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    Just So, It Happened
    Just So, It Happened
    Just So, It Happened
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    Just So, It Happened

    By Marian Scadden

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    Based on Rudyard Kipling's “How the Elephant Got His Trunk” and “How the Camel Got His Hump”, this play has a delightful cast of animals. The curious young elephants are disturbing everyone in the forest with their non-stop questions. But when they ask a crocodile a question, changes happen. The camel is being lazy and all the other animals must work harder because of it. Can the Djinn affect a change? Three original songs: Just So, It Happened; What Does the Crocodile Have for Dinner; That Camel. RUNNING TIME: 35 minutes. CAST: 2 m. 2 f. 29 Either. FLEXIBLE CAST: 14-33+
    NOTE: Permission required to perform this play. Contact info on copyright page.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMarian Scadden
    Release dateJan 10, 2014
    ISBN9781311850553
    Just So, It Happened
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    Marian Scadden

    Marian Scadden reads a lot, and likes to write in theater-esque and other genres, such as Young Adult fantasy, Middle Grade stuff, and Picture Books. She loves playing board games with her family, especially when she wins. Marian graduated in Children's Theatre from Brigham Young University decades ago, more or less. Writing books and plays is not quite as long as that. She started writing plays so she wouldn't have to pay royalties when directing them; she started writing picture books to see if she could and she advanced to novels in 2009 when she participated in National Novel Writing Month. It's kind of exciting.

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      Just So, It Happened - Marian Scadden

      JUST SO, IT HAPPENED

      adapted from Rudyard Kipling's

      How the Elephant Got His Trunk &

      How the Camel Got His Hump

      adapted by Marian Scadden

      Smashwords Edition

      Copyright 2005 Marian Scadden

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Producing this Play

      No part of this playbook may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form, or by any means, including photocopying, electronic, mechanical recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Marian L Scadden Enterprises

      Persons or entities that wish to produce this play must receive written permission in advance of production from Marian L Scadden Enterprises, 2495 E Ellendale Ave., Dallas, OR 97338, 503-877-6842, mlscaddenenterprises@hotmail.com, www.PerformancesClassesBooks.com

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      Section 1: Characters, Setting, At Rise

      Section 2: The Play, Scene One

      Section 3: The Play, Scene Two

      Section 4: Set, Props, Costumes

      Section 5: About the Author

      [Note: This is a read-only copy. If you wish to perform this play, even if you’re a non-profit, you must contact

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