Wombat Stew copy 3 · 2019. 6. 12. · Wombat Stew A Musical Play For Children By Philip McEntee & Pauline Beach Based on the book by Marcia K. Vaughan The Cast: Rocks & Bushes =

Wombat Stew

A Musical Play For Children

By

Philip McEntee & Pauline Beach

Based on the book by Marcia K. Vaughan

The Cast:

Rocks & Bushes =

Maggie Shupe, Alexa Valencia, Erin Dukes, Ryleigh Smith, Kaylee Dahl, Riley Dahl

Kookaburra #1 = Lucas MitchellKookaburra #2 = Gracie SmithWombat = David McClary-RojasDingo = Francie WheelerKangaroo = LoriElle HutchinsonPlatypus #1 = Katie OzleyPlatypus #2 = Brady BaughEmu #1 = Blakley BaggettEmu #2 = Meredith AdamsEmu #3 = Julia SmithEmu #4 = Sarah Martin Emu #5 = Sarah Frances PageLizard #1 = Olivia GilbertLizard #2 = Emma McSwainLizard #3 = Charli-Ann BaughEchidna #1 = Liam MitchellEchidna #2 = Gus ReynoldsEchidna #3 = Jack Page Koala #1 = Jacob OzleyKoala #2 = Rory PenningtonKoala #3 = Abigail Baugh

The Scene:

(On the banks of a billabong a vagabond dingo has made his camp. There is a large rock formation stage right and a large tree center. Several smaller Rocks and Bushes are scattered about. The Lizards are sleeping on the rock. Koalas are up in the tree. Kookaburras are left.)

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#1: Recorded Music: the Singing Parrot

(Kookaburras, and Rocks & Bushes are playing with a gum nut. Wombat enters left and joins the game. They all dance. Dingo enters left , spies the Wombat and begins to stalk cautiously. Rocks & Bushes and Kookaburras try to interfere, but are pushed aside by Dingo. As #1 ends Dingo stealthily approaches and captures Wombat.)

#2: Script

Dingo:

Ha! Gotcha I have! Look at here! A nice plump wombat. Just in time for lunch. No use to struggle, no need to shout. Let me get you tied up all tightly now. Eh? How's that? Now to gather up some firewood and get this stewpot bubbling. Ha ha! Then it'll be time for a nice warm swim for you. Ha ha ha ha ha ha!

#3: Script

Rocks & Bushes: [sing]

Once a jolly dingo came upon a wombat.

Dingo: [sings]

A wombat, a wombat, oh what'll I do?


First he grabbed him up, then he stuffed him in his hat.

Dingo: [sings]

I'll make me some wombat stew!

Wombat: [sings]

Oh help me ! Oh help me ! Oh help me ! Oh! Oh! Oh!Oh help me ! Oh help me ! Oh help me ! Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh!

(Dingo exits right.)

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#4:

Kookaburra #1: [sings]

Did you see?


Did you see?


What a nasty old fellow that Dingo can be.


Did you see?


Did you see?


We've got to find a way to set the wombat free!


A plan! A plan!We must have a plan!A plan! A plan!To set the wombat free!


A plan!


Did you see?


A plan!

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Did you see?


We've got to have a plan!


What a nasty old fellow that Dingo can be!


A plan!


Did you see?


A plan!


Did you see?


To set the wombat free!


We've got to find a way to set the wombat free!

(Dingo enters right carrying firewood.)

#5: Script

Dingo:

Here we go. I hope you aren't tired of waiting? I know I am! Ha! I can almost taste you already. (Using a piece of wood as a cane, Dingo dances.)

#6: Recorded Music: Dingo dance

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#7: Script

Dingo: [sings]

Once in a while I have reason to smile,Everything's coming together!I think you'll agree life is winking at me.There's nothing but sunny weather.'Cause I've got me a billycan I use for a hat,And under it now there's a tasty little Wombat!I've got me a pot, and a fire to keep it hot!You're invited for lunch whether you like it or not!Oh, there's plenty for me and there's plenty for you,So come along and join me for some Wombat Stew! Oh!

