Do You Still Remember Stories Told By Your Mother When You Were A Child??
By jaishankar
@Shivram59 (31877)
India
April 2, 2024 8:16am CST
When I was a child;my mother would tell me fairy tales every night.
My mother is a good story teller.The stories told by her were very interesting and full of good teachings.With her stories she taught me how to live like a good human being.
She used to tell me stories from the Ramayan and the Mahabharata and also about our great hero's and freedom fighters.
Do you still remember stories told by your mother??
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@arunima25 (85442)
• Bangalore, India
2 Apr
It was my grandmother and grandfather who uses to tell me stories from mythology, heroic tales, folk tales etc. All their grandchildren would sit around them and listen to it. My grandparents stayed with us. So, it was a daily ritual. I loved to listen to some of the stories again and again. I have vivid memories about them.
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@Shivram59 (31877)
• India
2 Apr
@arunima25 
I understand.You can hardly find an Indian family where parents and grand parents don't tell stories to their siblings.I still remember those stories.I have also prepared a compilation of those stories.
I understand.You can hardly find an Indian family where parents and grand parents don't tell stories to their siblings.I still remember those stories.I have also prepared a compilation of those stories.1 person likes this
@arunima25 (85442)
• Bangalore, India
4 Apr
@Shivram59 It's great that you have compiled them. It's a tradition getting lost with urbanization and nuclear families becoming the norm. And the busy lifestyle and extensive invasion of technology.
I use those stories in my therapy sessions.
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@Shivram59 (31877)
• India
4 Apr
@arunima25 Thanks.There are many old traditions that have already lost.I often recall those days.Whenever I read those stories;I badly miss my childhood.
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@sathviksouvik (17969)
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3 Apr
yes in bengali my mother used to tell stories from book jhakumar jhuli. It meant the stories of the grandmother. I came to know from my mother. I told my sons the same
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@sathviksouvik (17969)
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5 Apr
@Shivram59 there lovely 12 stories series written by Satyajit Ray. They are translated in English also. I tell those stories to my sons. they are titled "ebaro baro" "ek dojon goppo" to name a few
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@Shivram59 (31877)
• India
5 Apr
@sathviksouvik I have read about the stories by Shri Satyajit Roy;but never had a chance to read them.The story by Agree Avanindranath Thakur I had mentioned was translated from Bangla into Hindi.The caption of the story is Kheer ki gudia.
@Shivram59 (31877)
• India
3 Apr
My mother had once read a fairytale written by Shri Avanindranath Thakur who was perhaps the elder brother of Shri Ravindranath Thakur.The story was translated in Hindi.My mother told me this story several time.I remember insisting her to tell the same story again and again.
@marguicha (215604)
• Chile
2 Apr
My grandmother used to tell me stories when I was a child. They were mainly things that had happened to her when she was a child. O so she said. I now doubt it.
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@marguicha (215604)
• Chile
2 Apr
@Shivram59 I learned about the Ramayan and the Mahabharata at the university, when I was studying literature. It is a pity that they don´t teach it in my country.
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@Shivram59 (31877)
• India
2 Apr
@marguicha The Ramaysn and the Mahabharata are the greatest epics of our country.
@Shivram59 (31877)
• India
2 Apr
@marguicha My grandma had expired before I was born.So it was my mother who used to tell me stories at bedtime.Sometimes I even dreamed of the incidents in the stories.
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@besweet (9861)
• Ireland
2 Apr
@Shivram59 That's a great idea to keep the memories alive.
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@Shivram59 (31877)
• India
2 Apr
@besweet Thanks;my friend.I have already written them in my notebook.Often I read or think of them to relive my childhood days.
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@Shivram59 (31877)
• India
3 Apr
@besweet Thanks;my friend.I don't even dream of forgetting that golden period of my life.
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@RebeccasFarm (86780)
• United States
3 Apr
Yes I surely do and my Granny too told me some.
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@Shivram59 (31877)
• India
3 Apr
@RebeccasFarm All mothers across the world tell stories to their children.I believe so.
@Shivram59 (31877)
• India
2 Apr
@LadyDuck I believe every mother tell interesting stories to their children.I still remember those stories.
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@Marilynda1225 (79843)
• United States
2 Apr
My mother wasn't much of a story teller but my grandmother was. I can remember her telling me stories and how much I enjoyed spending time with her.
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@Shivram59 (31877)
• India
2 Apr
@Marilynda1225 My grandma had expired long before I was born.But I enjoyed the stories my mother used to tell me every night.The way she used to tell stories was very interesting.I still recall her stories.I have also compiled them in my notebook.
@Beestring (13348)
• Hong Kong
2 Apr
My mother was a great storyteller. Yes, I remember the stories you told me when I was a child.
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@Shivram59 (31877)
• India
2 Apr
@Beestring I think;mothers are great story tellers everywhere across the world.I relive my childhood day often when I recall those stories.
tellers everywhere across the world.I relive my childhood day often when I recall those stories.1 person likes this
@ogbenishyna (2956)
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2 Apr
Yea I do remember some of them and they make me laugh, especially those folklore stories.
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@Shivram59 (31877)
• India
2 Apr
I still remember all those stories.In fact;I have written them down in my notebook.Whenever I read them;I relive my childhood.
