Dramatization of a Story
MEMARI
V.M. INSTITUTION (UNIT -2)
HATPUKUR,
MEMARI, EAST BURDWAN
Project
Work
Submitted
by
Name of the Student……………………………………
Roll No. …………………Section…………………………
Registration No ................................. (201.....20....)
Registration No ................................. (201.....20....)
In partial fulfillment to the class -XI English Course
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Project Work
On
Dramatization of a Story
entitled
Leela’s Friend
--R.K. Narayan
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Acknowledgement
This project has given me golden opportunity for learning and self-development through collaborative activities. I want to thank respected Mr. /Mrs.__________________________ to whom I owe specially for preparing this project based on the beautiful story, entitled ‘Leela’s Friend’ written by R.K. Narayan.
I
do want to extend my heartfelt thanks to my friends, parents and others who
helped me in various ways to make a final draft of this work and submit the
same to our school.
Signature of the student
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CERTIFICATE
This is to certify that this Project Report entitled dramatization of R.K. Narayan’s short story ‘Leela’s Friend’ prepared by ___________________ Class XI Roll No._______ Registration No. ______________ Year 201…-2…. submitted in partial fulfillment to class XI English Course during the academic year 201…-2… is a bonafide record of project work carried out under my guidance and supervision.
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(Signature of the Project Guide)
Name: ………………………………………………
Designation: Assistant teacher
Department: English
School: MEMARI V.M. INSTITUTION (UNIT -2)
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Starting!
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1. Introduction
1.1 Project in our syllabus:
As
per the new syllabus, Project work has been included as a part of the
curriculum.
We
have created the selection consistent with the
provision of works.
1.2 Objectives: The main objectives of our project work are -
(i)
Finding out the structural divisions of a story.
(ii) Visualizing the story in Indian context.
(iii) Adding Indian flavor to the strong.
(iv)Taking more of the characters in Indian context
(ii) Visualizing the story in Indian context.
(iii) Adding Indian flavor to the strong.
(iv)Taking more of the characters in Indian context
1.3 Guiding Principle
(i)
We should try to locate its difference from Indian cultures.
(ii) Then we must try to fit in the writing into Indian context.
(iii) We should use our daily life experience of Indian culture and society by adding enough Indian words.
(ii) Then we must try to fit in the writing into Indian context.
(iii) We should use our daily life experience of Indian culture and society by adding enough Indian words.
1.4 Limitations
(i)
The length for the whole project was solely 10
periods.
(ii) It took a long time to select the exact piece of writing which could be transformed.
(iii) For this particular project, group work doesn’t help much as it demands individual imagination and not a number of opinions.
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2. Procedures and Input
For
the dramatization of R.K. Narayan’s story ‘Leela’s Friend’ we worked in groups
and sometimes in pairs through a systematic process. Our teacher fixed 10 interventions for completing
the project. The details of our activities are enumerated below:
First intervention: On the first day, we
discussed some of the stories. Then we minutely listened to all the stories and
selected R.K. Narayan’s ‘Leela’s Friend’.
Second
intervention: On the second day, our teacher taught us
different aspects of Indian society and culture. We asked the teacher a number
of questions related to what he taught.
Third
invention: On the third day, we tried to locate the
differences of the story from an Indian story. Then we were divided into
groups.
Fourth
intervention: On the fourth day, we started to change the
story so that it looks Indian. Then we encountered some difficulties with the
language that were needed to be changed.
Fifth
intervention: On the fifth day, we prepared the draft of
our Indian version of the story. Then we read out our manuscripts. The teacher
asked each group to make changes to the script where it was found necessary.
Sixth
intervention: On the sixth day, we selected the best
manuscript. Then we worked together for its further betterment. Another draft
was prepared.
Seventh
intervention: On the seventh day, we prepared the final
manuscript .Then we read out the manuscript in the presence of our teacher.
Eighth
intervention: On the eighth day, the photocopies of the
final manuscript were distributed among the students for review.
Ninth
intervention: On the ninth day, each group read out their
reviews before of the class.
Tenth
intervention: Students shared their experience with the
teacher. The project report was submitted for evaluation and assessment.