Wombat Stew! Wombat Stew!Yummy, yummy in my tummy!Wombat Stew!

#8:


A plan!


Did you see?

Dingo: [sings]

Wombat Stew!


A plan!


Did you see?

Dingo: [sings]

Wombat Stew!

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We must have a plan!


What a nasty old fellow that dingo can be!

Dingo: [sings]

Yummy, yummy in my tummy, Wombat Stew!


A plan!


Did you see?

Dingo: [sings]

Wombat Stew!


A plan!


Did you see?

Dingo: [sings]

Wombat Stew!


To set the Wombat free!


We've got to find a way to set the Wombat free!

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Dingo: [sings]

Yummy, yummy in my tummy, Wombat Stew!

Kookaburra #1: [spoken]

Oh! I don't know what to do!

Kookaburra #2: [spoken]

What can we do?

#9: Recorded Music Kangaroo Rap

(Kangaroo enters left.)

Kangaroo: [sings]

Say hey, you two,My name is SueSo, which of youNeeds a Kangaroo?A Kangaroo with a didgeridoo?You can do quite a lot with a didgeridoo.So which of you called out, "Yoo Hoo!Was it you?Was it you?Say hey, you two,Is there something I can do?

I was just hopping by,I heard a cry!Not a whimper, or a yelp,But a plaintive cry for help!I said, "Don't wait,Investigate!"So I didn't hesitate,And I hope I'm not too late.Was it you? . . . Was it you? . . . Say hey, you two,Is there something I can do?

(Music continues. Kangaroo & Kookaburras interact, Kookaburras twitter and point toward Dingo.)

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Kangaroo: [sings]

If I understand your lingo,You're telling me that Dingo,Made a grab, made a steal,And would like to make a meal,Of that furry little fellow!

Ha! Ol' Dingo's pretty yellow.So when he hears me bellow,I think that he will find,It's not hard to change your mind,Or lose your appetite,When you realize that you might,Not be around to see the night!

As a matter of fact,Let's see how he'll react,To a little bit of this, and a little bit of that:

It's time (cha, cha, cha!) for Wombat Combat!

(The music continues, Kangaroo & Kookaburras interact, kicking and punching the air.)

#10: Script

(Platypuses enter Left)

Kookaburra #1:

Oh! Here come the Platypuses. We must let them know what the Dingo has done.

(Kookaburra #2 crosses right to meet Platypuses, pantomimes agitated speech.)

Platypus #1:

You know, I don't think that fighting is the best thing to do. We've had a bit of experience with that old Dingo. He has a lot of kin folks who would love an excuse to make mischief. The last thing we need around here is a Dingo war.

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Platypus #2:

But wait! Don't you worry. I think we can outsmart that old dog. I'll bet his greed will get the better of him. Here's a plan! (Platypus, Kangaroo & Kookaburras huddle together.) This way, we'll beat him at his own game. You go and spread the word.

Platypus #1:

Send us some help.

(Kookaburras and Kangaroo exit left.)

Platypus #2:

Hmmm. Old Dingo ain't looking too bright.

Platypus #1:

He just might fall for it.

(Platypuses cross right to enter dingo's camp.)

#11: Recorded Music: Platypus Walkabout

#12: Script

Dingo:

Uh oh! There are those old platypuses! I wonder what they're doing, poking around here. Maybe I can get them to leave.

Platypus #1:

G'day mate! How's tricks? Sure has been a while since I ran into the likes of you.

Platypus #2:

Where have you been hiding yourself?

Dingo:

Duckbill! What are you doing, coming around these parts? I'd have thought you folks learned better that last time.

