It was through the help of Denae Palm, an intern from Weber State University, that we had these school sessions scheduled in the first place.

The “deal” was that after I told the story, then each student would receive an index card to answer the following questions–
1. What images or pictures were in your head as you heard the stories?
2. What emotions/moods were felt in the story?
3. What theme or “moral of the story” would you create after hearing the story?
4. What story scene did you like the best?

The Changeling Feedback Results from Period 7:

Images/Pictures

• Baby ||||
• Mother/Mrs. Sullivan |||
• Changeling/Ugly Baby |||||||
• Market |
• Grey Ellen’s House ||
• Church |||
• Fireplace and Fire |||
• Bridge ||
• Rocky Path ||
• Mrs. Lynch’s Boy ||
• Clinging to Skirt ||
• Fairies |
• Poker |||

Emotions/Moods

• Happy ||||||||||
• Sad |||||||||||
• Excited |
• Confused |
• Anger ||
• Mystery ||

Theme/Moral of the Story

• Don’t think too highly of something.
• Trust people.
• Don’t have too much pride.
• Don’t brag. |||||
• Don’t think too highly of your baby.
• Listen to people.
• Be grateful for what you have.
• Don’t trade your baby for a fairy.
• Be humble.
• Don’t praise out loud.

Favorite Scene

• Mrs. Sullivan showing off her Baby |
• Mrs. Sullivan with Mrs. Flanagan and her Flailing Arms ||
• Neighbor Responses ||
• Mrs. Sullivan talking with Grey Ellen for wisdom |
• Cracking Eggs on Floor/Brewing Eggshells |
• Cackling from the Changeling and revealing of Age ||
• Mrs. Sullivan trips with Poker to put down Changeling’s throat ||||
• Changeling switched back for Baby |||||

Other Comments:

• “I did not like the mother of the child. She made me grumpy.”
• “I pictures stories/books very easily. So this was easy to picture. You are a great storyteller!”
• “Thank you!” (with smiley face)
• “I thought that I must have been like that.”

Until we tell again,

Rachel Hedman

Performance Blog: http://familyfamine.blogspot.com
Other places to find me: Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, LinkedIn, Professional Storyteller

It was through the help of Denae Palm, an intern from Weber State University, that we had these school sessions scheduled in the first place.

The “deal” was that after I told the story, then each student would receive an index card to answer the following questions–
1. What images or pictures were in your head as you heard the stories?
2. What emotions/moods were felt in the story?
3. What theme or “moral of the story” would you create after hearing the story?
4. What story scene did you like the best?

The Changeling Feedback Results from Period 6:

Images/Pictures

• Baby ||||||||||||||||||||||
• Mother/Mrs. Sullivan ||||||||
• Changeling/Ugly Baby ||||||||
• Mrs. Flanagan
• Neighbors
• Market ||
• Old Lady/Grey Ellen ||
• Grey Ellen’s House ||||
• Church |
• Thatched-roof House ||||||||
• Hen House |
• Fireplace and Fire ||
• Bridge |
• Village
• Mrs. Lynch’s Boy
• Fairies |
• Eggs and Eggshells |||||||||||
• Blue Eyes |
• Flailing Arms ||
• Pot |||
• Wonderful Thoughts |
• Clouds |

Emotions/Moods

• Scared |||||||
• Happy ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
• Mad, Anger ||||
• Annoyed ||||
• Sad |||||||||||||||||||||
• Confused ||
• Worried ||
• Proud ||
• Anxious |
• Preoccupied |
• Interested, Entertained ||||
• Tired |
• Loving ||
• Boastful |
• Relaxed |
• Creepy |
• Funny |
• Surprised |
• Weird ||||
• Cool |
• Desperation |
• Guilt |
• Denial |
• Exasperated |
• Depressed |

Theme/Moral of the Story

• Don’t brag./Don’t be too proud. |||||||||||||||||||||||
• What comes around goes around.
• Don’t always go looking for good things when it might be bad.
• Listen to others that want to help.
• Don’t brag too much or people might start thinking bad things.
• Don’t take pride in your things.
• Listen to others. ||
• Loving out loud serves no purpose.
• Never show off your baby./Don’t brag about your baby. |||
• You don’t need to show off your stuff. ||
• Don’t ask everyone what they think when you can do it yourself.
• If you talk about your babies, fairies will come and get it.
• Don’t take pride in everything./Don’t brag about everything. ||
• If your baby gets kidnapped, do whatever it takes to get it back.
• Don’t be an arrogate and seek out others’ compliments.

