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Chicken Liken is looking for something. He sees Worm and catches it. They begin struggling. Suddenly an acorn falls down and hits Chicken Liken.
CHICKEN LIKEN. Oh, Lord! The sky’s fallen down on my poor head. I should go to the king to tell about this accident.
WORM. What’s wrong with you? This is an acorn. Never mind. It’s fallen down and hit you. Nothing serious.
HENNY PENNY. What’s happened to you, kid? Have you cried?
CHICKEN LIKEN. Oh, mummy. The sky’s fallen down and hit me.
HENNY PENNY. You should tell the king about this. By the way… do you see a fat worm? You can peck it yourself, but it’s too big and we can share the dinner.
WORM. That was an acorn, lady. The acorn fell down on him and hit his head. It’s not dangerous. You may ask Cocky Locky.
COCKY LOCKY. I’m busy now. It’s time to work but I haven’t got a watch. Who knows the exact time?
WORM. It’s seven o’clock sharp. Time to have dinner.
COCKY LOCKY. The work is the first, isn’t it? (Screams): Doodle doodle do! All right. The second is to eat you, Worm. You seem to be rather fat.
CHICKEN LIKEN. Oh, Daddy. The sky has fallen down and hit me!
HENNY PENNY. We should go to tell the king about this!
COCKY LOCKY. It’s our duty. The duty is above all! Follow me! I know the way!
WORM. They are fools. What is Foxy going to do? I’ll try to help them if I’m able to do anything.
SCENE III
SETTING. At the poultry.
Turkey Lurky waves his tail. He walks up and down to show how gracious he is! Ducky Lucky and Drackey Lackey watch the show and clap their hands.
GOOSE LOOSE (running in). Have you known the news? Such an awful story about Chicken Liken! He got into an accident and was seriously injured. And that’s not all.
WORM. Hello, guys! The busy day, isn’t it?
TURKEY LURKEY. Our show is over and guests are welcome to have dinner.
WORM. What do you have for dinner?
TURKEY LURKEY. It’s you. This worm is rather big and fat, so we can divide it into pieces.
WORM. I’m against. Since this morning I have had a terrible stomachache.
DUCKY LUCKY. You must have eaten too much grass that grows around the lake. It is sad. But we are ready to risk.
Chicken Liken, Henny Penny and Cocky Locky appear and Worm crawls away.
CHICKEN LIKEN. The sky has fallen down and hit my head.
HENNY PENNY. We are going to tell the king about it.
COCKY LOCKY. It’s our duty. The duty is above all! Follow me, everybody! I know the way!
DRACKEY LACKEY. It’s not the right road. I’m the only to lead you because my uncle lived at the royal court.
GOOSE LOOSE. Was he a courtesan?
DUCKY LUCKY. For a short time. Then he got onto a dish.
DRACKEY LACKEY. Come on, come on! Be quick!
SCENE IY
SETTING. At Foxy’s cave.
Foxy walks up and down, he looks at his watch. He is anxious.
FOXY LOXY. The cock hasn’t screamed jet and the ducks haven’t come out. What’s wrong?
WORM. Just an acorn has fallen down and hit Chicken Liken. They are travelling right here, towards your cave.
FOXY LOXY. Good news! How many of them?
WORM. Chicken Liken, Henny Penny, Cocky Locky, Ducky Lucky, Drackey Lackey, Goosy Loosy and Turkey Lurkey. That’s all.
FOXY LOXY. My dinner will be great, but I don’t have enough appetite to eat them all.
WORM. Would you like to have a medicine for appetite? This grass is growing around the lake. Just what you want.
FOXY LOXY. Thank you very much. It’s kind of you to be my doctor.
Chicken Liken and his campaigners appear.
CHICKEN LIKEN. The sky has fallen down and hit my head.
HENNY PENNY. We are going to tell the king about it.
COCKY LOCKY. It’s our duty. The duty is above all!
FOXY LOXY. You’re welcome! Wait a moment and I’ll tell the king about your arrival.
He returns in a minute and takes Chicken Liken and others.
Soon Foxy Loxy comes back alone. He looks unhappy.
WORM. Have you eaten them all?
FOXY LOXY. No, I can’t. I have a terrible stomachache. You were a bad doctor. (Runs off).
CHICKEN LIKEN (coming out of the cave). Such a fat worm, Mummy. I’m hungry. Daddy! Uncle! Aunt! Cousins! Come here!
WORM. I have troubles. I wonder if he can fly.
The end
NOW I KNOW THE ABC
CHARACTERS:
MARY
LETTER M
LETTER D, DICK
LETTER C, CINDERELLA
LETTER A, ALICE
LETTER B, BARBIE
OTHER LETTERS
SCENE I
SETTING. A children room in the flat.
Mary lies in bed. She is ill. Then she gets up.
MARY. I like to play but I can’t play because I am not well today. I like to study but I can’t study because I don’t go to school.
MOTHER’S VOICE. You can open your textbook and read a little, can’t you?
MARY. All boys and girls are at school now. They are learning English ABC and as for me (crying)… How can I read a textbook if I don’t know even a letter…Mmm…
LETTER M. Good morning, Mary. Did you mention me?
MARY. I wonder who you are. Where are you from?
LETTER M. Let me introduce myself. I am Letter M and come from the ABC. The first letter of your name.
MARY. Glad to meet you, M. How I’ll be happy to get to your country. But I don’t know English words.
LETTER M. Let’s learn some of them. Repeat after me: morning, mother, milk.
MARY. Morning, mother, milk.
SCENE II.
SETTING. The ABC country.
The boy hides among the bushes.
DICK. How do you do?
LETTER M. How do you do? And where are other letters? Why is the mess?
DICK. They disappear because they are afraid of dragon. Dreadful dragon does a lot of bad things. He is going to gobble up all letters from the ABC from the very beginning.
MARY. If he gobbles them up, I’ll never learn them!
DICK. They are hiding over here but nobody can find them.
LETTER M. I guess where they are. Can you spell your name?
DICK. D-I-C-K.
LETTER M. C is hiding right here. Say three words beginning with “C”.
MARY. Certainly, I try, but I can’t catch a word.
CINDERELLA. Did you call me? I’d come if you called me.
DICK. No doubts, darling. We can’t do without “C” if we learn the ABC. Where are your friend A and B? Where do they disappear?
CINDERELLA. It is clear that letter “A” is hiding in my name. It’s a charming place. Can you cheer her up?
MARY. I am not able to find her. I see only the air. Can you show her with your arm?
ALICE. Excuse me, but I’m so anxious. Are you still alive, Cinderella? I’m afraid of that awful dragon. And what about beautiful Barbie? Did anybody see her? She went to buy biscuits and didn’t come back. Let’s go to the shop!
SCENE III.
SETTING. A shop at the ABC country.
Barbie talks to the shop assistant.
BARBIE. Can I have best bananas and bacon? Don’t forget about box of biscuit and bar of bubbled chocolate.
SHOP ASSISTANT. Here you are. What else?
ALICE. Are you buying apricots? Adore apricots! As well as autumn apples!
CINDERELLA. Don’t forget about cakes and cornflakes. Can you give me cocoa and candy!
LETTER “M”. And marmalade, please. Milk and macaroni. And what about you, Dick?
