The theme for this evening was “Jack Tales”.
First, we warmed up our storytelling muscles by telling each other what our own name means and why we were named thus. This provoked great discussion and a few laughs too.
Our first story of the evening was “Jack, the Bee, the Beetle and the Mouse”, in which our hero makes many mistakes but all come right in the end.
Next, we listened to the tale of “Jack and the Nut”, in which Jack learns an important lesson about life and death.
After that we heard a short tale of “Sophie and the Beanstalk”, a young modern girl’s take on the story.
“Stingy Jack” followed. This story was told from the point of view of Jack’s long-suffering mother, who is at her wit’s end because of Jack’s behaviour.
A short poem was next on the programme, “Mid Life Crisis”, an original work by one of our long-standing members.
“Jack and the Haunted Mill”, a story from the Appalachian mountains in USA was told next.
The penultimate tale was “Clack, Clack, Clack”. In this story Jack encounters a ghostly spinning woman.
Our very last story was a true tale of Baby Jack who was left all alone inside the house. It was not long before he was rescued, however.
Another entertaining evening in the cosy setting of The Woolpack, Tillicoultry.
“Echo and Narcissus”, an ancient Greek legend was the next story to keep us enthralled.