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Monthly Meetings 2006

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The 04 April, 2007 Monthly Meeting Theme was - Magic Carpet Ride

We are back in the Brantford Public Library on the main floor in the large glassed in area.

Following is the activity that occurred at Brantford Public Library 04 April 2007

     Maureen Henry Told a story called, "The Fairies". It starts as follows:
Once upon a time there was a widow who had two daughters. The elder was often mistaken for her mother, so like her was she both in nature and in looks. Both of them were so disagreeable and arrogant that no one could live with them.
The younger girl, who was a true likeness of her father in the gentleness and sweetness of her disposition, was also one of the most beautiful girls imaginable. The mother doted on the elder daughter naturally enough, since she resembled her so closely; and she disliked the younger one just as intensely. She made her eat all her meals in the kitchen and work from morning till night.
One of the poor child's many duties was to go twice a day and draw water from a spring a good half mile away, bringing it back in a large pitcher. One day when she was at the spring an old woman came up and begged for a drink.
"Why, certainly, good mother," said the beautiful girl. Rinsing the pitcher, she drew some water from the cleanest part of the spring and handed it to her, lifting up the pitcher so that she might drink more easily.

     Barbara Sisson Related the story called: "The Water of Life"

There was once a King who had an illness, and no one believed that he would come out of it with his life. He had three sons who were much distressed about it, and went down into the palace-garden and wept. There they met an old man who inquired as to the cause of their grief. They told him that their father was so ill that he would most certainly die, for nothing seemed to cure him. Then the old man said, "I know of one more remedy, and that is the water of life; if he drinks of it he will become well again; but it is hard to find." The eldest said, "I will manage to find it," and went to the sick King, and begged to be allowed to go forth in search of the water of life, for that alone could save him. "No," said the King, "the danger of it is too great. I would rather die." But he begged so long that the King consented. The prince thought in his heart, "If I bring the water, then I shall be best beloved of my father, and shall inherit the kingdom." So he set out, and when he had ridden forth a little distance, a dwarf stood there in the road who called to him and said, "Whither away so fast?" "Silly shrimp," said the prince, very haughtily, "it is nothing to do with you," and rode on. But the little dwarf had grown angry, and had wished an evil wish. Soon after this the prince entered a ravine, and the further he rode the closer the mountains drew together, and at last the road became so narrow that he could not advance a step further; it was impossible either to turn his horse or to dismount from the saddle, and he was shut in there as if in prison.

     Michael Rutledgetold the story of Rabbi Tavia and his dream of finding a treasure in St Petersburg. He recounts the journey Rabbi Tavia follows in pursuit of this treasure and the surprising conclusion of the journey.

     Walter told an amusing tale of one of his experiences surrounding some neighbors who abandoned their pet cats when they moved from the area. After a while, the cats had started to turn feral and he felt that they would be better off if they were live-trapped and turned over to the S.P.C.A. One morning, he woke at 3:30 AM with an uneasy feeling that something was wrong. He was unable to go back to sleep and decided to check the live trap. The tale continues with an unexpected guest, the measures and methods required to safely handle the guest.

     Alice Brown told a tale of a King who live long ago in a Kingdom were his every wish and whim was fulfilled. The peasants in his Kingdom were extremely poor with barely enough to stay alive. One day the King decided to walk though his kingdom and found the harsh conditions under which his subject live and was very surprised. He was a good King just not aware of the plight of his subjects. Simply walking on the rough roads of stones hurt his and his subjects' feet and he decided that he would find a way to easy their suffering. After some consultation with his advisors he resolved that all the roads should be covered with leather. The story runs on from there......

     Tolla Henry told the story of an Italian widower who was force to marry and adopt his new wife's daughter. His own daughter is force away from her home and her father by the wicked step-mother and ends up in a magical castle where mystery and magic surround the prince with whom she has fallen in love.

     Vyrt Sisson told a sory about a farmer and his prize bull that had never won at the local fair because the bull's eyes were crossed. He recounted the antics of the owner and his friend to try to straighten out the bull's eyes to give the bull a better chance at winning.

     Barbara Sisson told a story of two brothers.
Once there were two brothers who inherited a farm. They worked the farm together for years in brotherly love.

After a time, one of them found a wife, so the brothers divided up the farm. The married one built a new house and lived with his wife, while the single brother lived by himself in the old building. The brothers continued to work their farms and they flourished and made a lot of money.

The one who had a wife eventually had some children. A large family, ten children. And the other brother was still looking for a wife; he was alone.

One day, the brother who was alone thought to himself: "I've got this whole farm and all this money, but I only have myself to take care of. My brother has the same amount as me, but he has twelve mouths to feed." So in the middle of the night he took some bundles of wheat, climbed up the hill that separated the two farms, then over into his brother's farm - putting the wheat in his brother's silo.

One night the married brother was thinking to himself, "You know, I've got ten kids, I've got a wife. My world is rich. But my brother, he's all alone. What does he have? All he has is his wheat." So, in the middle of the night, he took a bundle of wheat, climbed the hill, and carried it over to his brother's silo.

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Please Come to our monthly meetings to hear the rest of the stories.

 

Honorary Patron:
Miss Mary B. Stedman

Board of Directors:

President:
Maureen Henry

Vice President:
David Lewis

Treasurer:
Michael Rutledge

Secretary:
Vyrt Sisson

Festival Co-ordinator:
Barbara Sisson

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