The Trout And The Fisherman (Based on a Traditional Folk Tale)
CHARACTERS
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Narrator 1
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[Stage - Backdrop made up of three scenes - a very old cottage on the banks of a river, a magnificent mansion and a palace on a hilltop. A wide blue strip of paper to indicate the river. A good-sized paper boat, a fishing rod, an oar and a large stuffed trout.]
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Setting:
Shamus the fisherman Shamina (a) his wife Shamina (b) dressed as a queen The Magic Trout (Voice only) Narrators - 4 Chorus - Class Group
(clearly and expressively - points to the dilapidated cottage) On the banks of a beautiful and peaceful river teeming with fish, stood a very old cottage. Strong winds had lifted a number of roof tiles. Some of the windows had lost their panes and flapped and creaked constantly. The broken front door, standing on one hinge was difficult to shut. The yard was littered with rubbish and the few trees and shrubs needed to be pruned.
© RIne adyEdPubl i cat i ons this cottage lived Shamus, the humble fisherman and Shamina, his cranky wife. She hadn't always been this way. As a young •f orr ev i e w ur po seso l y bride, she had beenp gentle and hard-working, butn years of • hard
Narrator 2
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Shamus was a fisherman, Shamina was his wife, Her fussy cranky ways, Caused much strife.
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work with very little to show, had turned her into a shrew. Now she was never satisfied with the quantity of fish Shamus brought home each day.
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(Shamus looks at his wife sadly while Shamina angrily shakes her fists in the air.)
Shamina
Why aren't you on the river this morning, Shamus? We need fish for food and fish for the market.
Shamus
(meekly) What happened to all the fish I brought home yesterday, Shamina? Never mind. I'll do what you say and take the boat out, again. (Shamus leaves with his fishing rod - says aloud to himself) It's much more peaceful to be out on the river, anyway!
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