The Art of Story-Telling
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The contents list difficulties connected with libraries and clubs, essentials of storytelling and artifices of storytelling. The discussion of short dramatic stories says listeners' minds must be set at ease about the ultimate fate of the central figure. The storyteller recalls sharing a little boy's impatience when the central character in Little Red Riding-Hood delayed the encounter with the Wolf by singing on the way through the wood.
The advice on descriptive storytelling allows short descriptions for literary style and vocabulary, while recommending that children be warned to expect nothing particularly exciting in dramatic events. The discussion of Santa Claus says that the associated joy has almost disappeared because mystery has been stripped away by materialising the figure in shops and bazaars.
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- Author
- Marie L. Shedlock
- Pages
- 188
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Educational
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