Chinese Reader's Theater

[Aaron Shepard <AS@AARONSHEP.COM>]

A new Reader's Theater Edition has been added to my Web site at:

http://www.aaronshep.com

RTE #26 -- The Magic Brocade: A Tale of China

       Retold by Aaron Shepard

       GENRE: Folktale
       CULTURE: China
       THEME: Following dreams; creative process
       READING LEVEL: Grades 3-9
       READERS: 9+
       TIME: 12 min.

 From my home page, click on Aaron's RT Page, then on Reader's Theater
Editions. The script comes also in a Chamber Reading version for
small groups, and in a traditional Chinese translation! As always,
the script 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"

Aaron Shepard
AS@aaronshep.com
http://www.aaronshep.com

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