the girl who cried wolf

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The Girl Who
Cried Wolf
Cast:
Narrator 1
Narrator 2
Teacher
Sadie
Milo
Max
Nurse
Mother
Note to Teacher: We recommend that you play the role of the Teacher. Since this
script may contain new names or places, you may need to model these words. For
small groups, feel free to assign more than one role to a single student if needed.
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Setting: This play takes place in a classroom.
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Narrator 1: Once upon a time there was a girl
named Sadie. She was in first grade. Sadie loved
to go to school.
Narrator 2: She loved being with her friends in
class. She loved her teacher.
Narrator 1: Most of all, Sadie loved talking with the
school nurse.
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Narrator 2: Sadie would always find a reason to
visit the nurse’s office. Today was another one of
those days. Sadie raised her hand in class.
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Teacher: Yes, Sadie. What is it?
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Sadie: Teacher, I feel sick. I have to go see the
nurse.
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Narrator 1: It was a lie, but the teacher believed
Sadie.
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Teacher: Oh, dear! Well, you can’t go alone. Who
wants to go with Sadie to the nurse’s office?
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Milo: Not me!
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Max: I will! I will!
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Teacher: Okay, Max. Take the hall pass. You can
go with Sadie to the nurse’s office.
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Narrator 1: Sadie and Max walked down the hall.
Sadie moaned and groaned.
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Sadie: Aww! Ooh!
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Narrator 2: They walked down the stairs. Sadie
moaned some more.
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Sadie: Ooh! Aww!
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Max: Are you sure you can make it?
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Narrator 1: Sadie nodded. She held her stomach.
She moaned some more.
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Sadie: Aww! Ooh!
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Narrator 2: Max grew very worried. He raced
ahead to the nurse’s office.
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Max: Come quick! It’s Sadie. She’s sick!
Narrator 1: The nurse ran from her office. She
found Sadie about to fall in the hall.
Sadie: Oh! I have to lie down.
Nurse: Oh, dear! Oh, my! Come. Hold onto me.
Narrator 2: The nurse made Sadie lie down. She
checked to see if Sadie had a fever.
Nurse: You do not have a fever. What could be the
matter?
Sadie: Oh, but I feel so sick. I have to rest.
Nurse: Just rest, then. Stay here. Take a nap. I will
let your parents know that you are here. Max, you
can go back to class.
Max: Okay. Bye, Sadie. I hope you feel better.
Narrator 1: The nurse called Sadie’s mother.
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Nurse: I just wanted you to know that Sadie is in
my office. She is not feeling well.
Mother: What happened? What’s the matter?
Nurse: Well, I can’t seem to find anything wrong.
She does not have a temperature. Though she says
she’s not feeling well. She is resting now.
Mother: If she does not feel better soon, please
call me. I will come and take her home.
Nurse: Don’t worry. I think she will be fine after a
nap.
Narrator 2: Sadie smiled to herself. She was not
sick at all. She just wanted to visit the nurse. After
about an hour, Sadie got up. She stretched.
Nurse: Here, have some juice, dear.
Narrator 1: Sadie drank her juice. She chatted
away with the nurse.
Narrator 2: That’s just what Sadie loved. At the
nurse’s office she got a special treat to eat. She got
lots of rest. She got to talk and talk with the nurse.
She had fun!
Nurse: Are you feeling better now, dear?
Sadie: I’m feeling much better!
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Nurse: Then I will take you back to your class.
Narrator 1: The nurse walked Sadie back to her
classroom. Everyone had questions.
Milo: Sadie, you’re back! What was wrong?
Max: Are you feeling better?
Teacher: How is she, Nurse?
Nurse: She’s as good as new!
Narrator 2: It became a habit for Sadie. Day after
day, she would pretend to be sick. Then she would
go to the nurse’s office.
Narrator 1: One day, Sadie really did feel sick! She
felt hot. She felt weak. Her head hurt.
Sadie: Teacher, I feel sick!
Max: I’ll take her to the nurse.
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Teacher: No, thank you, Max. Sadie, you do this
every day! The nurse never finds anything wrong!
You have to stay and do your work!
Sadie: I really am sick!
Milo: You are lying!
Sadie: No, I’m not! I am sick! I have to go to the
nurse!
Narrator 2: Then, the teacher felt Sadie’s forehead.
It was very hot! She sent Sadie to the nurse right
away.
Narrator 1: Sadie learned a good lesson.
Sadie: I will never say that I am sick when I am not.
That way, when I need help, people will believe me.
Narrator 2: Sadie kept her word from that day on.
She did not lie about being sick again. Still, she did
visit the nurse sometimes, just to talk.
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