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    Fables
    Fables
    Fables
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    Fables

    By Marian Scadden

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    Three fables from around the world are retold in this play-Aesop's Grasshopper and the Ants; Armadillos in the Road, an original Texas fable; and The Foolish Lion and the Clever Rabbit (from India). In the Grasshopper and the Ants, the grasshopper only wants to play all summer long but the busy ants know they have to gather food for their colony. While the grasshopper tries to disrupt their work, the ants stay focused and the grasshopper, when winter comes, learns a lesson about work. The teacher armadillo and her young students are on a field trip, moseying along. No one's in a hurry as they explore their surroundings but when the teacher shows them the road, she turns downright mean. The young armadillos learn why (no armadillos are hurt in the making of this play). In the final tale, a lion is terrorizing everyone. He's killing the animals for fun now and not just food. The clever rabbit thinks up a plan which will save the rest of the wildlife.
    RUNNING TIME: 30 min.
    CAST: 4 m. 4 f. 9 either
    FLEXIBLE CAST: 17+
    NOTE: Permission required to perform this play. Contact info on copyright page.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMarian Scadden
    Release dateJan 16, 2014
    ISBN9781310657160
    Fables
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    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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      Book preview

      Fables - Marian Scadden

      FABLES

      including:

      The Grasshopper and the Ants (an Aesop’s Fable)

      Armadillos in the Road (a Texas Fable)

      The Foolish Lion and the Clever Rabbit (an India Fable)

      Adapted and created by Marian Scadden

      Smashwords Edition

      copyright 2011 Marian Scadden

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Producing this Play

      No part of this playbook may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form, or by any means, including photocopying, electronic, mechanical recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Marian L Scadden Enterprises

      Persons or entities that wish to produce this play must receive written permission in advance of production from Marian L Scadden Enterprises, 2495 E Ellendale Ave., Dallas, OR 97338, 503-877-6842, [email protected], www.PerformancesClassesBooks.com

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      Aesop: Grasshopper and the Ants (You can’t play all the time)

      Texas: Armadillos in the Road (Some things have to be done right quick)

      India: The Foolish Lion and the Clever Rabbit (Intelligence is

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