The Biggest Fish in the Sea
---a chant based on Swimmy by Leo Lionni---
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　For elememtary schools
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Adapted by Setsuko Toyama

[SF: soothing music of sea.　Swimmy and a group of little red fish appear.]
Swimmy: 　Hi, everyone!
　　　　　　　I'm Swimmy.
　　　　　　　I'm little.
　　　　　　　 I'm black.
　　　　　　　 I'm a little black fish.
Red Fish 1: Hi, everyone!
　　　　　　　 I'm Swimmy's sister.
　　　　　　　 I'm little.
　　　　　　　 I'm red.
　　　　　　　 I'm a little red fish.
Red Fish 2: Hi, everyone!
　　　　　　　 I'm Swimmy's brother.
　　　　　　　 I'm little.
　　　　　　　 I'm red.
　　　　　　　 I'm a little red fish.

[SF: a scary sound.　A big tune appears.]
Tuna:　　　I'm big.
　　　　　　 I'm hungry.
　　　　　　 I'm a big hungry tuna.

[SF: Ugly noises.　A big tuna gobbles up the little fish.]
Swimmy:　I'm scared.
　　　　　　　I'm lonely.
　　　　　　　I'm very, very sad.

[SF: a dreamy sound]
Jellyfish:　Hello, Swimmy.
　　　　　　　I'm a jellyfish.
　　　　　　　I'm pink and blue and yellow!
Swimmy:　Nice to meet you, Jellyfish! (Swimmy shakes hands with Jellyfish)
　　　　　　　I'm not scared.
　　　　　　　I'm happy again.

[SF: a marching music]
Lobster:　 Hello, Swimmy.
　　　　　　　I'm a lobster.
　　　　　　　I'm brown and black and red.
Swimmy:　Nice to meet you, Lobster! (Swimmy shakes hands with Lobster)
　　　　　　　I'm not sad.
　　　　　　　I'm happy again.

[SF: an eerie sound.　Seaweed, a rock, an eel, and a sea anemone appear and take
　　　turn shaking hands with Swimmy, saying, "Hi", "Hello", and "Nice to meet you".]
Swimmy:　Nice to meet you, everyone.
　　　　　　　I'm not sad.
　　　　　　　I'm happy again.
　　　　　　　Oh, what's that？

[SF: soothing music of the sea.　A group of little red fish appears.]
Swimmy:　Hello, I'm Swimmy.
　　　　　　　I'm very happy to meet you.
All the Red Fish: Hello, Swimmy.
　　　　　　　　　　　　It's very nice to meet you.
Swimmy:　Let's go and swim and play!
RF 1 & RF 2: No, we can't!
　　　　　　　　 We're scared.
　　　　　　　　 The big fish will eat us all.

[Everyone keeps chanting, "We're scared", "The big fish will eat us all".]
Swimmy:　BUT WE CAN'T JUST LIVE IN FEAR.
　　　　　　　WE MUST THINK OF SOMETHING.

[SF: tick-tock sound]
RF 1 & RF 2: Swimmy's thinking.
　　　　　　　　 Swimmy's thinking.
(Everyone chants, "Swimmy's thinking," or "Thinking".)

[SF: a gong]
Swimmy:　 Let's swim together.
Everyone: Together？
Swimmy:　 Yes!
　　　　　　　　Let's swim like a big fish.
Everyone: Like a big fish？
Swimmy:　 Yes!
　　　　　　　　A big fish.
　　　　　　　　A big fish.
　　　　　　　　We'll be a very big fish.
　　　　　　　　We'll be the biggest fish in the sea.
　　　　　　　　The biggest fish in the sea.
Everyone: The biggest fish in the sea.
　　　　　　　　The biggest fish in the sea.
　　　　　　　　We are the biggest fish in the sea!
　　　　　　　　The biggest fish in the sea.
Swimmy:　 I'm the eye.
　　　　　　　 I'm the eye
　　　　　　　 of the biggest fish in the sea.
Everyone: (spoken clearly and slowly)
　　　　　　　　We are not scared!
　　　　　　　　We are not little!
　　　　　　　　We are the biggest fish in the sea!

The End