Little Dramas for Primary Grades

By Lillian Nixon Lawrence and Ada M. Skinner

This is a fascinating collection of more than thirty exciting plays for children. These plays follow several enjoyable and valuable themes, including friendship, nature, Christmas, etc., that deliver essential moral lessons to children in a fun way. The characters of the plays range from humans to animals and birds, which makes this work perfect to keep the children engaged. Written simply with short dialogues, this work is best to be performed by children at short gatherings for their overall development. The dramas in this collection are Bunny Rabbit, The Little Christmas Tree, A Friendship Declined, The Fox's Plan, and many more.

• Language: English
• Publisher: DigiCat
• Release date: Jun 2, 2022
• ISBN: 8596547047100

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Lillian Nixon Lawrence, Ada M. Skinner

Little Dramas for Primary Grades

EAN 8596547047100

DigiCat, 2022

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BUNNY RABBIT AND THE LION

Scene I — The Forest

Scene II — Another Part of the Forest

Scene III — In Front of Bunny Rabbit’s Burrow

Scene IV — In Front of the Burrow

Scene V — Another Part of the Forest

THE ODD MAN AND THE DOG TRUE

THE OWL AND GRASSHOPPER GREEN

Scene — In the Meadow

SOMEWHERE TOWN

THE TIMID HARE

MABEL AND THE GREEN LIZARD

Scene I — Mabel’s Home

Scene II — In the Woods

Scene III — Edge of the Wood

Scene IV — Mabel’s Home

THE MAIDEN AND THE BIRD

THE LITTLE FISH

BELLING THE CAT

THE FOX AND THE CROW

HANS AND GRETCHEN

Scene I — In the Woods

Scene II — At Home

Scene III — In the Woods

Scene IV — At Home (the Next Day)

Scene V — In the Woods

Scene VI — At Home (Another Day)

Scene VII — In the Woods

Scene VIII — At Home

Scene IX — In the Woods

LADY MOON

PRECOCIOUS PIGGY

STRANGE LANDS

HOW TO GET A BREAKFAST

THE LITTLE CHRISTMAS TREE

CHRISTMAS EVE IN AN ATTIC

THE NEW YEAR

A FRIENDSHIP DECLINED

THE SELFISH MAN

THE MAGPIE’S NEST

ADVENTURES OF THE FIRST SPRING

THE BIRD’S NEST

THE BOASTFUL BAMBOO TREE

Scene I — In the Forest

Scene II — In the Forest (later)

Scene III — In the Garden (after storm)

RETURN OF SPRING

WHO HOLDS UP THE SKY?

THE FOX’S PLAN

TOM AND THE LOBSTER

WHY THE JELLYFISH HAS NO SHELL

Scene I — Under the Sea

Scene II — On the Seashore

Scene III — Under the Sea

Scene IV — Home of the Sea Queen

I WOULD LIKE YOU FOR A COMRADE

SOUTHWEST WIND’S VISIT TO GLUCK

THE CHILD AND THE SPARROW

THE RABBIT’S MESSAGE

Part I — The Children

Part II — Lady Spring

Part III — The Journey

Part IV — The Message

LAUGHING SANJA

Scene I — Along the Road

Scene II — Ogre’s Kitchen

Scene III — The River Bank

THE TIGER AND THE BRAHMAN

THE LION AND THE STORY-TELLER

OVER THE HILL

BUNNY RABBIT AND THE LION

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Characters—Lion, Rabbit, Mother Deer, Elephant, Camel, Jackal, other animals

Scene I—The Forest

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Mother Deer. Brave Lion, give me back my little deer.

Lion. I will not. The deer is mine.

Mother Deer. O Lion, it is the only one I have. I beg of you, give it back to me.

Lion. A lion does not give back what he has taken. Be off, or I will eat you.

Scene II—Another Part of the Forest

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Mother Deer. Can you not help me, animals? The lion has taken my little deer, the only one I had.

Elephant. I am sorry for you. But the lion is the king of the forest. He takes what he will and keeps what he likes. I cannot help you.

Mother Deer. [Goes on.] Can you not help me, Camel? You are always kind and gentle.

Camel. The lion did wrong to take your deer. He did a great wrong, but I cannot help you.

Mother Deer. [Goes on.] Surely, little jackal, you will help me.

Jackal. Sh! Sh! I’m afraid of the lion, myself. We’ve never been very good friends. I wish I could help you. Let me see. I have it! Go to Bunny Rabbit. He’s a little creature, but he’s wise and brave.

Mother Deer. You say he’s wise?

Jackal. He is.

Mother Deer. And brave?

Jackal. He is.

Mother Deer. Then I will go at once.

Scene III—In Front of Bunny Rabbit’s Burrow

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Bunny Rabbit. Good morning, Mother Deer. What is the matter?

Mother Deer. Bunny Rabbit, that wicked lion stole my little deer and will not give it to me. I asked the forest animals to help me, but none was brave enough to do so.

Bunny Rabbit. Not even the elephant, or the camel, or the jackal?

Mother Deer. Not one. I asked them all. They all said they were sorry. But I believe they are all afraid of the lion.

Bunny Rabbit. Why did you come to me? I’m such a little creature.

Mother Deer. The jackal told me you are wise and brave, and he said that you would help me.

Bunny Rabbit. Tell