Mortimer

by Robert Munsch
adapted by grade 2 lemurs
CHARACTERS:
Narrator 1: Hazel
Narrator 2: Alex
Mortimer: Reese
Mom: Sophia
Dad: Elisha
Policemen: Max
Policemen: Louis
Policemen: Iga
Sister: Luna
Sister: Elena
Sister: Dhatri
Music: Jesus, Martin, Elisha, Pablo, Emily, Kotaro,
Poorvi, Gefen
Garbage: Vivien, Hadar, Daniel, Robin

Narrator 1:

Mortimer a story by Robert Munsch adapted by

grade 2 lemurs

Narrator 2 :

One night Mortimers mother took him upstairs to

go to bed.

Mortimer:

thump thump thump thump thump thump

Narrator 1:

When they got upstairs Mortimers mother

opened the door to his room.

Narrator 2:

She threw him into bed and said,

Mom:

MORTIMER, BE QUIET.

Narrator 1:

Mortimer shook his head, yes.

Mom:

And look at all this mess! Clean up your room.

What a load of rubbish! There is
(plastic bottles, candy wrappers and old broken
toys everywhere)
Clean your room!

Narrator 1:

Mortimer shook his head yes.

Narrator 2:

The mother shut the door.

Narrator 1:

Then she went back down the stairs

Mom:

thump thump thump thump thump thump

Narrator 2:

As soon as she got back downstairs Mortimer

sang.

Mortimer:

Clang, clang, rattle-bing-bang

Gonna make my noise all day.
Clang, clang, rattle-bing-bang
Gonna make my trash all day.

Narrator 1:

Mortimers father heard all that noise.

Narrator 2:

He came up the stairs -

Dad:

thump thump thump thump thump thump

Narrator 1:

He opened the door and yelled.

Dad:

MORTIMER, BE QUIET.

Narrator 2:

Mortimer shook his head, yes.

Narrator 1:

And the father yelled when he saw all the

rubbish!

Dad:

Ahhhhhhhhh! What a load of rubbish! Did you

know where to put all this? Put it all in the
rubbish bin. On garbage day, the garbage truck
will come and take it away to an incinerator. Your
rubbish will be burnt to ash which is smaller, and
it makes energy.
Mortimer clean your room!

Narrator 1:

Mortimer shook his head yes.

Narrator 2:

The father shut the door.

Narrator 1:

Then he went back downstairs.

Dad:

thump thump thump thump thump thump

Narrator 2:

As soon as he got back downstairs Mortimer sang.

Mortimer:

Clang, clang, rattle-bing-bang

Gonna make my noise all day.
Clang, clang, rattle-bing-bang
Gonna make my trash all day.

Narrator 1:

All of Mortimers four sisters heard that noise.

Narrartor 2:

They all came up the stairs.

Kids:

thump thump thump thump thump thump

Narrator 1:

They opened the door and yelled in a tremendous

voice.

Sisters:

MORTIMER, BE QUIET.

Narrator 2:

Mortimer shook his head, yes.

Narrator 1:

And then the sisters yelled when they saw all the
rubbish!

Sisters:

Ahhhhh! What a load of rubbish!

Dhatri:

Mortimer, dont put it all in the trash bin, you

have to put it in the right spot.

Elena:

The old toys can be reused- you can donate them

to a charity.

Luna:

Yuck, and all these small candy wrappers! You can

reduce the amount of rubbish you make by buying
one big chocolate bar instead of lots of small
ones.

Hadar:

Oh no! Did you know all these plastic water

bottles can be recycled into clothes, like my rain
jacket!

All sisters:

Mortimer clean your room!

Narrator 1:

Mortimer shook his head Yes.

Narrator 2:

The sisters shut the door.

Narrator 1:

Then they went back downstairs.

Sisters:

thump thump thump thump thump thump

Narrator 2:

As soon as they got back downstairs Mortimer

sang.

Mortimer:

Clang, clang, rattle-bing-bang

Gonna make my noise all day.
Clang, clang, rattle-bing-bang
Gonna make my trash all day.

Narrator 1:

They got so upset that they called the police.

Narrator 2:

Three policemen came and they walked very

slowly up the stairs-

Policemen:

thump thump thump thump thump thump

Narrator 1:

They opened the door and said in a very deep

policemen-type voices,

Policemen:

MORTIMER, BE QUIET.

Narrator 2:

Mortimer shook his head, yes.

Narrator 1:

And the policemen yelled when they saw all the

rubbish!

All Policeman:

Ahhhhhh! What a load of rubbish!

Max:

Did you know if rubbish is not put in the right

spot, it can hurt animals.

Louis:

Animals think the colourful plastic is food, they

eat it and it can make them very sick.

Animals:

Robin and Daniel come on stage and pretend to

eat the plastic.

Iga:

Think of your pet Johnny. What if he ate some

of those candy wrappers? He could get very sick!

All Police:

Mortimer clean your room.

Narrator 1:

Mortimer shook his head yes.

Narrator 2:

The policemen shut the door.

Narrator 1:

Then she went back downstairs.

Narrator 2:

As soon as they got back downstairs Mortimer

sang,

Mortimer:

Clang, clang, rattle-bing-bang

Gonna make my noise all day.
Clang, clang, rattle-bing-bang
Gonna make my trash all day.

Narrator 1:

Well, downstairs no one knew what to do.

Narrator 2:

The mother got into a big fight with the

policemen.

Narrator 1:

The father got into a big fight with three

sisters.

Narrator 2:

Upstairs, Mortimer got so tired waiting for

someone to come up that he
(quiet fighting moves off stage)

Narrator 1:

Started thinking about all his rubbish and how it

hurts the world.

Vivien:

He thought he could put his garbage in the right

spot!

Robin:

He planned to buy one big candy, instead of many

little ones.

Daniel:

He thought he would fix his old toys and donate

them.

Hadar:

He put his plastic bottles by the door, so they

can be recycled into something new, like his
sisters jacket.

Elena:

Or recycled into toys made from old plastic, like

my doll.

Narrator 2:

And, he promised Johnny

Mortimer:

I will do my best to keep you safe from garbage.

Narrator 1:

He cleaned his room.

Mortimer:

Cleans room.

Narrator 2:

And when he was finally done cleaning, he was so

tired that he

Everyone:

Fell asleep.