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Father's Day is just around the corner....sometime in June...specifically, in the US, Canada and the UK it's June 19th this year.
FYI, Father's day is celebrated in September in Australia and New Zealand .
Anyway, Father's Day is the perfect time to tell a story about fathers and their children.
Sooo, the next few blogs will features stories featuring fathers, some wise some foolish, some brave and some not so brave.
The first story I've chosen is one of my favorites. It's the story of Abiyoyo, a story written and sung by Peter Seeger. The story is based on a South African lullabye.
This vid shows Pete singing his story on the children's show Reading Rainbow.
"It ought to be the rule, rather than the exception, that young children listen to, read, act out, and discuss fairy tales, myths, legends, folklore, heroic adventures, biographies, and stories from history." Ravitch (1987)
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The Storyteller's Creed by Robert Fulghum
I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge,
That myth is more potent than history,
That dreams are more powerful than facts,
That hope always triumphs over experience,
That laughter is the only cure for grief,
And I believe that love is stronger than death.
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