Oral Storytelling

    One of the great aspects of fairytales is that their origin lies in the oral storytelling tradition. As mentioned in other posts, the fairytales that modern audiences know all have root in oral storytelling. Today, stories are found in books and movies, but in certain domains, the oral tradition is being upheld. YouTube has become a platform for storytellers to share their craft with people all over the world while maintaining the intimate feel with which these stories began. Below are just a few examples of oral storytellers keeping the tradition alive for this generation and those to come.

• Karl Maaren tells the story of The Well of the World's End 

• Diane Ferlatte tells the story of Brer Rabbit's Dance