Ronald & Tony

The dragon of the canals

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At secure landing Mali opens recovered wooden chest. Friendly GREEN hand-puppet dragon with two small GOLD horns, RED cloth body; smaller cream bird puppet and folded blue backdrop inside. Puppets dry. Team watching. The boat is back at its original landing and the canopy has been reset after recovery. : Mali: Dry. Every one of them. Harly: That lid did its job.

Mali puts dragon hand puppet onto her hand and makes it bow to Tony, who draws back with exaggerated suspicion. Visible wrist and puppet cloth demonstrate clearly it is a puppet. : Mali: He would like to thank you. Tony: He could have called for help.

Mali and Karen carry closed chest along landing back toward passenger boat. Chai checks a newly tied mooring rope on recovered blue skiff. Ronald helps, Harly holds blue backdrop. No overloaded boat. : Mali: No voice without a puppeteer. Karen: Then we had better get him to his stage.

Later at fictional community hall beside canal. Mali and another adult prepare original simple hand-puppet stage with blue backdrop. Children sit with adult coordinator. Ronald, Tony, Karen, Harly and Chai arriving, warm lanterns and temple roof beyond. : Caption: Later that afternoon. Child: The dragon is here!

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At secure landing Mali opens recovered wooden chest. Friendly GREEN hand-puppet dragon with two small GOLD horns, RED cloth body; smaller cream bird puppet and folded blue backdrop inside. Puppets dry. Team watching. The boat is back at its original landing and the canopy has been reset after recovery.
Mali: Dry. Every one of them. Harly: That lid did its job.

Mali puts dragon hand puppet onto her hand and makes it bow to Tony, who draws back with exaggerated suspicion. Visible wrist and puppet cloth demonstrate clearly it is a puppet.
Mali: He would like to thank you. Tony: He could have called for help.

Mali and Karen carry closed chest along landing back toward passenger boat. Chai checks a newly tied mooring rope on recovered blue skiff. Ronald helps, Harly holds blue backdrop. No overloaded boat.
Mali: No voice without a puppeteer. Karen: Then we had better get him to his stage.

Later at fictional community hall beside canal. Mali and another adult prepare original simple hand-puppet stage with blue backdrop. Children sit with adult coordinator. Ronald, Tony, Karen, Harly and Chai arriving, warm lanterns and temple roof beyond.
Caption: Later that afternoon. Child: The dragon is here!