Where the Wild Things Are
by Maurice Sendak
Characters (6): NARRATOR CHILD 1 CHILD 2 CHILD 3 CHILD 4 MAX
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NARRATOR: THE NIGHT MAX WORE HIS WOLF SUIT
CHILD 1: AND MADE MISCHIEF
CHILD 2: OF ONE KIND
CHILD 3: AND ANOTHER.
NARRATOR: HIS MOTHER CALLED HIM
CHILD 4: "WILD THING!"
NARRATOR: AND MAX SAID:
MAX: "I'LL EAT YOU UP!!"
CHILD 1: SO HE WAS SENT TO BED
CHILD 2: WITHOUT EATING ANYTHING.
NARRATOR: THAT VERY NIGHT IN MAX'S ROOM
MAX: A FOREST GREW, AND GREW, AND GREW UNTIL THE CEILING HUNG WITH VINES
CHILD 3: AND THE WALLS BECAME THE WORLD ALL AROUND
CHILD 4: AND AN OCEAN TUMBLED BY
MAX: "WITH A PRIVATE BOAT!"
NARRATOR: FOR MAX. AND HE SAILED OFF THROUGH NIGHT AND DAY
CHILD 1: AND IN AND OUT OF WEEKS CHILD 2: AND ALMOST OVER A YEAR
MAX: TO WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE!
NARRATOR: AND WHEN HE CAME TO THE PLACE WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE THEY
CHILD 3: ROARED THEIR TERRIBLE ROARS! (ALL ROAR)
CHILD 4: AND GNASHED THEIR TERRIBLE TEETH! (ALL GNASH TEETH)
CHILD 1: AND ROLLED THEIR TERRIBLE EYES! (ALL ROLL EYES)
CHILD 2: AND SHOWED THEIR TERRIBLE CLAWS! (ALL SHOW CLAWS)
NARRATOR: TILL MAX SAID:
MAX: "BE STILL!"
