Characters:
Wolf
Pig’s lawyer
Wolf’s lawyer
Judge
Bailiff
Policeman
Jury
Pig
Scene 1
In the courthouse
Bailiff: Ladies and gentlemen, we are gathered today to decide on the verdict in the case of the Pig vs. Wolf. Ladies and gentlemen, please rise as the judge enters the courtroom.
(Judge enters the room and sits down)
Bailiff: You may now be seated.
Judge: Jury, you must listen to everything that is going on because your decision counts. You must listen to the evidence and make a smart decision as to the guilt or the innocence of the wolf. I will ask for your decision at the end of the trial.
Pig’s Lawyer: I’m here to present evidence that will prove that this horrible Wolf killed 2 pigs.
Wolf’s Lawyer: Your Honor, I object! She is trying make the jury believe that the wolf is horrible before any evidence is given to prove that fact.
Judge: Strike that from the record. Jury you must not pay attention to the Pig’s lawyer’s comment. No evidence has been given to prove that the Wolf is horrible.
Pig’s Lawyer: I’ll give you the proof that the Wolf is guilty. I will call the policeman as my first witness.
(The policeman comes to the witness stand. Pig’s Lawyer walks to the stand.)
Bailiff: Do you promise to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.
Policeman: I do.
Pig’s Lawyer: Where were you when you saw the wolf attack the first little pig?
Wolf’s Lawyer: Objection! No proof has been given that my client, the Wolf, ever attacked the pigs/
Judge: Overruled. You may continue.
Policeman: Well, I was hiding in the bushes across the street. I was suspicious of the Wolf when he started walking up the Pig’s house because wolves love to eat small animals.
Pig’s Lawyer: What happened when he got to the Pig’s house?
Policeman: He was huffing and puffing on the door.
Pig’s Lawyer: What happened next?
Policeman: Next thing I knew, the house fell down. The Wolf stopped puffing, looked around, and then ate the little pig.
Pig’s Lawyer: Did you see what happened at the second little pig’s house?
Policeman: I certainly did! He walked up and asked if he could come in. The little pig told him to go away. The Wolf looked mad and started to huff and puff again and he blew down the house. He stopped, looked, and then ate the little pig.
Pig’s Lawyer: Thank you. You may now go and be seated.
Judge: Thank you for your evidence. Now jury, you must think about what has been said but don’t decide on your verdict until you hear the Wolf’s side of the story. Mr. _______, will you now present your evidence for the Wolf’s defense.
Wolf’s Lawyer: Will the Wolf please take the stand? (Wolf walks as if he is terrified and sad) Would you please tell the jury your version of the story?
Wolf: My granny was sick and I caught her cold. I wanted to make her a birthday cake but I need some sugar. So I went to my kind neighbor’s house to ask for a cup of sugar. When I got there I felt a strong sneeze coming on and I sneezed so hard the weak, straw house came tumbling down. I waited for the dust cleared. Then I noticed that the poor pig was dead as a doornail. I didn’t want to leave a perfectly good ham dinner sitting out in the open to spoil, so I ate it – it’s just what Wolves do – I couldn’t help myself. But I didn’t kill him or the other pig either!
Wolf’s Lawyer: I would like to now call the policeman back to the stand.
(Policeman comes to the stand)
Wolf’s Lawyer: Remember, you must tell the truth. When the wolf was going to the house was he walking or creeping? Think carefully!
Policeman: Well, he was walking.
Wolf’s Lawyer: Did he have anything in his paw?
Policeman: I couldn’t tell what it was, but he did have something small and round.
Wolf’s Lawyer: Would you show how he blew the houses down?
(Policeman shows his hand cupped over his mouth and blows his hands away from his face)
Wolf’s Lawyer: Could that small, round object have been a sugar cup?
Policeman: I suppose it could have been a sugar cup!
Wolf’s Lawyer: And please tell me how could the wolf blow down a house with his paws cupped over his mouth and nose?
Policeman: I never thought of that?
Wolf’s Lawyer: I would like to call the Pigs’ brother to the stand.
Bailiff: Do you promise to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.
Pig: I do
Wolf’s Lawyer: Had your brothers been to the doctor recently?
(Pig lowers he head and looks surprised)
Pig: Yes, but why is that important!
Lawyer: Just tell us what the doctor told your brothers.
Pig: He told them that they should not become too frightened or excited about anything because they would have a heart attack if they did.
Wolf’s Lawyer: And do you think that the very thought of a wolf outside their doors would have be frightening enough to cause them to die of a heart attack? Don’t answer that question. I think the answer is obvious. Wolves are your natural enemies- aren’t they! Your honor, I have no more witnesses.
Scene 2
(Summaries to the Jury)
(Each lawyer presents their finally plea to the jury )
Pig’s Lawyer: Do you really believe the Wolf is innocent. Look at him! Look how mean he looks. Wolves love to eat any small animal. So why should you believe the Wolf’s story. Wolves are born to eat any small animal and this situation is no different from any other day in a wolf’s life.
Wolf’s Lawyer: Ladies and Gentleman, Think! Did the Wolf have a cold and never intended to blow the housed down? Is it possible that he had a cup in his paw to prove he was only there to borrow a cup of sugar? Was he walking calmly up to the house instead of creeping up on the pigs to surprise them? Could he have blown hard enough through his paws to blow the houses down are was each built so poorly that the slightest breeze would down them down? Could the pigs have had a heart attack from just being afraid of their natural enemy outside their houses? Would you convict a Wolf for eating what he was born to eat?
(Demonstrate candy under a box, knocking over the box to reveal candy)
Now, ask yourself this question: Would you leave the candy for someone else to eat or spoil, or would you eat it yourself? If you use good judgment you should find the Wolf innocent!
Judge: Ladies and Gentlemen of the jury. You must now decide without a doubt in your mind, if the Wolf is guilty of killing the pigs or is he innocent because there is doubt in your mind that he killed them on purpose.
Scene 3
(Jury leaves the room and returns. The jury Forman gives a piece of paper to the judge. )
Judge: Ladies and Gentlemen of the Jury, I have read your decision and I agree with your decision. You have found the Wolf innocent of killing the pigs and is now free to go!
Written by Adam, Anna Claire, Courtney, and Mary Margaret