Another interesting week is coming ahead. Our teacher informed us that on 16th we will have a storytelling activity at school. The class was divided into small groups of four and each group has to enact a story. Each of the groups will be given a story and we will have to prepare accordingly. The best part, we have to dress up like the character and tell the story.
We were give the ‘Mouse and the Lion’. The story is about a little mouse that enters a lion’s den and gets caught. When the lion was about to eat the mouse, it said, leave me today and I will help surely help you someday. The lion was surprised and said, you are such a small creature, how will you save me. The mouse said, time will tell. But for that you will have to leave me today! The lion was quite impressed and allowed the mouse to leave.
A few days later, hunters came into the jungle and set traps to catch animals. The lion fell inside one trap and got caught in a net. He got very scared and screamed for help. The mouse was passing by when he heard the lion’s scream. He came running and saw the helpless lion. The lion said save me my friend, as you promised me. The mouse quickly cut the net with this sharp tooth and set the lion free.
The moral of the story: as you sow, so shall you reap. If you help someone, you will get it back someday.
I will be the mouse and my friend will be the lion. The other two friends would narrate the story. When I came back home I told mumma about the activity and she was very excited. When dadda came home I enacted the entire story in front of them. They were really impressed. However, I will just play the role of the mouse, I said. But how will I dress like a mouse? Mumma said don’t worry. Remember you dressed as a mermaid last time? I will manage it this time as well. My friend who will become the lion stays close to my house, so we will practice every evening, so that our act is the best. We will start practising from Monday, so we can spend this weekend playing and start rehearsing from Monday.
Mumma said, this is a great opportunity to show your talent so give in your best. She also said that I must say the dialogues loudly and clearly so that everyone can hear them. Actions and expressions are a must to make a play look appealing, so I should practice them very well. Even mumma and dadda had to participate in storytelling competitions when they were in school. But this is just an activity and not a competition. Mumma also said, every story has a moral behind it, so we should remember them and act accordingly.
So it would be a busy week ahead. Keep in touch and stay happy!