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>>>>>>>>>>>I work in a library and we run both rhyme and story time
sessions for
>>>>>>>>>>>pre-school children. Currently I usually read from books we
have in
>>>>>>>>>>>stock but would be interested in doing a more traditional story
(with
>>>>>>>>>>>or without props). If anyone has any suggestions, they would
be
>>>>>>>>>>>appreciated.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>Have a look on the publications page of the Society for
>>>>>>>>>>Storytelling website - there's some downloadable FAQs that might
help
>>>>>>>>>>http://www.sfs.org.uk
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>Alas, this newsgroup seems dormant, so I'm not sure you'll
>>>>>>>>>>find much help here.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Well, we're all sitting ready to listen....
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>It was a cold dark night, with the storm raging outside...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>and the Indians were siting round the fire..
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>A stranger came in from the storm, and sat ...
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>>>>>in front of the fire, hogging all the heat himself, with his
>>>>>overcoat steaming.
>>>>
>>>>So, in the hope of the stranger standing and letting others near the
>>>>fire, they asked "Tell us a story"
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>>>
>>>But even as he opened his mouth to reply, the door opened....
>>
>>>>>>A stranger came in from the storm, and sat ...
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>Looking away from the first stranger who went very still indeed. The
>first stranger looked tall, even sitting by the fire, but someone - say
>a gangmaster, used to looking at men for their strength and usefulness
>- might have seen even by the forelight that has appearance of height
>was because of his scrawneyness, and he was but of middle-height.
>
>The second stranger opened his mouth. He apologised for intruding, and
>asked if he might have shelter, food and drink on such a stormy night.,
>as the rain poured off the eaves.
The dictates of custom fought with the worry these two strangers knew
each other and bought only trouble to the shelter. So they asked an open
question "Of what sort of person are you?"
--
Kevin Blackburn SfS@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Society for Storytelling website is at http://www.sfs.org.uk
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