they came near the cave, they heard him
growl. (Lion growls) Some wanted to turn back but, when
they saw how brave the rabbit was, they went on.
Lion: (Turns to face the audience) What do you want?
