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Choose from these exciting, original kids’ audio stories.
Clem
the Detective Dog
“Before my son discovered TallTales Audio and other audio stories he used to wake up at 6 a.m. and then wake us up. Now he just puts on a favorite story C.D. and lets my wife and I sleep another hour.” —Ely Newman, Dad, Berkeley, Ca Storytelling Tips |
Riddles in StorytellingPutting riddles in your stories is super fun. Like mini puzzles, they help the listener laugh and pay attention. Riddles are especially good when they are an important part of the story. There are lots of ways to use riddles in storytelling. For example, you could tell a story about a family riddle contest where a Mom or Dad promises a way cool prize for the kid whose riddle is the hardest to answer. Or you could tell a story about a kid who brags that he knows more riddles than anyone else at school, only to find out that the quiet kid in the corner knows 211. Another great way to put riddles in your stories is to use them to fool an evil character like a witch or a dragon. For example, on our TallTales website, Toni Ihara tells the exciting story of Sarabel the Hedgehog (available in May 2007). Sarabel must come up with a really hard riddle to fool the beastly liox, a super-smart monster who knows just about every riddle there is. If Sarabel can’t stump the liox he will gobble up all the creatures of the Hedgerow. Now, here are a few riddles we think are pretty good. Have fun putting them in your stories.What kind of a dog tells time? What did the sock say to the foot? Why are there fences around cemeteries? Why is it scary to do arithmetic in the jungle? What do you call someone else’s cheese? What’s been around for millions of years, but is never
more than one month old? What’s the best place to spot a man-eating fish? What do you call a chicken who crosses the road, rolls in
the mud, and then crosses back again? Who won the Skeleton Beauty Contest? What did the cookie say to the doctor? What did one calculator say to the other calculator? What do you say when your dog runs away from home? How can you tell which end of a worm is the head? How many months have 28 days? What starts with a P, ends with an E, and has a thousand
letters in it? What happens to a duck when she flies upside down? The Yahoo! Kids site has hundreds of riddles and jokes in different
categories, such as sports, music, and food. Check it out at http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/halloween/games/jokes.html. If you’re looking for books for inspiration, check out the picture riddles in the popular I Spy books by Jean Marzollo (ages 4-8). The Everything Kids Riddles and Brain Teasers Book, by Kathi Wagner and Aubrey Wagner is good for older children (ages 9-12). ©2007 TallTales Audio
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