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Platypus #1:

Just taking a walkabout, Mate! You know what they say: Fall off? You've just gotta get right back in the saddle. ( Platypus #2 pushes past Dingo and sniffs the air. )

Platypus #2:

Whatcha got here? Is it lunch time already?

Dingo:

Oh well. There'll be plenty for both of us, I reckon. Look! Look what I caught! It just came bumbling into camp. Oh, it put up quite a tussle, let me tell you. ( Dingo mimics fighting. ) But, as you can see, he was no match for me.

Platypus #1:

Gave you a fight, did he?

Platypus #2:

[aside] More likely a fright. Whatcha going to do with him?

Dingo:

Do with him? What'd you expect? [sings] Oh, I've got me a stewpot bubbling hot.And now it's time to add a little Wombot!

Platypus #2:

Wait!

Dingo:

What????

Platypus #1:

Wait, you Mongrel! ( Platypus stirs the stewpot) This brew looks mighty thin to me. Where'd you learn to cook? In the city? No, no, no. Here in the Outback, we want a meal we can sink our teeth into.

Platypus #2:

What you need to do, Mate, is to thicken up your broth.

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Dingo: ( Dingo affects a very bad French accent. )

Well! Excusez moi, Monsieur Chef! What do you suggest?

Platypus #1:

Mud! That's what you need. Mud! Thicken it up with generous blops of tasty billabong mud. ( Platypuses pick up shovels. ) Here you go Mate. Billabong Mud! That should do it!

#13:

Platypus #1: [sings]

Seems like only yesterday,My Mama said to me:If you can keep a secret,Here's our family recipe!She said her Grandmama heard about it from her Mom,Who had learned it years ago from a rascal named Tom.So just remember these two words, my Mama said to me: (She told me:)

Platypuses #1&2 & Rocks& Bushes: [sing]

Billabong Mud! La di da dee!Billabong Mud, is just what you need!Billabong Mud, gooey Billabong Mud,Just imagine! Just imagine!Chewy, gooey, tutti fruiti, oooooeeeee!Billabong Mud!


Have some every morning when the sun's just coming up.And when the moon is rising, you know it's time to sup.It's difficult to tell you how I like it the most.I even like to spread a little on my toast. So now my friend,I highly recommend,That you join me for another cup.(Let's have some:)

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Platypuses #1&2 & Rocks& Bushes: [sing]

Billabong Mud! La di da dee!Billabong Mud, is just what you need!Billabong Mud, gooey Billabong Mud,Just imagine! Just imagine!Chewy, gooey, tutti fruiti, oooooeeeee!Billabong Mud!

( Platypuses, Dingo, Rocks & Bushes dance )

#14: Script

Dingo:

Yeah! Billabong Mud! Why didn't I think of that? We'll thicken it up with Billabong Mud!

Platypus #2: ( Platypus #2 hands the shovel to Dingo. )

Here. You add a coupl'a more. Suit it to your taste. I better make sure these knots are tight. ( Platypus #2 unties Wombat. )

Dingo:

Righto! Say, you will stay for lunch now won't you? [sings]

There's plenty for me. And there's plenty for you! So come along and join me for some Wombat Stew! Oh!

Dingo, Platypuses, Rocks, Bushes & Wombat: [sing]

Wombat Stew! Wombat Stew! Chewy, chewy good and gooey,Wombat Stew!

Kookaburra music plays.

Dingo:

What are those pesky Kookaburras chattering about? Those birds have been bothering me all day!

Platypus #1:

Oh! Pay them no mind, Mate. You start worrying about what the birds are saying, soon you'll be ready for the funny farm!

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Dingo:

Shhh! Speaking of birds, here come those hair-brained Emus. Act like you don't see them! Maybe they won't stop!

(Emus enter left.)

#15: Recorded Music: Waltz In A Minor

#16: Script

Platypus #1:

Of course they have got time for a visit! [shouts]Emu! 'ey! Over 'ere Ladies! I ain't seen yous all in quite a long spell. What a sight yous are for these sore eyes.

