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Stephen the Statute : Children's short story by Andrew Segal
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Stephen the Statue : Written and narrated by Andrew Segal
Children's short story; suitable for 3- 6yr old
It’s not always that easy to say where the inspiration for a story comes
from. In the children’s story, Roberto the Robot, I looked at the
fantasy of a machine with a mind and with feelings. The robot
connects with a little girl, and she with him. An innocent friendship
where the frail one is mentally the stronger. But where the physically
stronger, is also too gentle to hit back when he’s attacked by ‘bully
boys.’
I developed the idea further with Stephen the Statue, this time the
inanimate object, the statue, being the principal character. Here the
threat to be faced by Stephen, a hero from the past, is of oblivion,
something I’ve suggested the statue is aware of. In facing the
problem, where the statue can of course do nothing, he is rescued by a
wheelchair bound child who reminds the village of the heroism of
Stephen, insisting it mustn’t be forgotten.
A child who is facing a disability has something in common with the
statue, although the child, whilst seeing itself in the same situation as
the statue, is able to do something about it.
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Manage episode 244655819 series 2556313
Stephen the Statue : Written and narrated by Andrew Segal
Children's short story; suitable for 3- 6yr old
It’s not always that easy to say where the inspiration for a story comes
from. In the children’s story, Roberto the Robot, I looked at the
fantasy of a machine with a mind and with feelings. The robot
connects with a little girl, and she with him. An innocent friendship
where the frail one is mentally the stronger. But where the physically
stronger, is also too gentle to hit back when he’s attacked by ‘bully
boys.’
I developed the idea further with Stephen the Statue, this time the
inanimate object, the statue, being the principal character. Here the
threat to be faced by Stephen, a hero from the past, is of oblivion,
something I’ve suggested the statue is aware of. In facing the
problem, where the statue can of course do nothing, he is rescued by a
wheelchair bound child who reminds the village of the heroism of
Stephen, insisting it mustn’t be forgotten.
A child who is facing a disability has something in common with the
statue, although the child, whilst seeing itself in the same situation as
the statue, is able to do something about it.
https://happylondonpress.blogspot.com/
https://www.instagram.com/happylondonpress/
https://twitter.com/HappyLDNpress
https://www.happylondonpress.com/
https://www.pinterest.co.uk/happyldnpress/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6-N_Ac7zQk&feature=youtu.be
https://www.reddit.com/user/HappyLondonPress/draft/74033c78-e693-11e9-ab2b-baf524289879
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