Divide the group into four smaller groups and assign each group one of the words listed below. Read the story. After each of the words is read pause for the group to make the appropriate response.
SAMURAI
"Clankety-clank"
GEISHAS
"Help, help"
MEAN EMPEROR
"Gr-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r"
DRAGON
"Roar-r-r-r"
Back in old Japan in the days of bold SAMURAI___ and fair GEISHAS___ there lived a MEAN EMPEROR___ with his daughter, who was indeed the most beautiful GEISHA___ in all the land. All those who passed by their castle would see this fair GEISHA___ sitting by the hour in the window longing to be set free.
It was told about the land that this fair GEISHA___ had a curse put on her by a wicked witch, that if a DRAGON___, which lived in the woods close by, were to look upon her, she would suddenly become the most ugly GEISHA___ who ever lived. That is why the MEAN EMPEROR___ kept her locked within the castle.
Of course, after hear this, all the brave SAMURAI___ for miles around came to that part of the land, hoping to kill the terrible DRAGON___, and thus save the fair GEISHA___ from a terrible fate. Night and day the brave SAMURAI___ searched for that terrible DRAGON___. Each one hoped to save the fair GEISHA___ and take her away from the castle of the MEAN EMPEROR___.
One day there came a gallant SAMURAI___ who was much wiser than all the rest. He decided that since the DRAGON___ was nowhere to be found that maybe there was another reason why the GEISHA___ didn't come out. He rode his horse as swiftly as he could and charged at full speed right through the door of the castle, sending debris and rubble flying in all directions.
It seems the GEISHA___ couldn't find the door because the castle was such a mess, and that is why she hadn't come out.
The brave young SAMURAI___ bounded up the stairs and carried his fair GEISHA___ down and put her on his horse. They rode away from the castle of the MEAN EMPEROR___ and left the SAMURAI___ still searching for the terrible DRAGON___ which didn't even exist.
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