Readers theater version of an African folk tale.The Story of the Fools is a Swahili folk tale. Stories from Africa were traditionally passed down by word of mouth. Often they were told by the light of the moon around a village fire after the completion of a long day of work. The stories rarely ended with the words we so often heard as children when our parents told us bedtime stories -- "and they all lived happily ever after". Most stories didn't end happily ever after. Usually the stories taught a lesson, and frequently, the selfish person learned that lesson the hard way.
Characters:
Narrators – Readers One, Two and Three
Omari – husband
Lakicia – wife of Omari
Babak }
Nalla } Villagers
Kobe }
Servant – servant of Joharia
Joharia – wife of Kabali
Kabali – husband