It was a sunny day in Ponyville. Little Bear, Spike, Rarity, and Fluttershy were building a background for a play on stage in front of the castle of friendship. They hung a giant piece of blue fabric and Little Bear put paper clouds on it. "What do you think of the designed sky?", he asked.
"It looks lovely.", Fluttershy said.
"Not bad.", Spike said.
"Wonderful.", Rarity said.
Twilight, Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash, Applejack, and Starlight brought plants for the stage. Twilight was holding them with her magic. "We found a couple plants.", she said as she places them on the stage.
Little Bear took a look at them. "They look wilted.", he said.
Then, Rainbow Dash took a look at one of them. "Yeah, a little bit.", she said.
"They need water.", Applejack said.
"I wish it would rain.", Pinkie said.
"We all wish it would rain.", Starlight said.
"That's why we're doing the rain dance play.", Little Bear said.
"He's got a point.", Spike said.
Rarity placed a headband on Little Bear's head with a feather. "Lets try the dance one more time.", she said.
The all got in a line and did the dance and sang their song. "Little clouds up in the sky, gather around they'll pass up by. You can give us nice cool rain, to make the small plants grow again." Spike accidently went out of the line and tried to get back in. But, he bumped into Pinkie Pie causing the dance to fail.
"That wasn't part of the dance.", Pinkie said.
"I got the water.", Big Mac said carrying the water.
"Hello, Big Mac.", Little Bear said.
Big Mac placed the water in front of him. "Do I stand right here?", he asked.
"No, Big Mac, you stand at the ladder behind the stage.", Rarity said.
"Behind the stage?", Big Mac asked. "I do my line from behind stage?" There was a ladder behind the stage background for the play. Rarity placed the water on top of the ladder.
"Nopony will see me.", Big Mac said.
"Quit your complaining, big brother.", Applejack said.
"I should complain, this is ridiculous.", Big Mac said.
"You got the most important line in the whole play.", Applejack said. "Do you remember it?"
"How could I forget?", Big Mac asked. "It's only one line, one word."
"Lets practice.", Little Bear said.
"Little Bear, start with 'Dear clouds,'.", Fluttershy said.
"Okay.", Little Bear said. "I say: Dear clouds, what can we do to please you?"
"And our line is-", Applejack said pausing her sentence and waiting for Pinkie Pie, Rarity, Twilight, Rainbow Dash, and Starlight to say the line.
The six said, "What can we do? What can we do?"
Twilight looked behind stage. "And what do you say, Big Mac?", she asked.
"Dance. One word: dance.", Big Mac said.
"Now we do our rain dance.", Fluttershy said.
"And at the end of the dance,", Little Bear said pausing his sentence.
"And then, I appear at the end of the dance and dump the bucket.", Big Mac said.
"And we pretend it's rain.", Spike said.
Everyone in Ponyville took their seats in front of the stage. The play members were wearing headbands with feathers on their heads and Big Mac had a fake cloud around his face.
Little Bear stood on stage and the audience clapped. Fluttershy sat in front of the wilted plants and sighed. "Are you sad, Princess Saddlewah?", he asked playing his character.
"I am sad, brave one.", Fluttershy said playing her character. "All of these plants are wilted the poor things need water."
"They can't live without water.", the brave one said.
"They will die, die, die.", the princess said in a dramatic tone.
"But, look up in the sky.", the brave one said pointing at the fake clouds on the background.
Big Mac revealed himself wearing the cloud around his face and everypony in the audience laughed. "Look at Big Mac.", Granny Smith said.
"Big Mac, not yet.", Fluttershy whispered.
Big Mac hide himself behind the stage. But, the audience still laughed.
"Oh, great clouds in the sky, we need your rain, please send the rain.", the princess said.
"Send lightning.", the brave one said.
"Lightning.", Rarity said throwing a fake lightning bolt on stage.
"Send thunder.", Little Bear said.
"Thunder.", Starlight said taking two trash can lids and bashing them together making a crash noise.
"Great clouds, we send our arrows to bring the rain.", the brave one said pointing his arrow towards the sky along with the others. They shot their arrows causing them to land on Big Mac standing behind stage.
"Our hopes are for Princess Saddlewah, she worries about the plants, we would be thankful for the rain if you have some to spare.", the brave one said.
Then, all of a sudden, black clouds appeared in the sky. "Dear Clouds, we can we do to please you?", the brave one asked.
"What can we do?", the six said.
"What can we do to please you?", the brave one repeated.
"Crab nuggets.", Big Mac blurted out.
The crowd laughed.
"What did he just say?", Twilight asked.
"Crab nuggets?", Applejack said.
"Slumber brains.", Big Mac blurted.
"Slumber brains.", Little Bear repeated. "Where is he getting these lines?"
Pinkie Pie peeked behind the background part. "It's your biggest line: dance.", she said.
"Okay, fine, dance.", Big Mac said.
The crew got in a line and did their dance. "Little clouds up in the sky, gather around they'll pass up by. You can give us nice cool rain, to make the small plants grow again."
Then, there was a crash of thunder and rain poured down. "Wow, look at this, it's raining.", Fluttershy said.
"It's really raining.", Little Bear said.
They all gave a bow, the whole crowd applauded. Spike sneezed and sneezed again, he was getting a cold. "Uh... guys, I need to get inside.", he moaned.
"Don't worry, Spike, we'll get you inside.", Little Bear said.
They were all nice and cozy inside the castle, but for Spike, he's still has a cold.
"I thought it was a great play.", Little Bear said. "Don't you think, Spike?" He didn't hear Spike answer. "Spike?"
Spike was sleeping in a rocking chair. Little Bear laughed. "Oh, Spike.", he said.
They all laughed.