| Storytelling encourages creativity, imagination |
| Ditulis Oleh Triwik Kurniasari | |||
| Monday, 05 January 2009 | |||
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"Very scary, right?" he asked the dozens of children who sat on the carpet before him. Their eyes glued to him. Instead of feeling scared, the children burst out laughing. "No! He's not scary!" they said, still laughing. "Come on. You can't laugh at me. I'm a very scary giant. You're supposed to be scared of me. See?" said Kak Ucon, pretending to be a scary giant again. The children laughed harder than before and said, "No! He's not scary at all!" The storytelling was part of a Dongeng Minggu (Sunday tales) session hosted by Gramedia bookstore in Matraman, East Jakarta. Kak Ucon was among the storytellers sharing their tales that day. The aim of the storytelling is to encourage children to be creative and to increase their imagination, said Ciptanti Putri, or Cipi, Dongeng Minggu coordinator. "It is a free program for everyone. It can also teach the children to be good listeners," Cipi told The Jakarta Post. "It is also good for parents. They can see how the storytellers deliver tales to the children," she said, adding that the program was held on the first Sunday of each month and had been running for about five years. Many parents ask how to be good storytellers. "There's no certain theory on it. Everybody has the capability and talent to tell stories, and he or she has his or her own way of doing so," she said. "We, however, do need practice. It is also important to read a lot and know popular tales." Forty storytellers have participated in the program so far, but only 12 remain active today, she said. At the moment, the youngest storyteller is four-year-old Hana, who delivered her story on stage Sunday. Her story was about two sisters who had fruit and made juice together. Hana's mother Nadiah said Hana like to tell stories inside taxis. Hana said she did not know why she liked it. "I like stories about frogs, rabbits, tigers and princesses." The storytelling program has received a positive response from children. Citra Amalia, 8, said she enjoyed listening to the tales. "I love the tales and stories. The storytellers are also great, especially Kak Ucon. He's so funny," said Citra, who went to the bookstore with her mother. Citra said it was her first time at Dongeng Minggu. She said she wanted to come back next time to listen to more tales. "I like reading and listening to stories about princesses and animals. My parents sometimes read them to me," she said. Parents have also welcomed the program. Yessy Aprizona, a resident of Pondok Gede, East Jakarta, said the program could increase the children's vocabulary, as well as their concentration. Although she realizes the importance of storytelling, she said she seldom read stories to her four-year-old daughter, Naya. "Her teachers read her tales at school every morning. I sometimes just read her stories in her spare time. Naya never asks me to tell her stories." In contrast, Merry Chris and her husband always tell their three kids stories at bedtime, Merry said. "We don't just tell them stories, but also show them. We will take kids to Ragunan Zoo (in South Jakarta) or Mekar Sari fruit park (in Cileungsi, West Java) for instance. Afterwards we will tell them stories about the animals or fruit. "We want to show them the animals and fruit that exist around us," she said, adding that the storytelling habit came from her parents. Good stories can teach children how to behave, she said. "I always put a moral lesson in every story, like how you should be brave and not get involved in fights with one another." Source: thejakartapost.com
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