Evolution of Storytelling Fairy Tales Quote

“[Tales] are not alive, but they breathe and are vigorous, and as they are passed on to us through traditions of storytelling, they almost assume a life of their own” (Zipes).

I liked this sentence because in my eyes it’s basically saying that a story isn’t alive until you tell it and bring it to life. The creator/those before who have told it before you have already given it energy and made it interesting to tell, but it’s up to you to truly give it life. This is especially important to consider as we start to practice telling our story. Simply reciting the story word for word does not do it justice and wouldn’t be considered giving it life. By connecting it to your life and your audience’s life, this is where life is created. With every retelling of the story, a new life for it is created.