Story Time: Law Ting Pong Secondary School Story Pilots at Blooming Club (25/05/2013)
| Venue | ： | The Commercial Press Tsimshatsui Branch, Shop B1007-1010, B1/F., Miramar Shopping Centre, 132 Nathan Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon |
| Speaker | ： | Edwina Leung Eden San Gigi Wong Jason Wong |
| Host | ： | Ms. Christa Tam |
| Organiser | ： | Blooming Club |
Review
The Story Time on 25th May 2013 was very special in spite of the Amber Rainstorm Warning. While many members understandably chose to stay at home, eight children showed up to support the three Story Pilots from Law Ting Pong Secondary School at Blooming Club.
Their enthusiasm lifted the spirit of Story Pilots Jason Wong, Edwina Leung and Eden San who were telling stories at a public venue for the first time. They had previously visited five primary schools to tell the stories they enjoy.
It was an intimate session unlike our usually crowded events. The story pilots, one by one, sat closely with the children for the story time.
When Jason was telling Mog the Forgetful Cat by Judith Kerr, he was just like a "big brother"; he engaged his young audience by taking the time to gently explain to them words they might not understand. This funny story of Mog the cat that couldn't recall the most ordinary routine such as the way to return home, was told with great warmth and humour, bringing smiles to our young members' faces. To everyone's amusement, Mog ended up being a hero when he unwittingly alerted the family to a burglar's break-in.
Edwina Leung likes princess stories so The Perfect Prince by Paul Harrison was her choice. On Princess Isabella's way to search for the perfect prince as expected by her parents, she found a frog and kissed it. Surprise, surprise! The frog did not turn into a prince, instead the Princess turned into a frog! Thereafter she lived happily with the frog and 3,000 froggies. Everyone loved this amusing twist on a fairy tale. Edwina told it with great confidence and there was a lot of interaction between her and the young children.
Being read to by her parents at bedtime when she was growing up in England, has nurtured Eden San's love of reading. She told the story of Homer, the Library Cat by Reeve Lindberg, prompting the children to predict what would happen to the quiet loving cat who took a tour of the noisy neighbourhood. Eden delivered the bouncy rhyming text with ease and great timing, and kept the young children hooked until they happily heard that Homer found the perfect quiet place for himself – the library.
Though we only had a small audience, it was apparent that both the tellers and the listeners had a great time. The young children said that they would like to tell stories just like these big brother and sisters when they are older.
We are very proud of the three teenagers' dedication in serving the community. Apart from bringing us the lovely stories, they are setting a good example to our young members. The audience was also pleased to hear from Mrs. Jan Mann, the organizer of the Story Pilots, about how much the students have bloomed in the process.
Story Pilots, thank you for your stories. We hope to hear your stories again soon.
Children, thank you for coming to support the Story Pilots. We hope that you will share stories like the Story Pilots too.
Parents and Grandparents, thank you for bringing the children in spite of the weather and for supporting the Story Pilots.
Last, but not least, thank you, Mrs. Jan Mann, for initiating this very meaningful scheme.
