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Born in a BarnScene 1:All animals (Cockerel, Owl, dog and sheep) on stage.Narrator 1: A long time ago, a lady called Mary and a Man Called Joseph went to Bethlehem.Mary: We need to go to BethlehemDonkey: do we really need to go? It’s really far.Joseph: It’s not that far. Let’s go.Song: Bumpy Journey (everyone)Scene 2:Narrator 2: When they arrived, they stayed in a little stable where a very special baby was born. Hewas called Jesus.Cockerel: Cock a- doodle – dooAnimals: Shh, you’ll wake the baby!Cockerel: Cock a- doodle – doo.baby? What baby?Donkey: Here don’t you know? He’s a very special baby.The animals point towards the crib and all say shhhOwl 1: Oh Cockerel, don’t you notice anything? You really are a hoot!Owl 2: He arrived late last night. Such a sweet little thing too.Dog 1: I don’t know, but do you supposed he wants to play? (Bounds towards the crib with a bone).Dog 2: yes please can he play with usDog 3: yes pleaseDog 4: Oh I’m sure he does! He’s only pretending to sleep. Look I can do that tooDog 4 pretends to sleep.Dog 3: yes I can do that too look.Dog 3 joins dog 4 and pretends to sleep.Sheep 1: baaa don’t be silly, he’s far too young for that!Sheep 2: he’s just a babyAll dogs: awwwww that’s not fair!1 Page
And dogs sulk off to the back of the stage.Cockerel: Hmm. I don’t like babies. They wake people up. That’s my job! Mmmm, I see what this isall about. I’m out of a job (loudly and angrily) Cock a- doodle – doo.All animals: Shhh, you’ll wake the baby.Everyone off the stage to music.Year 1 song- Shhh don’t wake the babyYear 1 move back and sit downScene 3:Music for everyone to enter the stage- Donkey, cockerel, cat, owl, all dogs, sheep 1 and 2, mouse 1and 2 enter.Scene 4:Narrator 1: The animals were getting very excited about the arrival of the new baby.Narrator 2: Little did they know how special this baby was.Donkey: Heee- haw. (Now each animal makes an appropriate noise, then all together).Year 1 and 2: Shhh you’ll wake the baby.Donkey: Oh I wouldn’t worry about this little feller. He’s special. I’m sure he isn’t going to mind a bitof noise.Dog 1: oh great, well perhaps he will want to play with my bone then?Dog 2: do you really think so?Dog 1: errrmmmmmm ermmmmmm no?Donkey: yes noOwl 1: (to donkey) and whoooo are you?Owl 2: you’ve got really big teeth.Owl 3: yes. Your teeth are really big. Are they real?Owl 4: They look scary. Owl 4 looks at donkey a bit scared.Owl looks at teeth.Donkey pulls out mirror to look at himself.Donkey: Well, I was a donkey last time I looked (annoyed)Cats (1 and 2 together): Pardon us but what are you doing in our barn?2 Page
Donkey: I’m the one that brought this royal visitor to our stables.Cat 3: Royal? Did you say royal? Pardon us. (Outstretched paws) Call us cats pleasure to meet you?All cats bow: meow!Sheep 1: baaa. What is the world coming to? A stable is no place for royalty.Sheep 2: If we had known we would have tidied up.Owl 1: When you say royal what exactly do you mean?Owl 2: Please tell us.Donkey: Let me explain (All animals sit down to listen) this little baby is a king.Cows (all): a king?Cow 1: really? A king? NooooSheep (all) a king?All animals: A king?Donkey: yes. He is a very special king, called Jesus. And I carried him all the way from Nazareth toBethlehem. (Donkey looks proud)Cow 3: wowwwwOwls: Nazareth, now that’s a long way.Song: It’s a long way on a donkey (everyone) Owl 3 comes onto stage.Scene 4:Narrator 3: The animals wanted to find out more about Mary and Joseph’s journey.Owl 1: well I never! What an adventure!Owl 2: Yes! All the way from Nazareth to Bethlehem.Owl 3: did they meet bandits? Did they have to fight them? Were they scared?Owl 4: Bandits now that’s cool!Owl: 2: don’t be silly (Looks at donkey) did they?Donkey: noo (shakes head)Owl 3 4: ohhhh (looks disappointed)Cow 2: I expect she was very scared.Cow 1: And what a shock for poor Mary3 Page
