Krampusnacht by Racheal Watson https://padlet.com/rwatso57/Krampusnacht_TheaterInSociety en-us 2019-04-17 18:54:23 UTC 2026-01-03 09:35:54 UTC hello@padlet.com rwatso57 https://padlet.com/rwatso57/Krampusnacht_TheaterInSociety/wish/352571785 The introduction goes here ... 

Sound: Movie intro]]> 2019-04-18 14:40:07 UTC https://padlet.com/rwatso57/Krampusnacht_TheaterInSociety/wish/352571785 rwatso57 https://padlet.com/rwatso57/Krampusnacht_TheaterInSociety/wish/352571917 On Christmas Eve, my siblings and I are preparing to go to bed early tonight because St. Nicholas and Krampus will be visiting our house. 


]]> 2019-04-18 14:40:31 UTC https://padlet.com/rwatso57/Krampusnacht_TheaterInSociety/wish/352571917 rwatso57 https://padlet.com/rwatso57/Krampusnacht_TheaterInSociety/wish/352590430 I leave my shoes neatly at the end of my bed to see what goodies I will find in the morning. ]]> 2019-04-18 15:38:00 UTC https://padlet.com/rwatso57/Krampusnacht_TheaterInSociety/wish/352590430 rwatso57 https://padlet.com/rwatso57/Krampusnacht_TheaterInSociety/wish/352590576 We all hop into our beds, pull the covers up to our chins and wait for our parents to tuck us in. Father reminds us tonight we will know for sure if we’ve been good for the year. ]]> 2019-04-18 15:38:36 UTC https://padlet.com/rwatso57/Krampusnacht_TheaterInSociety/wish/352590576 rwatso57 https://padlet.com/rwatso57/Krampusnacht_TheaterInSociety/wish/352590695 We’re kissed on our heads and told to sleep tight. The lights went out. ]]> 2019-04-18 15:39:00 UTC https://padlet.com/rwatso57/Krampusnacht_TheaterInSociety/wish/352590695 rwatso57 https://padlet.com/rwatso57/Krampusnacht_TheaterInSociety/wish/352590793 I swear I only slept a few winks before I heard scratching outside our room. ]]> 2019-04-18 15:39:21 UTC https://padlet.com/rwatso57/Krampusnacht_TheaterInSociety/wish/352590793 rwatso57 https://padlet.com/rwatso57/Krampusnacht_TheaterInSociety/wish/352590895 “What was that?!” I say to myself. I close my eyes tight, hoping whatever it is it will go away. But it’s not going away! I throw the covers over my head, whispering my prayers. ]]> 2019-04-18 15:39:42 UTC https://padlet.com/rwatso57/Krampusnacht_TheaterInSociety/wish/352590895 rwatso57 https://padlet.com/rwatso57/Krampusnacht_TheaterInSociety/wish/352591006 I hear heavy footsteps coming across the wooden floor.

Sound: Foot steps]]> 2019-04-18 15:40:04 UTC https://padlet.com/rwatso57/Krampusnacht_TheaterInSociety/wish/352591006 rwatso57 https://padlet.com/rwatso57/Krampusnacht_TheaterInSociety/wish/352591170 I continue my prayers, trying to keep my breathing slow and steady. I stop mumbling and everything is silent. I’m too afraid to pull back the covers.

Sound: Whispering]]> 2019-04-18 15:40:29 UTC https://padlet.com/rwatso57/Krampusnacht_TheaterInSociety/wish/352591170 rwatso57 https://padlet.com/rwatso57/Krampusnacht_TheaterInSociety/wish/352591297 I muster up the courage and fling my covers off. To my surprise, there is no one in our room.]]> 2019-04-18 15:40:55 UTC https://padlet.com/rwatso57/Krampusnacht_TheaterInSociety/wish/352591297 rwatso57 https://padlet.com/rwatso57/Krampusnacht_TheaterInSociety/wish/352591386 I grab my flashlight and shine it the direction of my sister’s bed. No one is there, but at the end of her bed, there is a lump of coal.]]> 2019-04-18 15:41:12 UTC https://padlet.com/rwatso57/Krampusnacht_TheaterInSociety/wish/352591386 rwatso57 https://padlet.com/rwatso57/Krampusnacht_TheaterInSociety/wish/352591535 I am quick to my feet. Surely, she has to be playing a joke on me. I rip back her covers and search under her bed. She’s nowhere to be found.]]> 2019-04-18 15:41:47 UTC https://padlet.com/rwatso57/Krampusnacht_TheaterInSociety/wish/352591535 rwatso57 https://padlet.com/rwatso57/Krampusnacht_TheaterInSociety/wish/352591639 I notice by my bed a few presents. These must be from St. Nicholas. Unwrapping them, I saw a pair of golden scissors, a candle of frankincense and a bottle of Myrrh. ]]> 2019-04-18 15:42:09 UTC https://padlet.com/rwatso57/Krampusnacht_TheaterInSociety/wish/352591639 rwatso57 https://padlet.com/rwatso57/Krampusnacht_TheaterInSociety/wish/352591751 The instant I gathered them up, I was transported to a place of darkness and I could smell coal all around me. 

