Time: September 16, 1946 (lunar calendar) Location: Shangzhuang Village, Laiyuan County, Hebei Province Props 1. A signal tree, placed in a corner of the venue. 2. 5 sets of Eighth Route Army uniforms (full set of military caps, belts, leggings, pistols, etc.); 6 sets of Japs costumes; one set of traitor costumes (top hat, double-breasted black jacket, black leggings, sneakers, and a fan); 4 sets of Anti-Japanese Children's League clothing (2 sets of boys' clothing - white cloth turbans, 4 sets of white blouses, 1 set of red blouses, 2 sets of girls' clothing - red floral blouses); 3. 4 red tassel guns; 1 calf whip; 4 bayonets and spears (used by Japanese soldiers); 4 short pistols (1 each for the Eighth Route Captain, Japanese Army Captain, Japanese Army Chief, and traitor). 1 machine gun, 3 rifles (used by the Eighth Route Army) Actors Wang Erxiao, Captain Zhang, Japanese Army Captain Sasaki, Japanese Army leader, traitor, Children's League members (four), Eighth Route Soldiers, Japanese Japs (***nine) Mass (Four) Cow: (One person) Plot Narration In Shangzhuang Village, Laiyuan County, Hebei Province, there is a poor cowherd boy named Wang Erxiao. He, his father, mother, and brother depend on each other for life. One day in 1942, the Japanese invaded the village and raided the village. They burned, killed, looted and committed all kinds of evil. In the heavy artillery fire, his father was killed by artillery shells, his mother starved to death, and his brother's whereabouts were unknown. From then on, the warm home only remained in the heart of the second child. The second primary school student found the Eighth Route Army and joined the Children's League. The Japanese are about to raid again, and the Eighth Route Army and cadres organize the transfer of villagers. The second primary school student and other villagers moved to the foot of the Great Wall. There is a big hillside outside the village. It is a big grassland with little flowers blooming among the green grass. The second child grazes cattle on this hillside every day, and at the same time he and his friends are responsible for standing guard... Friends, our story begins here.

Appearance (Four members of the Anti-Japanese Children's League held red tassel guns in both hands, singing the first verse of the "Children's League Song" as they stepped into the arena.) (Wang Erxiao drove the bullwhip into the arena and came to the arena. In the center of the field) Wang Erxiao (hereinafter referred to as "Wang", shouting loudly): Start exercising!

(Eight members of the Anti-Japanese Children’s League quickly gathered and stood in two rows, waiting to obey the command of Wang Erxiao) Wang: Our slogan is——

Children’s League members (taking turns): Do not lead the enemy's way - do not read the enemy's books - do not eat the enemy's candy - do not deliver messages to the enemy. (Qi) Don’t tell the enemy where the food is hidden!

Wang Erxiao: "Get ready to exercise——"

(The second row of four children's league members quickly turned back, and the first row also put the red tassel guns in their hands, Get ready for the assassination)

Wang (shouting): A member of the children's league (shouting in unison): Kill - kill - kill, kill, kill!

Wang (shouting): Two

Children’s League members (shouting in unison): Hi - Hi - Hi, Hi, Hi! Wang: That’s the end of today’s exercise! I heard that the Japanese are coming to raid again recently, so you should keep an eye on them carefully. Member A (pointing to the west): Don’t be afraid of the Japanese raids. Captain Zhang of our Eighth Route Army led his team to set up an ambush at Xishankou, waiting for the Japanese to trap us. Member B: Let the devils never come back. Wang: That’s better. The Japanese are coming. We have to try to bring them all into Xishangouzi. (Pause) Please return to your respective sentry posts.

Children’s League Members (Qi): Yes! (Exit in order) (Wang Erxiao continued to herd cattle while patrolling and looking in the direction of the Eighth Route Army ambush)

(Captain Zhang had a pistol in his waist and led the Eighth Route Army soldiers up. They set up an ambush at the mountain pass. ) (Captain Zhang came to the Second Primary School) Captain Zhang (hereinafter referred to as "Zhang", stretched out his right hand to greet): Second Primary School, is there anything going on today?

Wang: Uncle Zhang, there is nothing going on today.

Zhang: Well, you can continue herding cattle!

