SKITS

Is a Train Passing Today?
York Adams Council

Cast: Grandma, Grandpa

Setting: Train Station

Grandma: (In old voice) Grandpa, is a train passing from the south today?

Grandpa: (Hobbles over to station, checks the schedule, looks to the south, returns, and in an old voice,) No, Grandma.

Grandma: Grandpa, is a train passing from the north today?

Grandpa: (Hobbles over to station, checks the schedule, looks to the north, returns.) No, Grandma.

Grandma: Grandpa, is a train passing from the east today?

Grandpa: (Hobbles over to station, checks the schedule, looks to the east, returns.) No, Grandma.

Grandma: Grandpa, is a train passing from the west today?

Grandpa: (Hobbles over to station, checks the schedule, looks to the west, returns.) No, Grandma.

Grandma: Good. We can cross the tracks now.

Boss, The Train!
York Adams Area Council

Cast: 2 Boys tracking animals, Rest of den acts as Train.

Props: 3 flashlights, Other props as desired.

Setting: 2 boys are walking across the stage shining their flashlights on ground as if they’re  looking for something.

Boy #1: Look! Bear tracks!

Boy #2: (sarcastically) There ain’t no bears around here. These are raccoon tracks.

Boy #1: Those are bear tracks.

Boy #2: They can’t be!

Boy #1: I know what bear tracks look like and those are bear tracks.

Boy #2: Raccoon tracks!

Boy #1: Bear tracks!

Boy #2: Raccoon tracks!

(Boys grab each other and start to wrestle.  As they are rolling around on the ground, the other boys enter making train noises the first one carrying a flashlight to simulate the headlight of the train. Boys stop wrestling)

Boy #1 and #2 (Look at each other and say in unison.) Train tracks!

(They jump up and start running as the train chases them offstage.)

Greater Cleveland Council Pow Wow 1993