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“Dragnet” theme begins playing
A spot comes up on Chicken Little who is sitting upstage of a table
that is down center
The Detective is speaking from back of audience
DETECTIVE: Can you state your name and spell it. Last name first.
CHICKEN LITTLE: Do you want me to state my last name and spell it.
Then my first name and spell it or do you want me to state the last
name and first name before I spell them?
DETECTIVE: Last name then spell it. Then the first name.
CHICKEN LITTLE: So you don’t want me to spell the first name?
DETECTIVE: Yes. I do want you to spell the first name.
CHICKEN LITTLE: Do you still want me to state my first name?
DETECTIVE: (A bit irritated) Can you please state your last name then
spell it. Then state your first name and spell it.
CHICKEN LITTLE: In that order?
DETECTIVE: YES!!
CHICKEN LITTLE: My goodness, did someone not get their donut this
morning?
DETECTIVE: Is that supposed to be a joke?
CHICKEN LITTLE: Would you laugh if it was?
DETECTIVE: No. Will you please give me your name and can you please
state your last name then spell it. Then state your first name and
spell it.
Chicken Little states name and spells it
CHICKEN LITTLE: Little. L I T T L E. Chicken C H I C K E N.
DETECTIVE: Little Chicken.
CHICKEN LITTLE: Actually it’s Chicken Little, but you told me to
say my last name first then say my first name. So it’s Chicken
Little, not Little Chicken.
DETECTIVE: (Even more upset) I know what your name is!
CHICKEN LITTLE: You do? Then why did you ask me to state my name and
spell it for you?
DETECTIVE: Will you please stop talking.
CHICKEN LITTLE: Ok.
DETECTIVE: I just want you to answer my questions so we can figure
out what happened. So can we start from the beginning please? (Pause)
Did you hear me? (No response) Chicken Little, what are you doing? (No
response) If you don’t answer my questions we can get you on
obstruction of justice. So I suggest you answer my questions.
CHICKEN LITTLE: You told me to stop talking so I can’t answer your
questions if I don’t talk.
DETECTIVE: You are really making this very difficult.
CHICKEN LITTLE: Actually you are making this very difficult.
DETECTIVE: How am I doing that?
CHICKEN LITTLE: You get my name backwards and then you get upset when
I don’t answer your questions after you told me to stop talking.
DETECTIVE: You do not realize the seriousness of this situation and
these little games are getting us no where.
CHICKEN LITTLE: Oh, I know the seriousness of this situation, but
it’s you that are playing games. I tried telling you what happened
then you chicken-napped me. I have been here for hours and you have
not fed me. You won’t even let me make a phone call.
DETECTIVE: The problem with your story is that you claim there is a
conspiracy, but there is no evidence to prove that.
CHICKEN LITTLE: Well, if you let me finish telling my story maybe I
can prove it.
DETECTIVE: Ok, perhaps we can take it from the top again.
CHICKEN LITTLE: I would just like to start from the beginning.
Without interruptions.
DETECTIVE: Very well. Now begin.
CHICKEN LITTLE: Ok. Now hold on to your seats. This might get a
little bumpy.
SCENE 2
Spotlight goes out and stages lights come up
Scene takes place in a park
There are trees, bushes, flowers and park benches
There are a few cardboard clouds, cardboard acorn and a cardboard sun
hanging above
CHICKEN LITTLE: (Singing) I was walking through the park one day, in
the merry, merry month of May. I was taken…
DETECTIVE: Is the singing necessary?
CHICKEN LITTLE: You told me to take it from the top and this is the
top.
DECTECTIVE: Well, yes but…
CHICKEN LITTLE: You want to know why I was in the park don’t you?
That’s very important to the story.
DECTECTIVE: Yes.
CHICKEN LITTLE: Then I suggest you let me tell “my” story
“my” way.
DECTECTIVE: Go ahead. Just try not to add things that are not
important.
CHICKEN LITTLE: Ok, but this song is very important.
DECTECTIVE: Please continue.
CHICKEN LITTLE: (Singing) I was walking through the park one day, in
the merry, merry month of May. I was taken by surprise, by something
from the sky, in the merry, merry month of May. (Talking) Suddenly the
sky began to fall right on top of me. (One of the clouds falls on top
of Chicken Little) It was the scariest thing ever. I wasn’t sure
what to do. I figured I had three choices. The first one was to try to
figure out what was going on. The second one was to just ignore the
whole thing and just continue on with my walk.
DECTECTIVE: (Pause) You said there were three choices. What was the
third choice?
CHICKEN LITTLE: What anyone would do if the sky was falling…Run.
And that’s what I did. (Begins running in place) I ran and ran as
fast as I could. But my little legs can’t get me too far very fast
so I didn’t get real far and that’s when I saw this little kid
playing in the park.
Little Kid enters
LITTLE KID: (Singing) I was playing in the park one day, in the
merry, merry month of May. I was taken by surprise, by a pair of
worried eyes in the merry, merry, month of May.
