Weeping Lass at the Crossroads
A Scottish tale of grieving and ghosts
My telling is based on “The Weeping Lass at the Dancing Place” in Twelve Great Black Cats and other Eerie Scottish Tales by Sorche Nic Leodhas.
In spite of the similar name, a very different ghost story is La Llorona (trans. The Weeping Woman). Widely known in folklore throughout Mexico and the USA, this blog post is an interesting introduction.
More deep tales
The video gallery has become very extensive. So if you would enjoy more tales like this which explore the depths of the human psyche, here are a few suggestions.
The video clips here are all amateur quality, shot in various theatres or, as here, in my home studio.
Their intention is just to show the range of my storytelling and give a flavour of a live performance.
Permission is granted for use in non-commercial educational contexts.
The videos are © Richard Martin.
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For those who are teachers: Telling stories in the classroom: basing language teaching on storytelling