The Rainbow Fish

The Rainbow Fish Reader’s Theater

Characters:          Narrator 1, Rainbow Fish, Fish Friends (A,B &C), Little Blue Fish, Starfish, Octopus

Narrator- A long way out in the deep blue sea there lived a fish. Not just an ordinary fish, but the most beautiful fish (in the entire ocean). His scales were (every shade of blue and green and purple)colorful, with (sparkling) silver scales among them. (The other fish were amazed at his beauty.)

The other fish (They)  called him……Rainbow Fish.

Rainbow Fish : (Speak to the audiences proudly.) Hello everyone. It’s good to see you. I believe that you are all here to see me, aren’t you? Look at me, how pretty I am.  (show the audience the colorful scales of the fish)

Fish Friends A : Hey guys! That’s Rainbow Fish.

Fish Friends B : Wow! Look at her shiny scales.

Fish Friends C : Oh, she is soooo beautiful.

Fish Friends A : Rainbow Fish, come on. Come and play and sing with us!

Fish Friends B : Yeah, Let’s play and sing. (Fish song)

Rainbow Fish : Humph! (Rainbow Fish is just glide past)

(Narrator- But the Rainbow Fish would just glide past, proud and silent, letting his scales shimmery.)

Fish Friends C : Uh-oh! She is gone.

Fish Friends B : Well. Let’s go and find something else to play then.

Fish Friends A : Alright.

Narrator 1- One day, a little blue fish followed after the Rainbow Fish, and tried to ask something from her.

Little Blue Fish : Rainbow Fish! Rainbow Fish! Wait for me!

(the Rainbow Fish stopped and look at the blue fish proudly)

           Please… give me one of your shiny scales. They are so wonderful and you have so many.

Rainbow Fish : What? You want me to give you one of my special scales? Ha! Who do you think you are? You think I would share my scales with any foolish fish that ask? Get away from me!

Little Blue Fish : Ooooh! (Cried the Little Blue all the way to the other friend)

Rainbow Fish : Humph!

Narrator – (Shocked, ) Little Blue Fish swam away. She was so upset. (Little blue fish keep crying)

Fish Friends C : Hey Little Blue, why are you so sad?

Fish Friends B : What’s going on?

Little Blue Fish : I….I just asked the Rainbow Fish for a shiny scale. But she shouted at me and wanted me to get away from her.

Fish Friends A : What? That was mean.

Fish Friends B : Don’t be sad Little Blue. Let’s go and have a talk with Rainbow.

(They went to meet Rainbow.)

Fish Friends C : Hey, you know something Rainbow Fish, your attitude is bad. You just hurt Little Blue feeling so badly. She looked up to you and admired you. And look what you have just done to him. You don’t deserve any friend or any of your shiny scale.

Rainbow Fish : Well, fine. I don't need you. I don't need any of you. (song: I am a fish, a selfish fish)

Fish Friends B : Rainbow, you might be so attractive (on the) outside but (on the) inside you are bad.

Rainbow Fish : Oh! (Shocked)

Fish Friends A : Guys, let’s not to talk and play with her. Let’s go. (All Fish Friends gone.)

Rainbow Fish : Just go anyway. Who cares? Humph!

Narrator – (From then on, no one would have anything to do with Rainbow Fish) No one would like to play with Rainbow fish. They turned away when she swam by.

Fish Friends A&B : Paper, scissors, rock. Paper, scissors, rock. (Fish A and B was playing happily.)

(And, Fish C was playing tag with Little Blue Fish)

Fish Friends C : I am going to catch you Little blue.

Little Blue Fish : Naaa…..., you can’t catch me!

(To show her scales, Rainbow swam around the other fish)

Little Blue Fish : Hey, Rainbow is coming. (All Fish Friends stop playing)

Fish Friends C : (Fish C pulled and stopped little Blue form seeing the Rainbow fish.) No, no, no. Let’s go and play somewhere else.

Little Blue Fish : But………

Fish Friends A&B : Yap, let’s go.

(All Fish Friends gone.)

Rainbow Fish- Wait! Where are they going? (She murmured disappointedly.) Where does everybody go? I…I am so lonely.

(Narrator - What good were the dazzling, shimmering scales with no one to admire them? Now he was the loneliest fish in the entire ocean.)

Narrator – A starfish swam by. The rainbow fish poured out her troubles (to the starfish).

Rainbow Fish- Oh…!(Sigh) Starfish, I am such beautiful. Why is anybody ignoring me? What did I do?

Starfish- I can’t answer that for you. But if you go beyond the coral reef to a deep cave you will find the wise Octopus. I think she is the only one who can help you now.

