Hello there! I'm so glad you could join me! My name is William Shakespeare and you are just in time. You see, my play is about to start. It's an exciting tale with fairies, magic, a big muddle and an even bigger party at the end.

But I can't start without my stage crew.

We're a crew.

A pirate crew. I'm cook and I am a cook.

And I'm lying and I don't know what I am.

Well, cook and line, do you know what a play is?

No.

Well, let me tell you all about everything in my play.

Well, hello there. I'm William Shakespeare. I'm very, very busy. I'm writing a play here.

Writing a play?

Yes, writing a play.

Do you know what a play is? No idea.

A play is like a story.

Look, I'm writing it down here in this book.

It's a tale of fairies, humans and kings, and lots of other magical things.

He's more clever than he might seem.

And I'm calling it a midsummer night's dream.

Hey, nony, nony, we're a magical team. Hey nonny no, it's midsummer night dream.

I got my play all written down here. I could read it to myself, but I've a better idea. I'll ask my friends to help me out. They'll show you what my story's all about.

They'll all get together and pretend to be a king or a fairy.

Or a donkey!

They have to remember what they've got to say.

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