Emu #1:

Platypus! Dear Platypus! How are you, Mon Cherrie? Oh. Hello Dingo.

Platypus #2:

Come on over and give us a hug, Sister. C'mon. Take a load off your toes and visit for a spell.

Dingo:

But if you need to run along, of course we'll understand.

Emu #2:

It has been a while since we chatted, Dear Platypus. [sniff] What is that smell?

Platypus #1:

Dingo's tussled up a wombat. 'E's stirring up a stew. Say! Why don't you join us for lunch?

Dingo: [aside, in a mocking voice]

Oh really I shouldn't, but if you insist!Invite the whole neighborhood if you like, Duckbill! She acts like she's the one who grabbed the wombat!

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Emu #3:

Oh, I shouldn't. Really I shouldn't. But, if you're sure there's enough.

Dingo: [lamely]

By all means. Please join us.

Emu #4:

Very well. But, let me just have a look? ( The Emus peer into the stewpot )

Emu #5:

What! No crunchies? How can you call this lunch, without a crunch?

Emu #4:

Let's see. Ah. I have just the thing: Feathers!

Emu #1:

Tail Feathers!

Emu #2:

Add a bold touch.

Emu #3:

A striking taste adventure.

Emu #5:

Say "Hello!" to your taste buds, Bud!

Dingo:

Feathers? Tail Feathers? Feathers from her ____________?

Platypus #1:

That's the spirit! What imagination!

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Dingo: [Sarcastically, to audience.]

What indigestion.

Platypus #2:

What class!

Dingo: [Again, to audience.]

What nerve.

Platypus #1: [Nonplussed]

That's what I call giving your all. Now, since you are a contributor, you must stay and eat lunch.

Emu #1:

Now that we've got it nice and crunchy, I will!

#17:

Emus #1,2,3, 4, & 5: [sing]

Feathers! Feathers!Feathers! Feathers!If you want your lunch to have a crunch!Add a bit, don't forget!Don't forget! Add a bit.Feathers, feathers, feathers, feathers, feathers, feathers, FEATHERS!Everything's better with Feathers!

(Emus, Rocks & Bushes dance)

Emu #1: [sings]

Feathers!

Emu #2: [sings]

Feathers!

Dingo: [sings]

Feathers?

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Emu #3: [sings]

FEATHERS!

Emus #1, 2, 3, 4, & 5: [sing]

If you want your lunch to have a crunch!


Don't forget! Add a bit!

Emu #5: [sings]

Add a bit!

Emu #2: [sings]

Don't forget!


Feathers!


Feathers!

Emu #4: [sings]

Feathers!

Dingo: [sings]

Feathers?


Feathers!

Platypus # 1: [sings]

Feathers!

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Emus #1, 2, 3, 4, & 5: [sing]

FEATHERS!

Emus, Platypus, Dingo, Rocks & Bushes: [sing]

Everything's better with Feathers!

#18: Script

Dingo: [spoken]

Enough! Enough with this singing and dancing around? Can't we get on with the business of eating? Now? We've got the stew all thick with billabong mud and feathers enough to choke a wallaby. I say: Let's get that wombat bubbling and have some lunch. I'm starving!

Platypus #2:

Well now. There's really no rush.

Dingo:

Oh yes there is! Let's cook that wombat!

#19: Recorded Music [Kangaroo Rap]


Kangaroo: [sings]

I've been watching from a distance,And I notice some resistance,To your cry, to your plea,To set the Wombat free!So I once again suggest,At this time it might be best,Not to leave it up to chance,Let's make that Dingo dance!

(Kookaburras enter left, flap around Kangaroo, and exit left. Lizards slither off rock.)

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#20: Lizard Scat

Lizards #1, 2, & 3: [sing]

Zip! Zap! Zoo-bee-da-dooDoo-bee Da-dee!Zip! Zap! Zoo-bee-da-dooDoo-ba Doo-whee!

