Storytelling Starters ~ Riddle-me-Ree No. 1
Saturday, May 31st, 2014
The Handel Rose (yellow), Paul’s Scarlet (red) and Mary Rose (pink) are all positively flourishing in our garden right now, only slightly battered by this week’s heavy showers. They made me think about roses as my theme for this week’s blog. Or how about eyes? I’ve seen several lively pairs of eyes in recent comings and goings that started me trying to identify what was so appealing about them.
Yesterday, I got my answer: when walking down the back of Whitehall, two stories popped into my mind. One was about roses, the other about eyes. And several links between them became immediately clear. Both I first heard from other storytellers. Both are great for telling to older children or adults. Both have a riddling aspect. Suddenly it was obvious what I should do. This week, I’ll give you roses. Next week, eyes. (more…)