I love it here in the garden at Grandfather's house but I really want go out and explore and play in the big green meadow.

(in the treetop with a whispering singing voice) ‘Peter, Peter all is quiet, come on Peter, come on out into the meadow.

Who’s that calling me?

It’s me your friend the bird. Please do come on out and play with me.

Oh, dear, I’m afraid I can’t, my Grandfather told me not to go into the meadow for fear that the Wolf might catch me and eat me, and anyway the gate is locked.

Oh, please do come out and play, I’m so bored just sat in this tree all day.

Oh, well, I don’t suppose I’ll come to any harm, I’ll come and play just for a little while, I’m coming, I’m coming, I’ll climb over the gate. (Bird climbs over the gate and plays in the meadow chasing his hat in the wind)

Oh, how wonderful, Peter, you have come out to play

Hello Peter, you’ve come out into the meadow to play

(From his tree) Ha ha ha ha, Oh look at that silly duck, he can’t fly like me

You really are a silly old bird, you can’t swim like me, I may not be able to fly like you, but look! I can swim really fast, look at me. (DUCK leaps into the river - The bird and the duck continue to argue quietly)

Oh, do be quiet Duck

See, now you don’t like it that I can swim faster than you, and I can go under the water, you can’t do that can you bird?

I’m not listening to you duck

… and I can put my head under the water and look for fish to eat, quack, quack, (eats a small fish) Mmmm yummy! so much tastier than those disgusting worms you eat bird!

Stop it you two, stop arguing!

(CAT creeps in) Oh look at those two arguing, Yum, yum, I haven’t eaten all day, they do look tasty!

(Shouts to the DUCK and the BIRD) Look out! The cat will eat you, he is behind you. (BIRD flies and the DUCK waddles fast to the side of the meadow with the CAT chasing them)
Oh, I know I shouldn’t be out here, I better watch out, Grandfather said there are wolves in the meadow. (Peter hides behind a tree and peers around)

(Enters and hides - WOLF speaks in a sly voice) Oooooooh! This looks very interesting out here. I will keep my eye on that bird and that duck, oh yes, that cat too! (DUCK wanders off on his own, thinking he is safe from the CAT)
Ooooooh, it’s my lucky day! Ha ha! (WOLF chases the DUCK)
Got you! (WOLF gobbles up the DUCK whole! - The BIRD quickly flies up into the tree)

I’m coming up in the tree with you! (CAT scampers up the tree as well)

Ahhh! That’s tricky now, The cat and the bird are up in the tree, and I do so want some dessert! I have all day, I’ll just watch and wait (WOLF lies down watching the tree from a distance)

(Running out from his hiding place) I’m coming, I’ll save you, I won’t let that bad wolf get you, I just saw what he did to the duck, you BIG BAD WOLF! (PETER sees a rope in the tree - calls to BIRD)
Pass me that rope up there, here take the end of it, hold it with your beak and just fly round and round. I will take this end and tie it to the tree. GO! Go on, GO!

I will, I will, I’m going, I’m trying, I’m going round and round.

Go bird, keep going!

(WOLF spins around chasing the rope) I can get this rope and pull the bird down and eat him! catch it, get it, Ooooh I’m getting dizzy! Aaaaaaargh! (Looking very forlorn falls to the ground under the tree tied to the trunk by the rope)
How on earth did I fall for this.

Well done Peter! You saved me, thank you!

Well done Peter, You saved me too!

Quack, quack! Quack, quack!

Wait, I can hear something quacking, that poor old duck must still be inside the Wolf's tummy.

Listen I can hear him too. What can we do to rescue him

Come here bird, I promise I won’t eat you

No, no I’m not coming near you, you’ll eat me

I promise I won’t

Quack, quack

What’s that strange noise inside my tummy, I think I might have indigestion!

Bird, bird, I need to pull out one of your feathers to make the wolf sneeze!

(Reluctantly) Ok, ok! But please, please, please be careful ………. (CAT pulls a feather out of the BIRD)
OUCH! that hurt!

Now, pass it over to me Cat, sorry Bird, it will be worth it you’ll see! (Takes the feather)
Wolfy, wolfy, we have something for you to eat.

(Wolf sniffs the feather, thinking it’s the BIRD) Mmmmm, delicious! Aaaaaaaaaaaaatchoo! (DUCK pops out)

Quack, quack, you saved me, quack, quack, thankyou, thankyou.

(Still tied to the tree) Help me! Help me!

(All walking off talking together) You should not be such a big, bad wolf, yes, serves you right,

you ate me, I’m not untying you,

and you were going to have me for dessert! ...