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Stories are very important to us. We all love stories. Today, we tell stories in books, music, photos, art and films, but in the past we told stories in a different way. This article looks at four ways of telling stories that are older than books!
Long before we wrote stories on paper and in books, people told each other stories and they remembered the stories. The stories were called fables and were popular in Greece a long time ago. Fables were traditional stories that taught lessons about things people should do. They helped people live good lives. People listened to the stories and learnt lessons from other people's mistakes. One of the most famous storytellers was called Aesop. People still read and tell his stories today.
The people who lived in Hawaii a long time ago did not write. They danced to share their stories. The dance was called 'hula' and was usually performed by men. People played drums and the men danced hula and chanted. The dancers wore dark green clothes made from plants and trees. The hula stories were special because they told the history of the Hawaiian people.
In West Africa, there are special storytellers called 'griots'. A griot tells the story of their village. Griots have very good memories. They remember the name of everyone who lives and dies in the village. They sing their stories to music and they play a kora. A kora is similar to a guitar. It takes many years to become a griot. This is because a griot has to learn a lot of information.
People told stories to one another before we spoke languages! In Spain, there are ancient paintings on the walls of caves. These paintings are 60,000 years old! We don't know the meaning of these cave paintings, but many of them show animals. Some people believe that a long time ago the paintings helped people to share important information with one another. These cave paintings could be the oldest stories in the world!
A month ago, I had a very bad day. It was the morning of my big presentation at work and I really wanted it to be successful.
The day started well. I woke up early, took a shower and had a good breakfast. I carefully checked my presentation one last time. I was happy with it, so I put my notes in my bag and calmly left the house. I felt great!
On my way to the bus stop, I looked for my wallet, but it wasn't there. I quickly looked in my pockets. Nothing! I went back to my house and then realised that I didn't have my house keys either. 'No!' I shouted angrily, but it was too late. My wallet and my keys were inside the house!
Disaster! I found my bicycle at the side of the house, so I cycled fast to get to work. When I arrived at work, I was tired and wet, and I felt terrible. I walked slowly up the stairs and into the office.
'It's a long story,' I answered. 'I hope you look better tomorrow when you have your big presentation,' he said!
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Use adverbs like angrily, calmly, quickly and slowly to describe how an action happens. Adverbs are usually formed by adding -ly to the end of adjectives.
I quickly looked in my pockets.
Some adjectives have irregular adverbs: fast → fast good → well