Try dressing Flavius, making your own Roman sandals - or acting out a play in Latin!
This is 'Goldilocks', for a cast of 8 children. The translation is at the bottom!
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Auricoma
et tres ursi ( by Helen Forte)
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Cast
list
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Auricoma - Goldilocks, Ursus - Daddy Bear, Ursa - Mummy Bear, Ursulus - Baby Bear Servus - Slave, Ancilla - Slave Girl, Miles I - Soldier 1, Miles II - Soldier 2 |
| Ursulus | salve mater, salve pater! |
| Ursus | salve, Ursule! |
| Ursa | servi! (the slave brings porridge, the slave girl brings a napkin.They all sit down) |
| Servus | polenta, domine.polenta, domina. polenta, Ursule! |
| Ancilla | polentam consume, Ursule! (she tries to feed him) |
| Ursulus | eheu! fervens est! |
| Ursa | venite ambulare, omnes.(They all go out for a walk while it cools down) |
| Auricoma | ecce! casa minima! intro. (She goes in) |
| ecce! polenta! (She tries the 3 bowls) | |
| eheu! fervens! eheu! gelidus! euge! optimus! (She eats the 3rd bowlful) | |
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fessa sum! ecce lecti! eheu! durus est! eheu! mollis est! euge! optimus est! dormio. (She sleeps. The bears come home) |
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| Ursus | revenimus! |
| Ursa | revenimus! |
| Ursus | quis polentam meam gustat? |
| Ursa | quis polentam meam gustat? |
| Ursulus | quis polentam meam consumit! eheu! |
| Ancilla | redi ad cubiculum, Ursule! (They all go to the bedroom to put Ursulus to bed) |
| Ursus | quis in lecto meo sedet? |
| Ursa | quis in lecto meo sedet? |
| Ursulus | quis in lecto meo dormit? |
| Ancilla | puella! |
| Auricoma | Aiiiiiiiiiii! (She leaps out of the bed and runs around the house) |
| Ursus | siste! |
| Servus | auxilium fero! (He goes for help) |
| Ursula | noli lacrimare, Ursule! (The slave returns with some soldiers) |
| Miles I | ubi est puella? |
| Miles II | celeriter! (They chase Auricoma and catch her) |
| Miles I | improba es! |
| Auricoma | me piget. pecuniam tibi habeo. (She pays Ursa for her porridge). |
| Ursulus | vale, Auricoma! |
| Auricoma | valete, omnes! |
