*****木棉樹 *****


上個星期是小彤學校的Final Week, 所以她的班上舉行了一場話劇表演" The Great Kapok Tree" 內容上大致提到的是人類為了自己的經濟需求而濫墾雨林木棉樹所會造成的後果. 原本我這個媽媽有別的事無法赴約只有爸爸會去, 小彤在前一天無所不用其極, 威脅加利誘, 希望媽媽排除萬難準時參加… …


當小彤看見媽咪 出現在教室門口時, 她那招牌Drama Queen興奮之表情數八年如一轍, 從不吝嗇將它表現得淋漓盡致. Dear M, Mommy  was so glad I made it to see your great performance.


         



                                        THE GREAT KAPOK TREE —A PLAY





Man 1: Welcome! Today we want to act out the story, The Great Kapok Tree for you.

Man 2: In the Amazon rain forest, it is always hot, and in that heat everything grows—


EVERYONE: and grows, and grows.


Man 2: The tops of the trees in the rain forest are called the canopy. The canopy is very sunny and the animals that live there like lots of light.


Monkeys: We like lots of light!


Man 1: The bottom of the rain forest is called the understory. The animals that live in the understory like darkness.


Anteaters: We like it dark!


Man 2: The great Kapok tree shoots up through the forest and emerges above the canopy. This is the story of a community of animals that live in one such tree in the rain forest.


Narrator 1: Two men walked into the rain forest. Moments before, the forest had been alive with the sounds of squawking birds and howling monkeys.


EVERYONE:  (make squawks and animals noises)


(Two men enter and all is quiet)


Narrator 2: Now all was quiet as the creatures watched the men and wondered why they had come. The larger man stopped and pointed to a great Kapok tree. Then he left.


Narrator 1: The smaller man took the ax he carried and struck the trunk of the tree.


EVERYONE: Whack, whack, whack! Chop, chop, chop!


(The man wipes the sweat off of his face and neck.)


Narrator 2: Soon the man grew tired. He sat down to rest at the foot of the great Kapok tree. Before he knew it, the heat and hum of the forest had lulled him to sleep.


(The man sits by the tree to rest and then falls asleep at the foot of the tree.)


Narrator 1: A boa constrictor slithered over to where the man was sleeping and hissed in his ear.


Boa Constrictor: Senhor, this tree is a tree of miracles. It is my home, where generations of my ancestors have lived. Do not chop it down.


EVERYONE: Don’t chop it down!


Narrator 2: A bee buzzed in the sleeping man’s ear.


Bee: Senhor, my hive is in this Kapok tree, and I fly from flower to flower and tree to tree collecting pollen. In this way I pollinate the trees and flowers throughout the rain forest. You see, all living things depend on one another.


Narrator 1: A troupe of monkeys scampered down from the canopy of the great Kapok tree. They chattered to the sleeping man.


Monkey 1: Senhor, we have seen the ways of man. You chop down one tree, then come back for another and another.


Monkey 2: The roots of these great trees will wither and die, and there will be nothing left to hold the earth in place.


Monkey 3: When the heavy rains come, the soil will be washed away and the forest will become a desert.


Narrator 2: A toucan, macaw, and a cock-of-the-rock flew down from the canopy.


Toucan: Senhor! You must not cut down this tree.


Macaw: We have flown over the rain forest and seen what happens once you begin to chop down the trees. Many people settle on the land.


Cock-of-the-rock: They set fires to clear the underbrush, and soon the forest disappears. Where once there was life and beauty only black smoldering ruins remain.


Narrator 1: A bright and small tree frog in a squeaky voice piped in the man’s ear.


Tree frog: Senhor, a ruined rain forest means ruined lives…many ruined lives. You will leave many of us homeless if you chop down this great Kapok tree.


Narrator 2: A jaguar that had been sleeping along a branch in the middle of the tree leapt down and padded silently over to the sleeping man. He growled in his ear.


Jaguar: Senhor, the Kapok tree is home to many bird and animals. If you cut it down, where will I find my dinner?


