King of the Mountain
Grades K-5 The
issues: Bully Prevention
This is the story of Belinda, an elementary school
student who meets a superhero that teaches her four
ways to deal with bullies.
Scene
One:
 Belinda
is dreaming that she is being tormented by bullies.
She wakes up to discover that she is still safe at
home but late for school. Her father tries to encourage
her but to no avail. After he leaves, Belinda shares
with the audience how she wishes a superhero would
come and save her from her bullies. Super Basherman
swoops into her bedroom and announces that he is here
to bash baddies, but not in the way Belinda expects.
He says there are other ways of dealing with bullies.
Belinda agrees and they are off to catch the bus.
Scene
Two
There we meet Butch and his bullying
friends, awkward Bobby and a superficial Brittany.
Belinda gets on the bus and encourages Super Basherman
to do his thing. We then learn that Super Basherman
is only visible to Belinda and he does not really
“bash” - he teaches. His first lesson
for Belinda is “Be Confident”. Belinda
learns that showing confidence by standing up tall
with her head held high will keep the Bullies from
identifying her as an easy target.
Scene
Three
Pleased with her success on the bus
Belinda goes to lunch. The Bullies enter while Basher
is away. Irritated by their failure to make Belinda
cry on the bus they torment her all through lunch
and put a trash can on her head. Basherman finds her
this way and introduces his next plan: “Make
a Joke”. “Use humor to lighten the situation
and disarm the bullies.” During recess Belinda
has great success with this strategy.
Scene
Four
It is now after school, Belinda is
happy with the progress for today. She wants to avoid
any future contact with Butch and she proposes they
walk home. Super Basherman has other ideas. He wants
Belinda to ride the bus home to try out his next strategy:
“Be a Friend”. “Bullies are people
too and sometimes it doesn’t hurt to try making
friends with them.” On the bus ride home Belinda
engages Butch in conversation. They talk about football,
art projects, and Butch’s plans for the weekend
with his dad.
Scene
Five
After the weekend the students return
to school with art projects. Belinda, Bobby, and Brittany
soon learn that Butch’s dad never showed for
their weekend plans and Butch is very angry. He destroys
everyone’s art project and pushes Belinda to
the ground, hurting her arm. Though Belinda has been
reluctant, this incident causes her to realize that
its time to “Tell an Adult”.
Scene
Six
With the help of her dad, the art
teacher, the principal, and the audience, Belinda sings
a song about the bullying that Butch did to her and
what she should have done about it. Her dad affirms
her that she did the right thing. Because of the school’s
no tolerance policy, Butch has been suspended.
Scene
Seven
Two weeks later, Butch has returned
from his suspension less aggressive than before. He
finds that Belinda has become friends with Brittany
and Bobby and that he can no longer intimidate them.
In fact it is just the opposite. Belinda is over-eager
to get back at Butch for all the things that he did
to her. Super Basherman arrives on the scene, not
to bash Butch but to protect him from Belinda. With
the help of the audience, Belinda realizes that she
has become a bully. Basherman tells Belinda that his
work is done here but he knows of other students that
need help. He encourages Belinda to share what she
has learned with others.
Bring a Saltworks play to your students
and watch them use their imagination to
resolve conflict, reach out for new healthy
relationships, and discover hope
for their lives!
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