The scene is set in an elementary school where students are preparing for a school play of "The Three Little Pigs." The narrator, Cody, is upset because he was assigned the role of a tree, which has no lines. He complains about his role and feels underutilized throughout the play. Meanwhile, the other students, including Jeffy, who plays the Big Bad Wolf, struggle to remember their lines. Despite the chaos, the play goes on, and Cody tries to make the most of his role, even breaking character to speak and attempting to sing a musical number as a tree. The play ends with the Big Bad Wolf failing to blow down the brick house, and the students receiving applause from their parents.
Here are the key facts from the text:
1. The school play is a production of "The Three Little Pigs."
2. The characters are assigned roles, including a wolf, three pigs, a tree, and an insurance adjuster.
3. Cody is assigned the role of the tree and is unhappy with it.
4. The play is being performed in front of the students' parents.
5. The script calls for the wolf to blow down the pigs' houses made of straw and sticks.
6. The pigs then take refuge in the third pig's house made of bricks.
7. The wolf attempts to blow down the brick house but is unsuccessful.
8. The play ends with the pigs safe inside the brick house.
9. After the play, the students discuss their performances and receive feedback from their peers and parents.
10. Cody is disappointed that he didn't get to perform a musical number as the tree.
11. Cody sings a song about being an apple tree, accompanied by a kazoo solo.