Fairy Tales
and Tall Tales ©
By
Michael
Casey
Phillip
Pullman is dead right in the piece in today’s Daily Telegraph, Fairy Tales
should not be forgotten. I have his book and The Brothers Grimm on the shelf
behind me. Telling Tales should be encouraged. My own dad used to tell us tales
all the time, that's one of the reasons that I've ended up a writer myself.
Switch the tv off and hide the games consoles, he also says read the Bible too,
all of these things happen in our house so one of my girls will become a writer
too. Community and spirit is built by gathering around the fire and swopping
stories. It’s a natural thing in my life and in my family’s life. So gather
around with fizzy pop for the kids and something stronger for mum and dad and
let’s see who can tell the best tale. Memories created in the hearth are chains
of steel that bind us together and will save us in the future when we need a
friend. A memory will make us strong in the dark of the night and those who
shared stories with us will come to our aid, because we are bound together by
love, chains of love and laughter from our youth will last forever.
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