Summer School Drama

The last two weeks of July is our "Summer School." I would like to try a few class plays, and see if the kids can have fun on the stage in B1. The time is too short to memorize the lines, but who knows, maybe a few of them will "get into" character. 

Our plays:

205(A) East of the Sun, West of the Moon (18 parts), Rump and Ugla (6 parts)
205 (B)Hansel and Gretal Funny Version (12 parts), The Enormous Nose (8 parts)

206 (A) Hansel and Gretal Funny Version (12 parts),  The Enormous Nose (8 parts)
206 (B) East of the Sun, West of the Moon (18 parts)

EAST OF THE SUN vocabulary:

1. bounds- limits,  ("no bounds" 無限的)
2. cottage 小屋，村舍
3. rapped-knock, tap with your fingers on something
4. objection
5. persuaded
6. wealth -$
7. mend- to fix
8. rags- old, poor clothes
9. smart (looking) 整潔漂亮的，時髦的
10. chamber- room
11. dull- boring
12. sufficiently- enough
13. troll 山精，巨人，侏儒
14. wept (cried) and lamented

RUMP AND UGLA vocabulary:

1. Minister- politician, 
2. miller 磨坊主
3. unusual-strange
4. gracious
5. beg 乞求
6. thou-you, wouldest-would, hearest-hear, 
7. plainly- clearly, simply
8. buddy 老兄-buster 夥計
9. rear- butt, ass
10. miracle

HANSEL AND GRETAL vocabulary:

1. Dom Deluise
2. "hand to mouth" having just enough to live on
3. distance- space between 2 places
4. widow- woman whose husband died
5. fond of- likes
6. crickets蟋蟀 chirping 啁啾，唧唧叫，吱喳叫
7. beans 豆；豆莢；菜豆；豆科植物
8.trail
9. squirrels 松鼠
10. cholesterol 膽固醇
11. windowsill- shelf below a window
12. glutton 貪吃的人 (Glut)
13. stout- fat, solid looking
14. tremble- shake with fear
15. fireflies- night insect whose tail gives off light
16. disagreeable- not nice
17. "straw that broke the camel's back" （壓垮駱駝的）最後一根稻草；（一系列不快事件中）最終使人無法忍受的事，使人最終崩潰的一擊
18.rump- ass, roast-BBQ
19. install- put in something
20. (police) custody 監禁，拘留
21. smorgasbord 
22. sent packing- kick someone out
23. Good riddance! 總算擺脫了，終於走掉了

THE ENORMOUS NOSE vocabulary:

1. Enchantress-witch
2. curse- magic words that bring bad luck
3. regret 懊悔，遺憾；惋惜；痛惜
4. depressed-very sad
5. gorgeous- very beautiful
6. servant- paid worker who works doing housework, cooking
7. fashion statement 時尚主張；時尚宣言
8. remarks-comments
9. goldsmith 金匠
10. goofy 愚蠢的；傻的

Resources:

https://www.dramanotebook.com/plays-for-kids/fairy-tale-plays-2/
https://www.tellitmyway.org/
http://www.timelessteacherstuff.com/