An African folk tale forms the basis of this unique musical story. Through song and story the animals learn why Mother Owl sits silent and the sun won't come – we all depend on each other and when whispering and gossipinterfere tragedy occurs. The story which ends happily can be staged or performed in concert with many narrators or a single adult story-teller. Great for encouraging children to read good literature. Ideal for upperelementary through middle school performers this 25-minute musical features five original songs narrative script and choreography suggestions. Available: Teacher's Manual Singer's Edition 5-Pak Preview CD (full performanceonly) and Performance/Accompaniment CD. Performance Time: 25 minutes. For gr. 3-9.
