A PORCUPINE NAMED FLUFFY
By Helen Lester
Part (10): Narrator 1 Narrator 2 Narrator 3 Narrator 4 Narrator 5
Narrator 6 Mr. Porcupine Mrs. Porcupine Fluffy Rhinoceros
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Narrator 1: A PORCUPINE NAMED FLUFFY
Narrator 2: When Mr. and Mrs. Porcupine had their first child, they were delighted. Now he needed
a name.
Narrator 3: Should they call him Spike? No. Spike was too common.
Narrator 4: Should they call him Lance? No. Lance sounded too fierce.
Narrator 5: Should they call him Needleroozer? No. Needleroozer was too long.
Narrator 6: Prickles? Pokey? Quillian? Then together they had an idea.
Mr. and Mrs. Porcupine: "Let's call him Fluffy. It's such a pretty name. Fluffy!"
Narrator 1: But soon there was a time when Fluffy began to doubt that he was fluffy.
Narrator 2: He first became suspicious when he backed into a door and stuck fast. That was not
a fluffy thing to do.
Narrator 3: He was even more convinced when he accidentally slept on his back and poked holes
in the mattress. A very unfluffy thing to do.
Narrator 4: When he tried to carry an umbrella he knew the truth without a doubt. Fluffy
definitely wasnıt.
Narrator 5: So he decided to become fluffier. He thought
Fluffy: "Clouds are fluffy. I'll be a cloud."
Narrator 6: But he couldn't stay up. He said
Fluffy: "I know. Pillows are fluffy! Iıll be a pillow."
Narrator 1: But when his mother sat on him, she was not pleased.
Narrator 2: He tried soaking in a bubble bath for forty-five minutes, but he did not become
fluffy. He became soggy.
Narrator 3: He tried whipped cream. He put a little on each quill. It was not easy, and it
took more than half a day. But this did not make Fluffy fluffy. He sighed,
Fluffy: "They should have named me Gooey."
Narrator 4: He ate a lot of fluffy marshmallows. He rolled in shaving cream and feathers. He
even tried to become a bunny.
Narrator 5: But the truth remained. Fluffy wasn't.
Narrator 6: One afternoon Fluffy set out for a walk, trying to think of ways to become fluffy.
Narrator 1: Before long he met a very large rhinoceros.
Rhinoceros: "Grrrr! I'm going to give you a rough time!"
Narrator 2: said the rhinoceros. Fluffy didn't know what a rough time was, but he didn't like
the sound of it at all. The rhinoceros asked unkindly,
Rhinoceros: "What is your name, small prickly thing?"
Fluffy: "Fluffy,"
Narrator 3: said Fluffy. The rhinoceros smiled. He giggled. Then he laughed out loud.
Narrator 4: He rolled on the ground. He jiggled and slapped his knees. He roared with
laughter. He howled,
Rhinoceros: "A porcupine named Fluffy!"
Narrator 5: Fluffy was embarrassed, but he tried to be polite. He inquired
Fluffy: "And what is your name?"
Rhinoceros: "H...I can't say it,"
Narrator 6: giggled the rhinoceros. Fluffy suggested
Fluffy: "Hubert?"
Rhinoceros: "H...H...H...oh help, I just can't say it, I'm laughing too hard,"
Narrator 1: said the rhinoceros. Fluffy asked
Fluffy: "Harold? Or maybe Herman?"
Rhinoceros: "No, it's H...H...H...H...H....HIPPO."
Narrator 2: gasped the rhinoceros. Hippo. A rhinoceros named Hippo. Fluffy smiled. He giggled.
Narrator 3: Then he laughed out loud. He jiggled and slapped his knees. He howled with
laughter. Fluffy cried
Fluffy: "A rhinoceros named Hippo!"
Narrator 4: A porcupine named Fluffy. A rhinoceros named Hippo. It was almost more than they
could bear.
Narrator 5: Hippo and Fluffy rolled on the ground giggling and laughing until tears came to
their eyes.
Narrator 6: At last they lay exhausted on the ground. From that time on they were best of
friends.
Narrator 1: And Fluffy didn't mind being Fluffy anymoreeven though he wasn't.