FOLK TALES AND LEGENDS-

Author: (USA) Senna
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: It was a wild, stormy night with pouring rain. Three men sat around a campfire. One of them said, "John, tell us a story." So John began to tell one: "It was a wild, stormy night with pouring rain. Three men sat around a campfire. One of them said, 'John, tell us a story.' So John began to tell one:" "It was a wild, stormy night with pouring rain. Three men sat around a campfire. One of them said, 'John, tell us a story.' So John began to tell one." If you have ever experienced camping out or attending an all-night pajama party, you might have heard such an endless story. Nothing happened, and we are trapped in the repetitive cycle of John's story, like a mirror reflecting another mirror, endlessly until eternity. However, that wild, stormy night still carries a certain irresistible mystery, and the three men sitting around the campfire hold something that fascinates us. These words are not just a language game; they also possess power. All stories have power. In the days before televisions, radios, and CD players existed, human entertainment usually came from their own voices. The word "tale" originates from Anglo-Saxon language, meaning "speech"—folk tales meant to be spoken aloud. Like John and his two friends, people would gather around a fire in the evening to tell stories, passing the long night until dawn appeared on the horizon. At first, these stories might have been a way to spread news, just like how we watch evening TV news or pick up a newspaper today. "Have you heard what happened on the mountain?" The story might begin like this, followed by a true description of recent events. P11-12