The Little Horse Crosses the River 小马过河
CHARACTERS IN THE PLAY: LITTLE HORSE, MOTHER HORSE, COW, SQUIRREL
剧中人物：小马，马妈妈，牛，松鼠
THE SCENE: By the river（河边）
[Enter the little horse and the mother horse with a bag]
Little horse: Mummy, I’m as tall as you. I grow up now. Let me carry the bag for you.
Mother horse: My dear. I’m glad you have grown big and can help me now. Take this bag of rice to your Uncle Pig, will you? Little horse: Yes. Mummy. Where dose Uncle Pig live?
Mother horse: He lives on the other side of the river.
Little horse: Mummy, I’ll get back soon. Bye-bye. Mother horse: Bye-bye.
[Exit] [Enter the cow] －－－－－ [hide=-1] Cow: Hi, Little Horse! Where are you going?
Little horse: Aunt Cow, I have to go to Uncle Pig’s house. Is there a bridge near here?
Cow: No, there is not any. If you want to go to his house, you have to cross the river.
Little horse: Is the river deep? And can I wade across?
Cow: No, it isn’t deep. I just came back from the other side, and the water only reaches my calf.
Little horse: Thanks, Aunt Cow. I’ll cross the river.
[Enter the little squirrel] Squirrel: Stop! Stop! The river is so deep that one of my fellows had been swept.
Little horse: It’s so lucky not to wade!
Cow: It isn’t deep. Little Horse, you can wade across the river.
Squirrel: It’s very deep. You can’t wade across the river. You will get drowned.
Little horse: But the water is deep or not? Shall I go on or shall I go back? I’d better go home and ask Mummy.
Cow and Squirrel: (together) Yes. You’d better ask your mummy.
[Enter the mother horse]-
www.niucha.net Little horse: Mummy, Mummy. Aunt Cow said that the river was not deep. I could wade across the river. But Brother Squirrel said that it was very deep. I couldn’t wade across the river. What should I do?
Mother horse: My child, both Aunt Cow and Brother Squirrel are right in their own way. Aunt Cow’s body is big, so she said the water was shallow. Brother Squirrel’s body is small, so he said the water was deep. You should think everything over by yourself.
Little horse: Oh, I see. I should try it myself. Little horse: (wades across the river) Mummy, in fact, it is not difficult to wide across the river.
Mother horse: My dear. No matter what happened, we should think it over and try it myself. Little horse: Yes, Mummy! [/hide]