الحكاية الشعبية في مسرح الطفل و دورها في تنمية مخيلة الطفل

Abstract EN

The art of theater has relied since its beginnings on the popular imagination, and dealt with various topics derived from the history and culture of peoples, and at the level of the Arab world, many theater writers tried to use literature and folklore in preparing their plays, and this was reflected in children's plays, because the folk story carries The element of adventure, suspense and diversity of characters.

Therefore, the aim of this research is to identify the role of folk tales in developing the child's imagination in theatrical texts presented to children.

In the second chapter, the two researchers dealt with introducing the folk story and how to employ it in theatrical work, and in the third chapter, the descriptive and analytical method was adopted and a tool for analysis derived from the indicators of the theoretical framework was adopted.

The sample of the research was the play (The Lamp of Aladdin) by the author Ahmed Khalaf: 1- The use of the folk tale in theatrical texts directed at children contributes to the development of the child's imagination.

2-The folk tale moves the child to strange worlds that contribute to suspense and stir the child's imagination.3-That theatrical texts directed at the child can be an addition to the educational aspect in the school to instill educational values.

The search was concluded with a list of sources.