TIRED OF THE SAME FOOD
ACT ONE – The day of Mission
Scene one – Abandoned house
A dark room. A lot of rats talking. Dim light from the window. Ben, a small rat is attending daily meeting.
Rat Leader : [walk to the podium] Okay folks. Listen. We will began the usual meeting!
Other rats talk to each other.
Rat Leader : [reading a piece of paper] Alpha, Romeo.. Ben. The three of you! Take care of today’s supplies!
Ben : Oh gosh.
Rat Leader : Is there any question? If not, meeting dismissed! The three of you, come back as quick as possible!
Other rats go back to their hole. Ben walks out to the street.
Scene two – Street Night
Ben walks alone in the street.
Ben : [talking to the audience while walking] This is our daily mission. We went out everyday to steal supplies. Usually cheese. When you are chosen for the mission. It’s a life and death mission. No one loves rat. Usually we got killed by human trap, and cats, and some other died by starvation.
Ben smells something. Stop and look at a house.
Ben : Ah, this house seems safe. [walk to the house]
Ben walks sneakily in the garden. The garden is grassy.
Ben : [looks nervous] I must be fine. I must be fine. No one is awake. No one awake..
[Sound of grass rustling] Ben shocked silently. Cat comes in
Ben : [yell loudly] CATTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tries to run away but his tail get caught by the cat.
Cat : Hey silent, come here for a moment. [cat drags ben to the corner of the hedge].
Ben : Ah no, I’m dead! I’m dead! [struggling]
Scene 3 : Corner of the garden
In the corner of the hedge. Dark. Almost no light came in.
Cat : [still holding Ben’s tail] Hey listen, I’m not going to eat you. I need your help.
Ben: [closes his eye with his hand] Help?
Cat : Yea. I got sick of rat. Last time my cat fellow got a diarrhea from eating a dirty rat. So I’m not going to eat you today. But I need your help. And, if you refuse..
Ben : [open his eyes panickly] Yes , yes! I will do anything as long as you don’t kill me!
Cat : Okay, listen. I want cheese. Your usual food. They looks great and tasty. And I thought that you rats are more experienced at locating food. So I need your nose! [point at Ben’s nose]
Ben : Ooo..kay. What a strange rat. [talks silently]
Cat : Did . You . Say . Something ? [move his head closer to the rat]
Ben : [smiling] No sir! No!
Cat : Okay, good. Now lead the way. If you try to run away, I will chase you, catch you, and kill you..
Ben : I wont run away okay..
Cat releases Ben’s tail
Cat : Okay. Lead the way, rat. [releases Ben’s tail]
The cat and the rat begin to walk toward the house. The backdoor is open.
ACT TWO – Clearing the Obstacle
Scene 4 : Someone’s house. Back Part of the house.
Cat and rat walk together sneakily. The house is bright.
Cat : Ah good. The owners are asleep. I can hear their beautiful snoring sound. [twitches ear]
Ben : Okay.. [looks down, nervous]
In front of them lies a cheese in the floor.
Ben : [sniff sniff] Aha! I smell cheese. Where is it where is it? [looks around] There ! [pointing at the cheese, and try to move]
Cat grab rat tail again.
Cat : Hahhhh. Why rats are so stupid. Of course that’s a trap. See that board? [ pointing at a thin board in the floor.]
Ben : ah. I didn’t see it.. Thanks.. [looks down]
Cat : Whatever. [releases tail] We should look for the kitchen. The cheese must be there. Can you smell it from here?
Ben : [sniffing] I can’t. We must move closer.
Cat : Just don’t die yet.
They continue to move slowly.
A small footstep sound.
Cat : [grab Ben’s tail] Hold. I hear something.
A four legged creature shadow move from between the room.
Rat : Another cat?
Cat : [swallow throat] No, its..
The four legged creature now can be seen clearly. It’s a dog.
Cat : It must be a cat. Haha. [scratch eyes] [1 sec silent.] [the dog and the cat stares at each other.]
Cat yells loudly. “DOOOOOOOOGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!”
Cat ran behind the rat.
Ben : Hey hey! Calm down now! [looks at the cat. And then look at the dog.] Ehm. Hi.[smiles beautifully]
Dog : … [thinking, 1 sec pause]
Cat hid behind rat’s back, shivering fearfully.
Ben : sst, quiet quiet. Don’t bark now. [approaching dog slowly, try to calm him down
Dog tries to open his mouth slowly.
Ben : uh-oh [stop]
Dog : RATTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He yelled loudly , ran away , and jump through the window.
Ben : [surprised] … [poke cat] hey its over. The dog is gone.
Cat : [open eyes] for real? Hmm. I just knew that dogs are afraid of rats.
Ben : one of a kind dog.
Act 3 : Treasury
Scene 5 : Kitchen
Ben and the cat arrived at the kitchen.
Ben : We are here. Safely [sigh]
Cat : This is the treasure room. Both of us nearly dead. [wipes sweat]. Where is the cheese now?
Ben : [pointing at one of the shelf] there.
Cat leaps through the kitchen easily, open the shelf and bring out two packs of cheese.
Cat : 50 50 okay? [smiling] You saved my life, so we are even. [ offering a pack of cheese ]
Ben : Deal ! [takes a pack of cheese from the cat]
Cat : okay, now let’s get out of here before the hound came back ! [painful expression]
They escape the house through the window.
Scene 6 : night
Cat and Ben walks together side by side.
Cat opens the pack of cheese and eat it
Cat : [happy expression] Wow, this is delicious! Rats are nothing compared to this! [smiling]
Ben : [looks at cat] maybe you should stop hunting rat and hunt cheese instead. [laugh]
Cat : Ah, not a bad idea. Next time? [looks at Ben]
Ben : Sure ! [shakes hand]
Fade out
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