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3. OUTPUT OF THE PROJECT
LEELA’S FRIEND
Characters:
Leela (Sivasankar’s five-year-old daughter)
Mr. Sivasanker(Leela’s father),
Mrs. Sivasanker(Leela’s mother)
Sidda (servant)
Police inspector
Constable
Place: House of Mr. Sivasanker
[Narrator: Mr. Sivasanker is a middle-aged man. His family comprises his
wife and his five year old daughter, Leela. He works in an office. The only
problem he now faces is the problem of appointing a good servant for household
work and looking after his daughter.]
(Mr. Sivasanker stands in the front veranda of his house. He is brooding
over the servant problem. A young man named Sidda enters.)
Scene –(I)
Sidda : Sir, do you want a servant?
Mr. Sivasanker : Come in.
(Sidda opened the
gate and came in.)
Mr. Sivasanker : (subjected him to a scrutiny and said to
himself) Doesn’t seem to be a bad sort at any rate, the fellow looks tidy.
Mr. Sivasanker : Where were you before? What’s your name.
Sidda : In a bungalow there.(indicating a vague somewhere) in
the doctor’s house.
Mr. Sivasanker : What is his name:
Sidda : I don’t know master. He lives near the market
Mr. Sivasanker : Why did they send you away?
Sidda : (Giving the stock reply) They left the town, master.
(Mr Sivasanker was
unable to make up his mind. He called his wife. She looked at Sidda.)
His wife : He doesn’t seem to me worse than the others we have had.
(Leela, their
five-year-old daughter, came out, looked at Sidda)
Leela : (Giving a cry of joy) Oh Father!
Leela : I like him. Don’t send him away. Let us keep him in our
house."
(Then they decided
to keep Sidda as their servant. Sidda was given two meals a day and four rupees
a month, in return for which he washed clothes, tended the garden, ran errands,
chopped wood and looked after Leela.)
Leela : (Crying) Sidda, come and play!"
(Sidda had to drop
any work he might be doing and run to her, as she stood in the front garden
with a red ball in her hand. His company made her supremely happy. She flung
the ball at him and he flung it back.)
Leela : Now throw
the ball into the sky.
(Sidda clutched the
ball, closed his eyes for a second and threw the ball up. When the ball came
down again)
Sidda : Now this
has touched the moon and come. You see here a little bit of the moon sticking.
(Leela keenly
examined the ball for traces of the moon.)
Leela : I don’t see
it."
Sidda : You must be
very quick about it because it will all evaporate and go back to the moon. Now
hurry up....
(He covered the
ball tightly with his fingers and allowed her to peep through a little gap.)
Leela : Ah yes, I
see the moon, but is the moon very wet?"
Sidda : Certainly
it is.
Leela : What is in
the sky, Sidda?"
Sidda : God.
Leela : If we stand
on the roof and stretch our arms, can we touch the sky?
Sidda : Not if we
stand on the roof here," he said. "But if you stand on a coconut tree
you can touch the sky.
Leela : Have you
done it?
Sidda : Yes, many
times. Whenever there is a big moon, climb a coconut tree and touch it.
Leela : Does the
moon know you?
Sidda : Yes, very
well. Now come with me. I will show you something nice.
(They were standing
near the rose plant)
Sidda : (Pointing)
You see the moon there, don’t you?
Leela : Yes.
Sidda : Now come
with me.
(He took her to the
backyard. He stopped near the well and pointed up. The moon was there, too.
Leela clapped her hands and screamed in wonder.)
Leela : The moon
here! It was there! How is it?
Leela : I have
asked it to follow us about.
( Leela ran in and
told her mother)
Leela : Sidda knows
the moon.
(At dusk he carried
her in and she held a class for him. She had a box filled with catalogues,
illustrated books and stumps of pencils. It gave her great joy to play the
teacher to Sidda. She made him squat on the floor with a pencil between his
fingers and a catalogue in front of him. She had another pencil and a
catalogue.
Leela :
(Commanding) Now write.
(Sidda had to try
and copy whatever she wrote in the pages of her catalogue. She knew two or
three letters of the alphabet and could draw a kind of cat and crow. But none
of those might Sidda even remotely copy.)
Leela : (Examining
his effort.) Is this how I have drawn the crow? Is this how I have drawn the
B?"
(She pitied him,
and redoubled her efforts to teach him. But that good fellow, though an adept
at controlling the moon, was utterly incapable of playing the pencil.
