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UPDATED: Mendota Elementary Goes 'Bebop with Aesop'

Mendota Elementary fourth-graders performed several stories derived from "Aesop's Fables."

Mendota Elementary third- and fourth-graders took on the ambitious goal of performing their own musical last week. With the help of music teacher Mark Scroggins and local actor Jose Alfredo Panelli, the students brought many of "Aesop's Fables" to life.

Panelli is the founder of Teatro del Pueblo in St. Paul. "It was fun," said Panelli, who has developed the program over the years from mostly acting classes into the musical production. "I think the kids always, always shine. This is a big moment for them."

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