*Reader’s theater script
Based on Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina
Narrator:
A man sells caps.
Man:
Caps. Caps. Caps.
Caps for sale!
Come get caps!
Narrator:
The man is sad.
He can not sell caps.
Man:
I can not sell caps.
But I can take a nap.
Narrator:
The man naps.
Monkeys get his caps.
The man gets mad.
Man:
Give me my caps!
Narrator:
The man taps, claps, slaps, and snaps.
The monkeys tap, clap, slap, and snap.
The man flaps his cap.
The monkeys flap their caps.
The man drops his cap.
The monkeys drop their caps.
The man gets his caps!
The man can sell his caps!
Man:
Caps! Caps! Caps!
Caps for sale.
Come get caps!