The White Elephant

Drama based on Asian Folk Tales

by Edel Wignell

A collection of plays for children aged 8–12 years, adapted from traditional Asian folk tales.

Asian folk tales are rich in fantasy, adventure and humour, and are splendid for telling, reading and acting.

Features

• Photocopiable play scripts are respectful and true to the cultures from which they come.
• Provides a drama context for multicultural issues.
• Detailed notes for teachers which:

• locate the folk tales in their geographical settings
• give background information to enhance understanding of the folk tales and the cultures from which they have evolved
• offer suggestions for classroom activities covering a variety of KLAs
• provide literature and folklore links.