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THE QUAILS

CHARACTERS:

NARRATOR

BESSY

JESS

WISE QUAIL

FOWLER

FOWLER`S WIFE

STIXY

SNIPPY

SCRIPT:

NARRATOR:Many years ago a flock of more tan a to!san" #!a$ls l$%e" togeter $n a forest

$n In"$a& Tey 'o!l" a%e (een a))y* (!t tat tey 'ere $n great "rea" of te$r enemy* te

#!a$l+catcer& One "ay* t'o #!a$ls 'ere talk$ng a(o!t te !nter&

,ESS-:.e a%e to get r$" of tat !nter& He catces !s 'en e $m$tates te call of te #!a$l&

/ESS:I kno'* I ate tat net e tro's at !s0&

,ESS-:-es* ten an" e goes to to'n to sell !s& .e are not safe anymore&

/ESS:.e a%e to "o somet$ng& ,!t 'at1&

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NARRATOR:One of te #!a$ls 'o 'as %ery '$se 'as )ass$ng (y an" ear" te con%ersat$on&

.ISE QUAIL:,roters0& I2%e to!gt of a goo" )lan& Ne3t t$me* as soon as te fo'ler tro's

$s net o%er !s* let eac one )!t $s ea" tro!g a mes $n te net an" ten all l$ft $t !)

togeter an" fly a'ay '$t $t& .en 'e a%e flo'n far eno!g* 'e can let te net "ro) on a

torn (!s an" esca)e from !n"er $t&

,ESS-:-o!r )lan so!n"s )erfect& Let4s tell te oters&

NARRATOR:All agree" to te )lan5 an" te ne3t "ay 'en te fo'ler tre' $s net* te ($r"s

all l$fte" $t togeter $n te %ery 'ay tat te '$se #!a$l a" tol" tem* tre' $t on a torn (!s

an" esca)e"& .$le te fo'ler tr$e" to free $s net from te torns* $t gre' "ark* an" e a" to

go ome& T$s a))ene" many "ays* t$ll at last te fo'ler2s '$fe gre' angry an" aske" er

!s(an"&

6O.LER4S .I6E:.y $s $t tat yo! ne%er catc any more #!a$ls1&

6O.LER:Te tro!(le $s tat all te ($r"s 'ork togeter an" el) one anoter& If tey 'o!l"

only #!arrel* I co!l" catc tem fast eno!g&

NARRATOR:A fe' "ays later* one of te #!a$ls* Sn$))y* acc$"entally $t te ea" of one of $s

(roters* St$3y* as tey al$gte" on te fee"$ng+gro!n"&

STI7-:.o $t me on my ea"1&

SNIPP-:8on2t (e angry* I "$" n2t mean to $t yo!&

STI7-:I 'as look$ng at yo!0& It 'as not an acc$"ent&

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SNIPP-:-es* $t 'as& I "$"n4t e%en see yo!&

STI7-:I "on4t t$nk so0&

SNIPP-:.ell* $t4s yo!r )ro(lem $f yo! "on4t 'ant to (el$e%e me& I "$"n4t mean $t&

STI7-:-es yo! "$"0& Te oter "ay yo! also $t me0&

NARRATOR:An" te #!a$ls 'ent on #!arrel$ng&

STI7-:Last 'eek I l$fte" all te 'e$gt of te net5 yo! "$"n2t el) at all&

SNIPP-:-es* I "$"0&

STI7-:Tat4s 'at yo! say (eca!se no(o"y sa' yo!&

NARRATOR:Tat ma"e Sn$))y angry* an" (efore long all 'ere "ra'n $nto te "$s)!te&

6O.LER:No'* $t4s my cance& Tey are (!sy arg!$ng0& I '$ll $m$tate te cry of a #!a$l an"

tro' my net o%er tose t'o #!a$ls&

NARRATOR:Tey 'ere st$ll (oast$ng an" #!arrel$ng* an" tey "$" not el) one anoter l$ft te

net&

6O.LER: I a%e to l$ft te net myself0&

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NARRATOR:An" e cramme" tem $nto $s (asket&

.ISE QUAIL:Sto) $t0 .e a%e to get togeter an" fly a'ay&

NARRATOR:An" tey "$"& Te .$se Q!a$l kne' tat #!arrels are te root of m$sfort!ne&

Te En"