Strike, Cudgel!
Kind Matqovul helps a wounded stork and receives the magic Spread, Tablecloth and Strike, Cudgel.
“Strike, Cudgel!” is a play in two acts written by Isoqtoy Jumanov for the puppet theatre, based on an Uzbek folk tale.
It tells of the hard life of Matqovul and Gulchechak and their search for their lost granddaughter, Gultoti. Kind Matqovul helps the wounded Laylakshoh, King of the Storks, and in return for his kindness receives the magic “Boil, Little Pot”, “Spread, Tablecloth” and “Strike, Cudgel”. But greedy and cunning Soliqboy tries to get hold of the magic objects.
As the story unfolds, it shows the struggle between good and evil, honesty and greed. The play encourages children to be kind, generous, honest and watchful, and to cherish their homeland.
- Duration
- 60 min
- Hall
- Small hall
- Age
- 0+
- Genre
- play based on a folk tale
- Author
- Isoqtoy Jumanov
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What it teaches
The play teaches children:
- to do good and be kind;
- to respect older people;
- not to hurt animals and birds, and to look after them;
- not to be greedy or grasping;
- to keep away from lies and trickery;
- to work honestly;
- not to lose hope even in hard times;
- to tell a good person from someone with bad intentions.
At the end, the play leaves children with this lesson: “Be a friend to the good, keep away from the bad, and always stay alert.”
