When The Bully Falls in Love
Obinna said.
“It could also be storytelling. Like our forefathers used to hold us spellbound with their night stories,” Emelda said.
“I heard a story a few years ago. How storytelling saved a virgin”
“Okay,” Emelda said, inquisitive.
“This is the Arabian Tales from the Thousand and One Nights. In the story, each night, King Shahriyar takes a virgin as his wife, then kills her the following morning”
Emelda imagined how her audience, especially the young would keep their ears closer now to their radio sets to understand the story. She had noticed that any day she came up with a fascinating story, it had always left them excited and they called to express their gratitude.
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