Trickster tales can be helpful in emphasizing a society's value structure and the specific characteristics of a community of people or culture. The trickster tale can generate a valuable discussion of dishonesty and the need to be alert to real life tricksters who could take advantage of us. This program also features tall tales. Nuggets of Wisdom Through the telling of stories the wisdom, strength, and values of a people are expressed and passed to new generations. The knowledge of ancestors and cultural heritage provides insight into personally held values and beliefs.
Stories provide excellent resources for the development of morals and virtues.
You can compare what you hear in the stories to important aspects of your own lives. Stories are gifts that are presented from one generation to another in the hope that the cultural legacy might continue. Armed only with courage and a vision of a more just and humane America, anonymous men, women, and children walked through the fire on their way to freedom. Top of page Awele Makeba e Teller of All Tales Storytelling Concerts.