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YOUNGER READERS:
PTW-33 GO HOME GIRLIE & THE CRAZY CRITTERS OF TAIWAN!
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Script 1: GO HOME GIRLIE
A Folk Tale in Rhyme for Beginning Readers: Girlie Meets Three Asian Black Bears (Based on Goldilocks and the Three Bears). Cast: 1 Teacher or Older Narrator and 10 Child Easy-Reader Parts Length: 3 pages. Some sample dialogue:
NARRATOR: Three Asian Black Bears then came home,
Of course, they found her there.
All snuggled in the baby's bed
Asleep without a care.
CHILD 7: No no, not a care.
CHILD 8: Asleep without a care.
ALL: GO HOME GIRLIE,
HEAR OUR CALL.
RUN LIKE THE WIND
AND DON'T COME BACK AT ALL!
Studying Asian Black Bears? This might be a good script to help introduce the topic. You'll find lots of repetition and unison chorus parts to keep every child in the class participating.
Script 2: THE CRAZY CRITTERS OF TAIWAN!
This Script for Beginning/Intermediate Readers Features Five Animals from Taiwan: Hsuehshan Grass Lizard, Red-Bellied Squirrel, Red Eared Turtle, Ryukyu Flying Fox, and the Asian Leopard Cat. Cast: 1 Teacher or Older Reader Narrator and 5 Beginning Readers. Length: 15 pages. Some sample dialogue:
NARRATOR: I began to feel
Scales, shiny and brown,
Sprouting on my body
Up and down.
Oh no! I cried.
Then I shook and quivered.
That critter's called a
ALL: HSUEHSHAN GRASS LIZARD!
A boy meets an old man who accuses him of looking like a number of Taiwanese animals. The boy imagines he is turning into each of these animals until he awakes from the dream and checks himself in his bedroom mirror. This entire story is told with rhythm, rhyme, and a number of ALL lines so that every reader participates fully.
PTW-34 THE MONSTER NAMED YEAR! & THE SORCERER'S SPRING ROLL
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Script 3: THE MONSTER NAMED YEAR!
A Fanciful Folk Tale for Beginning/Intermediate Readers: Celebrating Chinese New Year. Cast: 12 Readers in Total: 1 Teacher or Older Narrator, 1 Character Part, and 10 Beginning Readers, Including 1 Character Part. Length: 5 pages. Some sample dialogue:
NARRATOR: Year lived at the bottom
Of a deep, deep sea.
CHILD 3: The bottom of a sea?
CHILD 4: It's the only place to be!
NARRATOR: And he only came out
On New Year's Eve.
ALL: THAT'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN TOLD,
AND THAT'S WHAT WE BELIEVE!
Ever wonder why we chase the old year away? This folk tale, re-told in verse, explains why Chinese New Year is celebrated with dancing lions, firecrackers, and many red decorations. The script makes good use of rhythm, rhyme, and a number of ALL lines so that every reader participates fully.
Script 4: THE SORCERER'S SPRING ROLL
A Fairy Tale Based on "The Gingerbread Man" for Beginning Readers. Cast: 1 Teacher or Older Narrator and 10 Child Reader Parts, Including 6 Character Parts. Length: 9 pages. Some sample dialogue:
NARRATOR: Once upon a time an old sorcerer decided to work some kitchen magic. He said,
ALL: "Hey! Hey! My belly and soul
Are hungry for a fresh
SPRING ROLL!"
NARRATOR: The old sorcerer placed his magic hat upon the kitchen counter. Into the hat he threw:
CHILD 1: Spring roll wrappers,
CHILD 2: Shredded carrots and cabbage,
CHILD 3: Green onions, sausage, chicken, and rice.
CHILD 4: Rice is always nice!
The sorcerer creates a spring roll with a mind of its own and he ends up chasing the roll along a dusty road followed by a number of Taiwanese farm animals. Lots of animal sounds, a repetitive chorus, and many easy-reader lines make this script a joy to read.
PTW-35 THE STORY OF CHU YUAN & THE THREE LITTLE LEE-SUNG PIGS
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Script 5: THE STORY OF CHU YUAN
A Readers Theater Script for Beginning Readers: The Origin of the Dragon Boat Festival. Cast: 2 Teacher or Older Narrators and 10 Child Readers. Some sample text:
ALL: Oh, Chu Yuan,
You jumped into the river,
You jumped into the river,
Floated down, down, down.
ALL BOYS: Oh, Chu Yuan,
The fishes want to eat you,
The fishes want to eat you,
They swim round and round.
ALL GIRLS: Oh, Chu Yuan,
We'll fill them up with Zongzi,
We'll fill them full of dumplings,
'Til they're puff-puff-puffed.
