Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 09:16:12 -0800
To: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org
Subject: [Puptcrit] MLK Day reader's theater


As a reminder, my Web site features a number of Reader's Theater 
Editions with the theme of nonviolence, suitable for Martin Luther 
King Jr. Day:

http://www.aaronshep.com

RTE #1 ~ The Legend of Lightning Larry
By Aaron Shepard

A cowboy with a huge smile, a gun that shoots bolts of light, and a 
hankering for lemonade takes on Evil-Eye McNeevil's outlaw gang.

      GENRE: Tall tale
      CULTURE: U.S. (Western frontier)
      THEME: Aggressive nonviolence
      READING LEVEL: Grades 2-6
      READERS: 22+
      TIME: 8 min.

RTE #5 ~ The War Prayer
By Mark Twain

A mysterious stranger attends a church service on the eve of war.

      GENRE: Short story
      CULTURE: U.S. (early 20th century)
      THEME: War and peace, patriotism
      READING LEVEL: Grades 7 and up
      READERS: 8+ (or 4 in the Team Version)
      TIME: 5 min.

RTE #16 ~ How Violence Is Ended: A Buddhist Legend
Retold by Aaron Shepard

A prince must choose whether to heed his father's last words or take 
revenge on the king who has killed both parents.

      GENRE: Legend, fable
      CULTURE: Buddhism, India
      THEME: Nonviolence
      READING LEVEL: Grades 6 and up
      READERS: 6+
      TIME: 10 min.

RTE #25 ~ When the Twins Went to War: A Fable of Far East Russia
Told by Aaron Shepard

The war-loving men of the Beldy clan are once more off to battle -- 
but why are the wise young twins going with them?

      GENRE: Folktale
      CULTURE: Native Russian (Amur tribes)
      THEME: Foolishness of fighting
      READING LEVEL: Grades 4-6
      READERS: 14+
      TIME: 10 min.

RTE #27 ~ Master Man: A Tall Tale of Nigeria
Told by Aaron Shepard

Shadusa thinks he's the strongest man in the world -- till he meets 
the real Master Man.

      GENRE: Tall tale
      CULTURE: Nigeria (Hausa)
      THEME: Dangers of boastful pride
      READING LEVEL: Grades 3 and up
      READERS: 12+
      TIME: 10 min.

RTE #33 ~ More Than a Match
By Aaron Shepard

When the king's most powerful warriors are defeated by a giant who's 
blocking the road, the Wise One must find a way past.

      GENRE: Fables (original), humor
      CULTURE: ----
      THEME: Means and ends, peacemaking
      READERS: 15
      READER AGES: 8-12
      LENGTH: 10 minutes

RTE #34 ~ The Christmas Truce
By Aaron Shepard

On a Christmas Eve of World War I, British and German soldiers lay 
down their weapons to celebrate the holiday together.

      GENRE: Historical fiction
      CULTURE: European (World War I)
      THEME: War and peace
      READERS: 4
      READER AGES: 11 and up
      LENGTH: 12 minutes

 From my home page, click on Aaron's RT Page, then on Reader's Theater
Editions. As always, the scripts can be freely copied and performed 
for any educational, noncommercial purpose.

Here is a full list of scripts now in the series. All stories are my 
own, unless noted.

  1. "The Legend of Lightning Larry"
  2. "The Legend of Slappy Hooper: An American Tall Tale"
  3. "Savitri: A Tale of Ancient India"
  4. "Resthaven," by Nancy Farmer, from The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm
  5. "The War Prayer," by Mark Twain
  6. "The Enchanted Storks: A Tale of Bagdad"
  7. "The Gifts of Wali Dad: A Tale of India and Pakistan"
  8. "Peddler Polly and the Story Stealer"
  9. "The Baker's Dozen: A Saint Nicholas Tale"
10. "The Battle of Song: A Hero Tale of Finland," from The Maiden of Northland
11. "The Calabash Kids: A Tale of Tanzania"
12. "The Hidden One: A Native American Legend"
13. "Master Maid: A Tale of Norway"
14. "The Sea King's Daughter: A Russian Legend"
15. "The Millionaire Miser: A Buddhist Fable"
16. "How Violence Is Ended: A Buddhist Legend"
17. "Count Alaric's Lady," by Barbara Leonie Picard
18. "The Crystal Heart: A Vietnamese Legend"
19. "How Frog Went to Heaven: A Tale of Angola"
20. "The Magic of Mushkil Gusha: A Tale of Iran"
21. "Help! Hilary! Help!"
22. "Which Shoes Do You Choose?"
23. "Casey at the Bat," by Ernest Lawrence Thayer
24. "Forty Fortunes: A Tale of Iran"
25. "When the Twins Went to War: A Fable of Far East Russia"
26. "The Magic Brocade: A Tale of China"
27. "Master Man: A Tall Tale of Nigeria"
28. "Mop Top: A Tale of Norway"
29. "The Borrower and the Boy," by Mary Norton, from The Borrowers
30. "The Boy Who Wanted the Willies"
31. "The Princess Mouse: A Tale of Finland"
32. "Three Sideways Stories From Wayside School," by Louis Sachar
33. "More Than a Match"
34. "The Christmas Truce"
35. "The Adventures of Mouse Deer: Tales of Indonesia and Malaysia"
36. "King o' the Cats"
37. "Monkey Lives!: A Superhero Tale of China"
38. "Captain Cully," by Peter S. Beagle, from The Last Unicorn
39. "The Giant's Wife: A Tall Tale of Ireland," by William Carleton

Aaron Shepard
Olympia, Washington
http://www.aaronshep.com
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