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Pictured From Left to right, front row: TaNesha Loyd as the onion; Sandra Turner as the butter; Mary Lamons and Mary Ann Keener as carrots. Robin Allen and Mary Reynolds as onions. Back row, from left: Helen Panther, bubble maker, Curtiss Hogner, Larry McNac as a bone, Lynn Davis as the pot, Wanda Crittenden as the stone, Regina Grass as a carrot, Kathy Webb as the old woman, and Carla Hatfield, the narrator of the production.

TAHLEQUAH, OKLAHOMA - Cherokee Nation staff recently entertained their students with a live performance of the children’s book, "Stone Soup". The Cherokee Nation staff performed three productions of "Stone Soup" for the Head Start, Early Head Start, and Child Development Center children. The production was made possible by the Reading is Fundamental (RIF) Inc. and the Coca-Cola grant.

The performances were held April 24, in the Cherokee Nation Early Childhood Unit conference room. The first performance was held for the children of the Early Head Start, the second for Head Start children, and the third for children of the Cherokee Nation Child Development Center.

"We hope the children enjoyed this little production of "Stone Soup", said Carla Harfield, education specialist who narrated the performance. "I know that our staff enjoyed doing this production for them, and we had a lot of fun."

This was the third production that the staff performed for the children this school year. Parents and guardians received a form to fill out to indicate if their child discussed the play with them and if the children enjoyed it.

All of the children received a copy of the book "Stone Soup" as part of a grant funded by Reading is Fundamental (RIF) Inc. and the Coca-Cola Corporation.

Mike Miller, Cherokee Nation Director of Communications Phone: 918-456-0671 (ext.2210) Fax: 918-458-5580 E-mail: Communications@cherokee.org Larry Daugherty, Advertising Manager Cherokee Nation - Public Affairs Phone 918-456-0671 (Ex.2324) E-mail: ldaugherty@cherokee.org

Bradley D. Peak, Cherokee Nation Natural Resources Specialist Phone: 918-456-0671 (ex.2843) E-mail: bpeak@cherokee.org Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma Attn: (Department Name) P.O. Box 948, Tahlequah, OK 74465 Telephone: 918-456-0671 (Toll Free OK) 1-800-256-0671