This is the story of Aulth-ma-quus and Aint-tin-mit.
As a storyteller, I am going to tell you a story about a village.
The village is a nice place, close to the beach, protected on the upper landing from the high tides of the Pacific Ocean, on the west side of Vancouver Island. The best beach with the softest sand is located off to the south of the village, near the mountain.
However, like any place, there are dangers lurking. Unspeakable horrors can occur, even in the most beautiful and peaceful of places, nightmares can become reality… seemingly unstoppable … especially when we view reality in one way… Monsters force us to face the unthinkable.
When I run and play, my character is the Chief’s daughter, or one of the children playing with the Chief’s daughter. When I have a worried look on my face, I’m a concerned adult. When I am playing with this fabric, I am the pitch woman, Aulth-ma-quus.
Don’t let this fabric soften how deeply ugly, large and terrifying nature of Aulth-ma-quus. I’m just a story teller, an actor, and if the spirit of Aulth-ma-quus takes me over, I need you to trust me, I will be back, it will just be a temporary condition. Please don’t worry, I will be okay, you will be okay. We will make it through this together…
This is the first part of the story, is the part where you get to see what Story Theatre is all about. The part where I launch you into your work, where I am a distant voice in the howling winds of your creativity!
ooop! I’m already getting carried away. The story! Alright, back to it.
Back at the village, the people warned the children… Play here! We have all told you, it’s too dangerous on the beach. We have lost too many. We are working, stay close, help us.
But the day was so sunny, and the adults were too boring and the beach was fun! That story was one they told us to get us to work, it’s a beautiful sunny day! We need to run around and have fun!
We all looked at each other, and signaled with our telepathic beach energy, and we made our ways around the buildings and then RAN TO THE BEACH!
**** Cue music****
***I’m going to pull this scarf up now…. Don’t get too scared! It’s just me playing the character. But remember, it’s a reallllly creepy character!***
Aulth-ma-quus Voice: Chomp Chomp Chomp. Oh those little sweet dots on the beach! Oh those tasty bones. I need bones. THEY ARE MINE! Children have the best bones. I can eat them and use them and they help me grow larger and larger. Oh sweet children, I hear them. I must have them. THEY ARE MINE.
Narrator Voice:
***Aulth-ma-quus was ENORMOUS! Terrifying!! and very very very very very very very UGLY! Intensely inteeeeennnnseeeely UGLY! And with joy in her step, she strapped on her ultra-scary enormous big basket (-presently my backpack-) and headed down the mountain.
She happily bounded on the beach. She could feel the fear that gave her exactly what she wanted, what she needed. The little children would freeze long before she arrived to pick them up. Frozen, from feeling the threat of her unstoppable presence, she easily plucked up the children and tossed them into her basket.
Brave Child’s Voice:
I have to get away. If I can stop being so afraid, the next time she leans over to pick someone up I can jump out and get back to the village and let them know what has happened. My friend, the chief’s daughter, is in the basket with the all of my friends captured today.
I’m so scared! I’m trembling!! Here I go! Ahhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!
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Assignment 3 – LLED 361 – Final Presentation