DEAR CHILDREN, WHAT IS A STORY? A STORY IS A WORD PICTURE OF THINGS THAT HAPPEN - OR COULD HAPPEN - OR MIGHT HAPPEN - OR SHOULD HAPPEN. A STORY IS A CHANCE TO IMAGINE THINGS - FUNNY, SAD OR FANCIFUL. A STORY IS A WAY OF SHARING A DREAM OR A WISH - OR A HOPE - OR A THOUGHT. AND A STORY IS ALSO A MIRROR OF WHAT HAS HAPPENED - WHAT IS HAPPENING. SOMETIMES A STORY COMES FROM THE VERY HEART OF THE STORY TELLER, AND WHEN YOU READ IT, OR HEAR IT, YOU UNDERSTAND A GREAT DEAL ABOUT LIFE AND ABOUT THE PERSON WHO TELLS IT. SHURA SAUL