ANIMAL FRIENDS Narrator: Luis is on bed tossing.

He hears the noises- the barking of the dog, the meowing of the cat, the neighing of the horse, the mooing of a carabao, the crowing of a rooster, and the squeaking of the pig. Luis: Whats that? A pandemonium of animal voices! What could it be? Dog: Your animal pets are here in your bedroom to protest, Luis! Luis: You talk, Bantay? The dog talks! But I cant see him? Dog: Because it is pitch dark. You cannot see anyone but I assure you that we are all here Luis: You talk like a man, bantay. This is impossible. I must be dreaming!

Luis: Im Sorry. Im really sorry. I didnt realize it before. Dog: (Barks). That we have feelings? Horse: That we also feel the pain? Cat: And what is difficult is...we cant talk, we cant explain. We get beaten for no reason at all and yet we cannot voice our protests. Luis: Well..Im glad you came to me tonight. I promise to be good of you my friends. I Promise. Dog: Its good to hear you call us your friends, for really and truly animals are your friends. (Barks) Horse: We work for you. We pull calesas, we carry people on our backs and pull loads and we do all these in the hot sun or in pouring rain. (Neighs)

Carabao: (Moohs). And I help you plow the field and Cat: (Meows) No, no you are not dreaming! God has given us pull the carts loaded with farm harvest. I give nutritious the power to speak just for tonight so that we can express our milk and meat grievances. Dog: (Barks). I guard your home and help in pasturing ALL: Against the cruel treatment! the goats and sheep. I am loyal to you and I protect to you and I protect you from enemies Rooster: that you constantly give us (crows) Cat: (Meows). I kill the rats and mice that eat your Horse: (Neighs) you kick me and neat me now and then Grains, your clothes, your books and magazines, as you shoot me with a slingshot. Dont you know that well as your food although we are animals we can also feel pain? Rooster: My Family and I give you nutritious eggs and Carabao: (Moohs). Not only the pain, Luis. But dumb as good meat to make you strong and healthy (Crows) we are, we do feel the heat and the cold. Yet you often leave in sunshine and in rains as if I were made of stone Dog: Some animals, like the sheep give you warm and not of flesh and blood like you clothes to keep you warm. Cows and carabaos give leather for your shoes and slippers. (Barks) Horse: (Neighs). And you overload me and work me to death as if I dont get tired at all Pig: (Squeaks). And we give you meat for your daily food. When you want to kill us, all we do is given Cat: (Meows). You prick my tail with pin; you pull my several squeaks and nothing more. What more could whiskers; you throw away or drown my little kittens. you ask for? How could you treat me so meanly? Dandandandan... All: ahhh.ahhh. Rooster: Perhaps he thinks that animals have no feeling. (Crows) Luis: Nothing..Nothing more. You have opened my eyes, my ears and my heart to your needs, and you Cat: Or maybe, he thinks that animals dont love their young pitiful situation. T assure you that I will be your ones. (Meows) champion, for I now realize your uses and importance. I will do everything I can to make people treat you Dog: (Barks). Ahhh. It is true that we are dumb but we can humanely. feel cruelties and the pain. We get hurt when we are unfairly treated. In many ways we are like you. We enjoy All animals: Long Live Luis, Our friend kind words, we like to be patted, we take pride in being loved. Dog: You can start noble project by feeding us, Luis. We are hungry.......very much. Carabao: (Moohs). And we feel the pangs of hunger and Luis: (Jumping from his bed). Oh, yes!.... that will do scorch of thirst right away.