PART THREE THE PALM TREE STORIES
Realizing that Grandpa does well with stories, Grandchild wants to share
in the process. One way for Grandpa to get the youngster involved is to
have him or her suggest settings and names for characters.
Often, negotiations for story and character development, in themselves,
become family stories and anecdotes; e.g., how a story came to be, and
why and how it developed in this or that fashion. Injecting such
background as introduction to a series gives a sense of involvement to
the immediate and extended family, and to future generations that might
come across a copy in an old trunk or tucked away in an obscure corner.
As the grandpa-grandchild discussions move along, and characters,
settings and scenes take on substance, Grandpa or Grandma, whichever
is the storyteller, may be transformed into a character in the story. I
found a way to handle this, and remain inconspicuous, is to assume the
role in the story as listener or recorder of adventures narrated by the
leading characters.
In this series, Grandpa and Grandchild set the stage for the storytelling.
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