The Living Oral Poet

I have witnessed (second hand) the actions of a living oral story teller of old tradition. One of my friends, returning from spring break on a bus, had two ten year old children to occupy, so she decided to tell them a story. She choose the one she knew best, Casablanca. An hour later and the entire story (complete with accents and song) she finished with "And they walked out of this story and into a nother which does not come into our tale."
Of course, the kids wanted to hear the second story. And so, after a few moments to prepare, she launched into her own story of the sequal to Casablanca. In true storyteller fasion it involved parts of The Dirty Dozed, The African Queen, and assorted pieces of WWII history. Another hour was captivated by this new tale, never before sung to the ears of man.