The Parable of the Good Samaritan Puppet Show Script

The Parable of the Good Samaritan Puppet Show Script

Once again I will be using my puppet show script of The Parable of the Good Samaritan at Activity Day today!

THE PARABLE OF THE GOOD SAMARITAN Puppet Show Script

Adapted from New Testament Stories, Chapter 35, and Luke 10

 

Characters:

Narrator

Jesus

Jewish Leader

Jewish Traveler

Robber #1

Robber #2

Jewish Priest

Levite

Samaritan

Inn Keeper

Audience Members

SCENE ONE:

(By the wayside.)

NARRATOR:

Jesus told many stories, or parables, to help people learn the truth. One day a leader of the Jews asked Jesus a question.

JEWISH LEADER:

Master, what must I do to have eternal life?

JESUS:

What do the scriptures say?

JEWISH LEADER:

The scriptures say, “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbor as thyself.”

JESUS:

That is right.

JEWISH LEADER:

Who is my neighbor?

 JESUS:

I will answer your question by telling you a story.

SCENE TWO:

(Along the road to Jericho.)

JEWISH MAN:

I need to travel to the city of Jericho. I have to walk along a very dangerous road.(Walks, humming a tune like “Follow the Prophet.”)

Oh no! Here come some robbers! (Enter robbers.)

ROBBER #1:

Let’s rob this man!

 

ROBBER #2:

Yes, and then we can beat him up and leave him on the road to die.

(Struggle ensues, robbers exit, and then Jewish priest walks by the wounded man.)

JEWISH PRIEST:

I’m a Jewish priest. It looks like someone has been seriously beaten. I’ll walk by on the other side of the road so I won’t have to help him. (Passes by, and then a Levite enters.)

LEVITE:

I see that injured man, but I’ve been working in the temple all day and don’t have time to stop and help him. I’ll just walk on the other side of the road. (Passes by, and then Samaritan enters.)

SAMARITAN:

I am a Samaritan; my people don’t get along well with Jewish people. That’s because Jewish people hate Samaritans. Look! A Jewish man has been beaten and left to die. I feel sorry for him. I’ll put medicine on his wounds and put clothes on him. (Give medicine, dress man’s wounds.)

Now I’ll take him to an inn and take care of him until tomorrow morning. (Put man on donkey and exit.)

SCENE THREE: (At the inn.) 

SAMARITAN:

I have to leave now, but here is some money to take care of this man. (Give money to Innkeeper.

INNKEEPER:

Thank you.

SAMARITAN:

You are welcome.

INNKEEPER:

You are a Good Samaritan. I will take care of the man.

SAMARITAN:

Thank you. If you need any more money I’ll pay you when I return. (Shake hands, exit Samaritan.)

JESUS:

Which of the three men was a good neighbor to the injured man? - The Priest, the Levite, or the Samaritan?

JEWISH LEADER:

The Samaritan was because he had helped the wounded man.

JESUS:

Go and do likewise. Be like the Samaritan. (Exit.)

NARRATOR:

(Addressing audience.) Ladies and gentlemen, who do you think was the good neighbor to the injured man?  Why? (Accept answers.)

How can you be like the Good Samaritan and be a good neighbor to others?(Accept answers.)

THE END