Interview

1.  What brought you to be a story-telling volunteer?

A:  For me, being a volunteer is a sort of feed-back to society. I am in the publishing field so I think I can share different angles of reading with others when I am telling stories.

2.  What do you acquire from being a volunteer? What impressed you most?

A:  Kids' responses to my stories sometimes surprise me, and I can get a lot of new thoughts.

3.  What is the main job of your story-telling group?

A:  We tell stories every Monday and Wednesday when the homeroom teachers are having a meeting in the morning. Sometime we read newspapers or explain ancient poems.

4.  What kind of stories attracts kids best?

A:  Kids are usually attracted by the stories related to themselves, such as the kinds of stories that have ha../ppened in their family or their friend’s family.

5.  What do you think the story-telling group is short of?

A:  We do not have our own library. All the books we need are borrowed from other libraries, such as the city libraries or the school library.

6.  What are the qualifications for a story-telling volunteer?

A:  As long as you are willing to tell stories and to get along with the kids, you are qualified.

7.  Do you have any suggestions for those who are interested in being story-telling volunteers?

A:  It is not difficult to be a storyteller, as long as you like to tell stories and to be with kids. If you are afraid of being inexperienced, you can join our group meeting to share others' experiences, from 9am to 10 am every Monday morning.