Money Skit For Kids

Skit 1: Money

Dramatis Personae

Egg farmer—he wants new shoes

Ophelia—egg farmer’s wife

Shoemaker—he doesn’t like eggs, but needs wheat for bread

Zapata—shoemaker’s wife

Wheat farmer—likes eggs and has more wheat than he can use

Narrator

 

Scene 1

Egg’s farmer’s kitchen 

Narrator—Here we find the egg farmer and his wife in their kitchen 

Egg Farmer—I sure could use some new shoes, these are all worn out.

Ophelia—Well why don’t you take some of our extra eggs to the shoemaker and see if he’ll trade some eggs for shoes

Egg Farmer—I’ve got it!  I could trade some of these eggs for a pair of shoes.

(Ophelia rolls eyes and looks at the audience)

Ophelia—Great idea.

 

Scene 2

Shoemaker’s shop 

Narrator—Here we find the shoemaker and his wife with no wheat to make bread

Zapata—I sure would like some wheat to make some bread

Shoemaker—Honey, I already traded shoes to the wheat farmer for wheat; how can I get more wheat?

Zapata—I don’t know, but here comes the egg farmer with a basket

(Egg farmer enters)

Egg Farmer—Good day all! 

Shoemaker and Zapata—Good day

Egg Farmer—I am wondering if I might trade you some eggs for a new pair of shoes

Shoemaker—Sorry, we don’t like eggs, but if you had some wheat, we’d be interested

Egg Farmer—I’m only an egg farmer but I’ll see what I can do (leaves)

 

Scene 3

Wheat farmer’s barn 

Narrator—Here we find the wheat farmer, hungry for an omelet 

Wheat Farmer—I’m sure getting tired of bread all time, I’d like some eggs.

(Enter Egg Farmer)

Egg Farmer—Hello, I’ve got some eggs here and I’m wondering if you might want to trade some eggs for some of your wheat

Wheat Farmer—So, you want to make some bread?

Egg Farmer—No, I actually want some shoes.

Wheat Farmer—Well, shouldn’t you go to the shoemaker then?

Egg Farmer—I did, but he didn’t want eggs, he wanted wheat.  So I came here.

Wheat Farmer—What a coincidence!  I want eggs to make an omelet and have the wheat you need to trade for the shoes you want.

Egg Farmer—Oh happy day!

(They exchange the eggs for the wheat) 

Narrator—And so ends our little tale.  The egg farmer got his shoes, the shoemaker got his wheat, and the wheat farmer got his eggs—all where better off and happier too.  As time went on, the people of this town found that gold and silver coins became known as the one thing that everyone would accept in exchange for anything they wanted.  So gold and silver coins became money, the universal medium of exchange, and trade became much easier for everyone.  Townspeople no longer had to search the whole town looking for someone who wanted to trade what they had to trade for what they wanted.  Soon the king heard about these gold and silver coins and began to demand them as payment for taxes.  Then trouble began, but this, I fear, is a tale for another day.

Skit 2: Taxation and Inflation