Lizard #1: [sings]

A lizard's life may seem humdrum, But you can see we have a lot of fun!We sleep until the noonday sun brings breakfast to us on the run! Snap!



(Lizards scat as the music continues.)



Lizard #1: [sings]

The words don't have to mean a thing!Just ride the rhythms and let them swing!If you can learn to sing like that,You can join our Lizard Scat! Yeah!


Yum! Yum! Yum! Yum!Zip! Zap! Zoo-bee-da-dooDoo-bee Da-dee!Zip! Zap! Zoo-bee-da-dooDoo-ba Doo-whee!

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#21: Script

Lizard #1:

Ssssilly Dingo! There are no flies in thisss ssstew !

Lizard #2:

Just look at them all!

Lizard #3:

Flying around! Just going to waste! Sssnap!!!

Emu #3:

Flies! Of course! That's perfect!

Platypus #1:

Ah! Flies! Lots and lots of flies!

Platypus #2:

Oh yes! Flies! That's just what we need!

Dingo:

Flies? Bzzzz? Buzzy flies?

#22: I Like Flies !

Lizard #1: [sings

I like flies!

Lizard #2: [sings]

I like flies!

Lizard #3: [sings]

Nothing else feels quite the same,

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Lizard #1, 2, & 3: [sing]

As down the hatch they slides!


Try some every morning. Snack and smack all day.

Lizard #1: [sings]

Life is never boring if you eat flies!

Dingo: [shouts]

Hey! They're okay!

Lizard #2: [sings]

Here's what I advise.

Lizard #3: [sings]

It's a word to the wise.

Lizard #1: [sings]

Don't try to disguise your true feelings for FLIES!


Yum! Yum! Just remember this!

Lizard #2: [sings]

I . . .

Lizard #3: [sings]

Like . . . . .

Lizard #1: [sings]

I Like FLIES!

(Lizards, Dingo, Emus, Platypus, Rocks & Bushes dance)

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#23: Script

Dingo:

Flies! Of course! Why didn't I think of flies? [swats with his paws] Hmmm. I've got a fly swatter around here somewhere. C'mon. . . Everybody. . . Everyone get into the act now. . . . Let's get plenty of flies! [All rush about swatting flies and adding them into the stewpot.] There! That ought to be enough for everybody.

Emu #2:

Oh, just a few more. They are sooo tasty!

Dingo:

No! No! No . . . No . . . No! Let's get that wombat to cooking! I can't wait to eat! Come on. Everybody! [sings] Let's fix some . . .

Dingo, Platypus, Emus, Lizards, Wombat Rocks & Bushes: [sing]

Wombat Stew! Wombat Stew!Crunchy, Munchy for my lunchy!Wombat Stew!

#24: Recorded Music Kangaroo Rap


Kangaroo: [sings]

Dingo's eager for some lunch?We should add a little punch!

(Kookaburras enter left, flap around Kangaroo, and exit left.)

(Dingo starts toward the Wombat, but is stopped short by the sudden appearance of the Echidnas.)

(Echidna enters left.)

#25: Recorded Music: Echidnas' Formal Introduction

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#26: Script

Echidna #1:

Wait a bit!

Echidna #2:

Not so flipping fast!

Echidna #3:

Now, We've been listening to all this advice:

Echidna #2:

Mud is good, but feathers is better.

Echidna #1:

Flies is nice . . . . . BUT.

Echidna #3:

Nothing will make a meal more palatable then what we would suggest.

Emu & Platypus:

Which is???

Echidna #3:

Not so fast! [to Platypus] Now I can't fault you for the Billabong Boogie. As they says: "A little goes a long ways."

Echidna #1:

[to Emu] And feathers is fine, fine, super fine, Girl!

Echidna #2:

[to Lizard]And I too, like flies . . . In season.

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Echidnas #1, 2, & 3:

[to Audience]But . . . I digs . . . . . . . CREEPY CRAWLIES!!!!