Favorite Scene

• Birth of Mrs. Sullivan’s Baby |
• Mrs. Sullivan showing off her Baby |
• Mrs. Sullivan with Mrs. O’Malley in Church |
• Mrs. Sullivan with Mrs. Flanagan and her Flailing Arms |||
• Baby was switched for Changeling |||||
• Attempts for Mrs. Sullivan to get her Baby back ||
• Mrs. Sullivan talking with Grey Ellen for wisdom ||
• Cracking Eggs on Floor/Brewing Eggshells |||||||||
• Cackling from the Changeling and revealing of Age ||||
• Mrs. Sullivan trips with Poker to put down Changeling’s throat ||||||
• Changeling switched back for Baby |||||||||||||||

Other Comments:

• “Rocks!!!!!!!!!! How long have you been storytelling?”
• “I like your hat.”
• “I liked in the church with Mrs. O’Malley. She reminds me of my grandma.”
• “U R so good!”
• “You have a cool hat.”

Until we tell again,

Rachel Hedman

Performance Blog: http://familyfamine.blogspot.com
Other places to find me: Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, LinkedIn, Professional Storyteller

It was through the help of Denae Palm, an intern from Weber State University, that we had these school sessions scheduled in the first place.

The “deal” was that after I told the story, then each student would receive an index card to answer the following questions–
1. What images or pictures were in your head as you heard the stories?
2. What emotions/moods were felt in the story?
3. What theme or “moral of the story” would you create after hearing the story?
4. What story scene did you like the best?

The Gardener’s Wife Feedback Results from Period 5:

Images/Pictures

• Baby coming down Winding River |||||||||
• Hermit |||
• Dancing Tree |||
• Talking Bird ||||
• Water ||
• River |||||||||||||
• Village ||
• Pearls from the Squash |
• Boys as Crystal Balls |||
• Gardener’s Wife |||
• Husband |
• Garden |||||
• Mountain |||
• 3 Sisters |
• 2 Boys ||||||
• Girl ||||||
• King |
• Kingdom ||||||
• Gossip Lady |
• Dog |
• Cat |
• Stick |
• House |||
• Clearing ||
• Jungle ||

Emotions/Moods

• Happy |||||||||||||||||||||
• Curious |
• Sad ||||||||||||||||||||||||
• Touching |||
• Loving ||||
• Shocked |
• Surprised ||||
• Excited ||
• Puzzled |
• Anger, Mad ||||||||
• Anxious |
• Disappointment |
• Scared |
• Joy |
• Amused |
• Tired |
• Interested |
• Hopeful |
• Emptiness |
• Envy |
• Curious |
• Humorous |

Theme/Moral of the Story

• Everyone has someone who loves you.
• Don’t let your sisters deliver your baby if they’re jealous of you.
• Everyone has somebody who loves them.
• At least one person loves you. No one can take that away.
• If you put your mind to something and listen to others, you can accomplish or get anything.
• Be happy with what you have and good things will come. ||||
• Sadness can turn into happiness.
• Don’t be selfish.
• Be happy and try to make things better.
• Don’t feel jealous.
• Accept what you’re given, even in disappointment, in life.
• Don’t switch babies.
• Good things come to those who wait.
• Everyone can help each other. ||
• Don’t get mean or you’ll get in trouble.
• Don’t stop dreaming. Never give up.
• Whether you have a child or not, you can still be happy.
• Do not listen to the voices in a harsh way.
• Everyone’s a family.
• Be happy with what you are given because someday you will get much more.
• Be careful what you ask for.
• Always have faith in everything and that good things will come.

