Medusa Nd Athena

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Medusa and Athena—Readers Theater Script Characters: Narrator Medusa Cobbler Blacksmith´s Son People in the garden Friend 1 Friend 2 Athena SCRIPT: Narrator: Once upon a time, there lived a beautiful girl named Medusa. She lived in the city of Athens in a country named Greece — and although there were many pretty girls in the city, Medusa was considered the most lovely. At Medusa´s house. Medusa: (looking at herself in the mirror ) I am the prettiest of them all! Everybody knows that, and I am proud of that. My skin is more beautiful than fresh fallen snow. Narrator: Every day of the week, she told everybody something about her beauty. On Monday, she told the cobbler. At the cobbler´s shop Medusa: My hair glows brighter than the sun. Cobbler: I know that! It brightens every room and every place you enter. The sun is nothing compared to you. Narrator: On Tuesday, she said it to the blacksmith’s son. At the blacksmith’s shop Medusa: My eyes are greener than the Aegean Sea. Blacksmith´s Son: Yes, you have the most beautiful eyes I have ever seen. The sea is nothing compared to you! Narrator: On Wednesday, she boasted to everyone at the public garden. At the public garden Medusa: My lips are redder than the reddest rose. People in the garden: Oh, Medusa, roses are nothing compared to you! Narrator: When she wasn’t busy sharing her thoughts about her beauty with all who passed by, Medusa would gaze lovingly at her reflection in her hand mirror. In her room Medusa: (to hand mirror while brushing her hair) I admire myself, I am so beautiful. Even my reflection in the window and in the water shows my beauty. Narrator: On and on Medusa went about her beauty to anyone and everyone who stopped long enough to hear her — until one day when she made her first visit to the Parthenon with her friends. At the Parthenon Friend 1: The Parthenon is the largest temple to the
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