ALL BOYS: Oh, Chu Yuan
And so they will not eat you,
ALL GIRLS: And so they will not eat you,
They'll be stuff-stuff-stuffed!
Two teacher or older narrators and ten beginning readers join together to tell this tale in verse of poet Chu Yuan who is the reason and inspiration for the Dragon Boat Festival. Above is the repeated chorus featuring all readers.
Script 6: THE THREE LITTLE LEE-SUNG PIGS
A Fairy Tale for Beginning/Intermediate Readers: Based on "The Three Little Pigs". Cast: 8 Readers, Including Wolf Part, and 3 Pig Parts.
READER 1: I know a Lee-Sung pig.
ALL READERS: We know a Lee-Sung pig.
READER 1: You could call him little.
He isn't very big.
READER 2: He built a small house
Of straw and manure.
READER 3: It cost one yuan,
READER 4: It couldn't cost him fewer!
Most folks know the story of the Three Little Pigs. However, if these same little pigs live in Taiwan, they might well be Lee-Sung pigs. Nobody seems to know how the wolf made his way to Taiwan to help tell this tale. Ah, the beauty of fiction!
OLDER READERS:
ITW-78 CHINESE LOVERS' DAY and DI & TIEN AT THE GHOST FESTIVAL
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Script 1: CHINESE LOVERS' DAY
A Fanciful Folk Tale for Intermediate Readers: The Origins of Chinese Lovers' Day. Cast: 5 Readers Including 3 Character Parts. Length: 3 pages. Some sample dialogue:
OX/4: "Tomorrow there will be seven beautiful fairy weavers taking their baths in the river."
COWHERD/2: "Well now, that's the silliest thing I've ever heard! Who cares about fairy weavers taking baths?"
OX/4: "We do! You and I have been living alone here in this little cowherd cottage long enough. We need a woman in our lives and this is our chance to get one."
COWHERD/2: "So, do you have a plan?"
Yes, indeed the old ox has a plan and it works. Through a bit of trickery, the cowherd finds a wonderful wife, settles down, and becomes the father of two children. God, however, is not happy with the outcome and decides to separate the happy man and wife. The husband follows his fairy wife back into the sky, but is stopped by the Milky Way. God finally takes pity on him and decides to allow the lovers to meet again on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month.
Script 2: DI AND TIEN AT THE GHOST FESTIVAL
A Readers Theater Script for Intermediate Readers: Origins of The Ghost Festival. Cast of 4 Readers: 2 Narrators, Di and Tien. Length: 3 pages. Some sample dialogue:
NARRATOR 1: Di could hear the sounds of people celebrating in the village below. He wished Tien would hurry so they could start having some fun! Finally, he heard someone coming.
TIEN: "Hi Di! Sorry I'm late. I told you I'd be here, though, and here I am."
DI: "Hi Tien. I'm glad you made it. Sounds like they're having a good time down there. Let's get going!"
NARRATOR 2: Tien led Di down to the village for the fair. The village people were celebrating the Ghost Festival.
The boys spend the evening participating in a parade, helping launch the water lanterns, and learning about why this festival is celebrated. When they finally part company, there is a surprise ending for all!
ITW-79 THE LITTLE FROG IN THE WELL
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$14.95
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Script 3: THE LITTLE FROG IN THE WELL
A Taiwanese Fable for Intermediate/Advanced Readers: The Joy of Expanding Horizons and Moving on in Life. Cast: 5 Readers Including 3 Character Parts. Length: 5 pages. Some sample dialogue:
READER 4: Now, the Little Frog had been living at the bottom of this old well since he was born. He had never been to the outside world.
READER 5: Whenever a bird flew by and stopped at the edge of the well, the Little Frog always looked up and bragged,
FROG/1: "Hello! Why don't you come down here and play with me. It's so pleasant down here. Look, I have cool water to drink and lots of insects to eat. Come down! At night I can watch the twinkling stars, and sometimes I can see the beautiful moon, too."
Finally a little bird swoops into the well and carries Little Frog out into the world on his back. This act changes Little Frogs life forever and, at the end of the story, the frog says to the bird:
FROG/1: "Thank you very much. If you had not brought me out to see this world, I would never have known such beautiful things existed outside my well."
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ITW-80 MAX AND THE TOMB SWEEP & THE ARCHER'S WIFE
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Script 4: MAX AND THE TOMB SWEEP
A Readers Theater Script for Intermediate Readers: The Tomb Sweeping Festival. Cast: 3 Narrators and 2 Character Voices. Length: 4 pages. Some sample dialogue:
MAX: "Granny? What do you mean? Are we going to visit her in heaven?"
READER 1: Max's mother stopped working on her spring rolls and smiled.
