Too Much Noise!
Characters: Dad, Lara, Timmy
Scene: Dad is sitting on a chair, reading a newspaper. Lara and Timmy are running around, chasing each other and making a lot of noise.
Characters: Dad, Lara, Timmy
Scene: Dad is sitting on a chair, reading a newspaper. Lara and Timmy are running around, chasing each other and making a lot of noise.
Lara: Can't catch me!
Timmy: Got you!
Dad: Stop that noise.
Lara: But, Dad, we're only playing.
Dad: I'm trying to read. No more running.
Lara and Timmy go off. They come back banging pot lids and stamping their feet.
Lara and Timmy (singing): "Twinkle, twinkle, little star. How I wonder what …"
Dad: Stop that noise!
Timmy: But, Dad, we're singing.
Dad: You're too noisy. Play with the blocks.
Lara and Timmy take turns adding blocks to a tower. Then Timmy has two turns in a row.
Lara: Hey! It's my turn!
Timmy: No, it's mine!
Lara: It's my turn!
She knocks over the tower.
Timmy: You wrecked it!
Timmy Pushes Lara.
Lara: Dad!
Dad: What is it now?
Lara: Timmy pushed me.
Timmy: Lara wrecked the tower.
Lara: It was my turn.
Dad: Stop that arguing and find something quiet to do. I'm getting a headache.
Lara (quietly): Poor Dad. He must be feeling really bad.
Timmy: We'd better leave him to read in peace.
They tiptoe out. There is no more noise. Dad sits up and starts to read. Then he stops and looks around.
Dad: This is no good. It's too quiet. Lara! Timmy! What are you two up to?
The children come back in.
Lara: Are you feeling better now, Dad?
Dad: Much better. Why don't you two come and play in here? I don't mind a little bit of noise.
Timmy: Great! We can practise playing our recorders.
Dad: Oh, no!
Timmy: Got you!
Dad: Stop that noise.
Lara: But, Dad, we're only playing.
Dad: I'm trying to read. No more running.
Lara and Timmy go off. They come back banging pot lids and stamping their feet.
Lara and Timmy (singing): "Twinkle, twinkle, little star. How I wonder what …"
Dad: Stop that noise!
Timmy: But, Dad, we're singing.
Dad: You're too noisy. Play with the blocks.
Lara and Timmy take turns adding blocks to a tower. Then Timmy has two turns in a row.
Lara: Hey! It's my turn!
Timmy: No, it's mine!
Lara: It's my turn!
She knocks over the tower.
Timmy: You wrecked it!
Timmy Pushes Lara.
Lara: Dad!
Dad: What is it now?
Lara: Timmy pushed me.
Timmy: Lara wrecked the tower.
Lara: It was my turn.
Dad: Stop that arguing and find something quiet to do. I'm getting a headache.
Lara (quietly): Poor Dad. He must be feeling really bad.
Timmy: We'd better leave him to read in peace.
They tiptoe out. There is no more noise. Dad sits up and starts to read. Then he stops and looks around.
Dad: This is no good. It's too quiet. Lara! Timmy! What are you two up to?
The children come back in.
Lara: Are you feeling better now, Dad?
Dad: Much better. Why don't you two come and play in here? I don't mind a little bit of noise.
Timmy: Great! We can practise playing our recorders.
Dad: Oh, no!