Next, we tell the story of the Yam Thief as a troupe, taking turns telling the tale, all performing the figures simultaneously. The two-person figures conclude with The Saw , which we demonstrate and then take into the audience, letting pairs of kids take over, freeing us to start another Saw and introduce it into a different part of the crowd. This also gives our young audiences a chance to talk and move around a bit. Then comes a tale I wrote, called Lost, accompanied by a linked series of eight figures, concerning a resourceful girl s survival in a blizzard. We lastly present the teacher with our four white loops, the roll of string, and a copy of the first Camilla Gryski book, from which many of our figures come.
Adults seem similarly transfixed.
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