Story Enthusiast Gifts

"...and so the little corporate raider grew to understand that "unethical" was not the same as "illegal", and he lived happily ever after. The End."

"'Moby-Dick'? Again?"

'Tell me your side of the story. I already know the truth.'

'Gramma, can you help with my homework?'

"Can I get continuing education credit for stories that never cease to amaze me?"

Audio Books

"Can you tell me a story?"

Pied Piper, in pest control van, leads away lots of rats

'I'm a writer.' - 'What a coincidence, I'm a reader.'

"I've been longing for this day."

'I've had it with this guy! Why does every picture feel like they have to tell a story?'

The Rake's Progress - Prison scene.

Chamisso's 'Peter Schlemihl'- Peter's Flight throught the World

"There are too many starfish for you to save. How can you possibly hope to make a difference?"

Ant story: 'and so they worked all day and they worked all night and then they worked some more, the end.'

"Over Christmas vacation I found a box of chocolates on top of the refrigerator. I ate 15 not knowing that they contained liqueur. I got very drunk and stumbled from room to room, puking on everything."

'... And who's been sleeping in our bed?!'

"And the Prince and Princess lived happily ever after, until they grew old and grey. Now listen, here comes the best part!"

'It's a shaggy dog storey.'

"No, I want a story I already know all the words to."

'Dad's bedtime story was decent, but the special effects were non-existent.'

'There must have been quite a story there.'

Meet the pop-up author.

'I don't know where he's been going, but I get the feeling he's up to no good.'

'Do you kids know the story of 'The Big Mongoose'?!'

'Fifty years ago he beat the Hare in that race, and we never hear the end of it!'

Youngsters these days expect more exciting tales of company travel opportunities than your ' nightmare delays on the slough by-pass' Roger.

'Sheep love tales very much.'

"You're a cyber bully."

Men discussing a book on a chat show

Love. Story.

"Baldo, come here! This is Benito, my barber! Let him tell you a story."

"The age difference doesn't worry me. I just love hearing your stories about your shipping company."

"And no, my sister and I don't count as two hippos."

Anton Chekhov tells a joke. . .