Sculpture in Berlin depicting a stack of books on which are inscribed the names of great German writers

Discipline by storytelling

Across Native North America, tales carried moral and practical lessons to handle real-life problems.

Literature: Stories That Teach Without Shaming

Sculpture in Berlin depicting a stack of books on which are inscribed the names of great German writers

How it works

Stories fuse the fictional and supernatural with real emotions to guide behavior, often aimed at specific people in the audience.

Literature: Stories That Teach Without Shaming