Sound: Clinking of coal axes]]> 2019-04-18 15:42:35 UTC https://padlet.com/rwatso57/Krampusnacht_TheaterInSociety/wish/352591751 rwatso57 https://padlet.com/rwatso57/Krampusnacht_TheaterInSociety/wish/352591871 Suddenly, I am standing in a dark coal mine. I saw children with picks and shovels.]]> 2019-04-18 15:43:00 UTC https://padlet.com/rwatso57/Krampusnacht_TheaterInSociety/wish/352591871 rwatso57 https://padlet.com/rwatso57/Krampusnacht_TheaterInSociety/wish/352591990 “What is this place?”, I ask one of them. 
“This is Krampus’ coalmine where he makes naughty children dig for coal,” one coughed.
]]> 2019-04-18 15:43:24 UTC https://padlet.com/rwatso57/Krampusnacht_TheaterInSociety/wish/352591990 rwatso57 https://padlet.com/rwatso57/Krampusnacht_TheaterInSociety/wish/352592093 I just want to save my sister, but I can’t leave the other children behind. I looked at the chains around their ankles, took my golden scissors and cut through them as if they were made of paper. ]]> 2019-04-18 15:43:45 UTC https://padlet.com/rwatso57/Krampusnacht_TheaterInSociety/wish/352592093 rwatso57 https://padlet.com/rwatso57/Krampusnacht_TheaterInSociety/wish/352592367 Everyone cheered. I saw my sister and gave her a hug. ]]> 2019-04-18 15:44:35 UTC https://padlet.com/rwatso57/Krampusnacht_TheaterInSociety/wish/352592367 rwatso57 https://padlet.com/rwatso57/Krampusnacht_TheaterInSociety/wish/352592703 “These tunnels are a labyrinth and only Krampus knows the way out,” my sister said. ]]> 2019-04-18 15:45:38 UTC https://padlet.com/rwatso57/Krampusnacht_TheaterInSociety/wish/352592703 rwatso57 https://padlet.com/rwatso57/Krampusnacht_TheaterInSociety/wish/352594102 I lit my candle. The flame was so bright, it was like the shining star. We used it to navigate through the tunnels. ]]> 2019-04-18 15:49:44 UTC https://padlet.com/rwatso57/Krampusnacht_TheaterInSociety/wish/352594102 rwatso57 https://padlet.com/rwatso57/Krampusnacht_TheaterInSociety/wish/352594237 Eventually, we found our way to the entrance but were startled when we saw Krampus sleeping nearby.  

Sound: Snoring ]]> 2019-04-18 15:50:06 UTC https://padlet.com/rwatso57/Krampusnacht_TheaterInSociety/wish/352594237 rwatso57 https://padlet.com/rwatso57/Krampusnacht_TheaterInSociety/wish/352594524 “What are we going to do now?”, my sister pleaded. ]]> 2019-04-18 15:51:02 UTC https://padlet.com/rwatso57/Krampusnacht_TheaterInSociety/wish/352594524 rwatso57 https://padlet.com/rwatso57/Krampusnacht_TheaterInSociety/wish/352594668 I opened up the bottle of Myrrh. “If we anoint ourselves with it, maybe we will become invisible and can escape,” I said. ]]> 2019-04-18 15:51:25 UTC https://padlet.com/rwatso57/Krampusnacht_TheaterInSociety/wish/352594668 rwatso57 https://padlet.com/rwatso57/Krampusnacht_TheaterInSociety/wish/352594756 All the children passed the Myrrh around and before we knew it, we were all invisible. We tiptoed across the room, made it to the front door, opened it quietly, and snuck out. ]]> 2019-04-18 15:51:44 UTC https://padlet.com/rwatso57/Krampusnacht_TheaterInSociety/wish/352594756 rwatso57 https://padlet.com/rwatso57/Krampusnacht_TheaterInSociety/wish/352594868 I thought we were in the clear, but we were on the side of a snowy mountain top with no way down. “We’re trapped,” said my sister. ]]> 2019-04-18 15:52:05 UTC https://padlet.com/rwatso57/Krampusnacht_TheaterInSociety/wish/352594868 rwatso57 https://padlet.com/rwatso57/Krampusnacht_TheaterInSociety/wish/352595018 We were beginning to lose all hope. Then all of a sudden, we could hear sleigh bells faintly in the distance. Violently looking around, we saw St. Nicholas riding in his sleigh being pulled by flying reindeer. 

