Show STORIES AID TO TEACHING 1 i They Are Arc of Little Value However Unless Teacher Enters Into Recital With Enthusiasm I I All children love stories The earn earll est memories of most of ot us are Intertwined intertwined Inter inter- II twined with the wonderful narratives of fairies and goblins told by grandparents grand parents at bedtime And so vivid were the tho Impressions made that even now In spite of our scientific knowledge and and logical reasoning we sometimes find ourselves subconsciously believing ng it all aU This natural love of sto stories les may b band be I and should be made the basis baste of all air historical teaching But how however ver serious seri semi ous our purposes may be the tho stories storie themselves should be a source of joy to the hearer Conscientious teachers taking up the task of story telling as an added obligation of schoolroom duty wonder why the results are not what the evidence evl evi- dence of ot other tellers story-tellers had led them to believe Stor telling Storytelling as a n duty and by bya a genuine love of the story and an aa eagerness for the joy It Is to bring to the listeners can never prove a suc suc- cess The teller story must enter with all his heart and all his enthusiasm Into the life Ufe and beauty of the story he i IS if telling In order to achieve the best re rev suits Without this he cannot win the response of his hearers nor reap the tho reward which should be his own |