THE FULL VERSION of Sister Fox and Brother Coyote

hey guys... in school right now, we are working on puppet shows. our teacher each gave us a play for each group and she assigned 1 good writer to every group. i was one of those 'good writers', so i had to change the play into a shorter, puppet show form. this is what i've written so far.


Sister Fox and Brother Coyote
~IN Brazil~

Cast/Characters:

Sister Fox: Bridget
Brother Coyote: Joseph
Monkeys, Special Effects, Antonio, Narrator 2, Brazilian words: Tyler
Narrator/Director: Elena


N= Main Narrator
N2: Narrator 2
SF= Sister Fox
BC= Brother Coyote
SE= Special Effects, etc.
* * = Brazilian word


SCENE 1: Stealing Monkeys



N: There once lived a very sly fox named Sister Fox in the country of Brazil. She was so smooth with her lies that anyone believed her; they would always fall into her trance. Not only was she a trickster, but she was a thief as well. She ALWAYS stole baby monkeys from a certain farm: The Baby Monkey Farm where a man named Antonio took care of young monkeys until they were strong enough to face the Amazon. Well, as you know, monkeys were getting rarer and rarer and Antonio knew that if Sister Fox kept up her mischief, all the monkeys of the Amazon would be lost. So, he came up with a plan. His plan was to make a little wax mannequin, in which if Sister Fox got her paws on, she would be stuck forever and die. This is exactly what Antonio did, and the next night Sister Fox came along, he kept a close eye out the window of his house.

SF: Awww! What a wonderful day it was today! First I catch an armadillo, then a steal the Juanita’s pet opossum! Now to make this day reach its best, I must catch a scrumptious baby monkey! Now if I can just-

N: and then she saw it. As she turned the corner she saw that wax man, standing boldly on the edge of the tall tree guarding the Farm.

SE: Swwwooosshhhhh (the wind and trees)

SF: *oi* (hi)! How are you doing today?

N: … no reply…

SF: *alguem ai* (anyone there)?

N: … still no answer…

N: Seeing that the wax man was ignoring her, short-tempered Fox stuck her claws into the wax man, only to find herself STUCK!

SF: *ah nao* (oh no)! Save me! Oh please, somebody, *salvamento* me (save me)!

N: Then who is it that walks by but Brother Coyote? You see, SF and BC were cousins, but they were also enemies. They were always competing, seeing who could catch the most monkeys. Both of them had their own talents: sly, tricky, and full of lies Sister Fox was, and strong and tough was Brother Coyote. Most of the time SF won, but once in a while BC would take it to the end.

BC: Now who do we have here? *Irma raposa* (sister fox)? What a surprise to see you here (exaggerated tone).

SF: (calmly) it’s nice to see you too. If you can help me out of this, then I will help you catch a monkey! And there are no risks, for I have made a deal with *senhor* (mister) Antonio. He does not have any rights to kill me.

BC: and what IS that little deal?

SF: none of your beeswax. Now if you want a monkey, you better help me out of this quickly! The monkeys will soon wake up from their little nap and have their dinner. Apressar-se (hurry up)!

N: BC was caught in a daze. Yummy, delicious monkeys!

BC: ah, yes!

N: a foolish coyote he was that he stuck his paws in the wax man, and SF pulled free.

SF: now, Brother Coyote, wait here while I go get us some *gordura and suculento* (fat and juicy) monkeys!

N: BC nodded and away went SF. BC waited and waited and waited for hours, and STILL no SF! Then he finally realized it- it had all been a trick! His face turned a glowering red and his eyes were furious with anger.

BC: (mad voice) Aishhhhh! How could I have fallen into something so *facilmente* (easily)?

N: suddenly, a loud rifle shot out of nowhere.

SE: BOOOOOOM!! BAAAAAAANG!!

BC: (loud) ahhhhh!!!!

N: BC turned around to see Antonio pointing the rifle towards him.

SE: BOOOOOOM!! BAAANNNNGG!!

N: it missed BC by an inch, and it crashed right through the wax man, allowing BC to wriggle out his paw and escape. As he scampered down the trail as fast as he could, he said

BC: (voice full of hatred) I will get that nasty fox, I will, and indeed, she will suffer greatly…



SCENE 2: Another Encounter


N2: SF skipped down the road overjoyed. Yesterday she managed to escape from BC and now she’d gotten away with a loaf of bread! What luck she was having this week!

SF: Almost home, almost home. I f I can just get home safely, I’ll be alright. Just to more turns and-

BC: YOU!

SF: oh, hello brother coyote. How do you do?

BC: don’t act like that. Did you KNOW that my life was almost gone yesterday?
SF: what a pleasant almost-death.

BC: I’m telling ya, and me no *fingering* (kidding), I will kill you!

SF: (no hesitation) and when will that be? I am a little busy at the moment.

BC: what is that in your paws?
SF: ohhhh, NOTHING! This isn’t for me! It’s for the parrots! You see, this bread will entice those birdies. Tonight is the big hunt. Well, I better get going! *Adeus* (cya)!

