Narrator
Donkey
Cow
Sheep
Goat
Doves
Donkey: When is the innkeeper going to feed us? I’m starving..
Cow: Pipe down over there. All I need is him trying to milk me after he’s tossed back a few glasses of his watered down wine. You’d think he was climbing a rope.
Donkey: Ain’t life rough.. At least you get some attention.. All I get is hitched to a wagon and whipped.. Thank goodness for tough hide.
Sheep: Will both of you quit the moanin! At least he doesn’t look at you like tomorrow’s Blue Plate Special…
Goat: (Monotone) Who really cares what you guys think.. Life is good.. Eat and Sleep.. What a life..
Doves: Hey guys, we’ve got company!!!
Cow: Whooooo is it???
Doves: It’s a man and woman on a donkey..
Donkey: Alright.. The night is looking mighty fine.
Cow: Can the chatter!!! What can you see??
Doves: They went to the door of the inn and were turned away.. Wait, the innkeeper is leading them this way..
Cow: RED ALERT!! Let’s keep the talking to a minimum…
Sheep: Not a Baaaad Idea..
Goat: Suits me…
Donkey: I need to get my mane in order..
Cow: You need to get more than that in order.. Look out, here they come..
Sheep: My goodness.. That girl is HUGE!!!
Goat: Last time I saw something that big, the innkeeper was having a guest over.. Something about the fatted calf..
Donkey: I wonder what her problem is???
Cow: Shut up and we’ll find out!!! (Long Pause) Well, I’ll be!!
Doves: What??
Sheep: Yeah, Gertie. What??
Cow: She’s going to have a baby..
Goat: Can’t have a baby here.. Wouldn’t be right..
Donkey: I can’t believe it! Are you sure???
Cow: Just as sure as I am that it’s a male donkey she was riding..
Donkey: (Dejected) Terrific..
Sheep: What else are they saying?
Cow: They have come a long ways.. Something about a census.. Oh, my..
Donkey: What?!?!? What?!?!?
Doves: What!?!?!
Cow: You heard me.. She’s having the baby.. Alright team.. Let’s pitch in.. Brutus. Let’s sacrifice some straw..
Donkey: OK, but I don’t have much..
Cow: It will be enough.. Beatrice, why don’t you move close to the mother and let her rest on you.
Sheep: You bet Gertie.
Cow: Antoine.
Goat: Yeah.
Cow: Don’t chew on anything..
Goat: Ok.
Cow: Harry and Jerry, you keep watch..
Doves: We’ll do..
Cow: My word… What’s going on!?!?!?!
Donkey: I don’t know, but I think something BIG is happening!
Doves: I’d say you’re right.. There’s a huge star in the sky and the light leads down to here..
Seep: Oh my.. He’s Beautiful…
Goat: Thank goodness.. Hate for him to be ugly..
Cow: Oh my word.. I think we’ve just witnessed something…
Donkey: Something is right…
Sheep: I can’t believe my eyes..
Doves: We’re going to tell all the other animals about this.
Goat: WOW…
Cow: Who knows? They may write a song about this..
Donkey: We could be immortalized
Sheep: We could become the things legends are made of..
Goat: We could become Supper.
Everyone: ANTOINE!!!
Goat: Sorry.. Just my wry sense of humor..
Cow: Tonight has been a special night.. One I know people will be hearing about for generations.
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