[Urashima Taro is a story about cause and effect, the importance of keeping promises, and a lesson about the importance of time].
Urashima Taro is one of Japan's traditional folk tales and has been passed down through the ages.
The origin of the story is unclear, but similar tales are recorded in old documents such as the "Nihonshoki" of the Nara period (710-794) and the "Manyoshu" of the Heian period (794-1185).
In the story of Urashima Taro,A story that teaches the lesson that good deeds come back to you (karma and retribution), the importance of keeping promises, and the value of time.The first two are the following.
Urashima Taro's Nursery Rhymes
Once upon a time, Urashima was Taken by a rescued turtle, If you come to Ryugujo, you will see, It is a beauty that cannot be pictured.
To the feast of Otohime-sama (Otohime-sama), Tai (sea bream) and Hirame (flatfish) dances, It's just unusually interesting, The passing of the months is also a dream.
I got tired of playing and realized it, I'm not even going to beg for time, What do you look forward to on your way home? This is a gift box that was given to me as a souvenir.
When I returned home, I wondered how it was, The house and village where I used to live are gone, People who meet on the road, I don't even know their faces.
If you take the lid off your heart, A regretful box to open, A puff of white smoke came from inside, Instantly, Taro became a grandfather.
the characters (in a play or novel)
Taro Urashima
turtle
youngest princess
Children bullying a tortoise.
Fishes of the Dragon's Palace
Urashima Taro's Story and Synopsis
Once upon a time, there lived a kind-hearted young fisherman named Urashima Taro.
One day, while walking along the beach, they find a group of children bullying a lone turtle.
Urashima Taro stopped the children and saved the turtle.
The turtle said to Urashima Taro, "Thank you for saving me. In return, I will take you to the Dragon's Palace.
Urashima Taro was surprised, but he got on the turtle's back and headed for the Dragon's Palace at the bottom of the sea.
When they arrived at the Dragon's Palace, they were greeted by the beautiful Otohime.
Otohime entertained Urashima Taro with a sumptuous banquet, and they spent dreamlike days together.
The time in Ryugujo was very slow, unlike reality.
Eventually, Urashima Taro misses his hometown and tells Otohime that he wants to return home.
Otohime, regretting her parting words, handed the Tamatebako to Urashima Taro, telling him never to open it.
Urashima Taro got on the turtle's back and returned to the ground.
However, when Urashima Taro returned to his hometown, he found the village completely transformed.
No one he knows and no family members are to be found. Urashima Taro is perplexed and asks an old man in the village.
The old man said, "It has been hundreds of years since a young man named Urashima Taro saved the turtle.
Taro, overcome with surprise and sadness, unintentionally opened the jade box that Otohime had given him.
Then, white smoke billowed out from inside, and Taro was instantly transformed into an old man. The box contained the time he had spent in the Dragon's Palace.
Let's play "Urashima Taro" in a play.
Dramatic play is a play in which the children themselves take on the roles of the characters.
In the dramatic play of Urashima Taro
Good deeds come back to you (karma). The importance of keeping promises The importance of time
Please try to engage in dramatic play while telling the children about the
Age Range for Urashima Taro Drama Play
The Urashima Taro Theater PlayAge range is 5 and 6 year olds.The following is a list of the most common problems with the
The importance of cause and effect, of keeping promises, and of understanding the concept of time.
Because they are five- and six-year-olds.
Purpose of Urashima Taro's play
The most important thing about dramatic play, though, is to enjoy working on it,
Children through dramatic play,Aim" of what we want you to feel and grow.indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
It is also important to consider
Here are two "aims" of the Urashima Taro play.
Know that good things come to you when you do good deeds.
Urashima Taro was able to enjoy his time in the Dragon's Palace by saving a tortoise from being bullied.
Good things have come back to me because of my good deeds.
Actions taken out of consideration for others lead to positive results.Let's tell our children that
Know the importance of keeping promises.
