The other cast member, Emily Pollet, played most of the roles who adopt Stick Man for various uses, changing effortlessly from being a dog, a young girl, a reindeer and also Mrs Stick with ease.

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The US state department, however, says it believes as many as 1, 000 US families are in the various stages of trying to adopt children from Russia.

BBC: US adoptions of Russian children: Some to go ahead

Actors would adopt stances that were familiar to their audiences to show the various emotions they wished to convey.

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