The teachers read extracts of the story to the children in English or in their native language and present the list of characters.

Each character is studied in class. For example, Heart is one of the characters. The children learn a few information about this organ, they draw and color the organ and a Valentine heart, they watch a children's documentary about the organ and they decide what Heart, the character would look like and what it does in the play. The same process is followed for the rest of the characters.

As soon as all the characters are covered, the children decide which character they would like to play.  

(worksheets are available in the "Materials" section)

A video with the basic points of the fairy tale told by the author is available here

Characters

Character	Study Material 1	Study Material 2	Costume & Props supported by book page
Heart-Drummer			dressed in red, holding a drum
King Mind			with a crown on his head, sitting on a chair-throne, holding a replica of brain
Stomach (Stomach's helpers: Gall, Pancreas, Intestine)			wearing a chef's hat, holding a platter with fruit (real or plastic) Gall dressed in green, holding a rolling pin Pancreas dressed in brown wearing rubber kitchen gloves Intestine dressed in pink
Fairy-Breath			wearing wings, holding a wand
White Riders			dressed in white, in armour, riding broomsticks, horse heads made out of paper
Smoke			dressed in black, holding black balloons
Nicotine			wearing a yellow T-shirt/blouse
Sensible, King Mind's daughter			dressed as a normal little girl
Silly, King Mind's daughter			with ribbons and fashion bobby pins
Germs	Paint the Germ		dressed in colorful clothes, wearing masks