Urashima Taro loses track of time and has a good time at the Dragon's Palace.
And when he returns to earth from the Dragon's Palace, he takes the "Tamatebako" (a small box of jewels) that Otohime gave him, promising not to open it.
It is torn open.
Fun times go by so fast.The importance of time and keeping promisesindicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
Think about it with your children.
Summer is the best season to play the play "Urashima Taro".
Summer is the best season for playing the Urashima Taro play.
This is because the ocean is the setting, and we can associate it with the summer season.
Of course, this does not mean that you absolutely have to do the Urashima Taro play-acting during the summer time.
Please consider when to work on this project while watching your child's condition and growth.
Before we do the play "Urashima Taro" [Introduction].
Introduce the children to Urashima Taro with a picture book, panel theater, or pape-sert before playing his dramatic play.
Knowing the story in advance allows the students to enjoy and engage in dramatic play.
Let's get to know the story through picture books and picture-story shows.
Read a picture book or picture story show of Urashima Taro to children.
Various picture books and picture story shows of Urashima Taro written by various authors have been published.
Please find picture books and picture story shows that are easy for children to understand and read to them.
Let's have fun with a "panel theater or a paper theater.
It is also a great way to enjoy the story of Urashima Taro through a pape-sert or panel theater.
After the nursery school teacher shows a story in a panel theater or a pape-sert
The children had fun acting out the performance by holding and acting out the pape-sert by themselves.
Please try to make sure that you know what you are doing.
Let's make a surprise ball-shaped box" in the production play
Let's make a "Surprised Ball Box" in production play♪
Children will surely be pleased... ♪
What to prepare
raw materials
Milk carton (washed and dried before use) Rubber bands Candy boxes (any box with a lid)
tool
Scissors
way of making
1) 2) Cut the body of the milk carton into 2-3 cm wide rounds. (iii) Make a diagonal incision. (4) Hook a rubber band around the cutout to secure it in place.
dried small sardines, etc. used to make fish stock
When you get to (4), make lots of these, fold them up while holding down the milk carton, and pack them in a box of candy! When you open the lid of the candy, the contents will pop out.
dried small sardines, etc. used to make fish stock
It would be cute to decorate a milk carton that the kids cut into rounds... ♪ Try your hand at various ideas and make your own "Surprising Ball Box".
Before performing the play "Urashima Taro" [Preparation].
劇遊びをする前にお面や小道具、衣装の準備をしましょう♪
The masks, props, and costumes allow the children to play the roles of the characters and to perform in the play! and children
It will enable the students to actively engage in dramatic play.
Masks, props and costumes
props
recommendation
Masks (turtle, fish)
Make masks out of drawing paper and have children draw their faces on them. and original masks are a nice touch♪
tortoise shell
Try to make it three-dimensional using cardboard... ♪
treasure chest (in the story of Urashima Taro)
Putting up a box of sweets with drawing paper, etc. Let's make it a ball and chain... ♪
dress
recommendation
Taro Urashima
Make a blue happi out of non-woven fabric. Yellow plastic string from under the blue happi Dangling like a straw skirt (called a koshimi) Make.
youngest princess
Make a white happi out of non-woven fabric. A long pink skirt and sash made of non-woven fabric Wear in combination.
fish
Non-woven fabric sewn into a cape shape Paste the scales.
Children bullying a tortoise.
Make the happi with non-woven fabric.
script
We will inform you of the key points to consider when preparing your script.
interpoint (interword separation)Use simple words and phrases Make the lines easy for children to understand and remember.
interpoint (interword separation)Songs and dances give the play more energy. Incorporating songs and dances into the play makes it more enjoyable to work on the movement and the energy of the play.
...with children about the importance of time and keeping promises. The story is replaced with one that is easy for children to understand, such as "Fun things go by in a flash, don't they? What should Urashima Taro have done? and think about it with your child to create a script.
