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| GENRE: Short story CULTURE: Contemporary THEME: Choices READING LEVEL: Grades 1-3 READERS: 12 TIME: 3 min. ROLES: Narrator 1, Narrator 2, Clerk 1, Clerk 2, Clerk 3, Clerk 4, Clerk 5, Clerk 6, Clerk 7, Clerk 8, Clerk 9, Katie NOTE: For best effect, place NARRATOR 1 at far left (as seen from the audience), and NARRATOR 2 at far right. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NARRATOR 1: Katie was tired of wearing the same old shoes. NARRATOR 2: She went to the store to buy new ones. NARRATOR 1: The clerks asked her, ALL CLERKS: Which shoes do you choose? NARRATOR 2: Katie said, KATIE: I want shoes that are braggy, not baggy. ALL CLERKS: (thinking about it) Hmmm. Let me see. CLERK 1: We have small shoes, CLERK 2: and tall shoes, CLERK 3: and walk-on-the-wall shoes. CLERK 4: We have red shoes, CLERK 5: and head shoes, CLERK 6: and down-the-hill-sled shoes. CLERK 7: We have blue shoes, CLERK 8: and BOO shoes, CLERK 9: and paddle-canoe shoes. ALL CLERKS: Which shoes do you choose? KATIE: I want shoes that are slicky, not sticky. ALL CLERKS: Hmmm. Let me see. CLERK 1: We have jog shoes, CLERK 2: and log shoes, CLERK 3: and hop-like-a-frog shoes. CLERK 4: We have tied shoes, CLERK 5: and wide shoes, CLERK 6: and carnival-ride shoes. CLERK 7: We have trail shoes, CLERK 8: and snail shoes, CLERK 9: and wind-in-your-sail shoes. ALL CLERKS: Which shoes do you choose? KATIE: I want shoes that are spiffy, not iffy. ALL CLERKS: Hmmm. Let me see. CLERK 1: We have black shoes, CLERK 2: and snack shoes, CLERK 3: and ride-on-a-track shoes. CLERK 4: We have wet shoes, CLERK 5: and pet shoes, CLERK 6: and super-speed-jet shoes. CLERK 7: We have moon shoes, CLERK 8: and goon shoes, CLERK 9: and hot-air-balloon shoes. ALL CLERKS: Which shoes do you choose? KATIE: I choose all these shoes. ALL CLERKS: (gasp) NARRATOR 1: She bought the shoes and took them home. NARRATOR 2: And now the store has ALL CLERKS: (to audience) NO MORE SHOES TO CHOOSE! |