Mouse 1: How did she find out she was having a baby?Mouse 2: Who told her?Donkey: an angel called Gabriel.Scene 5:Song- Don’t worry Mary (everyone sings and Reception angel dance).Scene 6:Narrator 2: The animals were still curious as to how this special baby came to their barn.Sheep 1: But I still don’t understand how the son of God ended up here in this stable.Sheep 3: I mean it’s not the best stable. Is it?Sheep 2: Yes, we really would have straightened our hair if we’d known we would have visitors.Sheep 3: I don’t think that would have helped youSheep 2 looks at sheep 3 angrilySheep 3: just joking.All animals laughCat 3: there is a wonderful five start hotel down the road which would have been far more suitable.Cat 4: I know it is so nice it even has warm pillows and warrrrrmmmm milk.Owl 1: I expect there was nowhere for them to go. It’s a very busy time in this town because of thecensus.Mouse 1: Census? What Census?Mouse 2: It’s a name of a delicious piece of cheese. I think.Owl 3: A census is when the leader of the land counts all the people. Mary and Joseph must havecome to Bethlehem to be counted.Donkey: That’s right but it was so busy everywhere and so this is what happened. (Enter innkeepers).Scene 7:Innkeeper’s scene.Mary and Joseph: Excuse me, is there any room for us at the inn?Innkeeper 1: no sorry, try next door.4 Page
Mary and Joseph: Excuse me, is there any room for us at the inn?Innkeeper 2: no sorry, try next door.Mary and Joseph: Excuse me, is there any room for us at the inn?Innkeeper 3: no sorry, try next door.Song no room everyoneMary: well one more inn left let’s hope they have spaceMary and Joseph: Excuse me, is there any room for us at the inn?Innkeeper 4: no sorry.Innkeeper wife turns to husband: What about the barn?Innkeeper 4: yes come back you can stay in the barn.Mary and Joseph: yes please we just need somewhere to stay.Sheep 1: Phew how wonderfulSheep2: I’m so happySheep 3: yes so good, it was very kind of him to find somewhere for them to stay.Animals: Yes, so kind.Scene 8:Narrator 3: And do you know what? The barn is to become even busier with the arrival of yet moresheep.Cockerel: Hmmmm, he seems very quiet perhaps I won’t be out of a job after all.Year 1 sheep stand up and make a racketCow 1: what were you saying?Cockerel: Well really!Cat 1: Hump! Who invited them?Cat 2: Oh dear! I do hope they don’t make a messCat 3: or wake up the babyCat 4: yes please don’t wake up the baby, shhh.Sheep- all (excitedly) BabbbbaaaaaSheep 5: Here he is. Here he is. Follow me.5 Page
Sheep 5 to lead all the sheep into the barn.Cats (all together): who are you?Sheep 4: We are sheep.Cat 4: yes we know that but what are you doing here?Sheep 4: we are sheepSheep 5: We belong to the shepherds. They should be here in a minuteSheep 4: we are sheepSheep 6: what she is trying to say is that we were out in the fields when a bright light filled the sky.Sheep 4: we are sheep.Sheep 4 smiles and shows thumbs up to the crowd.Sheep 7: The angels were singing. They told us that a new baby King would be born in a stables, herein Bethlehem.Sheep 6: We had to come to see for ourselves.Sheep 4: we are sheepCat 4: yes we know, we know you are sheep.Sheep 4 looks sad.Cat 3: hmmm. I seeEnter shepherdsSheep 5: look, look!Sheep 6: I can see shepherds.Sheep 7: I hope they’re not cross with us for getting here before them. We were just soo excitedAll sheep: babbbaaaSheep 6: no they’re not cross. They’re smiling!All sheep: yayyyScene 9:Song: Wake up shepherds- 15 reception children dance as shepherds.Mouse 1: how exciting!Mouse 2: Wait until we tell our friends.6 Page
