Plum Batty

By Kay Waldram & Karin Tame

Summary

Doing it his way is more important to Billie than obedience, even though his way doesn't work.

Characters

Billie & Millie (brother and sister- puppets)
Teacher (live)

Script

SFX: KNOCK   KNOCK
{TEACHER OPENS DOOR; SEE MILLIE & BILLIE WITH A BASEBALL BAT }
Millie & Billie: Hi Everybody!    " I'm Millie"    "I'm Billie"
Millie: We're on a baseball team this summer!
Teacher:   Really  -   Are you winning many games?
Billie: NOOOO!
Teacher: Oh, I see.
Billie: Yeah, It's the coach's fault!
{MILLIE   LOOKS AT BILLIE IN SURPRISE & SHAKES HER HEAD NO }
Billie: You see, I've got a system for hitting the ball but the Coach doesn't want me to use it!
Millie: SYSTEM?  What system?
Billie: Well, when the pitcher throws the ball I close my eyes and swiiiiiing!
{BILLIE SWINGS & MILLIE DUCKS OUT OF   THE WAY }
Millie:   Ask him why he does it that way  - go ahead, ask him. {TO TEACHER & CLASS }
Teacher & Class: Ok, why?
Billie:   BECAUSE, I did it that way once and it worked.  So there!
Millie: UH Huh ,   and how many times did you hit a home run?
Billie: No home runs.
Millie: Triples?
Billie: None
Millie: Singles?
Billie: NOPE NOPE, but that one time I closed my eyes I hit a pop fly!
Teacher: That's great!
Millie: Yeah, but the other team caught it.
Teacher: Your system doesn't seem to work so good.
Millie: Why don't you do what the coach said?
Billie: Why should I? { ACTING MAD }
Millie: Well, maybe you could hit the ball then ....
Billie: {CUTTING MILLIE OFF} Maybe,   but I've   already told everybody how GGGREAT my system is and I think my way is better.
Millie: But you should listen to Coach, he knows what works - that's his job!
Billie: {TALKING TO THE TEACHER } Maybe you could pitch the ball to me, I'll show you.
{TEACHER THROWS THE BALL AND BILLIE MISSES WITH HIS EYES CLOSED.}
Millie: {GETS THE BALL } Try again - open your eyes this time.
{TEACHER VERY CAREFULLY THROWS THE BALL AT THE BAT - COUNTS 1-2-3, MILLIE CHEERS HER BROTHER ON!  BILLIE HITS THE BALL}
Billie & Millie: YEA YEA {JUMPING UP AND DOWN}
Billie: WOW it worked!                  { AT   THE
Millie: I knew you could do it.         SAME   TIME  }
Billie: Maybe my way isn't ALWAYS the best way. { STARTS TO WALK OFF }
Millie: {FOLLOWS} Well if you weren't so stubborn you would have listened to the coach a long time ago and  .............................
{TEACHER SHRUGS SHOULDERS AND CLOSES THE DOOR}
SFX: KNOCK   KNOCK
Billie or Millie :   I need my ball please { ACTS EMBARRASSED }
{ TEACHER PUTS BALL IN PUPPET'S MOUTH}
Billie or Millie : MANK MOO.
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Copyright 1997 Kay Waldram & Karin Tame, all rights reserved
This script may be used free of charge, provided no charge is made for admission. In return for free use, the authors would like to be told of any performance. They may be contacted at Mohmers@aol.com