New Mexico School for the Blind and Visually Impaired

The Storyteller

“The Storyteller” (1914)

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Saki (born Dec. 18, 1870, Akyab, Burma [now Myanmar]—died Nov. 14, 1916, near Beaumont-Hamel, France) was a Scottish writer and journalist whose stories depict the Edwardian social scene with a flippant wit and power of fantastic invention used both to satirize social pretension, unkindness, and stupidity and to create an atmosphere of horror.

“The Storyteller” Discussion Questions

After the aunt finishes her story, what is the bachelor’s behavior? What is the aunt’s reaction?
How was the bachelor different from the aunt in the way he told the story?
Where and why do the children first become interested in the bachelor’s story?
In what ways is Bertha punished for her goodness?

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