THE THING ABOUT MERMAIDS
By Tara Meddaugh
(c) 2020
Riley recognizes that many mystical creatures are not real, but knows that mermaids are. In fact, Riley just saw one yesterday and describes the sighting to a friend in a park. But of all the mystical creatures Riley realizes, it’s kind of a waste that mermaids are real.
DETAILS
Genre: Comedy/Children
Cast: Female/male/gender neutral
Age range: 5-10
Running time: Approximately 45 seconds - 1 minute
Setting: Park
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RILEY
I know leprechauns aren’t real. I learned that when I was four and saw my mom hiding gold coins around the house in the middle of the night. And I know unicorns aren’t real either, because they’ve been extinct since the dinosaurs. But mermaids?
(pause)
I saw one in the lake yesterday. It was on a rock. It looked at me and didn’t even wave! And then it—END OF EXCERPT
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