Read the play excerpt.

THE BIRD WITH THE BROKEN WING

PERSONS IN THE PLAY-The Bird, The Oak Tree, The Maple, The Willow, The Spruce, The Pine, The Juniper, The Forest Fairy, Jack Frost

SCENE I.-In the Woods

The Oak. See that flock of birds coming! The winter is near and they are flying south

The Maple. I hope they will not light on my branches; I like to keep my leaves in order

The Willow. So many birds will break my tender twigs. I am sure I do not want them either. Here they come!

[The birds fly over the trees.]

(from Dramatic Reader for Lower Grades by Florence Holbrook)

Which do the italicized words at the beginning of each line mean?

01. the scene of the play

O 2. the cast of characters

O 3. the setting of the play

4. the character speaking