NARRATOR 1 – Far away in the big woods was a little pond. Animals lived near the pond. They thought the pond was beautiful.

NARRATOR 2 – An old log reached out over the water. A black bear sometimes walked along the log. He came to the pond to catch fish.

NARRATOR 3 – Rabbits nibbled the soft green grass that grew near the pond.

NARRATOR 4 – A mother duck quacked to her baby ducks in the pond.

NARRATOR 5 – Bees buzzed around the flowers that grew on the shore nearby.

NARRATOR 6 – The birds and the raccoons like the little pond, too.

NARRATOR 7– Just after dark the deer came to the pond for a drink of water.

NARRATOR 1 – One summer it was very hot for many days. There was no rain. The hot sun was drying up the little pond.

RABBIT – The green grass that I like to eat is turning brown and dry.

BEE – Buzz, buzz. There are no flowers left for me to buzz around.

BEAR – There are no fish in the pond for me to catch and eat.

NARRATOR 2 – Every day it was hot and no rain came.

DEER – There is no water left for me to drink. What shall we do?

RABBIT, BEE, BEAR – What shall we do?

DUCK – Quack! Quack! I know! Far away through the trees is a big blue lake. It is so big that the sun cannot dry it up. I saw it as I flew over the woods.

NARRATOR 3 – All the animals listened to what the duck said.

DUCK – Do you want to go to this big lake? I will show you the way.

RABBIT, BEE, BEAR, DEER – We will go with you. We must have water.

DUCK – Quack! Quack! Just follow me.

NARRATOR 4 – The animals followed the duck. Through the hot dry woods they went. The raccoon saw them.

RACCOON - Where are you going?

RABBIT, BEE, BEAR, DEER, DUCK – We are going to find water.

RACCOON – I ‘ll come too.

NARRATOR 5– So on and on the animals went. The woods were dry and it was very hot.

ANIMALS – It is so hot. We need some water to drink.

DUCK – I will fly ahead and see if we are near the lake yet.

NARRATOR 6 – So the duck flew up over the treetops.

DUCK – I have found it! I see the lake! There is enough water for everyone. It is not far now.

NARRATOR 7 – Soon the animals could see the big lake. How pretty it looked.

NARRATOR 1 – The animals stayed by the big blue lake for many days.

NARRATOR 2 – There was water to swim in and water to drink.

NARRATOR 3 – There was green grass and many beautiful flowers.

NARRATOR 4 – But the animals missed their own little pond in the woods.

NARRATOR 5 – One day the sky was gray and big raindrops fell. Everything was wet. It rained and rained. When the rain stopped, the sun came out.

DUCK – Quack! Quack! I have just been to our pond. The rain has filled the pond with water.

DEER – We can go back home now.

BEE – Buzz, buzz. I am ready to go back home.

RABBIT – I want to go back to our home, too

RACCOON – Quick, let’s go right now.

.BEAR - Duck, please show us the way back to our pond.

NARRATOR 6 – Back through the woods went the animals. They did not think the trip was a long one this time.

NARRATOR 7– Soon they were back at their little pond. It was filled with water again. The grass was green. Flowers grew by the shore.