Consequently, it looked as though Leela would keep him thee, pinned to his seat
till his stiff, inflexible wrist cracked. He sought relief.
Sidda : I think
your mother is calling you in to dinner.
(Leela would drop
the pencil and run out of the room, and the school hour would end. After dinner
Leela ran to her bed. Sidda had to be ready with a story. He sat down on the
floor near the bed and told incomparable stories: of animals in the jungle, of
gods in heaven, of magicians who could conjure up golden castles and fill them
with little princesses and their pets. Day by day she clung closer to him. She
insisted upon having his company all her waking hours. She was at his side when
he was working in the garden or chopping wood, and accompanied him when he was
sent on errands.)
Scene –(II)
(One evening he
went out to buy sugar and Leela went with him. When they came home, Leela’s
mother noticed that a gold chain Leela had been wearing was missing.)
Leela’s mother :
Where is your chain?
(Leela looked into
her shirt, searched but did not find her chain)
Leela : I don’t
know.
(Her mother gave
her a slap.)
Leela’s mother :
(Giving her a slap) How many times have I told you to take it off and put it in
the box? (Shouts) Sidda, Sidda! (Sidda comes in) Where is the chain? Where have
you kept it?
Sidda : I don’t
know (With a dry throat)
Mrs.Sivasanker :
Bring the chain or I'll call the police,
(She turns to go
back to the kitchen for a moment because she has left something the oven)
Leela : Give me
some sugar, Mother, I am hungry (Sidda exits)
Mrs. Sivasnker :
Sidda, Sidda ! (Sidda has already vanished into the air)
Scene –(III)
[Narrator: Mr.
Sivasanker comes home an hour later. He learns everything from his wife, He
grows very excited over all this. So he goes to the police station and lodges a
complaint. Once again it is bed time. After meal Leela refuses to go to bed.]
Leela : I won't
sleep unless Sidda comes and tells me stories...I don't like you, Mother. You
are always abusing and worrying Sidda. Why are you so rough?
Mother : But he has
taken away your chain...
Leela : Let him.It
doesn't matter.Tell me a story.
Mother : Sleep,
sleep.
Leela : Tell me a
story, Mother.
Mother : It is
God's mercy that the villain has not killed the child for the chain.....
(Turning to Leela).
Sleep, Leela, Sleep,
Leela : Can't you
tell the story of the elephant?
Mother : No
(Leela makes a
noise of deprecation)
Leela : Why should
not Sidda sit in our chair, Mother?
(Mother does not
answer the question. Silence for a moment)
Leela : Sidda is
gone because he wasn't allowed to sleep inside the house like us. Why should he
always be made to sleep outside the house, Mother? I think he is angry with us,
Mother
(She turns on her
side, falling asleep)
Mr. Sivasanker :
(Mr. Sivasanker enters) What a risk we took in engaging that fellow. It seems
he is an old criminal. He has been in jail half a dozen times for stealing
jewelry from children. From the description I gave, the inspector was able to
identify him in a moment.
Mrs. Sivasanker :
Where is he now?
Mr. Sivasanker :
The police know his haunts. They will pick him up very soon, don't worry. The
inspector was furious that I didn’t consult him before employing him...
Scene –(IV)
[Narrator: Four
days later. Sidda is now in the grip of the police. Sivasanker is at home from
office hours. A police inspector and a constable bring in Sidda. Sidda stands
with bowed head. Seeing Sidda, Leela is overjoyed]
Leela : (running
towards Sidda)Sidda! Sidda!
Inspector :
(stooping her) Don't go near him.
Leela : Why not?
Inspector : He is a
thief. He has taken away your gold chain.
Leela : Let him. I
will have a new chain.
( All of them
laugh)
Mr.Sivasanker : Why
have you taken the chain? Where is the chain? Tell me what you have done with
the chain.
MrsSivasanker :
Sidda, so ungrateful you are! You are a devil.
(Tears roll down
Sidda's cheek)
Sidda : I have not
taken it.
(Very feebly,
looking at the ground)
Mrs.Sivasanker: Why
did you run away without telling us?
(There is no
answer. Laela's face becomes red.)
Leela : Oh,
policeman, leave him alone. I want to play with him.
Inspector : My dear
child, he is a thief.