Favorite Scene

• Beginning–Gardener’s Wife looking out |
• Gossip Lady shares the news to Gardener’s Wife |
• Baby was switched for Dog, Cat, or Stick |||
• King and Queen reactions to switch ||
• Baby coming down Winding River and loved by Gardener & Wife |||
• Gardener’s Wife sings to Baby and/or Grandchildren ||
• Toddler got into the Garden |
• Quest for the 3 items |||||||
• Boys transformed into Crystal Balls ||
• Girl saved the two Boys ||||||||
• Pearls spilling from the Squash |
• The End–when everyone is happy and reunited ||

Other Comments:

• “I loved all of the story. All great.”
• “Favorite scene? All of it.”
• “What happened to the dog, cat, and stick?”
• “Those are eerie sisters.”
• “Beautiful.”
• “There are actually evil sisters.”
• “P.S. I loved the story!!”
• “What happened to the stick, dog, and cat?”
• “I felt happy for the women.”

Until we tell again,

Rachel Hedman

Performance Blog: http://familyfamine.blogspot.com
Other places to find me: Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, LinkedIn, Professional Storyteller

It was through the help of Denae Palm, an intern from Weber State University, that we had these school sessions scheduled in the first place.

The “deal” was that after I told the story, then each student would receive an index card to answer the following questions–
1. What images or pictures were in your head as you heard the stories?
2. What emotions/moods were felt in the story?
3. What theme or “moral of the story” would you create after hearing the story?
4. What story scene did you like the best?

The Gardener’s Wife Feedback Results from Period 4:

Images/Pictures

• Baby coming down Winding River ||
• Talking Bird |||||
• Dancing Tree |||||
• Leaping Water ||||
• Pearls from the Squash ||||
• Boys as Crystal Balls |
• Gardener’s Wife ||
• River |||||||||||||
• 2 Boys ||||||||
• Girl ||||||||
• Dog ||
• Cat |||
• Stick ||
• House ||
• Village |
• Quest |
• Garden |||
• Hermit |
• Orange Blossoms and Orange Tree |
• 3 Sisters |

Emotions/Moods

• Happy |||||||||||||||||
• Anxious |
• Laughter |
• Mad, Anger ||
• Sad ||||||||||||
• Excited ||||||
• Loving |
• Loneliness |
• Surprise |
• Shocked |
• Worried |
• Greed |

Theme/Moral of the Story

• Do not take for granted what you have.
• Never lie, cheat, or steal. ||
• The power of love.
• Don’t steal your sister’s kids. ||
• You are always loved.
• You should love all things.
• Be kind to people when they help you like how the queen let the lady move into the castle.
• Don’t lie. ||
• Always keep believing.
• Love can come from anyone.
• Be careful for what you do in life.
• Be careful what you wish for. |||
• Don’t steal children.
• Kindness to others. ||

Favorite Scene

• Beginning–Gardener’s Wife looking out |
• Gossip Lady shares the news to Gardener’s Wife |||
• Baby was switched for Dog, Cat, or Stick ||||||
• Baby coming down Winding River and loved by Gardener & Wife |
• Quest for the 3 items ||
• Meeting the Hermit ||||
• Girl saved the two Boys ||||||
• The Speaking Bird to the King ||
• The End–when everyone is happy and reunited |

Other Comments:

• “I saw pretty much everything. You were a wonderful storyteller.”
• “I liked it. The dog, cat, and stick babies were funny, but I expected the stick to be a duck.”

Until we tell again,

Rachel Hedman

Performance Blog: http://familyfamine.blogspot.com
Other places to find me: Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, LinkedIn, Professional Storyteller

It was through the help of Denae Palm, an intern from Weber State University, that we had these school sessions scheduled in the first place.

