How Chipmunk Got His Stripes is a Native American folk tale about a bear and a chipmunk. When Chipmunk overhears Bear bragging about his power, Chipmunk challenges him. Can he stop the Sun from rising in the morning? Bear accepts the challenge, but when he finds a limit to his power the following morning, Chipmunk gets a whole lot more than a laugh out of it!
Excerpt from the Play:
CHARACTERS
Narrator
Bear
Chipmunk
Sun (optional)
SETTING – The forest.
A chipmunk crouches down in a little ball near the center of the stage. The Sun stands upstage, shining.
NARRATOR
Long ago, when animals could talk, Bear was foraging in the forest for food.
Bear enters, lumbers about, and pantomimes turning over a log looking for food.
NARRATOR
Bear thought very highly of himself!
BEAR
There is nothing I cannot do!
NARRATOR
Suddenly, Chipmunk popped up from his hole in the ground.
Chipmunk pops up.
CHIPMUNK
Is that so?
BEAR
Yes, Chipmunk. Look at how easily I can roll over this huge log with my paw. I am the strongest of animals. I can do anything!
CHIPMUNK
Can you stop the Sun from rising in the morning?
BEAR
I’ve never tried that, but I’m sure I could stop the Sun from rising.
CHIPMUNK
You are sure?
BEAR
I am sure. Tomorrow morning the Sun will not rise.
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