Hoppy

Script:

GIRL: Excuse me, Mrs Wright.

WOMAN: Yes, Jill. What’s the matter?

GIRL: Nothing, but can I ask you about your rabbit? I’d like to buy a pet but I can’t choose. Where did you buy your rabbit?

WOMAN: At the pet shop.

GIRL: How old is your rabbit now, Mrs Wright?

WOMAN: It’s only twelve weeks old.

GIRL: Twelve weeks! It’s very young!

WOMAN: Yes, but it eats a lot!

GIRL: So, what’s its favourite food? Does it like fruit?

WOMAN: Well, it does, but it likes carrots best.

GIRL: So do you buy carrots for it every day?

WOMAN: No. I buy a lot at the weekend.

GIRL: And where does it sleep?

WOMAN: It sleeps in a box outside.

GIRL: Oh! Isn’t it cold in the garden?

WOMAN: Yes, but it’s OK inside the box.

GIRL: And what colour is your rabbit?

WOMAN: Well, I wanted a brown one, but they only had grey and white ones.

GIRL: So what did you buy?

WOMAN: A grey and white one with very long ears.

GIRL: And can you play with it?

WOMAN: Yes! It likes to jump and run in the garden.

GIRL: What’s its name?

WOMAN: Hoppy.

GIRL: Is that H-O-P-P-Y?

WOMAN: Yes!

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