The "Little Red Riding Hood" telling earlier in the month had its er moments. Like when one little boy (2 year old) wandered up and tried to grab the Little Red Riding Hood puppet off me! He's really too young to understand a story telling I think; he is a very grabby child and causes difficulties with the other children. The pair of sisters though loved the story - they already hear lots of stories that their grandpa reads to them. The younger sister is only 2 but can sit through an entire story and is even starting to interact with it. An excellent example of how an adult family member can really help a child's development. Since then I have also told "The Enormous Turnip" - again with interaction.

I'm not sure whether these would classify as gigs. I am an amateur - a volunteer. I would like to work as a professional eventually but am still near the start of the journey.

Since starting telling stories in August last year I have had to put up with lots of comments from people who think I am going to be a children's entertainer, read stories to elderly visually impaired adults, go in for creative writing, or do a poetry reading, and all sorts. Very rarely do people actually know what storytelling is.