There are broken hearts and kisses and then weddings, so this is a story about love. There are actors who are funny becausethey cannot act, so it is also a story thatmakes people laugh. And there are fairies, spirits of the night, so it is a story about mischief and magictoo. What happens when love and laughter come togetherwith magic in an Athenian forest? A Midsummer Night's Dream was written in about 1596 and is one of Shakespeare's most popular plays. It hasbeen retold for Bookworms, not as a play, but as a story.
Little Mary Lennox is a bad-tempered,disagreeable child.When her parents diein India,she is sent back to England to livewith her uncle in a big,lonely,old house. There is nothing to do all day except walk in the gardens and watch the robin flying over the highwalls of the secret garden…which has been locked for tenyears.And no one has the key.
A housewife,a tramp,a lawyer,a waitress,an actress -ordinary people living ordinary Lives in New York at the beginning of thiscentury.The city has changed greatly sincethat time,but its people are much the same.Some are rich,some are poor,some are happy,someare sad,some have found love,some are looking for love. O.Henry's famous short stories-sensitive,funny,sympathetic -give us vivid pictures of the everyday livesof these New Yorkers.(Word count 5,895)
' Please,Mr Murdstone!Don't beat me!I've tried to learn my lessons,really I have,sir!'sobs David. Although he is only eight years old,Mr Murdstone does beat him,and David is so frightened that he bites his cruel stepfather's hand.Forthat,he is kept locked in his room for five days and nights,and nobody is allowed to speak to him. As David grows up,he learns that life is full of troubleand misery and cruelty.But he also finds laughter andkindness,trust and friendship...and love.
No melting allowed! Jaclyn used to live with her aunt Greta in Chicago. But not anymore. They've moved to a place called Sherpia. It's a tiny village on the edge of the Arctic Circle. Jaclyn can't believe she's stuck out in Nowheresville. No movie theaters. No malls. No nothing. Plus, there's something really odd about the village. At night there are strange howling noises. And in front of every house there's a snowman. A creepy snowman with a red scarf. A deep scar on his face. And a really evil smile. . . .
Roald Dahl's much-loved story about how Charlie Bucket wins aticket to visit Willy Wonka's amazing chocolate factory is turnedinto a play for children to act. With tips about scenery, props andlighting, the play is easy to stage and there are lots of parts foreveryone.
