Tales by the Moonlight
Every night in the summer when the moon stands bold on the podium, they gather around her. Children from neighbouring homes sit around her in front of the town hall. She looks at them and smiles. Everyone is eager to be fed with her old tales unsatisfied by yesterday’s tales.
One night at the end of her tale, she noticed an unusual silence. Hands didn’t go up. Instead each one walked up to her, embraced her and went home. It was an emotional night. The tale brought a change in the recalcitrant ones. It set a new path for them.
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleThompson, absolutely love this story- the setting, non description of story teller, the pacing, simple but meaningful sentences and the mystique. Wonderful use of drama and quiet suspense! You left me wondering why the villagers were so moved by one particular story?
Thank you, Margarida. It’s something I could see in my mind and I decided to put it in writing.
By the way Thompson, I am reading your story at 4:50 am on the balcony of Negril, Jamaica surrounded by darkness, tree silhouettes on the beach and Hurricane Ian’s after power on the Caribbean Sea. So the mood and drama perfectly matches your wonderful story.
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleWow! That’s a beautiful ambience. It awakens the muse.
The tale she told must have been very inspiring or emotional, Thompson, to generate such a reaction from the audience. I love how you have set the scene, I imagined it perfectly. Well done!
Thank you, Linda. It’s a joy to see the change a good tale can bring.
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleWow. I agree with Margarida and Linda. I also love how you set the scene with the moonlight. I think that tale has delivered a great lesson to the listeners and is very inspiring and emotional. Great story and a perfect picture. Well done.
Thank you, Lotchie. It sure was a thought-provoking and moral-filled tale.
You’re most welcome, Thompson. I agree.
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleThompson, I particularly liked the line “Everyone is eager to be fed with her old tales unsatisfied by yesterday’s tales.”
Your story has me wondering what the tale could have been that she told that night that affected everyone so much. My first thought was that maybe it was her own life story, due to their reaction where they walked up to her and embraced her.
Very thought-provoking.
It was a fable about human virtues.
I see, that explains their reaction to it.
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