MOM: "No. We are going to Granny's tomb and after that, our whole family is having a feast together."
READER 2: Did you hear that? It sounds like we're just in time for the Tomb Sweeping Festival.
READER 3: Really? Then it must be the 5th day of the 4th lunar month.
READER 1: Tell me more. What's a Tomb Sweeping Festival?
This script follows Max and his mother as they sweep Granny's tomb and discuss the reason for celebrating The Tomb Sweeping Festival. Happily, the three narrators learn all about the festival too.
Script 5: THE ARCHER'S WIFE
A Readers Theater Script for Intermediate Readers: Origins of the Moon Festival. Cast: 5 Readers Including 3 Character Parts. Length: 4 pages. Some sample dialogue:
READER 3: So the emperor ordered
His archer to shoot.
(READER 4)
EMPEROR: "Shoot down those suns. There'll be no excuse."
READER 5: The suns became frightened.
They ran to hide.
(READER 4)
EMPEROR: "Where did they go? You must search far and wide."
ALL
(CHORUS): Hot, hot,
That's all we've got.
Please take this heat away!
In this legend re-told in rhyme, the emperor orders his archer to shoot down 10 suns that live in the sky. Because of the suns, his people are too hot and the land is dry and cracked. The archer shoots down 9 suns, but leaves the last. The emperor is pleased and wants the archer to stand guard so that none of the 9 can return. To enable the archer to do this, the emperor gives him a magic pill so he will live forever. Enter the archer's wife who believes herself so beautiful that only she should live forever. She ends up living on the cold, cold moon!
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ITW-81 THE DOUBLE NINTH DAY & THE STORY OF THE DRAGON GOD OF RICE
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Script 6: THE DOUBLE NINTH DAY
A Fanciful Folk Tale for Intermediate/Advanced Readers: The Origins of The Double Ninth Day. Cast: 5 Readers, Including 2 Character Parts. Length: 6 pages. Some sample dialogue:
READER 1: In the Han Dynasty, many years ago,
READER 2: lived a master of the immortal arts.
READER 3: His name was Fei Chang-fang.
READER 4: One day, the master spoke to his student, Huan Ching. He said,
MASTER/5: "On the 9th day of the 9th lunar month, a plague will strike your homeland."
HUAN CHING/1: "That's terrible! What do you think I should do, master?"
And the tale continues as Huan Ching is told to take his family high into the mountains. Throughout the reading of this story, a repeated chorus reminds us what to do each Double Ninth Day:
ALL: Climb high into the mountains,
Take dogwood on your hike,
Drink wine from the chrysanthemum.
READER 1: And then you just might
Go fly a kite!
Script 7: THE STORY OF THE DRAGON GOD OF RICE
A Fanciful Folk Tale for Intermediate Readers: Celebrating The Lantern Festival. Cast: 5 Readers, including 3 Character Voices. Length: 6 pages. Some sample dialogue:
READER 1: The old man bought the crying snake and brought him home.
READER 2: But the snake went right on crying.
(READER 5)
SNAKE: "Help! Help! I''m thirsty and hungry!"
READER 3: The old man and his neighbors were all farmers. They grew lots of crops.
READER 4: But this was a bad year for them.
READER 1: It hadn't rained in a long time and there wasn't enough water for their plants.
(READER 5)
SNAKE: "Hey, nobody's paying attention to me. Did I mention I'm thirsty? I need some water!"
Did you know The Lantern Festival is celebrated because of an old man's dream and a thirsty snake? You'll have to read this one to believe it!
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ITW-82 THE MONSTER NAMED YEAR! & THE MOUSE PRINCESS
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Script 8: THE MONSTER NAMED YEAR!
A Readers Theater Script for Intermediate/Advanced Readers: Celebrating The Chinese New Year. Cast: 5 Readers, including two character voices. Length: 5 pages. Some sample dialogue:
READER 1: Once upon a time,
Lived a monster named Year.
READER 2: I'm sorry, please repeat.
I guess I didn't hear.
READER 1: Year! Year!
The monster's name was Year.
READER 2: A monster named Year?
ALL
(EXCEPT 2): YES, YOU'VE FINALLY GOT IT CLEAR!
Ever wonder why we chase the old year away? This folk tale, re-told in verse, explains why Chinese New Year is celebrated with dancing lions, firecrackers, and many red decorations.
Script 9: THE MOUSE PRINCESS
A Fanciful Folk Tale for Advanced Readers: Celebrating The Third Night of Chinese New Year. Cast: 6 Readers, Including Seven Character Voices. Length: 6 pages. Some sample dialogue:
READER 2: The wedding took place on the third night of the Chinese New Year.
READER 3: They invited all the mice in the Mouse Kingdom to celebrate both the wedding and the New Year.
