Let Me Tell You A Story
"Let me tell you a story. Once upon a time...." begin many evenings of story-telling in homes in all corners of the world. These tales narrated to children may be in many tongues, but the voices behind them are usually of grown-ups telling stories written by other grown-ups.
This time around, it was the children writing their own stories.
ThinkArts invited children (age 6 to 10+) to share stories written by them in response to our prompts. These prompts were carefully selected from children's literature in India and Switzerland. From here, they took it on!
While the prompts were in English, the stories submitted could be written in any Indian language, and could be accompanied by drawings and paintings.
We received many stories from children in India. These were then brought to life in the form of audio-stories and illustrations made by professional story-tellers and artists. These creations are now published in this online repository.
Let Me Tell You A Story is presented by ThinkArts with support from Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia. The International Literature Festival BuchBasel are also project partners.
Elsewhere: Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia May 2021 Newsletter | 'Child's Play' on Mid-Day
This time around, it was the children writing their own stories.
ThinkArts invited children (age 6 to 10+) to share stories written by them in response to our prompts. These prompts were carefully selected from children's literature in India and Switzerland. From here, they took it on!
While the prompts were in English, the stories submitted could be written in any Indian language, and could be accompanied by drawings and paintings.
We received many stories from children in India. These were then brought to life in the form of audio-stories and illustrations made by professional story-tellers and artists. These creations are now published in this online repository.
Let Me Tell You A Story is presented by ThinkArts with support from Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia. The International Literature Festival BuchBasel are also project partners.
Elsewhere: Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia May 2021 Newsletter | 'Child's Play' on Mid-Day
and here are the prompts that were specially chosen...
which language would you like to read it in?
STORY PROMPTS IN ENGLISH
STORY PROMPTS IN GERMAN
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