Four Fables of Aesop: The North Wind and the Sun, The Tortoise and the Hare, Belling the Cat, The Ants and the Grasshopper
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This comical play starts with Anthula, a young Greek girl, who has just returned from the marketplace where she listened to a man named Aesop tell some interesting stories, mainly about animals. She’s not sure she understands the morals, so she tells the stories to the audience. The Sun is confident and laid-back compared to the blustery North Wind. Incredibly slow Tortoise is a pure gentleman who gets upset at Hare’s boasting. Leader Mouse plans and plots to get the mice into the kitchen for food but the plans tend to unravel. Sarge-Ant may be tough on the Prive-Ants but they all know it’s so the colony can survive the winter; and Grasshopper just wants to play. Characters can be costumed in replicas of ancient Greek chitons (tunics and cloth belts over shirts and shorts will do) or fitted with costume pieces that match their personalities. Written for children to perform, Four Fables of Aesop can also be performed for children by teens to adults.
RUNNING TIME: approx. 45 minutes (time can be shortened by doing fewer stories).
FLEXIBLE CAST: 7-25. NOTE: Permission required to perform this play. Contact info on copyright page.
Marian Scadden
Marian Scadden reads a lot, and likes to write in theater-esque and other genres, such as Young Adult fantasy, Middle Grade stuff, and Picture Books. She loves playing board games with her family, especially when she wins. Marian graduated in Children's Theatre from Brigham Young University decades ago, more or less. Writing books and plays is not quite as long as that. She started writing plays so she wouldn't have to pay royalties when directing them; she started writing picture books to see if she could and she advanced to novels in 2009 when she participated in National Novel Writing Month. It's kind of exciting.
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Four Fables of Aesop - Marian Scadden
FOUR FABLES OF AESOP
The North Wind and the Sun
The Tortoise and the Hare
Belling the Cat
The Ants and the Grasshopper
Adapted by Marian Scadden
Smashwords Edition
Copyright 1996 Marian Scadden
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Marian L Scadden Enterprises
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section 1 - Characters, Setting, At Rise
Section 2 - The North Wind and the Sun
Section 3 - The Tortoise and the Hare
Section 4 - Belling the Cat
Section 5 - The Ants and the Grasshopper
Section 6 - Props, Costume ideas, Set ideas
Section 7 - About the Author
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(click tortoise to return to top)
[Note: This is a read-only copy. If you wish to perform this play, you must contact Marian L Scadden Enterprises, mlscaddenenterprises@hotmail.com. More info is at the end of the play.]
CHARACTERS:
Anthula, Greek child, narrator
North Wind
Sun
Parent 1
Parent 2
Child 1
Child 2
Tortoise
Hare
Skunk
Bluebird
Raccoon
Squirrel
Leader Mouse
Mouse 1
Mouse 2 (Mikos)
Mouse 3
Mouse 4 (Zeese)
Mouse 5
Grasshopper
Sarge-Ant
Prive-Ant 1
Prive-Ant 2
Prive-Ant 3
Prive-Ant 4
SETTING: There are three boxes (that can be stood on)