Introduction: The Healing Light of Stories
| 1. | From Dried Prunes to Juicy Plums: Why Use Stories? |
| Imagination and storytellingc | |
| Food for imaginative thought | |
| Scepticism and self-doubt | |
| ‘Born to be King’ | |
| Listing reservations |
SECTION TWO: WRITING THERAPEUTIC STORIES
| 6. | Different Stories for Different Ages |
| Story rhymes and rhyming stories | |
| Nature tales and ‘everyday’ stories | |
| Folktales and fairytales, and the development of fantasy |
| 7. | Truth and Morality |
| Is it true? | |
| Nature research | |
| Fibs, lies and tall tales | |
| Lying contests and the use of humour | |
| Moral or moralistic? |
| 8. | Story Making Exercises |
| The Kangaroo Brothers | |
| The Two Pigeons | |
| Mrs. Table and the Chair Children |
SECTION THREE:
STORIES FOR CHALLENGING BEHAVIOUR
| 9. | Bored or Whingeing |
| Bored Baboon | |
| Whingeing (Whining) Whale | |
| The Squeaky Bed | |
| The Star Apple | |
| The Secret of Easter |
| 10. | Dishonest or Sneaky |
| The Doves and the Hyena | |
| Dishonest Dingo | |
| Anansi and the Statue | |
| Akimba and the Magic Cow | |
| Cherry Red |
| 11. | Disrespectful or Uncaring |
| Tembe’s Boots | |
| The Pocket Knife and the Castle | |
| Ball of Wool Poem | |
| The Little Girl Who Loved Flowers | |
| Grandmother and the Donkey | |
| The Old Woman and the Ants |
| 13. | Irritating or Impatient |
| Pesky Pelican | |
| Impatient Zebra |
| 14. | Lazy |
| The Three Weaver Brothers | |
| The Fisherman |
| 15. | Noisy or Disruptive |
| Noisy Gnome Story | |
| Never-Get-Enough | |
| Garden of Birds |
| 16. | Pinching, Hurting or Fighting |
| Cranky Crab | |
| The Enormous Nail | |
| Jeremy and the Magic Sticks | |
| The Beautiful Queen | |
| A Bag of Nails |
| 17. | Shy or Introverted |
| A Little Boy Went Sailing | |
| Strawberry Shy and Raspberry Wild | |
| Pumpkin Munchkin | |
| The Littlest Bubble |
| 18. | Teasing or Bullying |
| Princess Light | |
| The Feather from the Lake | |
| The Invisible Hunter | |
| The Story of Rhodopese | |
| How Beetle Got Her Colours | |
| The Three Billy-Goats | |
| Red Truck Story |
| 19. | Uncooperative |
| The Towel Story | |
| The Doves and the Hunter | |
| Benjie and the Turnip |
| 20. | Wild or Restless |
| Restless Red Pony | |
| The Snail and the Pumpkin | |
| The Grass Star Man | |
| Jaden and the Fairy Eggs |
SECTION FOUR:
STORIES FOR CHALLENGING SITUATIONS
| 21. | Change or Transition |
| Anything New | |
| A Chameleon Story | |
| Farmer Just Right | |
| Little Shell |
| 22. | Tidy-Up Time |
| Tidy Teddy | |
| Little Straw Broom |
| 23. | Fear or Nightmares |
| God’s Garden | |
| The Antelope, the Butterfly and the Chameleon | |
| The Elves and the Shoemaker | |
| The Sky’s Blue Cloak | |
| Mother Rabbit and the Bush Fire | |
| Born to be King |
| 24. | Illness, Grieving or Death |
| The Story of Silky Wriggly | |
| Fly, Eagle, Fly | |
| Stream, Desert, Wind | |
| The Frog and the Pail of Cream | |
| The Little Clay Girl | |
| A Doll for Sylvia | |
| Shimmer Wing |
| 25. | New Baby in the House |
| The Magic Stick | |
| The Water Child |
| 26. | Separation Anxiety |
| The Monkey Tree | |
| Mother Moon | |
| Baby Bear Koala |
SECTION FIVE: THE ART OF STORYTELLING
| 27. | Storytelling and Story Reading |
| Telling stories | |
| Reading stories | |
| Storytelling techniques and rituals |
| 28. | Multi-Cultural Thoughts |
| Cultural sensitivity | |
| The healing nature of multi-cultural tales | |
| Different story rituals for different cultures |
| 29. | Storytelling for Different Audiences and Occasions |
| Polarities in storytelling | |
| Audience and venue | |
| Mixed-age audience | |
| Impromptu storytelling |
| 30. | Props and Presentation Ideas |
| Why use props? | |
| To ‘prop’ or not to ‘prop’? | |
| Workability of props | |
| Different ways to ‘prop’ the same story |
| 31. | Guidelines for Assessing Storytelling |
| 32. | Conclusion: A Story A Day |
| Lindelwe’s Song |