Narrator 1: Three tree porcupines swung down from branch to branch and whispered to the man.


Tree Porcupine 1: Senhor, do you know what we humans and animals need in order to live? Oxygen!


Tree Porcupine 2: And Senhor, do you know what trees produce? Oxygen!


Tree Porcupine 3: If you cut down the forests, you will destroy that which gives us all life.


EVERYONE: Don’t chop it down!


Narrator 2: Two anteaters climbed down the Kapok tree and to the sleeping man:


Anteater 1: Senhor, you are chopping down this tree with no thought for the future. Surely you know that what happens tomorrow depends upon what you do today.


Anteater 2: The big man tells you to chop down a beautiful tree. He does not think about his own children, who tomorrow must live in a world without trees.


Narrator 1: A three-toed sloth had begun climbing down the canopy when the men first appeared. Only now did she/he reach the ground. Plodding ever so slowly over to the sleeping man, she/he spoke in her deep and lazy voice.


Sloth: Senhor, how much is beautiful worth? Can you live without it? If you destroy the beauty of the rain forest, on what would you feast your eyes?


Narrator 2: A child from the Yanomamo tribe who lived in the rain forest knelt over the sleeping man. He/ She murmured in his ear.


Child: Senhor, when you awake, please look upon us all with new eyes.


Narrator 1: The man awoke with a start. Before him stood the rain forest child, and all around him, staring, were the creatures who depended upon the great Kapok tree. What wondrous and rare animals they were!


Narrator 2: The man looked about and saw the sun streaming through the canopy strange and beautiful plants seemed to dangle the air. The man smelled the fragrant perfume of their flowers. He felt the hot, steamy mist rising from the forest floor. But he heard no sound, for the creatures were strangely silent.


Narrator 1: The man stood and picked up his ax. He swung back his arm as though to strike the tree. Suddenly he stopped. He turned and looked at the animals and the child. He hesitated,  then  he dropped the ax and walked out of the rain forest.


Narrator 1  and  2: Thank you for coming to our play. We hope you enjoyed it. Now we have a song we would like to sing for you. It is called “  It ’s my Home ”.


 


                              




                                                   It’s My Home




 



It’s my home. I’m the jaguar. It’s my home, here in the rain forest.


It’s my home. I’m the jaguar, what are you doing to my home.


It’s my home. I’m the parrot. It’s my home, here midst   the big trees.


It’s my home. I’m the parrot, what are you doing to my home.


Where’s the sound of the tree frogs and their chorus?


Where’s the sight of the monkey’s magic play?


Where’s the feel of the boa stretched before us?


Mighty Kapok tree, hold your arms for me.


Cover us with shadows that will keep us safe and free.


It’s my home. I’m the jaguar. It’s my home, here in the rain forest.


It’s my home. I’m the jaguar. What are you doing to my home…..


Where’s the sound of the squirrel’s lively chatter?


Will it go when out home disappears?


Look around you have found the thing that matters.


Mighty Kapok tall, gently hold us all.


Never make it fall, never make it fall.


It’s my home. It wont harm you. It’s my home, here in the rain forest.


It’s my home. Let it warm you. What are you doing to my home……


 





                     

 



 



 


                  小彤從小就很不怕生, 個性好強又好動.  不知是天生使然還是後天的造就, 一站上舞台 那閃閃動人的表演細胞 就是沒辦法不讓人多看 不好意思喔!這絕對是遺傳自媽咪的啦!!!


這次是她自己挑選當Narrator, 讓媽咪很好奇她怎會捨棄好玩又能施展表演慾望的 劇中角色 ????


M: Ms Duke said I have very expressive voice. I can draw everybody’s attention and the most important is the Narrator got the most parts of the play …..哈哈哈!連這個都不能吃虧也, 果然有爸爸? 媽咪? 的影子在 糟糕好像又..Hmm這個就不好明說了ㄚ…..  


        


         


                     這兩位是我2nd Grade 最最最要好的朋友 Peri  &  Katie


 




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