A young lady was waiting for her flight in the boarding room of a big airport. As she had to wait for hours, she decided to buy a book to spend her time. Along with the book she bought a packet of cookies too. She sat down on an armchair, in the VIP room of the airport, to rest and read in peace. Beside the armchair where the packet of cookies were kept, a man sat down, opened his magazine and started reading. When she ate the first cookie, the man also took one. She felt infuriated but didn’t say anything. She just thought: “What a nerve! If I was in the mood I would punch his eye so that he does not forget this daring!” To each cookie she ate, the man ate another one. That was making her fume up with rage but she couldn’t react. When only one cookie remained, she thought: “ah... What will this stupid man do now?” To her anguish, the man divided the last cookie and gave her on...
As a learning tool, storytelling can encourage us to explore their unique expressiveness and can heighten our ability to communicate thoughts and feelings in an articulate, lucid manner. These benefits transcend the art experience to support daily life skills. In our fast-paced, media-driven world, storytelling can be a nurturing way to remind us that spoken words are powerful, that listening is important, and that clear communication between people is an art.