Script Sample

Shepherd 1: OK Dog, you can rest now. Hi guys. (Mumbles of greetings are returned) What's new?

Shepherd 2: Not much.

Shepherd 3: Same as usual.

Shepherd 4: Did anyone see that lion today?

Shepherd 1: I did. I had to chase it away from my sheep. It was pretty hungry.

Dog: He chased it away? Huh! More like I did all the work. Always the same. I do the work, he gets the glory.

Sheep: That's your job. He feeds you and you chase the lions away.

Dog: If you lot weren't so scared, you could chase your own lions away.

Sheep: That doesn't even make any sense.

Shepherd 5: There was also that bear last week. Took one of my sheep and injured a couple more before I could get my double barreled slingshot loaded.

Shepherd 2: It's because their natural habitats are being destroyed, taking their food source, and forcing the animals to look elsewhere.

Shepherd 3: What??

Shepherd 2: Either that, or the cold is driving them down the hills.

Shepherd 4: Speaking of the cold, how do you guys stand it?

Shepherd 5: What?

Shepherd 4: The cold. I mean, it's freezing out here. Are we really expected to sit out here all night? It's OK for the sheep, they have woolen sweaters.

Dog: New guy, huh?

Sheep: Started yesterday. Has no idea. Every time he counts us, he falls asleep!

Shepherd 1: You'll get used to it. It's all in your job description.

Shepherd 4: How long have you been shepherding?

Shepherd 1: Nine years now.

Shepherd 2: Six for me.

Shepherd 3: Seven.

Shepherd 5: Nine for me, too.

Shepherd 4: Nine years! Not me, I'm just here until I get enough money to get my own place and my own herd, then I'll be doing the hiring.

Shepherd 2: Huh! Easier said than done.

Shepherd 3: It's not such a bad job. You get to be outdoors, no schedules to run to. You are your own boss.

Shepherd 4: Don't you get bored? Same thing day in, day out.

Dog: I'm getting bored listening to him.

Sheep: I don't understand people who constantly want excitement. I am happy with a nice quiet life, thank you very much.

Shepherd 1: Well, there's always the odd lion or bear that adds excitement.

Shepherd 2: If we wanted excitement, we certainly wouldn't have chosen this life.

Shepherd 3: That's right. Exciting things always happen to other people, not to us shepherds.

Shepherd 5: We sit up here, quietly minding our own business. I don't think anyone gives us another thought. As long as the sheep are safe, that's all they are worried about. And I am quite happy not to be noticed.

Shepherd 1: If I wanted to be noticed, you know, put in the lime light, I would be an actor or something.

Shepherd 4: No one cares about a shepherd. You guys can keep your dull life. I have big plans. I'm going to be noticed.

Shepherd 3: Before you start on those plans, you can go and count the sheep. (4 exits) That should occupy him for a while.

Shepherd 2: Still falls asleep, huh? (They laugh).

Shepherd 5: Must be a full moon tonight.

Shepherd 1: No, not tonight.

Shepherd 2: It's very light...

... the script continues.