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For best effect, place NARRATORS 1 and 2 at far left,
and 3 and 4 at far right, as seen from the audience.
Place the characters in the center of the stage. Ask your
teacher information about Irish accents if necessary.

NARRATOR 1: Many years ago, in the north of Ireland, there
lived a giant named Fin MacCool.

FIN: (proudly, to audience) That’s me name!

NARRATOR 4: One thing Fin is said to have done was to
make a road that crossed the sea from Ireland to Scotland.
You can still see what’s supposed to be the first stretch of
that road. It’s called the Giant’s Causeway, and it’s a group of
great rocks all fitting together.

NARRATOR 2: Now, this story happened when Fin was
building his road. At the time we’re talking about, Fin
was a worried giant. He’d been told that another giant,
called Cuhullin, was looking for him to challenge him to a
fight, to find out which of them was the strongest.
challenge
CUHULLIN: (growls, to audience) (v.): retar

NARRATOR 3: This Cuhullin was said to have beaten every
giant in Ireland except Fin, and the thought of meeting him
face to face made Fin shake in his boots.

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