The “deal” was that after I told the story, then each student would receive an index card to answer the following questions–
1. What images or pictures were in your head as you heard the stories?
2. What emotions/moods were felt in the story?
3. What theme or “moral of the story” would you create after hearing the story?
4. What story scene did you like the best?

***Please note that as I knew Forsaken Brother would be a sad story, and you never want to begin or end on a sad note, then I told a two-minute funny story at the beginning and then a five-minute happy/tender story at the end. However, the questions were geared for the middle story.

Forsaken Brother Feedback Results from Period 3:

Images/Pictures

• Boy ||||||||||||||||
• Wolves ||||||||||||||||||
• Boy turning Wolf ||||||||||||||||||||
• Lodge ||
• Dying Father ||||||||
• Dying Mother |||||||
• Sister ||||||||||
• Brother |||||||||||
• Lake ||||||
• Canoe |||
• Basket ||||
• Raw Meat ||||||||||
• Food ||||||
• Torch ||
• Snow |||
• Maple Tree |||||
• Fish |
• Spear |
• Wind |
• Trees |||
• Planting Seeds ||
• Village ||
• Mountains |

Emotions/Moods

• Sad |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
• Starvation, Hunger |||||||||||
• Happy |||||||||||||||
• Guilt, Regret |||
• Loneliness |||||||||
• Revenge |
• Emptiness ||||
• Curious, Interested ||
• Excited |
• Mysterious |
• Maddening |
• Loving, Caring |||
• Scared ||
• Depressing |
• Mourning |
• Grim |
• Calm, Relaxed |
• Eerie |
• Confused |

Theme/Moral of the Story

• If you ignore someone, they will eventually change and slip away from you.
• Love your family. ||
• Don’t trust anyone.
• If you make a promise, keep your promise. ||||||||||
• You turn into what you hang out with.
• Care for one another. ||
• Never leave your family alone when they are sick.
• Be kind to everyone. |||
• Never leave another behind. ||
• Don’t leave anyone out./Include everyone. |||
• Never forget your promise.
• No matter what know your family will always love you.
• People leave each other all the time.
• Don’t forget anyone; happy when you remember and sad when you forget. ||
• Pay attention to your brother so he doesn’t turn into a wolf.
• Pay attention to who you are with.
• Don’t forget about the ones you love.
• Learn to take care of yourself.
• To try your best to eat right and not starve, and you can become someone else.
• Even though your family can be mean or you don’t like them, in the end you always love them.
• Stay with your family.
• Obey your parents and you won’t be in trouble.
• Don’t take what you have for granted.
• Don’t turn your back.
• This is a family that needs help.
• If you do it too much you turn into it, like the boy eating with the wolves.
• Pay attention to people.
• Don’t lose yourself.
• Love your brother.
• Don’t be rude./Don’t be mean. ||
• Don’t leave people alone.
• Don’t be stubborn.
• Everything changes, and some things are changed in ways that you may never expect

Favorite Scene

• Sister and Brother make promise, Family together |||
• Sister cares for Boy in Springtime |
• Boy waits for Sister |
• Boy under or within Maple Tree |
• Boy crawling for Raw Meat |
• Boy accepted by the Wolves, let him eat ||||||||||
• Brother fishing and then recognizes the Boy on shore |||||
• Brother rushes to Boy as transforms ||
• Boy chants to Brother ||||
• Boy transforms into Wolf |||||||||||||||||||
• Sister mourns the Broken Promise ||

Other Comments:

• “Some kept me on the edge of my seat.”
• “I learned how werewolves came to be. Haha.”
• “Can you find the stories on the web?”
• “I picture stories/books in my head all the time. So I saw everything clearly. You are a great storyteller.”
• “My favorite scene is when the boy turns into a wolf. I could just see it. It was great.”
• “How did you learn how to play the guitar like that and how much did it cost?”
• “Very good detail. Keep doing what you are doing.”
• “The music was amazing. Great voice!”
• “Great detail! UR really good! Gr8 story! I love UR stories.” (with some smiley faces)
• “I thought your actions and the background music was really good.”
• “I saw the whole story and details you told. I bet you sing well. Josh plays that thing really good.”
• “I pictured a bunch of wolves around a carcass pretty good because I have seen it before except there were flies. That was my favorite part, too. Don’t ask why. Maybe it’s cuz I am vegetarian.”
• “I could picture everything okay, and I was able to see the background and the characters.”

