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~ Journey to
the Horizon ~
Summary
Hector Hedgehog goes on an adventurous journey to find the horizon. By
ship he crosses several oceans and meets the inhabitants of three
mysterious islands. On the Island of Calm a wise woman helps him to
understand the horizon’s secret: Behind each horizon you have reached
the next one will emerge and bring new challenges. Happily Hector
continues his journey from horizon to horizon by crossing the endless,
dangerous and beautiful sea.
Cover of "Journey to the
Horizon"
Excerpts:
Journey to the Horizon
The
central section of the scenery shows fish, jellyfish and starfish
swimming in a
sparkling sea. The scenery on the right stage shows a wooded island.
The
scenery to stage left shows an iceberg. Four narrators sit to stage
right.
Narrator 1:
Once
upon a time there was a little hedgehog. His name was Hector.
Narrator 2: One day he went for a
walk along the
seashore.
Hector
Hedgehog comes on stage, walks up and down and looks out to sea.
Narrator 3: The
sea was twinkling and glittering in the sun, as if it were covered with
millions of precious jewels.
Narrator 4: Vast
green waves thundered onto the beach and, on breaking, threw up a spray
of
sparkling water and shivering rainbows.
Narrator 1: When
Hector Hedgehog shaded his eyes he could make out the fine line of the
horizon
beyond the gleaming water and trembling rainbow light. And he said
Hector
Hedgehog: How
beautiful the sea is. I would really like to know what is hidden beyond
the
horizon.
Narrator 2: So
Hector Hedgehog climbed into a boat and set sail. He headed out to sea
on a
journey to the horizon.
Music
plays. Hector Hedgehog gets into his
boat.
Narrator 3: The
sun was shining, the ship was rocked gently by the waves and Hector
Hedgehog
was very happy.
Narrator 4: When
the wind became stronger and the waves became bigger, the boat was
rocked rather
more and Hector Hedgehog felt a little seasick. But only a little.
Narrator 1: And
so Hector Hedgehog sailed across the sea for many days. But whenever he
reached
the spot where the horizon should have been, it had already retreated
into the
distance again.
Narrator 2: At
last, after a long time, an island emerged on the horizon.
Narrator 3: Hector
Hedgehog steered his boat towards the island, tied it fast and went
ashore.
Hector
Hedgehog leaves his boat, and is welcomed by the people of the Sun
Island.
Islanders
altogether: Greetings,
Hector Hedgehog.
Proposals
for sceneries:
The
sea with large waves, rainbows and the sun (middle part)
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a production:
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