by storytree | Jan 16, 2020 | environmental storytelling, Folk Tales, Green Storytelling, Learning to tell stories, Local stories, Storytelling, The value of oral storytelling
Last year for a long time after the so-called ‘climate election’ was lost to a coal-loving party, I felt extremely deflated. I couldn’t find much motivation or desire to shine my storytelling light, when usually that is the very thing I feel...
by storytree | Jan 12, 2020 | environmental storytelling, Folk Tales, Green Storytelling, Storytelling
Earlier last year, confronted by the news, I regularly struggled with the temptation to go hide under the bed covers. Sometimes I confess I gave in. As I write, the world watches in horror as walls of flame engulf vast tracts of Australia, while our government...
by storytree | Dec 24, 2019 | Christmas story, environmental storytelling, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Green Storytelling, Resources
A story is a gift that lasts a lifetime. The story your child will remember the most will probably be the one you tell them, which is why each year, I repost this sweet Solstice tale and encourage story lovers to have a go at telling it themselves in their own way. It...
by storytree | Dec 5, 2019 | environmental storytelling, Folk Tales, Green Storytelling, social justice, Storytelling
In the GIFT OF STORY video series, I am briefly explaining various tales I have recorded. Here I describe this delightful and playful Nigerian folktale which encourages respect for nature, respect for boundaries, responsibility, fairness, care for the environment. It...
by storytree | Dec 4, 2019 | Australian stories, environmental storytelling, Folk Tales, Green Storytelling, Local stories, Stories of the feminine, Storytelling
I explain in this video * how I rewove this story from an old English folktale ‘The Old Lady and the Oak Tree’. I changed the setting to Australia, swapped the oak tree to a fig tree and wove in details from a very quirky family member into the main...
by storytree | Aug 5, 2019 | Australian stories, Folk Tales, Green Storytelling, Local stories, Public Performances, Storytelling
Morag, Jennifer and I had thought that at the upcoming Stories in the Club on Sunday, August 11, we would celebrate our second birthday, but also announce it’s ending. I have just moved my family to Ballina, and Jennifer and Morag are also ready for new...
