Pig #1: (_Fanning himself_) Boy, I tell...

Pig #1: (Fanning himself) Boy, I tell you, it's hot.
Pig #2: I thought it was hot in the courtroom, but this room is like an oven.
Pig #3: Do I smell bacon? Oh wait--that's just me.
Pig #4: So what are we supposed to do?
Pig #5: Weren't you listening to the judge? We vote.
Pig #4: Vote?
Pig #5: We decide whether or not that wolf is guilty or not guilty.
Pig #6: He looks guilty to me.
Pig #7: Me too.
Pig #8: What do you mean, he looks guilty?
Pig #9: Did you see those teeth?
Pig #10: Those wolves have sharp teeth.
Pig #11:The better to gobble you up! Right? Am I right?
Pig #12: But the wolf isn't on trial for gobbling up someone. The trial is about him blowing down those two houses.
Pig #4: I thought there were three houses.
Pig #6: Only two houses got knocked down.
Pig #5: (To Pig #4 ) Don't you listen?
Pig #3: He huffed and puffed and blew down the houses of those innocent pigs.
Pig #11: Those poor swine.
Pig #6: Why, those pigs are lucky to be alive!
Pig #10: I tell you, those wolves are dangerous!
Pig #2: I wish it wasn't so hot in here, isn't there a fan or something?
Pig #7: We should get the Big Bad Wolf in here to huff and puff and blow us a cool breeze!
(The other Pigs laugh, except Pig #8)
Pig #8: You know, the BIg Bad Wolf...that's not his real name, that's just what the press has been calling him.
(The laughter quickly dies and the other Pigs realize that Pig #8 takes things very seriously)
Pig #1: Alright, let's get down to business. Now, since I am the foreman--
Pig #7: Don't you mean the forepig?
Pig #4: What's a foreman?
Pig #1: It means that I am the spokesperson of the jury here. When we go back into court, I'll be the one doing the talking.
Pig #3: So, I guess that makes you the head hog?
Pig #1: No, but I do get to read the verdict.
Pig #4: Oh. What's a verdict?
Pig #1: It's the decision we make as a jury.
Pig #4: Oh. What's a jury?
Pig #5: (Not happy being next to Pig #4 ) Can I trade seats with somebody?
Pig #12: Can we just get on with this?
Pig #1: Very well. We have heard the trial. Now we need to determine whether the Big Bad Wolf is guilty or not guilty.
Pig #8: I don't think we should call him "big bad". He hasn't been convicted yet.
Pig #1: All right. Just "wolf" then.
Pig #5: So let's vote.
Pig #1: All those who believe the wolf is guilty, say "oink".
All: (Except Pig #8 ) OINK!
Pig #1: Anyone else?
Pig #8: Not oinking.
Pig #7: What's that?
Pig #8: I'm not oinking because I'm voting not guilty.
(Everyone else groans )
Pig #8: Well, I haven't made up my mind yet. There have been so many stories about wolves doing terrible things. Maybe we've paid more attention to those fairy tales, and not enough attention to the evidence?
Pig #4: Uh...what does that word mean?
Pig #5: What word? Fairy tale?
Pig #4: No. "Evidence".
Pig #5: Did you sleep through the trial? Evidence is the stuff that proves whether or not somebody is guilty!
Pig #8: And there should be enough evidence to convince us all of the wolf's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
Pig #3: There's plenty of evidence!
Pig #8: Well, I'd like to hear what all of you think
Pig #1: Okay, that sounds fine. Let's take turns and some of us can explain to our fellow pig why we think the wolf is guilty. (To Pig #2 ) Why don't you go first?
Pig #2: Me? Oh, well I guess I just think he looks awful scary. I can just picture him huffing and puffing and blowing down those houses.
Pig #8: But you didn't see him do it.
Pig #3: But you didn't see him not do it.
Pig #9: (Standing up for Pig #8 ) But you didn't see him not not do it.
Pig #3: Look, if you examine the facts of the case, the whole thing is very easy to visualize. (Looks at notes.) These three little pigs, just like you and me, they move away from home. They build houses out of straw, sticks, and bricks and stuff. And then what happens? This wolf comes along and--WHOOSH! Down goes the house of straw. The little pig runs to his brother's house made out of sticks. The wolf follows and WHOOSH--down goes house number two! Clear case of destruction of property. And it's a good thing their sister pig made a house out of bricks, because it was strong enough to protect them from being eaten up by that BIG BAD wolf!
Pig #1: Thank you for sharing. (To Pig #4 ) What about you?
Pig #4: Me? Oh I guess since everyone else thinks he's guilty he must be.

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