Princess Mouse 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 #31 ~ The Princess Mouse: A Tale of Finland
Told by Aaron Shepard

When a young man seeks a wife by way of family tradition, he finds
himself engaged to a mouse.

      GENRE: Folktale
      CULTURE: Finland
      THEME: Kindness, humility, integrity
      READERS: 8 or more
      READER AGES: 8-12
      LENGTH: 12 minutes

The script is based on my new picture book illustrated by
Russian-American artist Leonid Gore and published by Atheneum/Simon &
Schuster.

 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. Supplementary materials
include a printable color poster, a deleted scene, and an
instrumental audio clip of the Princess Mouse's song.

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"


Aaron Shepard
http://www.aaronshep.com

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