Puppet shows all over the world entertain both children and adults and are an important part of many countries' traditions. But there is no other show quite like the Vietnamese Water PuppetTheatre. As the puppets act out myths, legends and tales of everyday life, they appear to dance on astage full of water!2The Vietnamese Water Puppet Theatre has a very long history. It started around a thousand yearsago when farmers discovered that flooded rice fields made a perfect stage for puppet shows. Theflooded rice fields were perfect because they could hide the puppets' strings and bamboo rodsunder the water. Over the years, the puppet shows became more popular and there werecompetitions for the best one.3Nowadays, audiences don't need to go to rice fields to see a performance. There are moveablestages and buildings that have tanks specially designed for water puppets. The surface of the waterin these tanks is more than just a stage for the puppets. Hidden behind a bamboo wall, thepuppeteers can create splashes and waves that add to the excitement, just like special effects inthe latest Hollywood blockbuster!соотнесите заголовки с текстом working with watercarving a charactermusic and lightsthe stars of the showthe origins of an art formone of a kind traditional stories ​