Giant Mutant Dragon's Birthday Surprise

by Collette, Alex, Sebastian, Anand, Luke, and David, ages 6-8

Written during Talking Heads: A Puppet Play and Workshop, taught by Diana Schoenbrum and Jeff Hong

January 2007

CHARACTERS:
AQUADOG
DEVIL DRAGON
THE DIVER
GIANT MUTANT DRAGON
ICE GENTLEMAN
SEACREATURE

IN THE DEEP DARK MURKY SEA OF THE WORLD OF UM, AQUADOG AND AN UNDERSEA DIVER ARE TALKING INSIDE A SUBMARINE.

THE DIVER
Are you enjoying this trip in the ocean, Aquadog?

AQUADOG
Arf, arf. Woof.

THE DIVER
What is that? I see a big tail outside the submarine?

AQUADOG
Arf, urf.

DIVER
How about we get our diving suits and see out what it is?

AQUADOG
Bark, grrrrrrrr.

THE DIVER
Okay, good idea Aquadog. Let's go see what's outside.

AQUADOG
Woof woof.

MEANWHILE OUTSIDE OF THE SUBMARINE. THE SEACREATURE, ICE GENTLEMAN AND DEVIL DRAGON ARE DISCUSSING WHAT THEY WANT FOR BREAKFAST.

SEACREATURE
Hey guys, I am starving, I feel like I can eat a whale.

DEVIL DRAGON
Remember last time you ate a whale and got that awful tummy ache? Well I am hungry for people.

ICE GENTLEMAN
Can I have five bucks so I can buy something to keep me cool?

BEHIND THE CORAL REEF

DIVER
Uh oh. I think those monsters want to eat us, well luckily I have my trusty sleeping darts.

AQUADOG
Arf, arf, arf.

DIVER
Okay Aquadog. I have my diving suit on so how about we go outside into the ocean.

AQUADOG
Arooooo.

IN THE MEAN TIME...

SEACREATURE
Oh wait, are those sleeping darts that the diver has? I think we're in trouble.

ICE GENTLEMAN
No, seriously give me five bucks.

DEVIL DRAGON
We're bigger than them, we shouldn't be worried. I can whack them with my tail.

ALONG COMES THE GIANT MUTANT DRAGON

GIANT MUTANT DRAGON
Hi guys, I'm having a birthday party. Do you want to help me pick out a cake?

OVER BY THE CORAL REEF

DIVER
Hey I want to go to a birthday party.

AQUADOG
Arrrrrrrrrrrrr...

NEARBY THE SEAWEED GARDEN

ICE GENTLEMAN
When are you gonna get me my five bucks?

DIVER
I have five bucks.

SEACREATURE
Yes, let's use it to buy a seaweed, lobster, clam cake with eight worms and spaghetti and meatball frosting.

GIANT MUTANT DRAGON
How about we get two cakes? One for you and one ice cream cake for me.

AT THE PARTY, EVERYONE IS ENJOYING CAKE.

ICE GENTLEMAN
Uh oh, I think the ice cream cake is rumbling.

GIANT MUTANT DRAGON
Let's check what's inside the cake.

AQUADOG
Woof woof.

GIANT MUTANT DRAGON
Oh my god, we're getting sucked inside the cake.

INSIDE THE CAKE AT PIZZALAND

SEA CREATURE
I don't want anymore cake. Look there's spaghetti and meatball pizza all around us.

ICE GENTLEMAN
I like pepperoni and meatballs with extra monsterella cheese!

DEVIL DRAGON
Let's go to the pizza store and get some pizza.

GIANT MUTANT DRAGON
We don't need to. We can just pick it from the sky.

DIVER
Yummy, yummy, yummy.

AQUADOG
Woof, woof.

GIANT MUTANT DRAGON
Oh my god there's a giant pizza monster!

SEA CREATURE
I want to eat the pizza monster.

To be continued...