Segment 9: Animals

(midnight; rain; clap of thunder; Twimfina takes shelter in a dark barn with animals; if anything can be seen, it is only a slight outline of the animals)

TWIMFINA
Hello fellow animals!

SHEEP
(a sheep replies with an unenthusiastic bleat, as if saying “whatever”)

TWIMFINA
I’m really feeling trippy this evening – must be from that moldy rye bread I ate. I hope you don’t mind my staying in here tonight with you.

COW
(a cow replies with an unenthusiastic “moo”, as if saying “whatever”)

TWIMFINA
I may have to stay here tomorrow night too if I can’t get across their “border”.

HEN
(a hen gives an “oh, really?” cackle)

TWIMFINA
(chuckles)
Yeah. Silly borders.

PIG and DONKEY
(a pig and donkey give a short chuckle)

TWIMFINA
By the way, my name’s “Twimfina”. What are yours?

ANIMALS and TWIMFINA
(Quack-Quack) “Duck?”
(Snort-Snort) “Pig?”
(Brawk-Brawk) “Hen?”
(Chirp-Chirp) “Bird?”
(Baaa) “Sheep?”
(Hee-Haw) “Donkey?”
(Peep-Peep-Peep) “Chick?”
(Moo) “Cow?”

TWIMFINA
I’m happy to meet all of you!
(A clap of thunder is heard)
Wow, what a night. Too bad it’s so dark. I’d love to see your beautiful bodies.

PIG and DONKEY
(give a loud outburst)

TWIMFINA
Yes, they are quite funny, aren’t they? How in the world did we get stuck in these things?

SHEEP and COW
(a sheep and cow voice depressed resignation)

TWIMFINA
Yeah, at least we’re all still alive - whatever that means.

(singing plaintively)
THE SUN, LET IT SHINE, LET IT SHINE ON EV’RYONE.
THE SUN, LET IT SHINE, LET IT SHINE ON EV’RYONE
SO ALL OF US CAN DREAM OF FIELDS AND FIELDS OF GREEN.
THE SUN, LET IT SHINE, LET IT SHINE ON EV’RYONE.

DUCK
(quacks 7 times, setting tempo)

TWIMFINA
(singing cheerfully with animals accompanying)
WE ARE THE ANIMALS OF THE PLANET EARTH
IN THE FUNNIEST OF BODIES THAT WE GOT AT BIRTH.
WANNA KNOW WHO WE ARE?
WELL FOR WHAT IT’S WORTH
WE ARE THE ANIMALS OF THE PLANET EARTH.

WE ARE HAIRY ONES - WE ARE MERRY ONES
AND THE VERY BEST IS THAT WE’RE VEGETARIANS
WANNA KNOW WHO WE ARE?
WELL, FOR WHAT IT’S WORTH
WE ARE THE ANIMALS OF THE PLANET EARTH

THE SUN, LET IT SHINE, LET IT SHINE ON EV’RYONE.
THE SUN, LET IT SHINE, LET IT SHINE ON EV’RYONE
SO ALL OF US CAN DREAM OF FIELDS AND FIELDS OF GREEN.
THE SUN, LET IT SHINE, LET IT SHINE ON EV’RYONE.

COWS
(slowly sing the above “The Sun” verse on the syllable “Moo”)

TWIMFINA
(singing bridge)
SO ALL OF US CAN DREAM OF FIELDS AND FIELDS OF GREEN

COWS
(sing final line of “The Sun” verse on the syllable “Moo”)

DUCK
(7 quacks to re-establish original tempo)

TWIMFINA
(back to the cheerful singing with animals accompanying)
WE ARE THE ANIMALS OF THE PLANET EARTH
IN THE FUNNIEST OF BODIES THAT WE GOT AT BIRTH.
WANNA KNOW WHO WE ARE?
WELL FOR WHAT IT’S WORTH
WE ARE THE ANIMALS...
WE ARE THE ANIMALS...
WE ARE THE ANIMALS OF THE PLANET EARTH.

END OF SEGMENT 9

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