omes in
and pronounces her curse, and the twelfth fairy softens it
to sleep. The King proclaims his decree, that all spindles
in the land be destroyed.

_Scene ii. The Attic_. Princess goes to the attic. Old lady
sits spinning. Princess pricks herself and falls asleep.
Narration begins with "The King and Queen who had just come
in fell asleep," and ends with "not a leaf rustled on the
trees around the castle." At the close of the narration, the
circle moves, singing stanza _5_ of the dramatic game:--

A great hedge grew up giant high, giant high, giant high,
etc.

_Scene ii. The Castle Grounds_. The Prince talks to an old
Man outside the castle. The Prince comes to the hedge, which
parts, and he enters. The Prince wakens the Princess and the
rest of the castle. The narrator then closes with "By and by
the wedding of the Prince ... to the end of their lives they
lived happy and contented." The courtiers then form into
couples, and the circle, in couples, follow the courtiers.
The Prince and Princess lead in a slow waltz while all sing
stanza 10 of the dramatic game:

And all the people made merry then, merry then, merry then,
etc.

Here we do not have complete dramatization, narration, or dramatic
game. Only three short parts are narrated, only three leading scenes
are represented, and only three high points of narrative are depicted
in the dramatic game. The music, which the specialist in physical
education can furnish, might be:--

Galloping...................... Wild Horseman.
Fairy Run...................... Chalef Book, p. 18.
Climbing to Tower.............. Chaly, p. 10.
Guy Walk Music.
Phyllis........................ Seymour Smith.
Bleking........................ Folk-Dance Book.

In connection with the _dramatic game_, there is only one tale in
Grimm which contains a folk-game. This tale is somewhat incomplete as
it stands in Grimm. It could become a tale suited for dramatization in
the first grade, beginning the play with the folk-game. An original,
amplified version of this tale, _The Little Lamb and the Little Fish_
is given in the _Appendix_.

An original little play similar to one which the kindergarten children
could work out is given below. This play is based on the _pourquois_
tale, _Why the Evergreen Trees Never Lose Their Leaves_.[4