Nature in Dramatics 



C. Make the wings by shaping 

 them in wire. There will be four 

 wings: two front, and two back. 

 Take some oil silk and wire, wrap- 

 ping is under the wire and gluing it 

 there. When this dries, cut it around 

 with a scissors, leaving about J4" 

 edge around the wire. Then baste it 

 with a needle and thread. When 

 you have completed both sets attach 

 them with a piece of wire as shown 

 at C/c through the hole in the top 

 part of the thorax. CB/d 



Remove the wire that goes 

 through the head, thorax, and abdo- 

 men and replace it by a heavy cord, 

 putting a knot between each part. 



D. Control SticJ^: Take a piece 

 of wood about 8" in length and l / B " 

 thick. Make holes for head, thorax, 

 abdomen and wings pass string 

 through holes and attach to loops. 

 Each wing has a string which is to 

 pass through the wing hole; so that 

 there will be four strings in all. All 

 four are tied into a single knot. 

 When the knot is moved up and 

 down the wings will flap. 



The Stage 



A. Take an oblong carton about 

 20" x 12", cut off No. 4. Be sure to 

 leave a border on the top of the box 

 at least 3" wide. 



B. Open up the folds of the box, 

 using No. i for the top and No. 2 

 for the bottom. Nos. 5 and 6 are the 

 inside flaps, and are to be used for 

 scenery. Cut your design (as seen 

 in figure B) on the dotted line. 



