One of my favorite oral storytelling experiences was attending a storytelling festival. It was held outdoors, and storytellers from different cultures shared their tales. One of them, a man telling a West African fable, completely mesmerized the audience. He used his voice, facial expressions, and hand gestures to bring the story to life. I remember how his voice would rise and fall, pulling us deeper into the narrative, and how the audience was just as much a part of the experience as the storyteller. We gasped at the tense moments, laughed at the funny bits, and sat in awe during the moments of wonder.
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