Scouting: Skit - the Medicrin
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This article is from the Scouting FAQ, by Bill Nelson nelsonb@nospam.aztec.asu.edu, Soaring Golden Eagle eagle@rangernet.org and Alan Houser troop24@emf.net with numerous contributions by others.
Scouting: Skit - the Medicrin
From: wayne@eng.umd.edu (Wayne C. McCullough)
The Medicrin
as recorded by Wayne McCullough
(original Author unknown)
There once was a medieval village named Trinsic. This
village was being terrorized by a vile monster, the
Medicrin. Each night, the Medicrin would stalk down from
the hills, and devour one of the villagers.
The terrified villagers called a meeting, and decided to
pool their money together to hire the great hero Erik.
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Erik came and listened to the complaints of the villagers.
He consulted his Great Hero's Book of Vile Monsters, and
learned that Medicrins love to eat Loons.
So Erik hunted high and low to find a loon. He found one,
captured it, tied it up, and brought it back to the village.
He then had the villagers dig a deep pit.
Erik threw the loon into the pit, hoping to capture the
Medicrin, and slay it.
That night, the Medicrin came . . .
It smelled the loon . . .
But it also smelled DANGER, and it ran off,
devouring one of the villagers on the way out.
After calming the villagers, the next day, Erik again
consulted his Great Hero's Book of Vile Monsters, and
learned that Medicrins also love sugar.
So Erik gathered up all of the sugar in the village, and
threw it into the pit. The loon, not having eaten in days,
devoured all of the sugar in a single gulp. Erik was struck
with panic, and ran to and fro trying to figure out what to
do next, but night had fallen, and the Medicrin would be
there soon, so Erik crossed his fingers, and hoped for the
best.
That night, the Medicrin came . . .
It smelled the loon . . .
It smelled danger . . .
But it also smelled the sugar, and the
Medicrin dived into the pit, and devoured the loon. The
villagers swarmed over the Medicrin, and slew it.
The moral of the story:
"A loon full of sugar helps the Medicrin go down."
Presentation:
The story calls for a narrator, a Hero, a Medicrin, a Loon,
and assorted villagers. The narrator should have a loud,
clear voice. There should be at least three villagers, but
the more, the merrier (up to ten).
The narrator should read the story, and the characters
should act out the parts. I personally feel no props should
be used, and only the narrator should speak.
The narrator should read the story slowly and dramatically.
Purely from the spoken point of view, the only humor in the
entire story is the final punch-line. However, minor
slapstick should be employed by the actors.
This is amusing mostly because of the punch-line. This
story should not be evoked in excess.
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