READER 4: Since then, people always go to bed early on the third night of the Chinese New Year.
READER 5: So that mice feel free to hold big weddings for their precious¡
ALL: DAUGHTERS!
Thus ends a Mouse King's search for a son-in-law who is "the most powerful in the world." This is a charming tale for all ages.
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ITW-83 THE ROLY RICE BALLS FROM TAIWAN
$14.95: Two versions of this script are in this package: (1) A student Version and a (2)Teacher Version with directors notes, entrance, blocking information, etc.
Script 10: THE ROLY RICE BALLS FROM TAIWAN
A Fanciful Folk Tale for Intermediate Readers: Somewhere in Taiwan, Kindness is Rewarded and Greediness is Not! Cast: 5 Readers, Including Three Character Voices. Length: 10 pages. Some sample dialogue:
READER 1: Around lunch time, the kind old man found a shady spot in which to eat his meager lunch, all by himself.
READER 2: He sat down under a Nutmeg tree and began to unwrap the three rice balls.
READER 3: Suddenly and without warning,
READER 4: one rice ball hopped right out of the cloth...
READER 5: and began to roll along the ground!
ALL: (Hurry, hurry, hurry)!
The rice balls roll into a hole under the nutmeg tree and when the old man follows to retrieve them, the adventure begins.
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ITW-84 ENGLISH WORDS! & THE LAKE OF THE SISTERS AND THE TREE BROTHERS
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Script 11: ENGLISH WORDS!
This Poem Script Features: 100 Most Frequently Used English Words. Cast: 5 Readers. Length: 6 pages. Some sample dialogue:
READER 1: English words,
I learn English words.
READER 2: They buzz there in my brain,
I might just go insane!
READER 3: English words,
All the English words,
ALL: When will we get a rest?
A humorous script using every word from the 100 Most Frequently Used English Words List for ESL and EFL students. When each word from the list appears in the script, it is bolded for immediate identification.
Script 12: THE LAKE OF THE SISTERS AND THE TREE BROTHERS
A Legend: The Creation of The Lake of the Sisters on Mount Ali
Cast: 8 Readers, Including 6 Character Parts. Length: 7 pages. Some sample dialogue:
Mogulu/5: "Ha! I am the great Bear of Mount Ali. What can the Mountain God do to me! You two come with me quickly."
READER 1: The younger sister said angrily,
Awacha/4: "My sister, he does not repent and will not change. It is useless to advise him. Let the Mountain God punish him."
READER 3: Then the two sisters, holding their hands together, vanished into the water.
Mogulu/5: "Do not think you can escape from me!"
READER 6: He jumped into the water and began to swim after the two girls.
This is a beautiful legend that describes how The Lake of the Sisters on Mount Ali was created and how two Tree Brothers came to stand beside the lake for all eternity.
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ITW-85 THE LEGEND OF SUN-MOON LAKE & WE ARE TIAWANESE
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Script 13: THE LEGEND OF SUN-MOON LAKE
A Legend: The Origin of the Holding Ball Dance. Cast: 5 Readers, Including 3 Character Parts. Length: 6 pages. Some sample dialogue:
ShuiSheJie/1: "Look DaJianGe! There is a shiny light on top of that lake. I bet the sun and the moon are in that lake."
DaJianGe/2: "Yes! Yes! That must be the sun and the moon. I think we've found them."
READER 5: The couple ran toward the lake and discovered two fierce dragons playing with the two fire balls.
ShuiSheJie/1: "Those fire balls are the sun and the moon!"
DaJianGe/2: "No wonder the sun and the moon disappeared."
ShuiSheJie/1: These two dragons stole the sun and the moon to be their playthings."
READER 3: The couple hid behind a big rock and tried to think of a plan.
This legend follows two young people, ShuiSheJie and DaJianGe, on a quest to find the missing sun and moon. When they finally do find them, they must slay two dragons and somehow place the sun and moon back into the sky! The way they accomplish this becomes the inspiration for the Holding Ball Dance.
Script 14: WE ARE TIAWANESE
A Stroll Through Taiwan in Rhythm and Rhyme: A Tribute to Taiwan. Cast: 20 Readers. Length: 6 pages. Some sample dialogue:
CHORUS
ALL: We are Taiwanese
And we want to please you.
Polite Taiwanese,
So we won't tease you.
BOYS: Though you visit other countries
GIRLS: All day and through dawn,
ALL: You'll see no country prettier
Than our Taiwan!
20 readers take turns describing parts of North, South, East, and West Taiwan, and return often to a repeated chorus as they sing the praises of their beautiful country. You can use fewer than 20 readers by simply dividing the parts between as many as you have available.
