Free Melons

Storyteller – people didn't believe his tales. Went home to think of a story everyone would believe.

Swore he would only leave that room when he had such a story.

Disturbed by children's noise outside in street.

Decided he'd play a trick on them to get peace.

"In market at other end of town – they are giving away free melons"

Children ran, leaving storyteller in peace to think.

As children ran, others asked why. More started running – children – adults ran – whole town soon ran.

Old man ran by storyteller – told him about free melons.

So storyteller thought "Perhaps there really are free melons."

He ran, too.

Shows that if you want everyone to believe your stories, you must believe them yourself.

Watch this tale told at a performance in Egelsbach, Germany.