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The Santa Fe Trail
SETUP: Assign Parts to individuals and to crowd. The individuals should be other than scouts or leaders the crowd fills in sound effects on their queue words as follows:
Stage Driver Hurraahhh!!!
Tired Horse Oh Dear
Stagecoach gallop on knees
Beautiful Traveler Mercy Me
Santa Fe .the great southwest!
Hilary Hoedown ..AHHH!
Bart the Bandit BOO! hiss
Calvary Officer ..My Hero!
This is your real live radio announcer speaking on the Brighton Gardens, Cub Scout Radio Network. Tonight we bring you a story of intrigue, passion and love on THE SANTA FE TRAAAIILLLLL! Brought to you by the makers of GLOMO yes, GLOMO the denture adhesive that works on most anything, cars, boats, ceramics and yes even teeth. Just remember folks when your teeth start to fall, GLOMBO bonds it all! And now to our story
As our story opens, we are out on the Santa Fe Trail a husky wind-bitten STAGE DRIVER has climbed aboard his STAGECOACH and called gently to his TIRED HORSE.
<point to stage driver for response>
The STAGECOACH, pulled by his TIRED HOARSE, was on its way to pick up a BEAUTIFUL TRAVELER who was on her way to wed HILLARY HOEDOWN, her love so fair.
<point to Beautiful Traveler for response>
After a long night of traveling the SANTA FE trail, the STAGE DRIVER stopped his STAGECOACH in front of the hotel where the BEAUTIFUL TRAVELER was and rested his TIRED HORSE.
<Point to Tired Horse for response>
The BEAUTIFUL TRAVELER acknowledged the STAGE DRIVER <point to Beautiful Traveler> and boarded the STAGECOACH She felt sorry for the TIRED HORSE as se settled back and thought of her one true love, HILLARY HOEDOWN away out there in SANTA FE.
The STAGE DRIVER called to his TIRED HORSE,
<point to Stage Driver>
and the STAGECOACH lurched forward with a JERK.
(send out a scout or leader to smile and wave then be pulled off stage maybe give them a line like Who ME?)
The TIRED HORSE dashed on in a tired frenzy and soon the STAGECOACH and STAGE DRIVER settled down for a long run as he thought of his precious cargo, the BEAUTIFUL TRAVELER going to SANTA FE to see her one true love HILLARY HOEDOWN.
As they topped a rise in the trail they were halted by the biggest, badest , most evil, UGLY sight they ever saw. Yes it was BART THE BANDIT. Halt! The bandit cried.
<point to Bart for response>
(Slower and announcer-like)
Ladies do you have trouble starching your husbands shorts? Do they stand all by themselves when you are through? Does he complain that they can still fit the cardboard they were brought home in? Well then here is a suggestion from the makers of Wedgie brand undergarments. DONT DO IT!
And now back to BRIGHTON GARDENS CUB SCOUT THEATER. When we last left our story, the TIRED HORSE was trotting along peacefully with the STAGECOACH, the STAGE DRIVER and our BEAUTIFUL TRAVELER when suddenly they were halted by BART THE BANDIT.
<point to Bart>
Quick as a flash the BEAUTIFUL TRAVELER screamed.
<Point to Beautiful Traveler>
The Tired Horse got a fresh burst of energy
<point to Tired Horse>
and galloped quickly while the STAGECOACH lunged, the STAGE DRIVER shouted
<point to STAGE DRIVER>
and the CAVALRY OFFICER appeared with a charge.
<point to Cavalry Officer>
BART THE BANDIT was soon captured
<point to Bart>
The BEAUTIFUL TRAVELER kissed the CAVALRY OFFICER
<point to beautiful traveler>
which worked out just fine because he was really HILLARY HOEDOWN!!!
The two were married as soon as the STAGECOACH, drawn by the TIRED HORSE, arrived in SANTA FE. And that, sez the STAGE DRIVER (look at Stage Driver for response) is why they call a big happy gathering a Hoedown.