The Importance of Storytelling
Storytelling is the oldest form of education. When children hear a story
told, rather than read, they enter another realm of communication. Emotions
can be safely shared and recognised using story characters and events.
Children, particularly, love stories made up by a familiar adult, however
simple: they appreciate the gift of sharing the imagination. Overcoming
a fearsome giant using skill and wit shows children that they too can
overcome their own challenges, and in doing so they develop strength of
personality. 
Every day people tell stories to each other in conversation.
To learn these skills by telling and listening to others develops social
confidence.
Traditional stories have a wealth of mythology that lies behind our language:
the Norse myths give us the days of the week, for instance. Stories from
other countries can give us an insight into their culture in an inviting
and appealing way. Stories are a feast offered to us so we can be nourished
in many ways.
