Elizabeth Barter talks about storytelling and tells two tales

• Main Author: Thomas, Gerald
• Other Authors: Barter, Elizabeth;
• Format: Text
• Language: French; English
• Published: 1976
• Subjects: Conte > Tale; Langue > Language; Histoire orale > Oral history; Divertissements > Entertainment; Märchen > Märchen; Paysage culturel > Cultural landscape; Canadiens français > Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador > Port-au-Port; Péninsule de; Canadians; French-speaking > Newfoundland and Labrador > Port au Port Peninsula; Newfoundland; Terre-Neuve
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/gthomas/id/1723

Elizabeth Barter parle du conte qu'elle va conter, « La fille de l’roi » et pourquoi il est conté en anglais. Elle dit l’avoir appris d’Anatole Lainey. Ensuite elle parle du style de conter des «vieux Français» de la région, mentionnant leurs gestes [« magies]. Elle conte «Les douze filles du roi», qu’elle a appris de Joe Dumoine. Elle parle d’où et comment on contait et apprenait les contes, et mentionne quelques autres contes. -- Elizabeth Barter speaks about the story she is going to tell, “La fille de l’roi” [The king’s daughter] and why it is told in English. She says she learned it from Anatole Lainey. Then she talks about the storytelling style of the “vieux Français” [older French community members] of the area, talking about their gestures [“magies”]. She tells the story “Les douze filles du roi” [The king’s twelve daughters], which she learned from Joe Dumoine. She talks about where and when stories were told and learned, and mentions a few other stories. Transcription du F2021/C2431/CD-F1135 -- Transcript of F2021/C2431/CD-F1135