I was invited to tell stories in Ashland, Kentucky yesterday. It was great to sneak into Appalachia through a side door as I drove from home to that corner of Kentucky. Two performers were scheduled to be at this event (which originally was an outside event but rain pushed it inside and it was still great) but the other performer called and cancelled the morning of the event! He was a magician, not a storyteller. I suspect they have marked him off their list.
They asked if I could tell stories for two groups instead of one big group and I was happy to help. They divided things in half, sent the first group of 50 or so into the room with me and we had a great time as Finn McCool strode into their imaginations. Since it was their Ice Cream Sunday every child had drumsticks, ice cream sandwiches or popcicles in hand.
The second group came upstairs after visiting with the face painter and doing crafts and settled in... over 50 kids again! Bear stories for this group, including "Why Bear has a stubby tail". Ice cram for all!
Yes, I stepped up to the plate and did double duty! I faced 100 ice cream stuffed kids with my big red bandana as a prop and we all had a great time.
I just love my job!
They asked if I could tell stories for two groups instead of one big group and I was happy to help. They divided things in half, sent the first group of 50 or so into the room with me and we had a great time as Finn McCool strode into their imaginations. Since it was their Ice Cream Sunday every child had drumsticks, ice cream sandwiches or popcicles in hand.
The second group came upstairs after visiting with the face painter and doing crafts and settled in... over 50 kids again! Bear stories for this group, including "Why Bear has a stubby tail". Ice cram for all!
Yes, I stepped up to the plate and did double duty! I faced 100 ice cream stuffed kids with my big red bandana as a prop and we all had a great time.
I just love my job!
