[Two kids sitting at home. Stage is filled with a table and chairs as well as other household props] Boy: Mum & Dad are out, what should we do? Girl: Lets do some drawing. Boy: With crayons? Girl: Yeah, lets do that! Boy & Girl: Hooray for crayons! [Kids set up for crayons as the Cat in the Hat storms in and smashes a prop] B & G: AHHHHH! [Cat In The Hat smashes another prop] Boy: Stop breaking our stuff! [Cat In The Hat smashes another prop] Cat: Stop? why on earth would I want to do that? It’s so much fun breaking all of your crap! Girl: Who are you?! Cat: Good question girl, the answer to that, is I’m your friendly neighbourhood Cat in the Hat. [Cat In the Hat smashes another prop] Boy: Why do you talk like that? Cat: The reason I talk like this all of the time is it’s so much more fun always speaking in rhyme Girl: Well its annoying. [Cat In the Hat smashes another prop] Girl: Stop it! Boy: Stop breaking our stuff, no please not our goldfish. [Cat In the Hat smashes goldfish bowl] Boy: NEMOOOOO! Girl: You’re a monster! [Cat In the Hat smashes another prop] Girl: STOP!!! [Parents come in] Dad: AH! Who are you? Cat: Good question Dad, the answer to that, is I’m your friendly neighbourhood Cat in the Hat Dad: Ah! A talking cat! Girl: (sobbing) Dad, he came in and he broke our table and chairs and he killed Nemo! Dad: Why would you do that? Cat: I like to do all the things that I’ve done because breaking and smashing is so much fun! [Cat In the Hat smashes another prop, possibly the hat off Dad’s head] Dad: STOP DESTROYING OUR STUFF! Why are you here? Cat: The reason for all of my naughty capers, is I’m here to serve you your divorce papers! Dad: Marjorie...? Mum: I’m screwing your brother. [Hard lights. End] |