Rainbow Fish- Really? I got to find her.

Narrator 3- The Rainbow Fish found the cave. It was very dark inside and he couldn’t see anything. Then suddenly …….(two eyes caught him in their glare and the octopus emerged from the darkness.)

Octopus- Rainbow, I have been waiting for you. The waves have told me your story. Now, let me ask you a question. What good are your shinny dazzling scales with no one to admire them?

Rainbow Fish-Um…, no good at all.

Octopus- What is true beauty anyway?

Rainbow Fish- Well, I guess it’s what makes people like you.

Octopus- But, is it what you see on the outside like shinny scales, or is it something hidden deep with it? 

Rainbow Fish- I guess it’s what on the inside. But I don’t understand how that helps me.

Octopus- Don’t just see by the glitter and glimmer surface, reach deeper.

Rainbow Fish- What should I do? I don’t understand

Octopus- This is my advice. Give a glittering scale to each of the other fish. You will no longer be the most beautiful fish in the sea, but you will discover how to be happy.

Rainbow Fish- Give away my glittering scale to each of the other fish? I can’t…

Octopus- Do as I said. Remember……..  (the Rainbow Fish started to say, but the octopus had already disappeared)

Rainbow Fish-Noooo….! Wait! Don’t go……..

Rainbow Fish-(Murmured herself) Oh no, give away my scales? My beautiful shinny scales? Never! How could I ever be happy without them? No……(song:Sharing is stupid)

(Narrator- Suddenly, she felt the light touch of a fin. The little blue fish was back!)

Little Blue Fish- Rainbow Fish, please, don’t be angry! I just want on little scale.

(The Rainbow Fish was in deep thought and wavered.) Only one very, very small shimmery scale, he thought.

Rainbow Fish- Only one very, very , very small shimmery scale. (She murmured.)

Well, maybe I won’t miss just one.

Rainbow Fish- Alright, just a small one.

(Carefully the Rainbow Fish pulled out the smallest scale and gave it to the little fish.)

Little Blue Fish- Oooooh! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you very much!

 (little Blue tucked the shiny scale in among his blue ones.)

Wee…….  (The little fish bubbled playfully.)

Narrator- For a long time Rainbow watched the little blue fish swim back and forth with her new scale (glittering in the water. A rather particular feeling came over the Rainbow Fish.)

Rainbow Fish- Hmm, The Wise Octopus was right; I DO feel better because of sharing.

Little Blue Fish- Wee……… Look at me. Look at me. I am beautiful now. Everybody come and see me.         (Little Blue told everyone what happened.)

(Narrator 1- The little blue fish whizzed through the ocean with his scale flashing, so it didn’t take long before the Rainbow Fish was surrounded by the other fish.)

Fish Friends C : Rainbow, I’ve heard that you gave a shinny scale to Little Blue. Um….. May I have one, too?

Fish Friends A : I want one too.

Fish Friends B : Me too.

Rainbow Fish- Sure, no problem.

Fish Friends A : Oh! Thank you so much.

Narrator 2- The Rainbow Fish shared her scales left and right. And the more she gave away, the more happier (delighted) she became. (When the water around her filled with glimmering scales, he at last felt at home among the other fish. Finally the Rainbow Fish had only one shining scale left. His most prized possessions had been given away, yet he was very happy.)

Rainbow Fish- Guys, I have to say “Sorry!” to all of you. I’ve been really mean, and you know what? It really didn’t make me feel good.

Fish Friends B L But now,) do you feel sad now that you don’t have so many beautiful shinny scales.

Rainbow Fish- No! Actually I feel truly GOOD after all.

All Fish Friends + Little Blue- Yay……….!

Fish Friends- Come on Rainbow Fish! Come and play with us!

Rainbow Fish- Okey! Here I come!

Narrator 1- From then on, Rainbow Fish was no longer the most beautiful fish, but the happiest one in the ocean.

Fish Song

I am fish

A pretty fish, a proud fish, a shiny fish.

I wanna swim, swim, swim, swim in the water. Jump, Jump, Jump, jump out of the water.

Twist, twist, twist, twish in the water. Dance, dance, dance, dance in the water.

And then STOP. And then JUMP.

Dancing in the water.

Sharing is stupid

Sharing is stupid. Sharing is stupid.

Sharing is stupid. You know it’s not fun.

Giving Makes You Special!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYEu2HHyQfY

I'm A Little Fishy

(tune of I'm a little tea pot)

Submitted by Nicky

I'm a little fishy
watch me swim
Here is my tail
Here is my fin
When I want to have fun with my friends
I wiggle my tail an dive right in