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In Brief
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Once upon
a time, there was a Little Girl who did not want to share
her toys. One day, the Little Girl’s mother told
her she wouldn’t get any new toys until she gave
some of the old ones away. The Little Girl ran into the
woods and began to dig a hole to bury her toys at the
foot of a tree. Suddenly, the tree spoke to her. His
name was Obidiah Oak. The Little Girl asked Obidiah not
to let any other boys or girls steal them. Obidiah agreed.
The Little Girl returned home empty handed and lied to her mother, telling her
she gave her toys away to charity. When the holidays finally arrived, the Little
Girl received new presents. She was quite happy until her mother told her that
she had invited some children over to play. Not wanting to share her new toys,
she took them to her hiding place beneath Obidiah Oak. |
When she arrived,
the Little Girl discovered that Obidiah had given all her toys
away to the poor children who didn’t get any toys that
holiday.The Little Girl
became upset at Obidiah for breaking his promise. Obidiah told
her that he had kept his promise; no one had stolen the toys,
he had given them away.
At that moment,
a little boy on cruches appeared. He was looking for the magic
tree that was giving away presents. Obidiah told him that, sadly,
there were no more toys. While a little disappointed, the boy
smiled and wished both Obidiah
and the Little Girl “Happy Holidays,” then turned to leave. The Little
Girl stopped the boy and gave him one of her brand new toys. He was overjoyed
and thanked her. The Little Girl thanked Obidiah for helping her realize the
joy of sharing.
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Teacher
Comments
“This program was excellent: topic appropriate, good interactions with
the students, excellent prep. Would highly recommend!”
- J. Piatt, Bolivar
Richburg Central School
“
My students loved your play. The message from it was easily understood and the
preparation for it (the booklet and your visit) was adequate for the age.”
- B. Smith,
Casey Park Elementary, Auburn Enlarged SD
“
As always, your performance was wonderful. It was very grade level appropriate
and my children walked away with an important life long lesson.”
- L.
Loperfido, Weedsport Elementary, Weedsport CSD
“
My class loved the preview and the show. I especially liked that it tied into
Character Education and lead to some great discussions. You always do an outstanding
job.”
- D. Faatz, Wolcott Street School, LeRoy CSD
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