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WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE

By Jenhunterli
  • NARRATOR: THE NIGHT MAX WORE HIS WOLF SUIT
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    NARRATOR: THE NIGHT MAX WORE HIS WOLF SUIT

    CHILD 1: AND MADE MISCHIEF CHILD 2: OF ONE KIND CHILD 3: AND ANOTHER
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    WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE READERS THEATER

    READERS THEATERE FROM: http://web.archive.org/web/20060117005325/http://hometown.aol.com/rcswallow/WhereWildThings.html TIMELINE CREATED BY JENNIFER HUNTER
  • NARRATOR: HIS MOTHER CALLED HIM
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    NARRATOR: HIS MOTHER CALLED HIM

    CHILD 4: "WILD THING!"
  • NARRATOR: AND MAX SAID:
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    NARRATOR: AND MAX SAID:

    MAX: "I'LL EAT YOU UP!!" CHILD 1: SO HE WAS SENT TO BED CHILD 2: WITHOUT EATING ANYTHING.
  • NARRATOR: THAT VERY NIGHT IN MAX'S ROOM
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    NARRATOR: THAT VERY NIGHT IN MAX'S ROOM

    MAX: A FOREST GREW, AND GREW, AND GREW UNTIL THE CEILING HUNG WITH VINES CHILD 3: AND THE WALLS BECAME THE WORLD ALL AROUND CHILD 4: AND AN OCEAN TUMBLED BY MAX: 'WITH A PRIVATE BOAT!'
  • NARRATOR: FOR MAX. AND HE SAILED OFF THROUGH NIGHT AND DAY
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    NARRATOR: FOR MAX. AND HE SAILED OFF THROUGH NIGHT AND DAY

    CHILD 1: AND IN AND OUT OF WEEKS CHILD 2: AND ALMOST OVER A YEAR MAX: TO WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE!
  • NARRATOR: AND WHEN HE CAME TO THE PLACE WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE THEY
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    NARRATOR: AND WHEN HE CAME TO THE PLACE WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE THEY

    CHILD 3: ROARED THEIR TERRIBLE ROARS! (ALL ROAR)
    CHILD 4:AND GNASHED THEIR TERRIBLE TEETH! (ALL GNASH TEETH) CHILD 1:AND ROLLED THEIR TERRIBLE EYES! (ALL ROLL EYES). CHILD 2: AND SHOWED THEIR TERRIBLE CLAWS! (ALL SHOW CLAWS)
  • NARRATOR: TILL MAX SAID:
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    NARRATOR: TILL MAX SAID:

    MAX: 'BE STILL!'
    CHILD 3: AND TAMED THEM CHILD 4: WITH THE MAGIC TRICK MAX: OF STARING INTO ALL THEIR YELLOW EYES CHILD 1: WITHOUT BLINKING ONCE
  • NARRATOR: AND THEY WERE FRIGHTENED AND CALLED HIM
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    NARRATOR: AND THEY WERE FRIGHTENED AND CALLED HIM

    ALL: THE MOST WILD THING OF ALL!!
  • NARRATOR: AND MADE HIM KING OF ALL WILD THINGS.
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    NARRATOR: AND MADE HIM KING OF ALL WILD THINGS.

    MAX: 'AND NOW, LET THE WILD RUMPUS START!! (PAUSE) NOW, STOP!' CHILD 3: AND SENT THE WILD THINGS OFF TO BED CHILD 4: WITHOUT THEIR SUPPER....AND MAX CHILD 1: THE KING OF ALL WILD THINGS, SAID: MAX: 'I'M LONELY!'
  • NARRATOR: AND WANTED TO BE WHERE SOMEONE LOVED HIM BEST OF ALL
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    NARRATOR: AND WANTED TO BE WHERE SOMEONE LOVED HIM BEST OF ALL

    CHILD 2: THEN, ALL AROUND, FROM FAR AWAY, ACROSS THE WORLD
  • NARRATOR: AND MAX SAID:
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    NARRATOR: AND MAX SAID:

    MAX: 'NO!' CHILD 1: THE WILD THINGS ROARED THEIR TERRIBLE ROARS (ALL ROAR) CHILD 2: AND GNASHED THEIR TERRIBLE TEETH (ALL SHOW TEETH) CHILD 3: AND ROLLED THEIR TERRIBLE EYES (ALL ROLL EYES) CHILD 4: AND SHOWED THEIR TERRIBLE CLAWS (ALL SHOW CLAWS
  • NARRATOR: HE SMELLED GOOD THINGS TO EAT!! SO HE SAID:
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    NARRATOR: HE SMELLED GOOD THINGS TO EAT!! SO HE SAID:

    MAX: 'I'LL GIVE UP BEING KING OF WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE.' CHILD 3: BUT THE WILD THINGS CRIED CHILD 4: OH, PLEASE DON'T GO CHILD 1: WE'LL EAT YOU UP CHILD 2: WE LOVE YOU SO
  • NARRATOR: BUT MAX STEPPED INTO HIS PRIVATE BOAT
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    NARRATOR: BUT MAX STEPPED INTO HIS PRIVATE BOAT

    CHILD 1: AND WAVED GOOD-BYE (MAX WAVES) CHILD 2: AND SAILED BACK CHILD 3: ALMOST OVER A YEAR AND IN AND OUT OF WEEKS AND THROUGH A DAY MAX: AND INTO THE NIGHT OF MY OWN ROOM CHILD 4: WHERE HE FOUND HIS SUPPER WAITING FOR HIM MAX: AND IT WAS STILL HOT!