Posted from Storyteller 729 days ago
" I look for stories with certain underlying values that help the listener to set their internal compass when sailing through life. For example, a story with a moral is one that provides a clear message. It teaches using a concrete example. On the other hand, many stories are not so obvious in t... (original story)
Posted from Storyteller 729 days ago
Stories such as these are inclined to be more widely popular. Longer stories are likely to be more subtle in the lessons that result. Epic stories have many layered lessons Just compare a tale from the Arabian Nights to a fable by Aesop to see the difference. Which one gives you more freedom to c... (original story)
Posted from Storyteller 729 days ago
Think of the glimpse it can give into cultures and customs from countries around the world. My "Recordings" page on this website lists three story CDs. Fables in Four Minutes is a collection of ten stories, each one representing a different storytelling genre. World Full of Stories has a dozen s... (original story)
Posted from Storyteller 729 days ago
A unique combination. As you know, laughter lightens the heart. Laughter takes the sting out of life. And as long as we are laughing at the foibles of others (and not ourselves) we find those situations funny. This is priceless humor (original story)
Posted from Storyteller 729 days ago
One of them involves purchasing gifts for my children. Gifts for the holidays. Birthday gifts. Those occasional gifts rewarding good behavior. I would search high and low for something meaningful, something unique (original story)
Posted from Storyteller 729 days ago
These notions appear regularly in their stories. They make up the mythical soil out of which the stories grow. Myth forms the basis for many world stories. Creation stories form the majority of this category, along with other stories help explain the world. By contrast, folk tales spawn from da... (original story)