#27: Pop It In Your Mouth !


Creepy CRAWLIES, Creepy CRAWLIES !Creepy, Creepy, Crawly, Crawly, Creepy, Creepy, Crawly, Crawly!

Echidna #1: [sings]

If you want something something t'make you feel so fine,Make you big and strong without messing up your mind!All you have to do is take a look around.Dig a little deeper, Sift all through the ground!

Echidnas #1, 2, 3, with Rocks & Bushes: [sing]

You gotta dig, dig, dig a little deeper. Find a little creature, maybe a double feature!Dig, dig, dig a little deeper.

Echidnas #1, 2, & 3: [sing to Dingo]

Now pop it in your mouth!!!

Echidna #3: [sings]

If you hear the music, but cannot sing the tune,This will keep you up all night, howling at the moon!If you're singing sad songs in a minor key, now's the time to modulate,Exponentially!

Echidnas #1, 2, & 3, with Rocks & Bushes: [sing]

You gotta dig, dig, dig a little deeper. Find a little creature, maybe a double feature!Dig, dig, dig a little deeper.



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Echidna #2: [sings]

If you spend your lifetime searching for Nirvana, put on the brakes! You needn't look no farther.If you're seeking visions, psychedelic sights!Try a creepy crawly! They will turn on your lights!

Echidnas #1, 2, 3, with Rocks & Bushes: [sing]

Dig a little deeper. Find a little creature, maybe a double feature!Dig, dig, dig a little deeper.



(Echidna, Dingo, Lizards, Emus, Platypus, Kookaburras, Rocks & Bushes dance.

#28: Script

Dingo:

Creepy CRAWLIES! Ooooooo! Yummy!!!!Oh, this is turning into quite a culinary delight! [suddenly cunning]Now. Let's check the recipe. Let's see . . .We've got the billabong mud . . .And a munchie bunch of tail feathers . . .We've got flies by the hundreds . . .And now, we have the pot crawling with creepies!

Platypus #1:

What more could we want?

Dingo:

What more could we want?You ask: "What MORE could we WANT????Just what kind of cook would forget the MAIN INGREDIENT!!!Now I ask you:Is this a Billabong Mud Stew? . . . . . NO!!!Is this a Crunchy Munchie Feathery Stew? . . . . NO!!!Is this a Sly, Sly, Fly Stew? . . . . . NO!!!!Is this a Creepy, Creepy CRAWLIES Stew? . . . . . . . NO!!!!!!!This is a Wombat Stew! Everybody! All together now!

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Dingo, Platypuses, Emus, Lizards, Echidnas, Rocks & Bushes: [sing]

Wombat Stew! Wombat Stew! Yummy! Yummy in my tummy!Wombat Stew!

Dingo:

So . . . Now it is time for the star of our show to make an appearance. To bask in the glow of our anticipation. To show his good taste, in other words.Oh dear, I do sound eloquent now, don't I?[sings]It's time! It's time!Without more rot or rhyme!It's time! It's time!To add the wombat too!

(Dingo advances toward Wombat)

#29: Recorded Music. Kangaroo Rap

(Kangaroo and Kookaburras enter left.)

Kangaroo: [sings]

Is it time? Is it time?For the Dingo to toe the line?You did this? You did that?But the Dingo still has the Wombat!Now you know. Don't be slow.That Dingo has got to go.But beware! Do we dare?Does that Dingo give you a scare?

We shouldn't wait! It's not too late!It's time for us to aggravate.Pitta pat! Tit for tat!None of this, none of that!

It's time (cha, cha, cha!) for Wombat Combat!

#30: Recorded music Waltzing Matilda (Koalas climb down from the tree.)

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#31: Script

Koala #1:

I say, I say. . . .

Koala #2:

Hold up there Dingo.

Koala #3:

Don't you think you are being a bit premature?

Dingo:

Now what????!!!

