Duck for President PDF

Duck for President ------------------ **Adapted from a book by: Doreen Cronin** **Illustrated by: Betsy Lewin** +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Character | **Student playing the character** | | ========= |...

Duck for President ------------------ **Adapted from a book by: Doreen Cronin** **Illustrated by: Betsy Lewin** +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Character | **Student playing the character** | | ========= | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Narrator 1 (N. 1) | Table group \#1 | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Narrator 2 (N. 2) | Table group \#2 | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Duck | Table group \#3 | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Farmer Brown | Table group \#4 | | | | | (AKA: F. Brown) | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Pig | Table group \#5 | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Governor | Table group \#6 | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | President | Table group \#7 | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Crowd: Cows, Sheep, Mice | Table group \#8, 9, 10 | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | F. Brown | Running a farm is very hard work! | | -------- | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **N. 1** | At the end of each day Farmer | | | Brown is covered from head to toe | | | in hay, horsehair, seeds, | | | sprouts, feathers, filth, muck | | | and coffee stains | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **Pig** | Peeeyouuu!! He doesn't smell very | | | good!! | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **F. Brown** | The animals have chores to do! | | | | | | Pig- clean under the beds | | | | | | Cow- weed the garden | | | | | | Sheep- sweep the barn | | | | | | Duck- Take out the trash, mow the | | | lawn, grind the coffee beans! | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **N. 2** | Duck did not like to do chores. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **Duck** | I do not like to do my chores | | | because I will be picking out | | | grass and espresso beans from my | | | feathers! YUK! | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **Duck** | Why is Farmer Brown in charge | | | anyway? What we need is an | | | election!! | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **N. 2** | So Duck made a sign and hung it | | | in the barn. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **N. 1** | The sign read: Farmer Brown MUST | | | GO!! Farm election tomorrow! | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **N. 2** | The next morning Farmer Brown | | | found a poster on his front door. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **N. 1** | The sign read: Vote DUCK! For a | | | kinder, gentler, farm! | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **F. Brown** | What! I am so furious! | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **N. 2** | So the farmer marched down to the | | | barn to find the animals | | | registering to vote. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **Duck** | Please register to vote! Your | | | vote matters! All voters MUST: | | | | | | 1. Live on the farm | | | | | | 2. Show valid ID | | | | | | 3. Be at least this tall. | | | *(pointing in upward motion)* | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **Mice** | Hey! We protest number 3!!! | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **Duck** | Ok, fair enough! We will scratch | | | this requirement off. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **N. 1** | Election Day has arrived and the | | | votes were posted on the barn | | | wall. | | | | | | F. Brown (6)votes \-\-- Duck | | | (20)votes | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **F. Brown** | I demand a recount! | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **Pig** | Oops! Here is another ballot that | | | was sticking to me. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **N. 2** | The new tally was in | | | | | | F. Brown (6)votes \-\-- Duck | | | (21)votes | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **Duck** | The animals have spoken! I am | | | officially in charge! | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **N. 1** | At the end of each day Duck was | | | covered from head to toe in hay, | | | horsehair, seeds, sprouts, | | | feathers, filth, mud, muck, and | | | coffee stains. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **Duck** | Running a farm is not fun at | | | all!! | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **N. 2** | That night Duck and his staff | | | started working hard for his new | | | campaign. Duck decided he would | | | run for Governor. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **Crowd** | Vote for Duck! Vote for Duck! Not | | | a Politician! | | **\*holding up signs\*** | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **Duck** | Farmer Brown, you are in charge | | | of the farm while I am away | | | campaigning. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **N. 1** | Duck went to visit small towns, | | | marched in parades, and gave | | | speeches to other ducks that | | | could understand him. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **N. 2** | The votes were counted and the | | | results were in. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **Governor** | What! Duck wins by a nose!! I | | | lost by one vote! I demand a | | | recount! | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **N. 2** | 2 sticky ballots were found on | | | the bottom of a plate of pancakes | | | and the new results were in!! | | | | | | Governor (299,999)votes \-\-- | | | Duck (300,002)votes | | | | | | So, Duck wins by 3 votes! | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **Governor** | The voters have spoken and Duck | | | is officially in charge! | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **N. 1** | At the end of every day Duck was | | | covered from head to toe in hair | | | spray, ink stains, scotch tape, | | | fingerprints, mayonnaise, and | | | coffee stains. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **Duck** | Running a state is very hard | | | work! I have a very bad headache! | | | This is not fun! | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **N. 2** | That night Duck and his staff | | | starting working very hard for a | | | new campaign. Duck decided that | | | it would be best to run for | | | President. So he hit the campaign | | | trail. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **Crowd** | A DUCK FOR A CHANGE!! | | | | | **\*holding up signs\*** | Duck! MAKING US PROUD AGAIN! | | | | | | I LIKE DUCK! | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **N. 1** | He kissed babies at local diners, | | | rode in parades, gave speeches | | | that only ducks would understand, | | | and even played the saxophone on | | | the late-night TV. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **N. 2** | Election Day was here and the | | | ballots have been counted. The | | | results were announced on CNN. | | | | | | Mr. President (50,546,165)votes | | | \-\-- Duck (50,546,170)votes | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **Mr. President** | I demand a recount! | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **N. 1** | 10 sticky ballots were sticking | | | to the bottom of the Vice | | | President. The new tally was in. | | | | | | Mr. President (50,546,165) votes | | | \-\-- Duck (50,546,180) votes | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **Mr. President** | The voters have spoken and Duck | | | is now officially in charge! | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **Duck** | Running a country is very hard | | | work and I have a very bad | | | headache! | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **N. 2** | At the end of each day Duck was | | | covered from head to toe in face | | | powder, paper cuts, staples, | | | security badges, Secret Service | | | agents, and coffee stains. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **N. 1** | Then Duck checked the help-wanted | | | ads. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **Duck** | Duck Needed! | | | | | **\*reading quietly\*** | No experience necessary. Must be | | | able to mow the lawn and grind | | | coffee beans. *hummmm* | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **Duck** | Mr. Vice President you are in | | | charge! I am going back to the | | | farm! | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **N. 2** | At the end of each day Farmer | | | Brown is NOW covered from head to | | | toe in hay, horsehair, seeds, | | | sprouts, feathers, filth, mud, | | | muck, and coffee stains | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **N.1** | And Duck.... | | | | | | is working on his autobiography. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **All** | THE END! | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+