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Cook and the Ducks, The
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Sound recording, story; The Cook and the Ducks, a folk tale and trickster tale from Germany, collected by the Brothers Grimm, told and acted out by pupils, as part of a performance Go Down in Legend, as the finale of a school storytelling project led by Ben Haggarty, in King Alfred's School, in an unidentified location in England, 4th February, 1990. | |
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Continuation of the frame story of Jimmy told by a pupil in role as a Master of Ceremonies, followed by a story told and acted out by three pupils. A maid is instructed by her master to cook two ducks for himself and a guest. When one of the duck's wings becomes singed in the fire, the maid eats it, and begins a process of eating both of the ducks in their entirety. The maid then tricks her master into thinking that his guest has stolen the ducks and the guest into thinking that his host plans to kill him. | |
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audience:- | child; King Alfred's School Pupils; school group |
recording quality | |
condition:- | good; fair |
completeness:- | complete |
duration:- | 0 hours, 3 minutes, 22 seconds |
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storytelling; role-play:- |
storyteller; Master of Ceremonies; King Alfred's School
Pupil female / child |
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storytelling; role-play:- |
storyteller; King Alfred's School Pupil female / child |
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storytelling; role-play:- |
storyteller; King Alfred's School Pupil female / child |
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storytelling; role-play:- |
storyteller; King Alfred's School Pupil male / child |
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origin:- |
folklorist: The Brothers Grimm
folklorist: Jakob Grimm folklorist: Wilhelm Grimm Germany, Europe |
associated:- |
storyteller: Ben Haggarty
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storytelling; role-play:- |
England: King Alfred's School
04 Feb 1990 educational event; school event: Go Down in Legend |
gift from:- |
storyteller: Ben Haggarty |