The Storyteller: True Tales of Enchantment

By Kathie Sutherland

Pull up a rocking chair at the fireside, light a lamp, and listen to a mythic Storyteller who has traveled the Road to Paradise. In her stories she shares her life’s wisdom and unique perspective on life. In True Tales of Enchantment you will hear stories of magic and wonder, encounter kind animals, and come to love the humans who have offered her advice and companionship.
These original Elder Tales are narrated in a fanciful, creative way by a weary Gypsy traveller.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Dream Write Publishing
• Release date: Dec 12, 2018
• ISBN: 9781988723501

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The Storyteller:

True Tales of Enchantment

Kathie Sutherland

Dream Write Publishing Ltd.

P. O. Box 57083 RPO Eastgate

Sherwood Park AB T8A 5L7

www.dreamwritepublishing.ca

©Copyright 2018 Kathie Sutherland

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Fiction (based on true stories)—General (Adult themes but there are no explicit scenes or language used in this work.)

The Storyteller: True Tales of Enchantment

ISBN # 978-1-988723-50-1

Cover, Book Design, and Artwork: Linda J. Pedley

Wildhorse Creative Arts & Photography

Library and Archives Canada Cataloging in Publication

The Storyteller: True Tales of Enchantment

Sutherland, Kathie

Ft. Saskatchewan AB

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Dedication

For my mother, Marion, and my grandmother, Kate.

Table of Contents

Dedication

Thank You and Acknowledgements

The Wonders of the Fairy Tale

Why Fairy Tales?

The First Trial

All is One

Murmur

The Blind Gardener

Restoration

The Madwoman

The Deep Dark Pit

Mudskipper

Ripples

Magic Cape

The Great Dismal

Spider Song

The Good Wife

The Storyteller

About the Author

Thank You and Acknowledgments

I am grateful to my grandparents, parents, and siblings for the gift of a childhood filled with stories, both oral and written.

I acknowledge Hans Christian Anderson, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella and Snow White, as fine examples of Tales of Enchantment.

My sincere appreciation to Linda Pedley and Dream Write Publishing for editorial assistance and artistic interpretation of images in these stories.

I am thankful for Mandy Eve-Barnett, who first believed in this collection.

I am indebted to my friend, Moneca Melan for honouring my words.

Thank you to John Robson who inspired me with his program, The Hero’s Journey.

I appreciate the patience and support of my family as I create with words and for being anchors in the midst of my constantly changing priorities.

The Wonders of the Fairy Tale

"Even as children, our Inner Heroes set out to challenge the world. In the last two thousand years, nothing has helped this exploratory need as much as the fairy tale.

"I know what you may be thinking. Fairy tales? Is he kidding? Why, those things are positively frightening. Children see enough violence on television — they don’t need kids pushing witches into ovens and evil spells and poisoned apples.

"Stop for a minute and remind yourself how long the fairy tale has been with us — in every nation and in every civilization. Surely there must be something significant here, an insight so important as to transcend time and mountains and cultures to arrive in the twenty-first century still intact. There are, for example, more than seven hundred different versions of Cinderella from hundreds of cultures. Nevertheless, they all tell the same story — a truly universal story of good versus evil, overcoming struggle with kindness and courage, and forgiving those who hurt you.

"What distinguishes the fairy tale is that it speaks to the heart and soul. The fairy tale confirms what we ourselves have been thinking all along — that it is a cold, cruel world out there and it’s waiting to eat us alive.

"Now, if that were all the fairy tale said, it