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According to legend, one of Since then more shadow puppet Later the Sultan was Asian Dragon Puppet overcome with sorrow the Sultan’s servants put up characters have been added to the show. and regret and promised a screen in the corner of In China , the master of to do all he could to e the palace and made the e Karagoz e the waters is known as the e make amends to their d figures of Karagoz and d d dragon king. d li li Hacivat li Zenne li families. Hacivat so that they could The dragon king was a S be remembered forever. S S popular character in S le le le puppet shows in Beijing,le p p Celebip China. He lives in pa palace m m m an old woman at the bottomm of the sea a a a with his servants,a the The figures are made of S S S lobstersS and shrimps. Beberuhi leather and are 30cm high. Small or huge, In a shadow play, performers stand behind a screen Garuda magnificent dragons of cloth or paper and use bamboo rods to move are said to live in puppets, props and scenery. In shadow puppet shows in Thailand , the rivers, seas and lakes e e e e d A lamp shines from d d bird-man Garuda battles his arch denemy, in China. li li li the snake Naga. li S behind the painted S S S Every spring they rise puppets and casts e their coloured e The dragon kinge and his e up from the waters l l courtiers appearedl in l and curl and twist p shadows on the p p p screen. many shadow puppet through the sky,m breathing clouds and sending m showsm in Beijing, China. m rain to makea the farmers’ fields green. a a a S The shadowsS are all that the audience sees. S S When rain is expected, the dragons sing. They were made from donkey hide. Garuda is known in Thailand as the King of the Birds and ruler of the sky. He has strong teeth, red eyes, a big beak and a long neck. His wings help him to fly as fast as the wind. Sample Slide The puppets are made from cowhide that is stretched very thin before the design is carved out of the leather. The puppet is then fastened Shadow puppets to a stick and is ready for the can be seen all over puppet master to act out Indonesia stories where Garuda battles the snake Naga. Sample Slide. Sample Slide These puppets are made of water buffalo hide and are beautifully decorated. Southern In Hindu stories, the fight between Garuda and They are leather shadow puppets and are brightly Naga began when both Garuda’s mother and coloured. TheyIndia are quite big and can be up to one Naga’s mother married the same husband. and a half metres tall. The husband then gave each wife one wish. has its own shadow puppets. The shows are performed Naga’s mother asked for a in the temple thousand children. Garuda’s grounds and This is a mother asked for just two often last all Kulit children who would be one hundred times better than night. It is 100shadow yearsWayang oldpuppet. but there are many any children born to Naga’s Wayang Kulit mother. Sample Slide Sample Spuppetslid that eare Sample Slide much, much older than that. shadow The puppeteer performs either sitting or standing Garuda and Naga became enemies and their behind the screen. The plays celebrate the heroes rivalry continued until Garuda’s mother lost a bet Garuda of the Indian people. Shadow puppets come from many different and became the servant and prisoner of Naga’s countries. Plays about the mother. Ramayana story go on Garuda was able to free his over 21 nights and the The 60cm tall and are made from buffalo hide. mother by stealing the nectar audience comes and Wayang means shadowWayang and Kulit of eternal life from the Hindu goes while the play Kulit means leather. gods. But he swore vengeance continues. They come from for his mother’s treatment and at night. Many performances last all During the Ramayana play more than 130 puppets shadow puppets are has been fighting Naga ever www.ks1resources.co.uk night long! are used to tell the whole story. since. Sample Slide SamIndonesiapl e Slide Sample Slide and perform A favourite story from the Ramayana stories is the story about Rama’s marriage to Sita and the time they spend together in the forest before Sita Naga was captured and taken away by the ten headed monster Ravana. The story tells of how Sita was Wayang Klitik rescued by Rama with the help of flat, carved wooden figures and they the monkey King Hanuman and also come from how they lived happily ever after. Indonesia puppets are painted, Sample Slide S. ample Slide Throughout the performances there is singing and instruments such the drums, cymbals, harmoniums and dance bells are played. Hanuman puppet A tambura is also played. This one is 100 years old and is decorated with pictures from Sampthe lRamayana.e Slide .

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