CHICKEN LITTLE: He could tell I was worried about something.
LITTLE KID: I can tell that little chicken is worried about
something.
CHICKEN LITTLE: So he ran up to me.
Little Kid runs up to Chicken Little
LITTLE KID: Hey little chicken, what happened? You look scared.
CHICKEN LITTLE: Actually my name is Chicken Little.
LITTLE KID: That’s ok. So what happened?
CHICKEN LITTLE: The sky is falling.
LITTLE KID: The sky is falling? Where?
CHICKEN LITTLE: From where the sky is. Up in the air.
LITTLE KID: No. I mean where were you when the sky fell?
CHICKEN LITTLE: I was in the park.
LITTLE KID: Was this today?
CHICKEN LITTLE: Yes it was. I was walking along and minding my own
business when all of a sudden, ‘bam’, the sky fell down right on
top of me.
LITTLE KID: Did you get hurt?
CHICKEN LITTLE: No, but it sure scared me and I’m worried the sky
will keep falling until there is none left and it covers the whole
earth.
LITTLE KID: I bet it was aliens attacking the earth.
CHICKEN LITTLE: No. That only happens in movies and not very good
ones either.
LITTLE KID: Then what do you think it was?
CHICKEN LITTLE: I already told you. It was the sky. It’s falling!
LITTLE KID: What do you think we should do, little chicken?
CHICKEN LITTLE: I told you my name is Chicken Little and I’ve got
to tell someone about this.
LITTLE KID: Tell who?
CHICKEN LITTLE: Well, I already told you and that was a waste of
time. I need to tell someone that can do something about it.
LITTLE KID: Who would that be?
CHICKEN LITTLE: Someone who won’t waste my time. Someone who would
look at this as a matter of national importance. Someone who will see
this as a tragedy and will have the resources to deal with it. Someone
who will not let anything stand in their way.
LITTLE KID: I take it you have met my mother.
CHICKEN LITTLE: No. I’m talking about the president.
LITTLE KID: You know the president?
CHICKEN LITTLE: No, but when he hears that the sky is falling he will
want to see me.
LITTLE KID: Are you sure he will care?
CHICKEN LITTLE: Of course he will care. Anyone who hears about this
will care. And maybe you can come with me. I will need a witness.
LITTLE KID: (Getting excited) A witness? Wow! I have always wanted to
be a witness…What’s a witness?
CHICKEN LITTLE: It’s when you tell someone everything I saw.
LITTLE KID: I can do that.
CHICKEN LITTLE: Good. So we better get moving. We can’t waste
anymore time. (To the Detective) So I continued on my way.
DETECTIVE: With this Little Kid?
CHICKEN LITTLE: Of course. And I knew he would be a great witness.
LITTLE KID: The best.
DETECTIVE: But he didn’t even see the sky falling.
CHICKEN LITTLE: That is all circumstantial. Can I continue?
DETECTIVE: Please
SCENE 3
CHICKEN LITTLE: So me and this Little Kid continued on our perilous
journey through this very dark and scary forest.
DETECTIVE: I thought you said it was a park?
CHICKEN LITTLE: I thought you wanted me to tell you this story?
DETECTIVE: Sorry. Continue.
CHICKEN LITTLE: Besides, a dark and scary park just doesn’t have
the same effect. So me and this Little Kid continued on our perilous
journey through this very dark and scary forest. (The lights go dim)
We didn’t get very far when we were taken by surprise by a pair of
beady eyes.
Young Girl enters
LITTLE KID: Look little chicken! There is a girl with beady eyes.
CHICKEN LITTLE: It’s Chicken Little. Not little chicken. And I know
she has beady eyes.
LITTLE KID: Do you think we should run?
CHICKEN LITTLE: Why?
LITTLE KID: Because we’re scared.
CHICKEN LITTLE: We are?
LITTLE KID: Yes…aren’t you?
CHICKEN LITTLE: I don’t think so. Maybe we should go tell her the
sky is falling.
LITTLE KID: Maybe we shouldn’t.
CHICKEN LITTLE: Why?
LITTLE KID: It might be her fault. She probably zapped it with her
beady eyes.
CHICKEN LITTLE: I don’t think so. Come on, let’s go over there.
Chicken Little and Little Kid start to cross over to Young Girl
YOUNG GIRL: (Singing) I was standing in the park one day, in the
merry, merry month of May. I was taken by surprise, by…
Young Girl gets to end of song just as Chicken Little and Little Kid
approach her. She turns towards them
LITTLE KID: (Scared) A pair of beady eyes.
YOUNG GIRL: That’s not what I was going to say. I was going to say
‘by a swarm of pesky flies in the merry, merry month of May.’
CHICKEN LITTLE: Why were you going to say that?
YOUNG GIRL: Because there is a swarm of them flying around that
little kids head right now.
LITTLE KID: (Frightened) There is!?
Little Kid starts screaming and swatting the flies as he runs offstage
[end of extract]
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