#STUDENTSKILLS - A Friend in Need is a Friend Indeed

#StudentSkills : A Friend in Need is a Friend Indeed

          

Colors of Life students have once again brought creativity to their education! Recently, students from the 5^th to 9^th grade gathered to showcase the importance of compassion and helping others. In their short theatrical sketch, the children acted out short five-minute story-lines that centered on this theme. Their imagination got the better of them, as within only 20 minutes, the children were able to create characters, set out a script and rehearse their upcoming show.

        

Out of all the acts, two theatrical sketches were particularly successful in demonstrating that a friend in need is definitely a friend indeed. The first act opens with the scene of two friends that are walking alongside one another. Suddenly, one of them gets into an accident. Unnerved and not sure of what to do next, the boy that is unharmed leaves his friend and rushes home. The accident eventually attracts a commotion and the injured child is taken care of by a group of people. Soon enough, a roadside shopkeeper demonstrates compassion and takes serious care of the child. The scene then shifts to the unharmed boy, who approaches the shopkeeper to ask about his friend. Quite rightly so, the shopkeeper scolds him and explains that he should not have ran away but should have instead stayed by his injured friend and taken care of him.

            

The second entertaining act takes place in a zoo and includes animal attacks. It begins with four friends who decide to go for an outing to the zoo. They soon enjoy themselves and become distracted in talking to one another. Suddenly, a lion jumps out and attacks them. One of the boys tries to distract the lion by throwing an object at him. Yet, the lion continues its attack and targets the second boy. Shocked and afraid, the first boy runs away and leaves the scene. The two girls in the group then come to the rescue and manage to save the attacked boy from the lion. As they bring him to the doctor to tend to his lion-attacked-wounds, the injured boy confides in the doctor as he realizes who his true friends are.

By: Asyura Salleh