I am a regular attendee of Playfest on twitter, hosted by the lovely @izziwizzi on a Tuesday evening between 8.30 and 10.00pm.
Tuesday’s discussion was all about the art of story telling and Izziwizzi challenged us to make up our own story.
I started ours off and the gorgeous @BlueBearWood joined me. I am rather impressed with our effort (remember this was on twitter so limited to 140 characters) …..what do you think?
CM – Once upon a time there was a Piglet called Percy and he loved to snuffle around in the mud
BBW – But on this particular day Percy found something in the mud he would never forget
CM – but what was it you ask?
BBW – It was very long and flat with two pokey out things
CM – and it was smooth to the touch and sparkled the brightest rainbow when the sunshine shone
BBW – Percy pulled and pulled with all his might until he had it out of the mud. “Cough, splutter” said the flat thing
CM – Percy was taken aback – “It can talk” he whispered under his breath
BBW – “Of course I can talk you silly Pig. What else does a magical sword do? – Now hold me high so I can see where I am”
CM – Percy held the sword aloft and the sword gave himself a little shake, showering Percy in mud. “Clean at last” he laughed
BBW – “I never thought a Pink Pig would save me from the Bog Monster. Quick we must head to Bluebell Wood and find the Prince”
CM – “He has the magic shield and you should see what we can do when we are together”
BBW – Percy thought for a moment. It was nearly lunchtime and he was a little hungry, plus he’d never left Mud Bank before
CM – The sword, sensing his reluctance promised lots of lovely berries to eat on the way to the forest
BBW – “Just follow your nose” said the sword, “it will lead us in the right direction”. So with a mouthful of berries
CM – Off they trotted to find the Prince and the shield. Suddenly there was a loud bang that made them stop and look
That was the end of the transcript from playfest, but I thought I should end it:
CM – “What was that” Percy whispered, afraid
CM – “Hold me high and let me see” said the sword
CM – Once again Percy held the Sword aloft, but this time the sword burst into fits of laughter
CM – Percy looked up and in the reflection of the sword, saw a rather crumpled pile of clothing that appeared to be shaking
CM – “What is it” asked Percy fearfully
CM – “Why it’s the Prince” said the sword “He has fallen out of the tree and the shield has turned into a bouncy castle to save him”
CM – With that, the Prince, still chuckling, beckoned Percy onto the bouncy castle, where they bounced and bounced for the rest of the day, whilst the sword looked on and imagined what new adventures they would get up to tomorrow.
THE END!
On the back of this, Andrea from @BlueBearWood has decided that she is going to start a bloghop about storytelling. Keep you eyes peeled for updates on her Blog.
If you fancy joining Izziwizzi kids for another Playfest on the art of Storytelling, then drop by their Facebook Page tonight between 8.30 and 10.00 pm and follow them on twitter and/or facebook for updates on their future twitter parties. They really are the place to be seen!
If you cannot attend and want to see what tips and suggestions the attendees came up with then visit the Izziwizzi website, or search #playfest on twitter.