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November 2006 Activity - Heroes and Saints
November has been another very busy month. We had planned to be back in the Brantford Public Library, for the start of our new season however, construction is running at least a couple of months behind. We were fortunate that Laurier University found room for us in one of the lecture rooms right next door to the library so our tales spun on.
Barbara Sisson Told of beautiful maiden imprisoned in a high tower by her father Dioscorus for disobedience. While there, she was tutored by philosphers, orators and poets. With the help of Origen and Valentinian, she converted to Christianity. Her father denounced her to the local authorities for her faith, and they ordered him to kill her. She escaped, but he caught her, dragged her home by her hair, tortured her, and killed her. He was immediately struck by lightning, or according to some sources, fire from heaven. The story's title is, "St. Barbara".
Connie Hill Told and interesting french Canadian Story about a poor family of a lumber jackwho used is wit with a simple phase to obtain three wishes from one statement. "I wish my mother could see all of my children, eating off of golden plates". The story's title is, "Ti Jean".
Barbara Sisson Told a frolicing tale about lazy fellow who did not appear to be able to think for himself and let others do the thinking for him. This was the story of , "Lazy Jack".
Hugh Sutherland Told a famous knights tale about the sad state in a small town were young maidens were sacrified to a deadly dragon on a regular basis. The maidens were selected by a name draw until one day the King lovely daughter's name was drawn. This was the story of , "St George and the Dragon".
Paul Westbrooke Told an interesting tale about and copule of men out fishing and playing a guitar around a campfire. This story was called, "The Mystereous Musician".
Michael Rutledge Told a rousing, swash-buckling story about Rotten Roscoe and how an sausage in the right hands can be a deadly weapon. This tale was called, "The Pirates of the 403".
Hugh Sutherland Told of a very wealth man could not find Happiness until he had given away all of his worldly goods. This was the tale of , "St. Nicholas".
Connie & Gaven Hill Told a humorous tale about how even animals, let their pride and ambition get in the way, as a zebra, a chetah, an antelope, and others try to race off to save the animals from a deadly drought. All they had to do was to say a magic phrase, and the spring under the thier community well would flow again and the trees would bear fruit. In each case the animals would fail by miss-adventure and none could not remember the magic phrase. It was only the slow and steady turtle who finally maked the trip and is able to say, "Aurea Une Galee" and that is the name of the story.
Honorary
Patron:
(The Late)
Miss Ruth K. Stedman
Board of
Directors:
President:
Maureen Henry
Vice President:
David Lewis
Treasurer:
Michael Rutledge
Secretary:
Vyrt Sisson
Festival Co-ordinator:
Barbara Sisson
Sponsored by:
Last Updated: 14 January 2007 - David Lewis
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