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Pat Janes, librarian at Harold W. Wagner, says the children from Grades 3 through 6 who have been selected to participate in the enrichment club beâ€" cause of their consistently good writing skills, have been preparing their stories and poems for several months, and with the help of teacher Gwen Stubbs are developing their skill in the art telling their stories to others. Maryâ€"Eileen McClear from Baden and Bob Barton from the Storyteller‘s School ofTorontovillentahin,uwillnm e es As part of ion Week, Harold W. Wagner public school is holding a Festiâ€" vai of Stories, a weekâ€"long event promotâ€" ing hng::nmhpmdthe Festiâ€" val of ies, members of the school‘s writing club will become storytellers at Cafe Bon Choix, sharing with listeners some of their own literary works. _ renaissance of sorts, and during the past couple of years hascaught on like wild fire. The Cafe Bon Choix in Waterloo City Cenmiabringingthemdmndlm‘ ig to area residents next week, with another in its performance series. This, the cafe‘s first storytelling perâ€" formance, features several local, and notâ€"quiteâ€"so local talents. Storytellers Entertainment &Â¥ INEIEY Oftainnimits oi tiieiand Atriccm 1 overthepoa.myecn, l;qupeéoneeda PAGE A14 â€" The stories were entertainment enough to carry themselves, and the storyteller . . . well, there was entertainâ€" ment in itself. Huddled in a circle, more than likely blanketed with the warmth of a crackâ€" ling fire, they listened to an artful master who weaved tales of excitement and emotion â€" without use of visual aid or sound effect. Chronicle Staff Once upon a time â€" in a land far, far away â€" folk didn‘t have the "conveniâ€" ence" of television, radio, video, and cinema as forms of entertainment. The ancient tradition of storytelling, WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25 are afraid that somebody might laugh at them, and that feeling is part of being a young person. But we tell them that noâ€" one is going to laugh at them â€" it never happens. Umal.z,adulumnwodby what children .fi‘othililwnvery positive experience for them. We want them to be proud of their work, because it is excellent work." t::d q .pnbhcm of about performing in ic, many themfort-hefimt'um,thymm Members of the writing club at Harold W. Wagner public Bon Choix with other noted storytellers. s ag thex ons e in about â€" bit as excited. ome of_ 8 d Tows Surmns hn io maeu is ns o se vay m their public, because authors often make Nathan Bain. "I fee public appearances," Janes says. "Some _ picked to do this ki WOR T TN 3 44. vo as s . ht "I‘m glad we‘re going to do this because a lot of times adults get recogâ€" nindmwhwthqywriegj;mu. hobby," says student Julie Moore. "I thinkchildrmnhouldboubhtony'l like writing‘, and they should be able to +o C TY PA 2699 . SeNuent Ndhnmfedl?tohnbm picked to kind thing." "I‘ve seen a lot of children‘s work and a lot of adult‘s work, and sometimes the children‘s work is better than the adult‘s, because children know what children like to read," says student Ruth bit as excited. _ "I‘m feeling mervous, but I‘m also Wflmmh.m..m‘m I‘ll be telling stories that have been in the oral tradition for l'hah 1 do from folklore," McClear says. "The ioi in csmm ve ow be teiling thenge t avapiinng m tie chithits aty olen bhliing rorvart are to their chance to:listen to experienced McClear has m.::{uum. for people of all ages for years. In a renovated carriage house on her home in Baden, McClear tells tales of enchantâ€" ment to listeners on a monthly basis. _ "Basically the stories that I tell are page A19)