A COWARD

(After A Coward by N. Arlyukhov)

Characters:

NINA, a girl of 12

NICK, a boy of 11

MOTHER

SCENE

Nina is standing on the table and screaming.

NICK (comes running in). What's the matter?

NINA (pointing to the corner of the room). Look, there is a mouse there!

NICK. What of that? Why are you standing on the table? Why are you shouting?

NINA. I am afraid of the mouse.

NICK. The mouse is afraid of you.

NINA. Take it away, Nick! Please!

NICK (goes to the corner, looks for the mouse and takes something from the floor). Here it is. Look at it! It is nice. It is grey.

Nina gets down on the chair at the table. Nick comes up to her and wants to show something in his hand to Nina. The girl screams and jumps on the table again.

MOTHER (coming in). What is it?

NINA. Oh, Mother dear! Nick has a mouse in his hand. He wants to throw it at me!

MOTHER. Nick, why do you want to frighten Nina?

NICK (laughing). Mum, look what I have in my hand. Look what she is afraid of!

Не shows her his hand in which he has a small grey ball of wool.

MOTHER (laughing). Nina, what a coward you are! Look at this thing!

NINA. No! No! Don't show me this thing! (Covers her eyes with her hands).

I know it is a mouse.

MOTHER. It is not a mouse. Look, Nina! She takes her hands from her eyes and makes her look at Nick's hand.

NINA (ashamed) Oh, it's a ball of wool. It's not a mouse. (Laughs) Now I'm not afraid. She gets down from the table.

NICK. You must not be a coward.

Nina runs after him. They run round the table and then out of the room.

Ведучий l. As the pupils of the second form like animals, they'd like you to solve their riddles.

Ведучий 2. А зараз наші любителі тварин загадуватимуть вам загадки. Постарайтеся відга­дати, які звірі прийшли до вас у гості.

1. I am an animal.

I am small. I am grey.

I have got two small ears.

I have got a long tail.

I have got four legs.

I can run. I can not fly.

What animal am I?

(a mouse)

2. I am an animal. I am small.

I live in the water.

I have got gills.

I have got fins.

I can swim.

I can not run.

What animal am I?

(a fish)

3. I am an animal.

I am small.

I have got a small nose.

I have got two small ears.

I have got a long tail.

I can climb. I can not swim.

What animal am I?

(a cat)

4. I am an animal.

I am big.

I have got four strong legs.

I have got a long tail.

I can run. I can not fly.

What animal am I?

(a lion)

Ведучий 1. Do you like going to the Zoo? I think you do. So, listen to the song about the animals living in the Zoo.

Song

I can see a fox in the Zoo.

I can see a rhino, it is blue.

I can see a monkey in the tree.

I can see a black and yellow bee.

Can you see a dolphin? It can swim.

Can you see a birdie? It can sing.

A tiger, a lion and a small kangaroo...

We can see them all in the Zoo!

Ведучий 1. The pupils of the second form like eating fruit and vegetables. And now we can see what will happen to them in many years. Let's go to the market.

Ведучий 2. Учні другого класу люблять їсти фрукти й овочі. І зараз ми зможемо побачити, що трапиться з ними через багато років. Давайте пі­демо на ринок.

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