BC: hey, hey, hey, NOT so fast. I will come with you.

SF: oh no! we can meet here when the moon comes out.

BC: and how do I know you won’t run away?

SF: well, uh-

BC: we stay here together until the moon comes out.

SF: if you say so…

N2: so the 2 waited till’ the lights went out and the moon came out.

SF: ok, I think it’s time. You go around with a little piece of bread and sprinkle it around the pond saying ‘here *passaro* (parrot), come here!”

BC: but why by the pond?

SF: oh, well the birds like to stay by the trees that are surrounding the pond. It is quite peaceful.

N2: the idea of eating parrots made him lick his lips.

SF: Here take this piece of bread. Now you remember what I said? Remember, THE POND.

BC: *sim* (yes), of course, *certo* (sure thing). *ver outra vez* (see you again)!

SF: and if you are kind enough, think of the person who taught you this trick and bring one back for her. *adeus* (bye)!

N2: of course, BC did exactly what SF told him to do, and he went around the pond and spoke,

BC: Here passaro! Come here! Come here! Daddy is here to eat you up (chuckles)!

N2: BC closed his eyes for a brief moment, thinking of that colorful, oh so juicy parrot. Suddenly, an alligator came jumping out of the water, snapping its mouth in the coyote’s direction.

BC: hey, there are no parrots here! It was all a-

N: but BC didn’t have time to finish. The alligator was gaining speed on him. He ran for his life, and finally, the alligator gave up and returned to his home. BC trembled.

BC: how could I have fallen for ANOTHER one of her tricks? This time, I’m REALLY gonna get her…



SCENE 3: Cheese, or the Moon?

N: A couple nights after the alligator attack, BC found SF crouched by a deep pool of water.

BC: *Senhor *(hi) *Irma* (sister), I am going to eat you, NOW.

SF: oh, go ahead and eat me, but wouldn’t you rather eat some cheese as an appetizer?

BC: cheese, what cheese?

SF: you see that round piece of cheese lying in that water??

BC: *sim* (yes). And how did that get there?

N: now, SF was pulling on another one of her pranks. You see, there wasn’t actually cheese in the water, for it was the reflection of the moon. But knowing how foolish BC was, she didn’t hesitate.

SF: you see dear cousin-

BC: don’t call me that.

SF: -that piece of cheese is for a *partido* (party) in a couple days. You see that house right there? They are the ones throwing the party. The cheese is in there so it can stay cool until the night of the celebration.

BC: why, what a marvel that piece of cheese is! Go away, for I am going to eat this cheese. I suppose I will have to kill you another time.

N: so SF scrambled down the path and BC, still very curious about the cheese, stuck his paws in the water. Expecting to land on cheese, he dived forward, only to find that there was no cheese! BC was furious.

BC: NOOOOOO!!!!! Not AGAIN!

N: BC’s eyes started to tear up, but then he put on his ‘mad face’.

BC: I will not fail this time. I will succeed in strangling that evil fox to death. (Evil/ mad tone) MUAHAHAHAHAHAHHA!!!!



SCENE 3: A Fatal Wedding Party


N: The last trick SF pulled on BC did include a death. It all happened when BC chased SF into a little ditch in the Amazon forest.

BC: I’m not going to fall for any of your tricks this time. Come forth and I shall eat you.

SF: go ahead eat me if you’d like, but let me tell you something before I die. I wasn’t planning on telling ANYONE, but since it WILL be my last day, I should at least tell someone. I just found out that there will be a wedding party heading this way. Their servants will have Brigadieros (Brazilian Chocolate Bon Bons), Banana Sweet, and much more desserts in their hands! This is an once-in-a-lifetime chance, so I suggest that we don’t take it for granted. You can always eat me afterwards, that is, if you still have room in your belly.

BC: oh, gee. You are so right. I can eat you any time afterwards. So now, how do I do this?

SF: you mean US. My only concern is that they will choose the alternate path and not this one. I will go keep an eye on the other path and you guard this one; if either one of us hears the fireworks, then we will call the other to help tackle the wedding party. Got it?

BC: got it.

SF: I’ll be back. Just call me if you hear a BOOM! CRACLE! CRACK!

N: so the 2 departed SF with a gleam in her eyes and BF with joy in his heart.


~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

N: once SF got far enough from BC so that he couldn’t see her, she pulled a little match that she’d been saving all afternoon out of her paw. She then gingerly lit the match from the dry tree bark and off went a BOOM! CRACKLE! CRACK! BC, thinking that this was the wedding party, jumped up and down with glee.

BC: YIPPEEE! HOOOORAAYY!

N: but it was just too late. Instead of crashing a wedding party, the ‘fireworks’ consumed him. The poor little creature ended up going to a funeral- his own.


and that's it for NOW. tell me what you thing. btw, i translated some of those words in to the Portugese language (that's what they speak in Brazil) so it will sound cooler. the original setting is in Mexico.

-eL :D