Three Brothers of Flanders Series

By Robert A. Ward | Part of The Fork Around the Bend Collection

Promo:

Once upon a hilarious and heart-filled time, three very different brothers set off to build their futures—and win the heart of Red Riding Hood. But there’s danger in the woods… and it’s hungry. This 5-part fairy tale-inspired series is a mash-up of The Three Little Pigs, Red Riding Hood, and timeless biblical truth, cleverly illustrating the spiritual conditions of the natural man, carnal man, and spiritual man.

Each short episode builds suspense, ending on a cliffhanger that brings your audience back for more. Great for camp week programming, VBS, or a daily series at a retreat, Three Brothers of Flanders combines slapstick comedy, audience interaction, and powerful gospel parallels.

Perfect For:

• Christian camps (5-day program)
• VBS closing skits
• Youth retreats
• Family nights or Sunday school series

Three Brothers of Flanders is part of a larger work entitled The Fork Around the Bend Collection a drama anthology for week-long Christian camps, conferences, church day camps, or after-school programs.

Sample: Three Brothers of Flanders

Characters:
Story teller
Mother Mary
Jevin
Kevin
Devin
Red Riding Hood
The mean hungry lion

Costuming:
Story teller Mother Goose outfit
Mother Mary Pink T-Shirt with Mother on it
Jevin Orange T-Shirt with Jevin on it, sunglasses, comb, autograph book
Kevin Green T-Shirt with Kevin on it
Devin Blue T-Shirt with Devin on it, notebook and pen, hat
Red Riding Hood Red T-shirt with Red Riding Hood on it
The mean hungry lion Yellow T-Shirt with Mean Hungry Lion on it

Materials needed: folding table, dish pan, dish rag, shovel and hoe, four books of wisdom, several two-by-fours, blanket, sign that says big strong house, club, magazine, sign that says censored.

Cast:

6 actors

• 4 male / 2 female (with room for doubling or gender-flexible casting)
• Characters include:
  • Storyteller (narrator, lively and comedic)
  • Mother Mary (the wise, struggling mom)
  • Jevin (vain, shallow oldest brother)
  • Kevin (ambitious but careless middle brother)
  • Devin (humble and wise youngest brother)
  • Red Riding Hood (the clever and kind-hearted girl)
  • The Mean Hungry Lion (costumed comedic villain)

Note: There’s flexibility to involve the audience, add extra background roles, or adapt the ending for a group wrap-up.

Sample Script

Setting:
Mary is working in her kitchen.

Story Teller:
Once upon a time in the faraway land of Flanders there was a poor widow named Mary Kasmeranov. She was so poor she couldn’t even afford ice cream.
Mary had three sons. There was Jevin, her oldest.

Jevin:
I’m going to be a rich and famous movie star.

(JEVIN strolls about the stage, combing his hair, putting on sunglasses and signing autographs for adoring female fans.)

Story Teller:
The trouble was, he was so busy admiring himself that he wouldn’t help his mother with the dishes.

Mary:
Jevin, would you please help me with the dishes?

Jevin:
Sorry, Mom. The hot water steams up my sunglasses.

(JEVIN resumes signing autographs and leaves MARY to do the dishes by herself.)

Story Teller:
Her second oldest was Kevin.

Kevin:
I’m going to win an Olympic gold medal for Belgium.
Actually, it’s for myself, but it sounds better if I tell everybody it’s for Belgium.

(KEVIN does calisthenics and push-ups.)

Story Teller:
Kevin was so busy training that he wouldn’t help his mother either.

Mary:
Kevin, would you please till the vegetable garden?

(MARY tries to hand him a hoe.)

Kevin:
Sorry Mom. The hoe gives me hoe-hands.

(KEVIN does more calisthenics.)

Story Teller:
Her youngest son, Devin, was much more helpful.

Mary:
Devin, would you please help me with the dishes?

Devin:
I’d be delighted, Mother.
And then I’ll till the vegetable garden.

(DEVIN helps with the dishes.)

Story Teller:
Every morning Mary read to her sons from the Book of Wisdom.

(JEVIN is sleeping. KEVIN is frozen in a muscle-flexing pose.)

Mary:
Be on the alert! Your enemy, the mean hungry lion, is lurking about, looking for someone to devour.

Story Teller:
Jevin, the oldest, didn’t pay any attention.
Kevin, the middle son, didn’t care much about the Book of Wisdom either.
But Devin, the youngest, couldn’t get enough of the book.

(DEVIN listens attentively and takes notes.)

Story Teller:
Later that morning, the boys were out by the vegetable garden.

(MARY exits. The boys change positions. JEVIN is asleep again. KEVIN is doing calisthenics. DEVIN is working hard in the garden.)
Just then, a beautiful fair young maiden named Red Riding Hood happened by.

Red:
Good morning, boys.

(DEVIN tips his hat and keeps working. KEVIN goes bonkers—showing off his muscles. He picks up a paper wad and shot-puts it. The sound awakens JEVIN. KEVIN drops to one knee before RED RIDING HOOD.)

Kevin:
Oh, Red Riding Hood. You are so beautiful!
Will you marry me?

(JEVIN shoves KEVIN aside.)

Jevin:
You don’t want to marry him.
You should marry me. I’m going to be a big movie star.
Would you like my autograph?

(KEVIN shoves JEVIN back.)

Kevin:
You’d much rather have my autograph.

Red (sweetly):
Sorry, boys. I don’t have time to stay this morning.
I’m heading to my grandmother’s house in the woods.

Devin:
Watch out for the mean hungry lion.

Jevin:
Ha, ha, ha!
You actually believe that stuff Mom reads about in her book?

(JEVIN turns to RED RIDING HOOD.)

There is no mean hungry lion.
There’s just adorable me.

Kevin:
Actually, there is a mean hungry lion.
But if you let me escort you to grandmother’s house, I’ll protect you.

Red:
That’s very nice of you boys.
Maybe some other time. Bye.

Story Teller:
And with that, Red Riding Hood was off into the woods.
Now that hurt, because if there’s anything young men can’t stand, it’s female rejection.

(JEVIN and KEVIN go through dramatic tantrums. DEVIN just keeps right on working.)

Will Red Riding Hood meet the mean hungry lion in the woods?
What will become of Mary’s three sons?
Come back tomorrow for the next exciting episode of Three Brothers of Flanders!

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