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Centuries ago, in the times of King Krak, the


              SCENE                                                                                 founder of the city of Kraków, on the slope of the
                                                                                                    Wawel Hill, a Dragon lived in a large cave. He was a


                                                                                                    terrible, huge monster with green skin covered
              NO. 1                                                                                 with scales, a long tail, sharp teeth and a fire-


                                                                                                    breathing mouth. He was eating cattle and young

                                                                                                    maidens.





                                                                                                          mus. Modest Mussorgsky - "Night on Bald

                                                                                                          Mountain" (the part)





                                                                                                    A boy dressed in a green dragon costume comes

                                                                                                    out of hiding - from "the dragon's den. Imitating

                                                                                                    the animal's gait, he moves according to the

                                                                                                    rhythm of the music.





                                                                                                    He reacts to expressive, dynamic accents in the

                                                                                                    music
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