Dramatizing of a story

Leelas Friend
- R.K. NARAYAN
Dramatized by
Sayan Saha
Class

XI

Sec.

Roll No.

26

Name of the School Jodhpur Park Boys School

With Assistance of A.S.M. Sir

Index : Page No.

1)

Introduction

2)

Objectives

3)

About the author

4)

Dramatizing of Leelas Friend

5)

Dramatized personality

6)

Start Writing

7)

Reference

26

8)

Acknowledgement

27

9-25

Introduction :
Topics given in our council syllabus and the topic, I have
chosen Dramatization.

Dramatization a story is arranging a story with dialogues

and division of acts and scenes akin to a drama.

I have chosen the story Leelas Friend in our syllabus,

for dramatization. The story has been divided into - 10 scenes.

Objectives :
1)

To develop a understanding of drama as a literary genre.

2)

To develop an understanding of the short story format

and drama and try to convert story into meaningful
dialogues.

3)

To use resources from reference books, Internet

meaning fully into a coherent whole.

About the Author :

R.K. Narayan (1906-2001) is one of Indias best known English
language Novelists, in a writing cover that spanned over sixty
years, Narayan authored fifteen Novels, five collections, two
travel books, two volumes of essays, a volume of memories,
and retellings of the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. As
many as twelve of his books, including his first novel Swami
and Friends, are set in the enchanting Fictional territory of
Malgudi. Credited with bringing Indian literature in English to
the rest of the world, Narayan received the prestigious Padma
Vibhushan, Indias second highest civilian award, and was
also nominated to the Rajya sSabha in 1989. Leelas Friend
is one of Narayans most popular short stories from the
collection Malgudi Days.

Dramatizing of Leelas Friend :

This story is about a girl Leela, who lives with her parents Mr.
and Mrs. Sivasankar. They needs a domestic help which they
find solved when Sidda comes to their house.
Leela really likes having Sidda around, he plays with and also
does all household house work too. Leela is very happy with
him.
But all that changes when Mrs. Sivasankar notices that
Leelas gold chain is missing. She thinks that Sidda is the one
who has stolen it. She asks Sidda about it and mentions
about calling the police also and she goes into Kitchen for a
minute. Meanwhile Sidda escapes perhaps in panic.
Sidda is later found, he still denies stealing the chain and he
is put in prison.
Later on, the chain is found in a pot in the house. Mr.
Sivasankar realizes the fact that he is not a criminal. Sidda is
released but Mr. Sivasankar still considers him to be a
criminal and does not give his job back.

Dramatised Personality :
1)

Leela

The Five years old daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Sivasanker.

2)

Sidda

A poor man at the very bottom f

the caste system, He is the newly
engaged servant of Mr. and Mrs.
Sivasankers Family.

3)

Mr. Sivasanker -

A man who is at the top of the

caste system, He is rich and seems
to think that people who are lower
down and very poor, are criminals.

4)

Mrs. Sivasanker -

The wife of Mrs. Sivasanker and

mother of Leela. She is a quite a
flate character in the story.

SCENE 1

[ Mr. Sivasanker is standing in the Front veranda of his

house. The veranda is one of the beautiful portion of the
house, Flower pots are placed in the veranda and the
Fragrance of the Flowers is in the air. But disregarding all
these Mr. Sivasanker is brooding over his servant problem.
Then Sidda came. ]

Sidda

Sir, do you want a servant ?

Mr. Sivasanker

Come in.

[ As Sidda opens the gate and comes in, Mr. Sivasanker

subjects him to a scrutiny and says to himself ]
-

Does not seem to be a bad sort. At any rate, the

fellow looks tidy.

Where were you before ?

Sidda

[indicating a vaque somewhere]

In a banglow there, in the doctors
house.

Mr. Siovasanker

What is his name ?

Sidda

I dont know master. He lives near

the market.

Mr. Siovasanker

Why did they send you away ?

Sidda

[giving a stock reply] They left

the town, master.

[Mr. Sivasanker is unable to make up his mind.

He calls his wife.]
- O Dear ! Come here please.
[ Mr. Sivasanker enters the scene ]
Mr. Siovasanker

[Looking at Sidda] He does not

seem to me worse than the other
we have had.

[ Then Leela, their five years old daughter, comes out, looked
at Sidda and gives a cry of joy.]
Leela

I like him. Dont send him away. Let

us keep him in our house.

[ And that decides it ]

Reference :

a)

Text Book

b)

Internet

c)

Teachers

Acknowledgement :

I am very much grateful to my teacher A.S.M. Sir, S.S. 2

Sir, and R.M. madam and also grateful to my parents. Both of
them guided me to dramatize the story Leelas Friend and
helped me a lot to complete this project.

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