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 \nSinger:I will sing a new song.  \nWeaver:I shall weave my strongestbasket.  \nMusician:I will make the most wonderfuldrum anyone has ever heard.  \nAdese:Otolo,my husband,we must dosomething to thank the river,too.  \nOtolo:You are a delightful dancer,Adese.Why don't you perform adance?  \nChildren:Yes,Mother,you must dance,dance,dance.  \nAdese:That is a splendid idea!I willpractice all day.  \nStoryteller:The villagers hurried away toprepare for the festival.Meanwhile...  \nSky:King Oba,where are you?  \nKing Oba:Here I am,Sky.What do youwish from me?  \nSky:Please tell the villagers to stopthrowing their leftover food in the trash.  \nKing Oba:My people are discardingthe food you share so generously?  \nSky:They have been careless and greedy,taking more than they need.They muststop wasting food or I will move far away.  \nKing Oba:Please,Sky,do not be angry.I will fix it.Messenger,come forth at once.  \nMessenger:Yes,my king?  \nKing Oba:Go quickly throughout thevillage.Tell everyone to stop wasting thefood they take from Sky.  \nMessenger:I will go as fast as I can.  \nStoryteller:As evening came,the  \nvillagers finished preparing their gifts forthe mighty river.  \nMask Maker:Look at the beautiful maskI have carved for the river.  \nMusician:It is beautiful.But look at thehandsome drum I have made.  \nSinger:Very nice,but can it compareto my sweet song?  \nWeaver:You have each done a fine job.But nothing is as great as my basket.","cbCaiatnxTkEC3yP","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiatnxTkEC3yP","pdf",2522862,"English","# Why the Sky Is Far Away\n## Characters\n## Setting\n## Reader’s Theater","[{\"question\":\"What role does the Sky play in the story?\",\"answer\":\"The Sky shares food with the villagers and becomes angry when the villagers waste what it provides. 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