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Storytelling Programs

Eight programs are accompanied by the autoharp and are age-adaptable.

1. Timeless Tales and Tunes.
This is my basic program which changes by the season or holiday. After conferring with you, I'll pick some of my favorite folktales or stories that I've written myself and blend them with a song or two on my autoharp.

2. Many Lands, Many Legends. A multi-cultural journey into the stories of other countries. See how we are different, yet the same.

3. The Incredible Indians. Native Americans left us not only stone artifacts, which I collect, but also a marvelous treasure of stories. The tales, told around the wigwam fire, were used to explain the wonders of nature and to preserve the tribe's history, and I pass them on to you.

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Famous Figures.

    4) James Whitcomb Riley: The Hoosier Poet .
    A visit from the greatest midwestern poet at the turn of the last century, as he tells of his life in Indiana and reads some of his best-loved poems about simple, rural life: "Little Orphan Annie," "The Raggedy Man," "When the Frost Is on the Pumpkin" and others.

    5) O.Henry:
    A portrayal of the most famous American short-story writer of them all, who wrote such classics as: "The Gift of the Magi," "A Retrieved Reformation," "The Last Leaf," and over 300 other stories. O. Henry will recount his amazing life, including his stay in Ohio, and tell some of his stories.

    6) Orville Wright:
    Be an "eye-witness" to aviation history as I portray Orville Wright who, along with his brother Wilbur, built and flew the first airplane, thus changing our lives forever.

    7) Johnny Appleseed (new):
    Follow Johnny as he arrives in costume and tells of his travels from New England to the Ohio country, where he meets Indians and wild animals, and becomes the settlers' friend. Ever hear of his "midnight ride"? Learn why he was revered then and continues to be … a true American hero.


8. The Canal Boat Kids.
Adventures of Otis and his twin-sister Ida growing up on the Ohio and Erie Canal. Meet the " Lock Monster," "Ol' Green Eyes" and other characters from the Canal era.






© 2009 Mark the Storyteller   Reynoldsburg, Ohio