Kirikou and the Sorceress

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Kirikou and the Sorceress
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Kirikou was born and learned about Karaba, the
wicked Sorceress. He learned that all the men in
his village had been captured and eaten by
Karaba. Only one man remained, Kirikous
uncle. Kirikou raced off to find his uncle. He
hid under the uncles hat and was able to warn
his uncle when Karaba sent her fetishes to attack.
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Karaba sent her fetishes to burn down huts in the
village to find gold. The villagers couldnt put
the fire out because Karaba had dried up the
spring. Kirikou wanted the children in the
village to be his friends. When all the children
were playing, they saw a beautiful boat. Kirikou
told them not to play on the boat, but they
didnt listen because he is so small.
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Suddenly the boat began to sail away very quickly
and the children were trapped. Kirikou grabbed a
knife from an old woman sat on the river bank and
raced ahead of the boat. He jumped on board and
cut a hole in the bottom of the boat so that the
children could escape. The children danced and
sang, Kirikou is small in size, but hes very
wise!
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As the children walked home, they saw a pretty
tree. Again, Kirikou told them to leave it alone,
but the children didnt listen. They climbed up
into its branches which then snapped shut,
trapping the children. The tree ran off through
the forest. But Kirikou grabbed another knife and
chased after the tree. He cut down its trunk and
the children were saved. They sang, Kirikou is
brave and through him were safe!
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Kirikou decided to do something about the dried
up spring. He climbed inside and found a huge
monster drinking all the water. Kirikou grabbed a
poker and poked a hole in the side of the
monster. All the water burst out of the monster
and flooded the cave. Kirikou seemed to have
drowned in the flood and his mother was very
upset. But as she cradled him, his eyes opened
. Karaba heard what had happened and was very
angry.
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Kirikou wanted to know more about Karaba and why,
despite saving saved them twice, the other
children didint like him. His mother told him
that the only person who knew the truth about
Karaba is the Wise Man of the Mountain, who was
also his grandfather. Using a disguise, Kirikou
decided to find the Wise Man. He was helped by
the ground squirrels and other animals.
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Once Kirikou got around the mountain, he was
followed by a warthog. He jumped on the warthogs
back. He climbed down and entered the red
termite mound. He had to travel down lots of
passages until he reached the Wise Old Man.
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The Wise Old Man told Kirikou the secret about
Karaba. She wasnt so mean after all. She behaved
so badly because she was in constant pain caused
by a poisonous thorn in her back. The thorn had
been driven there by some men who had captured
her. The thorn gave her magic powers.
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Kirikou learned that Karaba hadnt caused the
spring to dry up. The monster had wandered into
the cave and got stuck. The men hadnt been
eaten, Karaba preferred yams in spicy sauce! She
had just turned the men into her fetishes. The
Old Man told Kirikou that the thorn could be
removed from Karabas back, but only if somebody
used their teeth to do it.
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Karaba decided to go and deal with Kirikou
herself. She sent her serpent to find him, but
Kirikou blocked the serpents way in the tunnels.
She was so angry that she grabbed her poisoned
spear and set out into the forest.
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As Karaba bent over in the forest, Kirikou jumped
down from his hiding place and pulled the thorn
out of her back. Karaba cried in pain, but
suddenly all the flowers began to grow and bloom
in the forest. Karaba couldnt believe it but she
asked Kirikou if there was anything she could do
to repay him.
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Kirikou asked Karaba to marry him, but she said
she couldnt as he was too young. She kissed him
and suddenly he grew into a man. They returned to
the village, but the villagers ran at Karaba with
knives. Kirikou tried to explain what had
happened, but they were too angry to listen.
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Just in time, all the men of the village
appeared, dancing and banging drums. The Wise Old
Man was carried in. He explained that Karabas
spell had been broken by Kirikou and all the men
were free. The whole village, including Karaba,
celebrated their new freedom.
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You are going to rewrite the story of Kirikou
from Karabas point of view.
Remember
There will be events in the story that she does
not know about
You need to describe how she feels at each point
in the story this is very important!
Think about how her viewpoint is different to the
other characters
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Kirikou is born
- how much of this will Karaba know?
Kirikou saves the children
- from the boat
- from the tree
What does Karaba think about Kirikou at this
point?
Kirikou kills the monster in the spring
What are Karabas feelings?
Kirikou sets off in disguise to find the Wise Old
Man
Will Karaba know anything about this if he is in
disguise?
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Kirikou finds the Wise Old Man
Does Karaba know anything about this how can
you let the audience know she isnt really bad?
Kirikou saves Karaba by removing the thorn
How does Karaba feel now?