Lazy Marty

• RECOMMENDED AGE GROUP: 3rd year of Primary.

·         CHARACTERS:

-          Marty the monkey: Marty is a lazy monkey. He only enjoys sleeping and resting, and he has no interest in playing or exercising.

-          Candy the caterpillar: She is Marty's best friend. Unlike Marty, she is very active, playful and loves to propose plans to have fun.

-          Jeffrey the elephant: He is another friend of Marty and Candy. He is calm, good-natured and sensitive. He loves spending time with Marty and Candy, but he is not as active as Candy, nor lazy like Marty.

-          Ms Peanuts: She is Marty's mother. She is very hard working and she is very worried about Marty's laziness.

-          The old owl: He is one of the eldest animals in the forest. He gives good pieces of advice to Marty, but he normally doesn´t listen to him.

·         SYNOPSIS:

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Marty is a lazy monkey who lives in the jungle with his parents. He has two friends, Candy the caterpillar and Jeffrey the elephant. They like to propose different plans to Marty, but he always rejects them because he prefers to doze on his own. Ms Peanuts is Marty´s mother, and she also tries to encourage Marty to do something different than sleeping. As Marty ignores her, she is very worried about Marty (she thinks he is never going to be an important and respectable animal in the jungle). The old owl is one of the most ancient animals of the whole jungle. Each time he sees Marty, he warns him about the dangers of being lazy and not becoming an important jungle animal.

One day, while Marty was sleeping near a clearing, a terrible storm comes near the jungle. Marty´s friends and family recommend him not to sleep, because being asleep while the storm was happening was too dangerous. They recommend him to look for a shelter. Marty, as usually, ignores them and he starts sleeping. The storm comes and one lightning strikes a tree near Marty and causes a big fire that starts burning everything that surrounds Marty. Candy and Jeffrey risk their lives to save Marty and, with a very big effort Jeffrey puts out the fire with the water he carries in his trunk. After this scary experience Marty learns that sleeping all the time has no sense and he realizes life is much funnier when you spend your time with your family and friends doing interesting things.

·         SCENE BREAKDOWN:

-          Scene 1: Marty is at home with Ms Peanuts. The house is a simple hut made of straw. He is sleeping in a bed made of leaves and Ms Peanuts starts complaining about how lazy Marty is. Marty ignores her and says he does harm to nobody by sleeping all the time. Ms Peanuts

-          Scene 2: The scene takes place in the jungle pond. Marty is sleeping near the water and Candy the caterpillar arrives to propose Marty to climb the highest trees of the jungle. Marty refuses her invitation saying he is too tired to do these things. Candy leaves the pond quite sad.

-          Scene 3: This scene happens in Marty's garden. Jeffrey the elephant arrives and ask Marty to help him to grab some bananas that are in a very tall tree he can´t reach with his trunk. Marty refuses saying he cannot climb so high because he prefers to sunbathe on his garden. Jeffrey leaves the garden with a sad look.

-          Scene 4: The scene starts when the old owl finds Marty taking a nap near a big tree. He asks Marty is he has done his homework. Marty says he does not need to do his homework because he prefers sleeping after lunch. The old owl tells Marty the dangers of being lazy monkey that does nothing.

-          Scene 5: All the characters are in the pond. They warn each other about a big storm that is getting near the jungle. They want to join and look for a shelter but Marty disagrees saying he prefers to rest on his own. Everybody is fed up with Marty's behavior and they decide to leave him on his own.

-          Scene 6: Marty is sleeping near the clearing. The storm comes. Is dangerous,scary and big. A huge lightning strikes a tree and a fire starts burning everything around Marty. He is very scared and he calls his friend, mother and old owl for help. Candy and Jeffrey hear him and they go to the rescue. They succeed in putting out the fire using Jeffrey’s trunk as a hose full of water.

-          Scene 7: All the characters are at Marty's place. Marty is in bed in bandages and plasters. The other characters ask him if he has learnt the lesson. Marty nods and adds that being lazy is not only boring but also dangerous. He promises that from now on he is going to be a hardworking, active and playful monkey.