The script below is for reference only.
Try to create a script that fits the children and the atmosphere of the class so that they can have fun playing with the play.
Let's make a panel theater "Urashima Taro
Let's make a panel theater of Urashima Taro♪
Choki Peta Factory is for busy childcare workers, Various materials available for use in childcareis created and distributed!
Just download the materials and you can make it in about 10 minutes.
What to prepare
P Paper Scissors
way of making
(1) Download material data and print on P-paper.
(2) Cut the printed P-paper with scissors and you are done.
Clip art of Urashima Taro
Urashima Taro" play script and lines
narrator It is a story from once upon a time. On an ocean beach in a village, children were bullying a turtle.
children
Ei! Ei!
earthenware pot
Stop it!
narrator Then a man came along.
Taro Urashima
Don't you feel sorry for the turtles? Go home quickly!
narrator I was so angry with him.
children
Wow, I'm sorry.
narrator The children ran away. That kind man's name is "Urashima Marou.
earthenware pot
Thanks for your help, Mr. Urashima. In return, we will take you to the Dragon's Palace!
Taro Urashima
That sounds fun. But Ryugujo is at the bottom of the sea. How on earth are you going to get there?
earthenware pot
I'll take you! Come on, get on my back.
Taro Urashima
Okay. Nice to meet you.
narrator Urashima Mataro and the turtles departed for the sea. The turtles move swiftly through the sea.
Taro Urashima
Turtles are very good swimmers.
earthenware pot
We're almost at the Dragon's Palace.
narrator A little further on, the Dragon's Palace came into view.
earthenware pot
We've arrived at the Dragon's Palace.
Taro Urashima
Thank you, turtle.
narrator Then a very beautiful girl came out from inside.
youngest princess
Welcome back, turtle. What took you so long?
earthenware pot
I was being bullied on the beach. Urashima-san helped me.
youngest princess
So it was. Thank you. My name is Otohime.
narrator In return for saving the turtle, Otohime let Urashima Maroro into the Dragon's Palace. The Ryugujo is a very enjoyable place where sea breams do beautiful dances and flounder sing and dance to the music. And we had a good time eating a delicious meal. After many days of playing and having a lot of fun, Touashi Marou remembered the village.
Taro Urashima
It's time to go home!
youngest princess
And now, finally. We present this jade box to you.
Taro Urashima
Thank you.
youngest princess
But this jade box... Never open it.
Taro Urashima
I understand. I promise I will never open it.
narrator Urashima Taro rode on the turtle's back and departed for the village carrying a jade box.
youngest princess
Good-bye, Mr. Urashima.
Taro Urashima
Thanks for the good time. Good-bye.
It was a lot of fun. Thanks to the turtles for taking me along.
narrator The turtles swam swiftly again and proceeded to the top of the ocean. I returned to the sandy beach of the village sea.
earthenware pot
I'm leaving you here, too. Good-bye~!
Taro Urashima
Thanks for letting me ride on your back. Good-bye, turtles.
narrator The turtles returned to the sea. Now alone, Uramarou was curious about the contents of the Tamatebako, but I kept my promise to Otohime that I would never open it, and I did not. Then Urashima looked around the village and was amazed. To my surprise, the village had completely changed and there was no one I knew. While Urashima Marou spent his time in the sea, the village has gone through decades.
Taro Urashima
It's cool without anyone knowing ...
narrator Uramararo, left all alone, was so lonely that he opened the jade box. Then smoke came out from inside, mokumokumokumokumokumokumokumokumokumokumokumokumokumokumok....
Urashima Marou has become an old man.
The end.
Summary of "Urashima Taro
We introduced the dramatic play of Urashima Taro.
This is a perfect subject for kindergarten and nursery school presentations, so please try working on it with your children.
Of course, you don't have to do play-acting at Chokipeta Factory.
Download the materials and create a "panel theater" or "pepsert",
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