Middle Eastern Reader's Theater

[AaronShep <AaronShep@AOL.COM>]

A new Reader's Theater Edition has been added to my Web site at
http://www.aaronshep.com/.

RTE #20-- The Magic of Mushkil Gusha: A Tale of Iran

      Retold by Aaron Shepard

      GENRE: Folktale
      CULTURE: Iran, Islam
      THEME: Thankfulness, sharing
      READING LEVEL: Grades 4-7
      READERS: 10
      TIME: 8 min.

The script is adapted from a story of mine first printed last May in
Australia's _School Magazine_ and scheduled for reprint this August in
_Cricket_. From my home page, click on <Aaron's RT Page>, then on <Reader's
Theater Editions>. As always, the script can be freely copied and performed
for any educational, noncommercial purpose.

Also from the Middle East in the Reader's Theater Editions series:

RTE #6 -- The Enchanted Storks: A Tale of Bagdad

      Retold by Aaron Shepard

      GENRE: Fairy tale/folktale
      CULTURE: Middle East
      THEME: Recklessness
      READING LEVEL: Grades 5-9
      READERS: 13+
      TIME: 14 min.

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"

Aaron

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