Mouse 1: a real king, born in our barnMouse 2: they will never believe us.Cow 2: Yes our barn will be full up at this rate!Cockrell: Just as long as there are no more sheepAll sheep: Baaaaa!Cat 4: I tried to counting them a while ago. There were so many I nearly fell asleep.Cat 2 3 LaughhhhhCat 3: get it counting sheeepppp asleeepppp.Cat 2 3 laughCat 4: yes yes very funnyCockerel: Something tells me we haven’t seen the last of the visitors. Jesus is a king so he’s bound toget some really important guests.Dog 1: oh I wish we’d cleaned our paws.Dog 2: me tooCat 1: important guests?Cat 2: You can leave those to us.Narrator 3: The cockerel didn’t know how right he was.Narrator 2: Doesn’t get more royal than kings!Scene 10:Song travelling- 3 kinds with camels enter from back. The cats hide.Scene 11:Camel 1: at last. I thought we’d never get here!Camel 2: your short cuts never work!Camel 3: never mind that we are here now.All 3 camels: We followed the star.King 1: WE didn’t see the mean king Herod.King 2: We’ve reached the stable.King 3: and we’ve brought gifts of gold.7 Page
King 2: FrankincenseKing 3: MyrrhAll camels: And we’ve found the baby king. Jesus our saviour.Cat1: What strange looking creaturesCat 2: why are they wearing so many different colours?Cat 3: What are they holding?Cat 4: maybe its food (cat 4 says licking his lips).Scene 12:Cow 2: Look at their knobbly knees.Mouse 1: And their large nostrils.Mouse 2: and their long eyelashesOwls: And their most peculiar humps on their backs!!Camels: We are camels.All animals: Camels?Camel 1: Yes camelsCamel 2: Come one let’s show them what we’re all aboutCamel 3: yeah!Scene 12:Song we are camels- Year 2.Scene 13:Owl 1: Thank you camels.Owl 2: Well I must say. Something tells me this baby is going to plan an important part on this earth.Cow 1: Yes, you heard the camels.Cow 2: They said he was going to be a saviour.Mouse 1: What does that mean?Mouse 2: Yes what does that mean?Owl 3: Oh yes. Jesus is the most important King of all. He’s the king of kings.8 Page
Song he’s the king. Everyone.Scene 14:Cat 2: what a wonderful storyCat3: Meow.Owl 1: and .It’s all true.Owl 2: Twit Twooooo.Sheep all: It’s happened here in our barn. BaaaaCows (all): Lovely! MoooDogs: Super woofDucks: Cracking Quack quackMice (1 and 2): Delightful. Squeak squeak.Pigs: Perfect. Oink inkOwls (all): Twit twoooAll animals make noise at once.Cockerel: Now sshhhhh everyone. I’ve been dying to do this for ages. Cock --- a doodddleee dooo!!!!Animals: Jesus was born in our barn.Song born in a barn everyoneNarrator 3: Well our story is over now and we know that the animals will never forget this wonderfulday. Isn’t that right animals?Animals (all) Yes!Narrator 1: Yes, a day which we celebrate every year to remember the birth of such a very specialbaby.Song – Rejoice with us- everyone.9 Page
Dog 1: I don’t know, but do you supposed he wants to play? (Bounds towards the crib with a bone). Dog 2: yes please can he play with us Dog 3: yes please Dog 4: Oh I’m sure he does! He’s only pretending to sleep. Look I can do that too Dog 4 pretends to sleep. Dog 3: yes I can d
