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Little Miss Muffet
How Dramatic! - Minor Characters Move In
Mercer Mayer's interpretation reflects his over-the-top humor and perspective.
Stage curtains and a tree from a rental company border this image and
indicate that this is a scene from a play. For this production, there
are more than two characters on stage. Miss Muffet had not been eating
alone as she normally is pictured. The spider is indeed horrible, as one
actor states in his dialogue balloon; but he is also more cute than frightening.
Miss Muffet is, of course, undaunted by his arrival. After taking stock
of the situation, her response is, “I'm going home.” Bold
but warm colors, humorous monsters and situations, off-beat dialogue,
and even another actor standing by to move in as a possible romantic match
with the spider make this interpretation appealing to young viewers.
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