Wang: Goodbye, Uncle Zhang! (Captain Zhang immediately returned to the lurking place and crouched down to hide) (Er Xiao continued to herd the cattle) Narrator Today, the Japanese captain Sasaki received a report from a traitor and heard that the main force of the Eighth Route Army was gone. He had a bad idea. He brought a group of Japanese soldiers to clean up. He wanted to eliminate the remaining small Eighth Route Army troops and also wanted to rob the people of their food. Sasaki (hereinafter referred to as "Sasaki", entering with sword raised): Gagori - (The little devil leader holds a short gun and leads a group of Japanese soldiers on the stage, walking in unison, following Sasaki back and forth on the stage) Narrator Here come the devils When I arrived at the entrance of the village, I looked around and saw no one. Zoe (walking around impatiently): Bug! Traitor (nodding and fanning beside Sasaki): Taijun, slow down, don’t be tired! Zuo (suddenly asked the traitor): Where are the Eighth Route Army? !

Traitor (with a smile on his face, pointing in the direction of the mountain): The Eighth Route Army is on the other side of the mountain!

Zuo (viciously): If there were no Eighth Route Army, you would be dead! The Japanese soldiers (all gathered around and threatened loudly): Die, die! Traitor (making an embarrassed yet submissive expression): Hey, hey! Yes, yes!

(Wang Erxiao heard the voices of the Japanese soldiers and said: "The Japanese are coming, I want to knock down the signal tree!" He quickly ran to the signal tree and knocked down the signal tree.

Then he pretended to be nonchalant and walked towards the direction where the Japanese came from)

Traitor (discovered Wang Erxiao and immediately presented the treasure to Sasaki): Taijun, I found a Xiaobalu!

Zuo (Daxi): Xiaobalu? Yossi——!

(The Japanese soldiers immediately surrounded Wang Erxiao, pointing their guns and bayonets at him. Erxiao fell to the ground)

Zuo (pretending to be kind) The second child pulled up): "Child, don't be afraid, I'll give you sweets to eat, and Missy Missy will do the work."

Wang (pretending to be timid): No, I don’t eat sweets.

Zuo (asked with a smile): Child, tell me, where is the Eighth Route Army?

Wang (scratching the back of his head, pretending not to understand, pointing to both sides of the stage): I only know that this is the main road, there are three small roads, the three and three forks in the middle, what are the seven and eight roads, and the three Which way?

Traitor (stepped forward to explain): The Eighth Route Army is the Eighth Route Army that fights as soldiers. Wang (seemingly understanding): Oh, I know, they are the Eighth Route Army fighting the Japanese.

Zuo (angry, pointing a gun at Erxiao): Bag!

The Japanese soldiers gathered together (raising their rifles and pointing them at Erxiao): Bag!

Wang (getting off the donkey): I know the Eighth Route, it’s in the mountains.

Zuo (with a cheerful smile): Yoxi, take us there quickly!

Wang: OK, come with me. (Then Erxiao faced the audience: "I will take them to the Eighth Route Army's ambush circle.") (Wang Erxiao calmly walked in front, leading the Japanese soldiers to walk around the field. The traitor continued to fan the Japanese soldiers' heads and mouth. Li said: "Taijun, walk slowly, walk slowly, don't get tired." )

(After walking to the center of the field, Erxiao suddenly waved his hand and shouted in the direction of the Eighth Route Army's ambush: " The Japs are coming, Uncle Zhang, fight!")

Traitor: No, Taijun, we have been fooled.

Zuo: (gnashing teeth) Bag! ——The child, cunningly and cunningly, is dead! (Bang! He attacked Erxiao) Wang (his body was shaken, he covered his chest with his left hand, raised his right arm and shouted): Down with Japanese imperialism! (The audience also shouted in unison: "Down with Japanese imperialism!") (The Japanese soldiers gathered around and stabbed Erxiao with bayonets. Erxiao fell to the ground in response.) (At this time, gunfire from the Eighth Route Army rang out. Other members of the anti-Japanese children's league also gathered around with red tasseled guns. The traitors and Japanese soldiers fell to the ground one by one and "died". Captain Zhang (seeing the second child lying in a pool of blood, shouted): Second child, second child! Wang (raised his finger and pointed with difficulty): Destroy the Japanese—(arms hanging down)

At the end of the play, Captain Zhang slowly walked to the stage holding Wang Erxiao, the soldiers followed heavily, and the children's league members They shouted "Er Xiao" in pain and surrounded him. The prelude of Erhu music "In Praise of Erxiao Cowherd" sounded, and the actors and classmates sang in the audience. The young host slowly walked onto the stage and performed a team salute first; the other actors slowly got up from the ground, stood in three rows, raised their right hands above their heads, and performed a team salute.

One of the actors or actors sang along with the children's voices and said, "Wang Erxiao was born great and died gloriously! When one Wang Erxiao fell, there were thousands of other children. With a heroic and unyielding anti-Japanese spirit, they are like shining red stars, shining on the land of China." All the actors and the host took a final bow.