Making a shadow play is jolly good fun. First, make a list of the most important incidents in the story. Second, decide upon the number of scenes that you think necessary for your play. Third, decide upon the number of characters required for these scenes. You will be surprised to find how few characters and incidents are needed to tell your story. Choose only those which are most important. Know your story well before you begin. Let us choose the traveling musicians of Bremen for our play. The list of important incidents are as follows: Incident I— Donkey on the road Incident II— Donkey meets Dog Incident III— Donkey and Dog meet Cat Incident IV— Donkey, Dog, and Cat meet Cock Incident V— Donkey, Dog, Cat, and Cock seek shelter for night in the wood Incident VI— Cock sees a distant light Incident VII— Donkey looks through the window of the robbers’ house Incident VIII— Donkey, Dog, Cat, and Cock break through the window Incident IX— Robbers flee with fright Incident X— The animals devour the robbers’ feast Incident XI— The animals settle themselves for the night Incident XII— One of the robbers returns Incident XIII— He is scratched by the Cat Incident XIV— He is bitten by the Dog Incident XV— He is kicked by the Donkey Incident XVI— The Cock calls “Cock-a-doodle-doo” Incident XVII— The robber flees to his companions Incident XVIII— The robber describes the witch that clawed him, the demon that stabbed him, the giant that beat him with a club, the fateful spirit on the roof that screamed “Throw him up to me.” Four scenes will tell the story. Scene I— The roadside Scene II— The deep wood Scene III— The robbers’ house Scene IV— The roadside These four scenes require twelve characters: Donkey, Dog, Cat, Cock, Four Robbers, Witch, Demon, Giant, and the fateful spirit. Each character must be analyzed, for both disposition and general appearance.