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Little Dramas for Primary Grades

Chapter 34: STRANGE LANDS
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A collection of brief, teacher-friendly scripts and dramatic readers intended for beginning primary grades that present simple scenes, animal fables, folk tales, and short adaptations. Each piece includes character lists, directions, and stage cues adaptable to classroom performance; selections aim to develop oral reading, imagination, and interpretive skills. Contents range from nursery dramas and moral fables to seasonal pieces and adaptations of well-known short stories and legends, offering varied roles for young children and practical material for classroom dramatization.

STRANGE LANDS

Child. Where do you come from, Mr. Jay?

Mr. Jay. From the land of play, from the land of play.

Child. And where can that be, Mr. Jay?

Mr. Jay. Far away—far away.

Child. Where do you come from, Mrs. Dove?

Mrs. Dove. From the land of love, from the land of love.

Child. And how do you get there, Mrs. Dove?

Mrs. Dove. Look above—look above.

Child. Where do you come from, Baby Miss?

Baby Miss. From the land of bliss, from the land of bliss.

Child. And what is the way there, Baby Miss?

Baby Miss. Mother’s kiss—mother’s kiss.

Laurence Alma-Tadema.