Storyteller

Last Thursday, Gail Froyen, storyteller, kicked off our unit on Native American legends.  She had the students spellbound as they listened to her Native American stories.  Here are the students' comments from their thank you notes to her:

I loved your stories.  My favorite was the one about the raven.  You used a  lot of expression.  It helped me to think about what the story meant.
Alexis

I enjoyed your story because of your expression.  I enjoyed the stories about the turtle, sun and the big rock.  I like the turtle one because of the turtle falling.  That explains why turtles have designs on their shells.  I like the sun story because of the fox mouth being black from the sun being in his mouth.  I like the story about the big rock because the talked to the boy.
Leah

I love all of your stories, especially the turtle one.  You are the best and only story teller I have heard.  You made it exciting to hear.  I wish I could hear them 1,000 times.  I bet you love to tell stories.  I want to be just like you.
Jada

I liked the story about the turtles because I have a turtle named Bubba.  I like the raven story because I liked your expression in that one.  I liked the sun one because I like how the spider held the sun in her web bag.
Sophie

Thank you for telling us all the amazing stories.  I have a question.  The stories that you told us third graders, did you write them?  I liked all your stories.  They are so unique.
Alyssa

Thank you for the stories.  My favorite stroy was the turtle story.  I also liked your dress.  I liked your expression, too.  And I loved the sun story.
Milo

Thank you for telling us stories.  I really liked the turtle story because it teaches the turtle a lesson that turtles don't fly south for the winter.  They go under water and hibernate in the mud.  I also liked the raven story because sunshine makes everybody really happy.
Abby

I enjoyed your stories.  They were great.  I love stories a lot.  The stories you told us were some of the best I have ever heard.  I have a favorite story.  My favorite part about the turtle story is how he got a pattern on his shell.  My favorite part about the raven story is how the sun came to be.
Zoe

I loved all the stories you told us.  My favorite story was the gift one.  It was funny when the raven stuck  the thorn in the seagull's foot.  I liked the turtle one, too.  It was funny when the turtle fell from the sky.  And then he sat in the mud at the bottom of the lake.
Jack

I like the seagull story when the bird pushes the thorn in.  And the bird says sorry.  I can't see.  Can you open the box a little bit?  Then the seagull says now can you pull out the thorn.  The bird pushes it in a little bit.  The bird says sorry I can not see.  Can you open the box a little bit more? So he opens the box and the sun comes out.  I really liked your expression.
David