The Man who Sought his Luck
A man down on his luck is advised to find the wise old woman at the end of the world to find his luck. On the way he meets different people with problems, and he offers to ask the wise old woman for help for them. The wise old woman tells him how his luck will come to him, and gives advice for the others. You may laugh, you may cry at what he does on his return journey- but it will give you cause to think!
Theme:
Old Roots – New Routes
Story Name:
Man who Sought his Luck
Language:
English
Meet the storyteller
A storyteller from the fireside tradition, Janet has a special interest in personal and traditional storytelling in loss and bereavement as well as resilience and self-esteem, working with story for both performance and community development. She has written two books – Surrey Folk Tales and Devon Ghost Tales. The latter won the 2020 Storytelling World Resource Award for a collection of folk tales. Janet also presents the weekly Sid Valley Radio Story Café for Inquisitive Adults at www.SidValleyRadio.co.uk.
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