Ti-Jean

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• A play for adult actors to perform to elementary school students
  
• Two versions in one playscript: a) English and b) bilingual English-French
  
• Ideal for Grade 7 and 8 French immersion students to read to younger students
  
• First professional production under the direction of the playwright

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        Ti-Jean is a compilation of three stories about the French Canadian folk hero, Ti-Jean (Petit Jean, Bon Jean, Jacques). In the play, King Louis is tired of being the King and decides to retire. First, though, he must find a replacement. So he sends Ti-Jean and his two brothers, Cordon-Vert (who is strong but stupid) and Cordon-Bleu (who thinks he is very smart) on three contests: to capture the Unicorn, to steal the Giant's magic fiddle, and to bring back the most beautiful princess in the land. Ti-Jean succeeds at the first two tasks, but when he arrives back at the palace with a White Cat, his brothers think he has lost the contest.

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Regardez—le soleil monte.
It is the middle of the morning.

        The three brothers are off
        To see who will be King.
        Qui sera le roi? Cordon-vert?
        Cordon-bleu? ou Ti-Jean?

Only one can be King.
Nous le saurons à la fin de la journée.

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Playwrights Union of Canada                                 $5.00

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