In their play, “What a wooden stick can do”, the 1st and 2nd grade classes of the Grundschule skilfully transformed a sturdy stick into a wooden spoon, a flagpole, a fishing rod, a shoe brush, a conductor’s baton, a cello bow and much else.”Ach wie gut, dass ich Dich hab’, lieber guter Wanderstab” (Oh, how glad I am to have you, dear, good walking stick) is how the 20 verses ended, musically interspersed with canons, an orchestral quodlibet and Spanish rhythms.
The 3rd and 4th grade students accompanied “Tranquilla Trampeltreu”, the persistent turtle, on her way to the wedding of the great lion king. Whether faced with a confused snail by the roadside, sad ravens in a bare tree, conceited lizards in the desert or lively monkeys in the rainforest, nothing stops Tranquilla: “My mind is made up. I’m getting there, step, by step.” The pupils slipped convincingly into their roles and delighted the audience with their clever dialogue, skilful acting, singing, lizard rap and musical accompaniment on Orff instruments. In the end, at the big wedding feast, everyone agreed: thank goodness that Tranquilla was so persistent!