Until we tell again,

Rachel Hedman

Performance Blog: http://familyfamine.blogspot.com
Other places to find me: Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, LinkedIn, Professional Storyteller

It was through the help of Denae Palm, an intern from Weber State University, that we had these school sessions scheduled in the first place.

The “deal” was that after I told the story, then each student would receive an index card to answer the following questions–
1. What images or pictures were in your head as you heard the stories?
2. What emotions/moods were felt in the story?
3. What theme or “moral of the story” would you create after hearing the story?
4. What story scene did you like the best?

***Please note that as I knew Forsaken Brother would be a sad story, and you never want to begin or end on a sad note, then I told a two-minute funny story at the beginning and then a five-minute happy/tender story at the end. However, the questions were geared for the middle story.

Forsaken Brother Feedback Results from Period 2:

Images/Pictures

• Boy ||||||||
• Boy turning Wolf |||||||
• Village People |
• Wolves |||||||||||
• Raw Meat |||
• Dying Father ||
• Dying Mother ||
• Winter-Maker ||
• Field |
• Forest |
• Snow ||
• The Eyes |
• Maple Tree |||
• Lodge |
• Brother ||||
• Lake ||
• Canoe |||
• Sister |

Emotions/Moods

• Sad |||||||||||||||
• Happy |||
• Sorrow |
• Depression |
• Confused |
• Loneliness |||||
• Serious ||
• Neutral |||
• Relaxed |||
• Inspired |

Theme/Moral of the Story

• Keep your promises. ||||||
• Don’t trust your brothers or sisters.
• Love your family. ||
• Keep your promises or you’ll lose the ones you love.
• Don’t turn your back on each other.
• Be honest and loyal to your parents.
• Be nice to your brother.
• If someone is dying and you tell them to keep a promise, keep that promise.
• You should help other people out.
• Be loyal to your family.
• Listen to your parents.
• Never leave your brother alone or else you might lose him.
• We need to try hard to love our family.
• Don’t turn your back on each other.
• The sister shouldn’t have left them.
• You are not supposed to leave family. ||
• Stay with family and love them. Things change.

Favorite Scene

• Boy confronts Blizzard |
• Boy under or within Maple Tree |
• Winter-Maker sweating after drinking Soup |||
• Boy crawling for Raw Meat ||
• Boy accepted by the Wolves, let him eat |||||
• Brother fishing on the Lake ||
• Boy transforms into Wolf |||||||||||||
• Boy chants to his Brother |
• Boy-turned-Wolf follows the other Wolves |

Other Comments:

• “Your performance was breathtaking.”
• “Is it hard to tell that story in front of people? How do you get into a profession like that?”
• “In the Forsaken Brother story, it didn’t really make sense to me that the mother and father died and made the sister and brother promise to not forsake each other or something like that. No one would just leave their family and come back, so I personally didn’t like the story that much. It just didn’t make sense to me.”
• “I couldn’t really relate to the stories and I lost interest.”
• “How long have you been telling stories? (to Rachel) How long have you been playing guitar? (to Joshua)”
• “Do you like your jobs? (to Rachel and Joshua)”
• “When did you start storytelling?”
• “How long did it take Josh to learn his guitar part for the story?”
• “How do you make your guitar do that?”
• “I saw a little boy hungry. Ready to die until he saw a pack of wolves.”
• “Interesting how the boy turned into the wolf.”

Until we tell again,

Rachel Hedman

Performance Blog: http://familyfamine.blogspot.com
Other places to find me: Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, LinkedIn, Professional Storyteller