Stories from the Sentinel Tower

The Girl and the True Tale

Published Nov 4, 2023 Updated Nov 4, 2023 Culture

13 min

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The Girl and the True Tale

Norbert Nagy

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Kanila loved stories.

She was the most enthusiastic girl in her tribe, the Hope Tree. When other children got bored, she still listened. She already knew the Tale of the Mother Sky, the Tale of the Father Earth, and the Wonders of the Rainbow. The Storyteller loved Kanila more than any other child. He believed Kanila could be the next Storyteller after he’s gone. The old man told Kanila more stories than anyone else.

That was their secret.

Kanila was too young to listen to the True Tales. Tales that people lived through and written down. So they should not forget and repeat the mistakes we made.

The Storyteller wasn’t always an old man who taught young people about right or wrong. Once, he was a fearsome warrior. The best fighter in the tribe. He fought at the Battle of Grey