Leela : (Haughtily)
Let him be...
Inspector (to
Sidda): What a devil you must be steal a thing from such an innocent child!
Even now it is not too late. Return it. I will let you off, provided you promise
not to do such a thing again.
Mr. & Mrs
Sivasanker: (agreeably) Return it now. No harm will be done to you.
Leela : (feeling
disgusted with the whole business) Leave him alone, he hasn't taken the chain.
Inspector :
(Humorously) You are not at all a reliable prosecution witness, my child!
Leela : (screams)
He hasn't taken it!
Mr. Sivasanker:
Baby, if you don't behave, I will be very angry with you.
Inspector : (to the
constable)Take him to the station. I think I will have to sit with him tonight.
(The constable
takes Sidda by the hand and returns to go. Leela runs behind them.)
Leela : (crying)
Don't take him. Leave him here.
(She clings to
Sidda's hand. He looks at her mutely, like an animal. Mr. Sivasanker carries
Leela back into the house. Leela is in tears.)
Scene –(V)
[Narrator: Everyday
when Mr. Sivasanker comes home he is asked by his wife about the jewel. Leela
enquires of Sidda.]
Sivasanker : Any
news of the chain?
Leela : Where is
Sidda?
Mr.Sivasanker :
They still have him in the lockup, though he is very stubborn and won't say
anything about it.
Mother : (with a
shiver) What a rough fellow he must be!
Mr. Sivasanker: Oh,
these fellows who have been in jail once or twice lose all fear. Nothing can
make them confess.
(Narrator: A few
days later, putting her hand into the tamarind pot in the kitchen, Leela's
Mother picks up the chain. She takes it to the tap and washes off the coating
of tamarind on it. It is unmistakably Leela's chain. She goes to Leela to show
the chain to her.)
Mother : Look at
the chain.
Leela : It's mine,
Give it here, I want to wear the chain.
Mother : How did it
get into the tamarind pot?
Leela : Somehow,
Mother : Did you
put it in?
Leela : Yes,
mother,
Mother : When?
Leela : Long ago,
the other day.
Mother : Why didn't
you say so before?
Leela : I don't
know. Leela
SCENE 6
[Narrator: At night
when Mr. Sivasanker comes back, his wife tells him how the chain was
discovered.
Mr. Sivasanker: The
child must not have any chain hereafter. Didn’t tell you that I saw her carrying
it in her hand once or twice? She must have dropped it into the pot sometime
And all this bother on account of her.
Mrs. Sivasanker:
What about Sidda?
Mr. Sivasanker: I
will tell the inspector tomorrow… in any case, we couldn't have kept a criminal
like him in the house.
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4. Conclusion
4.1 Present Value
The project we
undertook was completed within scheduled time limit. After completing
the project we have learnt the following:
(i) How to
transform a story rich in dramatic elements into a successful play.
(ii) How to make
the play lively by adding suitable dialogues.
(iii) The utility
of stage performance in learning the target language.
(iv) How to enjoy
group work.
(v) How to develop
essential skills such as collaboration, communication, and critical thinking.
(vi) How to use
language in context
(vii) The
importance of tone and modulation in speech.
(viii) The
importance of body language or gesture in communication.
(ix) Importance of
the setting, dialogue, music, and props in a drama
(x) How to develop
our skills in a happy, non-threatening environment.
4.2 Future
The product of this
particular project will help others in the following way:
(i) They will get a
ready script to be enacted.
(ii) They will be
able to modify the script to make it more lively.
(iii) They can form
an idea about dramatization of a story
(iv) They will be
encouraged to take up other stories for dramatization
(v) They will be
able to use the script in learning language effectively.
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5. References/Bibliography
1. Boulton, Marjorie:
The Anatomy of Drama.Indian Reprint, Kalyani Publishers, 1985.
2. A.S. Hornby,
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.Eighth Edition, OUP, 2010.
3. National Curriculum
Framework.NCERT, 2005.
4. O'Shea, Catherine
and Egan, Margaret: A Primer of Drama Techniques for Teaching
Literature.National Council of Teachers of English, 1978.
5. Naganathan,
Ramanujam: Project Work to promote English Language Learning.British Council,
2011.
6. Mindscapes WBCHSE,
A Text Book of English (B), WBCHSE.
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