DRAMA: Radio Afters
Leo Gets A Letter
Leonardo da Vinci helps the Big Giant Head find his son. This on-line script matches what you hear in the audio – a great way to learn English and to learn how to read.
Cast In Order Of Appearance:
Narrator
Mom
Leo
Big Giant Head
Neighbor
Lawyer
Dentist
Tractor
Tree
Postal Worker
SFX: opening music
NARRATOR
One sunny day Leo da Vinci was in his room painting.
MOM
Leo!
LEO
What!?
MOM
Lunch is on the table!
LEO
I’m busy!
MOM
Since when are you too busy to eat?
LEO
I gotta finish this painting for school tomorrow.
MOM
Fine. I’ll leave your sandwich on the table. I gotta go to the market.
SFX: door slams
NARRATOR
Leo dabs a bit of paint here and a bit of paint there and the next thing ya know – the painting rips apart, right in the middle!
SFX: ripping noise
NARRATOR
And out pops this big giant head.
SFX: popping cork sound
LEO
Oh my gosh! A big giant head!
BIG GIANT HEAD
Hey! Don’t get so personal. Feelings could get hurt.
LEO
Sorry.
BIG GIANT HEAD
That’s better. Now, have you seen my son anywhere?
LEO
What’s he look like?
BIG GIANT HEAD
Me, only younger.
LEO
That’s a big help.
NARRATOR
Leo’s mom has returned with her arms filled with groceries.
MOM
Leo come and AHHHHHHH!
SFX: crashing noise of groceries
NARRATOR
She faints dead away.
LEO
Oh no! I’ll have to get some smelling salts to wake her up!
NARRATOR
Leo rushes out the door and runs smack into his neighbor.
SFX: bumping “oofs”
NEIGHBOR
Whoa! What’s all the fuss about?
LEO
My mom’s fainted dead away. I need some smelling salts.
NEIGHBOR
I’ll go get my feather duster!
SFX: footsteps
NARRATOR
The neighbor runs down the block and runs smack into a lawyer.
SFX: bumping “oofs”
LAWYER
Whoa! What’s all the fuss about?
NEIGHBOR
Leo’s mom has fainted dead away. He’s getting some smelling salts. I’m getting my feather duster.
LAWYER
I’ll start the depositions!
NARRATOR
The lawyer runs down the block and runs smack into a dentist.
SFX: footsteps
SFX: bumping “oofs”
DENTIST
Whoa! What’s all the fuss about?
LAWYER
Leo’s mom has fainted dead away. He’s getting some smelling salts. The neighbor’s getting a feather duster. I’m starting the depositions.
DENTIST
I’ll find a water pick!
NARRATOR
The dentist runs down the block and runs smack into a tractor.
SFX: footsteps
SFX: bumping “oof” and a clanging noise
TRACTOR
Whoa! What’s all the fuss about?
DENTIST
Leo’s mom has fainted dead away. He’s getting some smelling salts. The neighbor’s getting a feather duster. The lawyer’s starting the depositions. I’m finding a water pick.
TRACTOR
I’ll plow the fields!
SFX: creaking tractor
NARRATOR
The tractor runs down the block and runs smack into a tree.*
SFX: clanging noise
TREE
Whoa! What’s all the fuss about?
TRACTOR
Leo’s mom has fainted dead away. He’s getting some smelling salts. The neighbor’s getting a feather duster. The lawyer’s starting the depositions. The dentist is finding a water pick. I’m plowing the fields.
TREE
I’ll just stay here, thank you.
NARRATOR
All of a sudden a box fell from the tree -
SFX: box thudding
NARRATOR
- and landed right in front of the postal worker on break on the other side of its trunk.
POSTAL WORKER
Oh, will you look at that. A box with a letter attached. And it’s addressed to Leo da Vinci from some guy named Michelangelo. Guess I’d better deliver it to him.
NARRATOR
The postal worker finished his break and then goes to Leo’s house.
SFX: knock on door and door opens
POSTAL WORKER
Mrs. da Vinci? Got a box and a letter for your son.
MOM
Oh, thank you very much. I’d ask you for a cup of espresso but my groceries are everywhere and Leo is not to be found.
SFX: creaking tractor
NARRATOR
Just then the tractor pulls up carrying Leo, the neighbor, the lawyer, and the dentist.
LEO
I’ve got the smelling salts!
NEIGHBOR
I’ve got my feather duster!
LAWYER
I’ve got the depositions!
DENTIST
I’ve got a water pick!
TRACTOR
I’ve plowed the fields!
NARRATOR
Well, Mrs. da Vinci didn’t have any idea what they were talking about. So she handed Leo his box and went back to sorting the groceries. Leo went to his room and opened the letter.
LEO
Let’s see now. “Contents to be given to the Big Giant Head.”
BIG GIANT HEAD
Oh good, I see you’ve found my son.
NARRATOR
Leo opened the box and out popped a smaller head –
SFX: popping cork sound
NARRATOR
– that actually did look like the Big Giant Head, only younger. Both heads quickly disappeared into the rip in the canvas.
LEO
Mom? I need a favor!
MOM
What now?
LEO
Can you come and sew up my canvas?
MOM
No. I’m too busy cooking.
LEO
But mom –
MOM
Do it yourself or this will be the last supper you get out of me for a while.
LEO
The last supper, hmm . . .
SFX: closing music
[ *Should be: The tractor drives down the block and runs smack into a tree.]
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