Meerkats’ Class Assembly Odysseus and the Cyclops Cast and costume ideas/ props needed Cast – Props Odysseus: blue toga, sword kept in his belt. Sohail Cyclops: red toga face painted eye on forehead Abdulmajid Ship – Saba’s assembly ship Neighbour 1: red toga Adam All soldiers to Tree (tube from Miss L’s cellar) Neighbour 2 red toga Abdi wear a white Neighbour 3: red toga Saba Cardboard sheep Homer: White toga with gold. Scroll to read from Archie toga. Wine -Large bottle to be filled with blackcurrant Soldier 1: Taela Cardboard cheese Soldier 2: Veen They could Solider 3: Summer Glasses Soldier 4: Faisal wear 1 Cardboard fire Soldier 5: Destiny additional Soldier 6: Josh R Scroll Soldier 7: Zahra accessory Facepaint Soldier 8: Cameron (sword/ Soldier 9: Aydane Soldier 10: Josh S shield/ etc…) Flipchart Soldier 11: Igor Slide 1 – Island Soldier 12: Mustafa attached to a Soldier 13: Marci belt. Slide 2 – Cave with boulder Soldier 14: Ane Slide 3 - Island Soldier 15: Mehreen Soldier 16: Adiyan Soldier 17: Bradley Homer: (stepping to the front of the stage) Hello. My name is Homer, the great author of this tale, Odysseus and the Cyclops. I will be the narrator for this story. Scene 1 Odysseus and his crew are on board a ship looking tired and hungry. Homer It took 10 years for the Trojan war to end. Now, it was finally over. Odysseus, the proud hero, returned onto his ship with his brave soldiers, and were ready to return home. Before they reached home, they saw an island up ahead. Odysseus Look men, there is an island up ahead! Let’s anchor the ship. Soldier 1: Yes, I’m starved! (Exploring island) Soldier 2: Wow! Look at all that food! There is so much cheese, wine, and loads more! Soldier 3: Let's grab as much food as we can and get out of here before we get into trouble! Odysseus No! We have to stay to meet the owner. We visited his island, came into his cave, and took his food. You know it is a Greek tradition that if a stranger comes into your house, you owe him a gift, and so this cave owner owes us a gift. (Cyclops returns to cave, but didn't spot men yet, Odysseus and men hid in dark corner, terrified) Cyclops Hmmm...... I think someone was here. (Says it mysteriously, looking around, then spotting men) Ah ha! There are the thieves! Odysseus (Bravely step forward) Greetings, kind owner. Since my fellow mates and I have visited your cave, you owe us a gift. Cyclops (Shouting angrily) You came to my island, stole my food, and now you ask for a gift! How dare you! Homer Right after saying that, the Cyclops got furious and grabbed one of Odysseus' men, and was ready to gobble him up. (goes to bite soldier 4) Soldier 4: Ahh, no!!! Don't eat me, I have a family! Cyclops: Too bad! Soldier 5: (looking shocked) Oh my goodness! Homer: Then the Cyclops threw the soldier up into the air and gobbled him up. Odysseus and his other men starred at the Cyclops, horrified. Soldier 6: This was such a bad decision. We are going to have to think of a way to get out of here. Scene 2 Homer: Odysseus was busy thinking of a plan. The next morning when the Cyclops was gone, to tend his flock of sheep, Odysseus realised that this was his chance to discuss the plan with his soldiers. Odysseus: The Cyclops blocked the entrance again with that giant boulder so I need you to get a giant stick. (soldiers look around for the stick) Soldier 7: Here you go sir, what are we going to do with it? Odysseus: We are going to make it hot with fire. Soldier 8: What are we going to do with it? Odysseus: You'll see. Scene 3 (Cyclops pushes boulder, return to cave) Cyclops: I'm back!!! Time for my lunch. Soldier 9: (jumping with shock) Oh no, he’s back! Homer: So the Cyclops grabbed another one of Odysseus' men and gobbled him up. (Cyclops eats soldier 9) Soldier 10: Not him (pointing at soldier 9 being eaten), he has families, children, wives. SPARE HIM!!!!???? Soldier 11: Odysseus, we can’t let this happen! Cyclops: Mmmm!! That was satisfying. Odysseus: Oh, mighty Cyclops, I apologise for the time I asked you for a gift. Now, I offer you some of my home country's finest wine. (pours a cup of wine) Cyclops: Oh really? (takes cup, gobbles it up) Mmm, I must admit, even though I make my own fine wine, yours is much better. Say, would you pour me some more? Soldier 12: (smirking, speaking sarcastically) Oh, We are sorry. We only brought a limited amount for ourselves. Cyclops: Please, oh please, oh please! I'll offer you a gift! Odysseus: You promise, by the River Styx? Cyclops: (groan) I promise by the River Styx. Here's your gift, I'll eat you last! Just one more thing. What's your name? My name is Polyphemus. Odysseus: Oh yes, my name is Nobody. (says while pouring Cyclops another cup of wine, and another) Cyclops: So it's Nobody right? Wow! This drink sure is making me (yawn) sleepy.... I guess it's my bedtime now! (goes to sleep) Soldier 13: Wow, that is some strong wine…! Scene 4 Odysseus: Let's burn that stick in the