If a nation loses its storytellers, it loses its childhood.

If a nation loses its storytellers, it loses its childhood.

I cannot tell how the truth may be;
I say the tale as 'twas said to me.

I cannot tell how the truth may be;
I say the tale as 'twas said to me.

Soft as some song divine, thy story flows.

Soft as some song divine, thy story flows.

I hate
To tell again a tale once fully told.

I hate
To tell again a tale once fully told.

And what so tedious as a twice-told tale.

And what so tedious as a twice-told tale.

At this point therefore let us begin our narrative, without
adding any more to what has already been said; read more

At this point therefore let us begin our narrative, without
adding any more to what has already been said; for it would be
foolish to lengthen the preface while cutting short the history
itself.

In after-dinner talk,
Across the walnuts and the wine.

In after-dinner talk,
Across the walnuts and the wine.

I don't ever want anything to come in the way of me truthfully telling a story.rn

I don't ever want anything to come in the way of me truthfully telling a story.rn

A schoolboy's tale, the wonder of an hour!

A schoolboy's tale, the wonder of an hour!