TITLE

The Angrufish

RECOMMENDED AGE

Level 3

SYNOPSIS

A Clownfish goes for a swim in the deep dark ocean. On his way, he encounters several dangerous animals (an Octopus, a Sea Snake and a Shark). Each of these sea animals (eager to eat the Clownfish) invites him to their home for a meal. The protagonist of the story declines each offer by telling each animal that he is going to have a meal with his friend, an Angrufish, whose favourite food happens to be the relevant animal. The fish describes the terrible features of his mysterious friend. Frightened that the Angrufish might eat them, each sea animal swims away. Meanwhile, the Clownfish boats that his mysterious friend doesn’t exist.

Then, the Clownfish is shocked to encounter a real Angrufish, with all the frightening features the Clownfish thought he was inventing. The Angrufish threatens to eat the fish, but again the Clownfish is more cunning. He tells the Angrufish that he is  the scariest sea animal in the ocean. Laughing, the Angrufish agrees to swim after him to demonstrate how everyone is afraid of him. The two swim in the ocean, encountering all the sea animals that had earlier menaced the fish. Each one of them is terrified by the sight of the pair and swims away. Exploiting this, the Clownfish threatens to eat the Angrufish, who himself swims away, terribly afraid of the Clownfish.

CHARACTERS

There are five characters in the Angrufish: a Clownfish, an Octopus, a Sea Snake, a Shark and an Angrufish.  

CHARACTER OBJECTIVES

THE CLOWNFISH  is the protagonist of the story, who happens to come across three dangerous sea animals, an Octopus, a Sea Snake and a Shark. He proves through the story that he is the most intelligent sea animal in the story by tricking the others into thinking that he is the most frightful sea animal in the ocean.  

THE OCTOPUS is a conceited sea animal. He is combing his tentacles when he comes across the protagonist. He is very hungry so he tries his best to eat the Clownfish. He proves to be very naive  since he believes everything the Clownfish tells him.  

THE SEA SNAKE is a bad-tempered sea animal. He is the second animal to encounter the Clownfish. He also tried to eat the Clownfish but once more, the Clownfish proved to be much more intelligent and got rid of him.

THE SHARK is the third and last sea animal to encounter the Clownfish. He seems to be very subborn. He is very hungry as well and tries desperately to eat the Clownfish.

THE ANGRUFISH is the fictitious friend the Clownfish mentions all the time in the story. In the end, he becomes real with all the frightening features the Clownfish had described him.

SCENE BREAKDOWN 

Organisation: divide the class into five groups and each group acts out one scene. Once they are finished, they can swap the scenes so that every group acts out all scenes of the story.

SCENE I

(Introducing the setting and the protagonist)

The Clownfish is swimming in the middle of the deep dark ocean.

SCENE II

The Clownfish encounters the Octopus. The Octopus tries to eat him but the Clownfish tricks him into believing that he was going to have breakfast with his friend the Angrufish by the coral reef.

SCENE III

The Clownfish encounters the Sea Snake. The Sea Snake also tries to eat the Clownfish but he tricks him into believing he was going to have lunch with his friend the Angrufish by the deep rocks.

SCENE IV

The Clownfish encounters the Shark. The Shark also tries to eat the Clownfish but he tricks him into believing he was going to have dinner with his friend the Angrufish by the wreck.

SCENE V

The Clownfish encounters the Angrufish, who also tries to eat him. The Clownfish also tricks his friend into believing that he is the most frightful animal in the ocean.