fire again and make it even hotter, so that it stings even more when we use it to attack. (men pick up the stick onto their shoulders) Soldier 14: So what do we do with this burnt stick? Odysseus: We will aim for the Cyclops' eye in 1, 2, 3, NOW!! (Men aimed for Cyclops' eye) Cyclops: AAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! (in pain) Homer Even though he was really drowsy, the Cyclops still felt that painful sting the stick made as it was pulled out of his eye. He screamed so loudly, that he woke up his Cyclops neighbours. Neighbour 1: [Running over to Polyphemus’s cave] Polyphemus! Polyphemus! What has happened?! Neighbour 2: What is wrong with our dear neighbour, Polyphemus? Polyphemus! Cyclops: It's Nobody!! Nobody is hurting me! Neighbour 3: (to the other cyclops) Well, then there's nothing wrong, since Nobody is hurting him! Homer: Now that the Cyclops was blind, Odysseus and his men had a bigger chance escaping, but the Cyclops still didn't give up, even though he had no idea where Odysseus and his men were. (Cyclops' neighbours go back) Scene 5 Cyclops: It's all your fault Nobody! You made me blind, but don't worry, I still have a way. I'm going to sit at the entrance and block your way. This way, you will never escape, Nobody! Odysseus: What a fool, he really thinks that we were going to escape like that. (whispers to men) Soldier 15: Then how will we? Odysseus: We will go from under the sheep. Now stand still so I can tie you under the sheep. (Odysseus ties men under sheep, hangs himself under sheep without rope) (Cyclops lets sheep out, feels top of every sheep) Cyclops: Ah, clever Nobody. You think I don't know that you are going to ride the sheep out? Well I am too smart to be fooled. I will feel all the sheep's backs before they go out. (Odysseus and men escape the cave and move quickly to the ship) Odysseus: (when getting to boat) Oh, mighty Cyclops! Before I go, let me tell you this one thing! My name is not Nobody. I'm Odysseus! Soldier 16: No Odysseus! Think about what you are saying! Homer: There was a moment of silence before Odysseus heard the Cyclops praying to his father, Poseidon, the Greek God of seas and navigations. Soldier 17: Quick, row as fast as you can! Cyclops: Oh, mighty and powerful father, please help me! Please never let them reach home! Homer: And so Poseidon did. He made the few months trip turn into a 10 year trip with never ending storms that led Odysseus to wrong directions. Here's a good tip, never make a God unhappy.
Song – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0F5qlu3nSDY ♫ All About The Greeks ♫ To the tune of ‘All About The Base’ ♫
Because I taught Alexander the Great, I'm the great Aristotle
Alexander the Great, I'm the great Aristotle
Alexander the Great, I'm the great Aristotle
Alexander the Great, I'm so great (great, great, great, great, great)
If you're a polytheist, you should be thanking Zeus
For all the Greek achievements that they've passed down to you
'Cause you got Democracy from the folks in Athens
& Our alphabet is from the Phoenicians
Minoans and Mycenaeans worked at their sailing trade
Around an acropolis they'd build a city-state
Wasn't much farming soil, barely enough
On the peninsulas of Attica and Peloponnesus
So in Athens they'd given their citizens voting rights (rule by the people)
But in Sparta they were doing their duty and trained to fight (their duty, duty, for their oligarchy)
Though the Spartans had helots, they were jealous of Athens' power (Athens' jury and assembly)
With their allies they all fought the Peloponnesian War
It was a battle between city-states, city-states. A battle between two city-states, city-states, A battle that ends the Golden Age, Golden Age, A battle where Pericles was slain by a plague (ugh!)
Then Macedonians Invaded from the north in a phalanx
Phillip II fought on horses' backs
The Greeks got warnings from Demosthenes the Orator but Phillip's cavalries won
His son Alexander spread Greek culture through his empire (mixing the traditions)
With a library in Alexandria on the Nile (they built a Pharos, it's a giant lighthouse)
Hellenism spread eastward till he died in Babylon (His generals split his Empire)
He should have prayed to Athena inside of the Parthenon
It's like a tragedy by Sophocles, Sophocles,
Greek Drama Or by Euripides, Euripides,
Greek Drama Or Aristophanes, Aristophanes, Greek Drama It's like a tragedy, tragedy
It's like the Iliad and Odyssey, Odyssey by Homer
It's like the Iliad and Odyssey, by Homer
It's like the Iliad and Odyssey by Homer
It's like the Iliad and Odyssey
That's right I taught Alexander the Great, I'm the great Aristotle
Alexander the Great, I'm the Great Aristotle
Alexander the Great, I'm the Great Aristotle
Alexander the Great, I'm so great
I learned from philosophy from Socrates, Socrates, I'm Plato
I learned from philosophy from Socrates, Socrates, I'm Plato I learned from philosophy from Socrates, Socrates, I'm Plato