Music and Story Telling as an Agent of Change

Ever wondered why we sing to a newborn child? Have you wondered why we tell stories to a newborn child? And have you ever wondered why we calm children down and make them happy with music and storytelling? Talk about music and storytelling, and you will be talking about life. If you agree that you cannot separate music, story telling and life, then you can read my life through the use of music and storytelling. The elders pass on values through storytelling, songs and proverbs. Stories are told to inculcate in the child very essential social and moral values. The storytelling is more like a home school and nursing of common sense in ones brain to sound and well educated being. "... it was the Lizard that eat hot chili but the Sweat from eating the hot chili came on the frog. The evidence of eating hot chili is the sweat that comes out.Lizard has eaten the chili but its the frog who is sweating. How come?" Find out where the myth of the lizard and the frog came from!