  storytelling is the conveying of events in words, and images, often by improvisation or embellishment. stories or narratives have been shared in every culture as a means of entertainment, education, cultural preservation, and instilling moral values. crucial elements of stories and storytelling include plot, characters, and narrative point of view. ==historical perspective==  storytelling predates writing, with the earliest forms of storytelling usually oral combined with gestures and expressions. in addition to being part of religious ritual, rock art may have served as a form of storytelling for many ancient cultures. the australian aboriginal people painted symbols from stories on cave walls as a means of helping the storyteller remember the story. the story was then told using a combination of oral narrative, music, rock art, and dance, which bring understanding and meaning of human existence through remembrance and enactment of stories.cajete, gregory, donna eder, and regina holyan. life lessons through storytelling: children's exploration of ethics. bloomington: indiana up, 2010 people have used the carved trunks of living trees and ephemeral media (such as sand and leaves) to record stories in pictures or with writing. complex forms of tattooing may also represent stories, with information about genealogy, affiliation, and social status. with the advent of writing and the use of stable, portable media, stories were recorded, transcribed, and shared over wide regions of the world. stories have been carved, scratched, painted, printed or inked onto wood or bamboo, ivory and other bones, pottery, clay tablets, stone, palm-leaf books, skins (parchment), bark cloth, paper, silk, canvas, and other textiles, recorded on film, and stored electronically in digital form. oral stories continue to be committed to memory and passed from generation to generation, despite the increasing popularity of written and televised media in much of the world. ==contemporary storytelling== modern storytelling has a broad purview. in addition to its traditional forms (fairytales, folktales, mythology, legends, fables etc.), it has extended itself to representing history, personal narrative, political c
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