Last Sunday I was in the Large Barn, telling stories from 10.30 to 3.30. The punters had to get past the Sausage Stall and the Model Engineers to reach me amid my straw-bale seating, but they did - actually, I went out in my shiny hat and stood by the signboard announcing me and dragged them in... I had thought that giving fixed times would encourage them to turn up, being sure of being in at the start of a story, and not having to wander in halfway through, but I don't think they bothered to look at all. At least, being right by the entrance to the farm-building complex, I got people wandering by - except for those who went straight to look at the vintage tractors.
How many did I tell to? I don't know. I handed over the collecting bucket sealed and unopened, so I have to rely on my memory of which stories I told, and they were as follows:
Crow and Cheese [twice, because it's good for really young ones]
Moon, Parrot, Monkey, Snake, Mouse etc. [from Taffy Thomas]
How the Wolf Lost His Tail [another cheese one]
Bremen City Musicians
The Jigsaw Puzzle [which was originally a blonde joke]
The Widow of Lymington [the longest one I told]
What are you scared of? [which I lifted from Red Phoenix]
Brave Little Tailor [twice, because it's also good for the little ones]
One young kid said, as I finished, "Fantastic!" which was really nice.
So, ten separate groups, anywhere between two and five in each, including the adults.
This was my way of volunteering for the Farm, and I'd like to do it again!
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