Learning to Walk in Handan邯鄲學步

Actors：鄧安琪 鐘謹旭 丁姜睿 陳 鈺 邱可欣 楊陳辰"丁馨瑜 陶張涵 鐘恩燦 王詩嫻

Site：江蘇省東臺市頭灶鎮小學四（3）班

A young man named Yan Zi can’t walk well. His parents are very upset about it. He goes to Handan to learn how to walk. Can he walk at last？ 讓我們一起欣賞江蘇省東臺市頭灶鎮小學同學們的精彩演繹吧！

ACT 1

Dad： Stop！ Look at yourself！

Mum： Why can’t you walk like us， son？ We don’t understand why you walk this way.

Yan Zi： Sorry， Mum and Dad. I will try my best.

Dad amp; Mum： We believe you can find your own way to walk.

Friend： What’s wrong， buddy？ You don’t look happy.

Yan Zi： I have upset my parents because I can’t walk well.

Friend： I have just come back from a city called Handan. People there all walk in very elegant and cool ways！ Maybe you can go and learn from them.

Yan Zi： Really？ I want to go there！

Friend： Good luck！

ACT 2

Yan Zi： Wow！ His walk is so cool.

Man： Can I help you there？

Yan Zi： Oh！ Sorry， sir. I am just watching. Your walking style looks really cool！

Man： Thank you！ I’m flattered！

Yan Zi： Could you teach me how to walk？

Man： Sure！ Chin up， chest out， and look straight ahead！ Now stride！ Big steps！ Left， right， left， right！ Keep up the pace！

Yan Zi： Got it！ This is really helpful！ Thank you very much， sir！

Man： You’re welcome. It’s important to learn from others.

Yan Zi： She is pretty as a picture！ Excuse me！

Woman： Yes？

Yan Zi： I really like your walking style. How do you walk so gracefully？

Woman： Oh， that’s easy！ First， relax your shoulders.

Yan Zi： Oh， that does feel better.

Woman： Then， let your heel touch the ground first， and let your arms swing freely.

Yan Zi： This is amazing！ Thank you， Madam！

Woman： Nothing is impossible to a willing heart. Good luck！

Yan Zi： Look at the little boy. He is full of energy！ Hey， boy！ Can you teach me how to walk？

Boy： You must be kidding！ You don’t know how to walk？

Yan Zi： It’s hard to explain. But I really want to walk like you.

Boy： See？ Hop on one foot first， and then the other.

Yan Zi： Am I doing it right？

Boy： You look so funny！

Yan Zi： Like this？

Boy： Yes， but relax your head as well！

Yan Zi： Got it！ That is easy！ Thanks， my friend！

ACT 3

Yan Zi： Practice makes perfect. Which leg should go first？ Left？ Right？

Passerby 1： What is he doing？ Dancing？

Passerby 2： Maybe it’s kung fu？

Yan Zi： Hold the head up high ...

Passerby 1： He’s walking like a goose！

Passerby 2： He looks so silly！

Passerby 1： What are you doing， buddy？

Yan Zi： Oh！ I’m learning to walk.

Passerby 2： Are you serious？

Yan Zi： Let me show you！ Relax the shoulders！ Relax the arms！

Passerby 1： What a waste of time！

Yan Zi： What’s wrong with these guys？ Why do they laugh at me？

ACT 4

Grandma： What’s the matter， young man？ Why are you crawling？

Yan Zi： I came here to learn how to walk. I learned so many different styles of walking that I got confused. I can’t walk now.

Grandma： I see. But everyone is unique. It will never work if you just copy others. You need to find your own style.

Yan Zi： But how？

Grandma： Think about which style works best for you.

Walk in a natural way.

Yan Zi： I get it. Thank you， Grandma！

（The End）