The Life Saver TITLE OF SOURCE: AUTHOR'S NAME - FIRST: LAST: DESCRIPTION: Visual Text <br>An Ancient Maiden, standing on the edge of a wharf near a Modern Swain, was overheard rehearsing the words:<br><br>"Noble preserver! The life that you have saved is yours!"<br><br>Having repeated them several times with various intonations, she sprang into the water, where she was suffered to drown.<br><br>"I am a noble preserver," said the Modern Swain, thoughtfully moving away; "the life that I have saved is indeed mine. COMMENTS: Visual Text Sardonic. Cynical. Fun. CANDIDATE FOR ADAPTATION?: --- not set --- Not reviewed Promising Unlikely SOURCE MATERIAL: Fable Novella Play Plot summary Short Story -- Parent -- GENRE: Comedy Comic Horror Detective Drama Fable Fairy Tale Fantasy Folklore Folktale Ghost Story Melodrama Mystery Myth Operetta Other Romance Suspense Young Audiences -- Parent -- SETTING: Africa America England Europe Fantasy International New Zealand Pastoral Rural Rustic Science Fiction -- Parent -- LENGTH FOR ADAPTATION: 10 Minutes 15 Minutes 30 Minutes 45 Minutes 60 Minutes 90 Minutes Two Hours -- Parent -- URL FOR PDF DOCUMENT: TheLifeSaver.pdf