Kangaroo:

Now what?

Koala #1:

I mean,

Koala #2:

We don't mean to be presumptuous.

Koala #3:

Or, in the least little bit,

Koala #1:

Would we want to suggest what you should do . . .

Koala #2:

But. . . . We do have an epicurean equation . . .

Koala #3:

That is most certain to tickle your tongue.

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Dingo:

Okay. . . . Okay. . . . What do you suggest?

Koala #2:

We . . . recommend . . .

Koalas #1, 2, & 3:

GUM NUTS!

Rocks & Bushes:

Gum nuts! Of course! Gum nuts! Gum nuts! Why didn't we think of that?

Emu #1:

Now that does sound elegant!

Lizard #1: [aside to Platypus]

I've never tried a gum nut before. What are they like?

Platypus #2: [hushed]

Well. . . . They are something like a cross between green persimmons and rotten eggs, with a kick like hot chili peppers and an aftertaste that will last for years!

Lizard #2:

Oh. . . . Sounds delightful.

Koala #1:

What? Never tried a gum nut? Now that's a cue if I ever heard one!

#32: Try a Gum Nut

Koala #1, 2, & 3: [sing]

By the order of Her Majesty, The Queen,We must declare to you:That the Gum Nut is the best, it seems,So fine and fair to chew!

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Koalas, Rocks & Bushes: [sing]

Try a Gum Nut! Try a Gum Nut!If you want the best, try a Gum Nut!Try a Gum Nut! Try a Gum Nut!If you want the best to chew!

Koala #1:

Now! . . . Everybody! . . . On the downbeat!

(The music continues and the entire cast parades around the Theatre.)

#33: Recorded Music Gum Nuts

#34: Script

Echidna #1:

Oh! I love a parade!

Dingo:

But I love to eat! Now! No more delays. No more this or that! No more song and dance! Now we stew that wombat!

Platypus #1:

Are you sure the broth is ready?

Platypus #2:

You haven't tasted it yet, have you?

Lizard #2:

It might need a few more flies.

Echidna #2:

Perhaps another grub in your grub?

Emu #3:

Let me have a little sip. I'll let you know if it's done.

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Dingo: [viciously]

No! This is my stew! It was my idea. I'm the one who caught the wombat, and I will have the first taste.

(Dingo stirs the pot and sips a spoonful)

Sssssssssssllllllllllluuuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrppppppp !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I've been poisoned !!!!! You've all tricked me!

(Dingo runs off left, gagging and gasping.)

Wombat:

I'm free! I'm free! You all saved me! Oh! Thank you! Thank you!

Kookaburras:

Now, just one more time:

Entire cast: [sings]

Wombat Stew! Wombat Stew! Yummy, Yummy! It's so funny! Wombat Stew!

Wombat Stew! Wombat Stew! We hope you all enjoyed our show! WOMBAT STEW!

The End

Curtain Calls

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Cast Songs

Waltzing Matilda

By

Banjo Paterson

Once a jolly swagman camped by a billabong,Under the shade of a coolibah tree.And he sang as he sat and waited while his billy boiled:" You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me!"

Waltzing Matilda! Waltzing Matilda!You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me!Now his ghost may be heard as you ride beside that billabong,"You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me."

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G'day G'day!

By

Rob Fairbairn

G'day, G'day! How's it going?What do you know? We'll strike a light.G'day, G'day! How's it going?Just say, "G'day, G'day, G'day! And you'll be right!

Isn't it great to be an Aussie.Taking a walk along the street?Looking in shops or buying a paper,And stopping to have a yarn with people that you meet!Down at the club or at a party, whenever you're stuck for what to say,If you want to be dinky-di!Why don't you give it a try?Just look 'em right in the eye and say, "G'day!"

G'day, G'day! How's it going?What do you know? We'll strike a light.G'day, G'day! How's it going?Just say, "G'day, G'day, G'day! And you'll be right!

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