Sound: Sleigh bells]]> 2019-04-18 15:52:32 UTC https://padlet.com/rwatso57/Krampusnacht_TheaterInSociety/wish/352595018 rwatso57 https://padlet.com/rwatso57/Krampusnacht_TheaterInSociety/wish/352595165 “Children! Quick! Get into my sleigh before Krampus catches you!”, said St. Nicholas. ]]> 2019-04-18 15:52:56 UTC https://padlet.com/rwatso57/Krampusnacht_TheaterInSociety/wish/352595165 rwatso57 https://padlet.com/rwatso57/Krampusnacht_TheaterInSociety/wish/352595315 We piled into his sleigh, he tugged on the reigns and we took off, high into the sky. ]]> 2019-04-18 15:53:19 UTC https://padlet.com/rwatso57/Krampusnacht_TheaterInSociety/wish/352595315 rwatso57 https://padlet.com/rwatso57/Krampusnacht_TheaterInSociety/wish/352595431 A howl came thundering through the skies. We turned around and realized Krampus was hot on our tails in his own sleigh being drawn by arctic wolves. Krampus hurled lumps of coal at us.  

SOUND: Howling]]> 2019-04-18 15:53:43 UTC https://padlet.com/rwatso57/Krampusnacht_TheaterInSociety/wish/352595431 rwatso57 https://padlet.com/rwatso57/Krampusnacht_TheaterInSociety/wish/352595550 I yelled, “we’re under attack!” ]]> 2019-04-18 15:54:05 UTC https://padlet.com/rwatso57/Krampusnacht_TheaterInSociety/wish/352595550 rwatso57 https://padlet.com/rwatso57/Krampusnacht_TheaterInSociety/wish/352595640 “Hang on!”, said St. Nicholas. ]]> 2019-04-18 15:54:26 UTC https://padlet.com/rwatso57/Krampusnacht_TheaterInSociety/wish/352595640 rwatso57 https://padlet.com/rwatso57/Krampusnacht_TheaterInSociety/wish/352595716 Looking around for anything to help, my sister found presents. We each took a present and threw them at Krampus. No one hit him. He was gaining on us and fast! Finally, my sister threw one and hit the old goat right between the horns. He fell off the back of his sleigh, plummeting down to the ground far below. ]]> 2019-04-18 15:54:41 UTC https://padlet.com/rwatso57/Krampusnacht_TheaterInSociety/wish/352595716 rwatso57 https://padlet.com/rwatso57/Krampusnacht_TheaterInSociety/wish/352595806 We rode through the night until we saw St. Nicholas’s workshop. He tugged on the reins and we softly landed right outside. ]]> 2019-04-18 15:55:00 UTC https://padlet.com/rwatso57/Krampusnacht_TheaterInSociety/wish/352595806 rwatso57 https://padlet.com/rwatso57/Krampusnacht_TheaterInSociety/wish/352595912 The doors flung open and we all ran inside. We all stared in wonder and amazement. There were so many elves, having their Christmas celebration. We joined in the festivities. We started to miss our families. Getting tired, we all slowly made our way towards St. Nicholas. My sister and I climbed up into his lap and closed our eyes. 

Sound: Party going on]]> 2019-04-18 15:55:22 UTC https://padlet.com/rwatso57/Krampusnacht_TheaterInSociety/wish/352595912 rwatso57 https://padlet.com/rwatso57/Krampusnacht_TheaterInSociety/wish/352596017 When we opened our eyes, we realized we were back in our own beds. How could this be?! 
 
I looked at my sister, “was it a dream?” 
 
She smiled at me, “it couldn’t have been.” Then she pointed at the end of our beds. 
]]> 2019-04-18 15:55:47 UTC https://padlet.com/rwatso57/Krampusnacht_TheaterInSociety/wish/352596017 rwatso57 https://padlet.com/rwatso57/Krampusnacht_TheaterInSociety/wish/352596094 There, we had one present each. In my sister’s box were a bunch of dolls that looked like the children we saved from the coal mine and there was even one of Krampus. I opened my box and pulled out a picture book, telling the story of our whole adventure.]]> 2019-04-18 15:56:05 UTC https://padlet.com/rwatso57/Krampusnacht_TheaterInSociety/wish/352596094 rwatso57 https://padlet.com/rwatso57/Krampusnacht_TheaterInSociety/wish/352596222 Roll credits ... 

SOUND: Music ]]> 2019-04-18 15:56:30 UTC https://padlet.com/rwatso57/Krampusnacht_TheaterInSociety/wish/352596222 rwatso57 https://padlet.com/rwatso57/Krampusnacht_TheaterInSociety/wish/352605367 Oh no! Krampus has my sister! In a panic, I rush around the room. What am I supposed to do? ]]> 2019-04-18 16:27:30 UTC https://padlet.com/rwatso57/Krampusnacht_TheaterInSociety/wish/352605367