Althoughmygrandmotherwasilliterate,shehadagoodstockofmythsandlegends.WhenIwasyoungIgavehernopeace,constantlyaskinghertotellmestories.Aftershehadfinishedherhousework,shewouldliftmeontoherlapandtellstories,allthewhilerockingmeinrhythm.
Havingnoticedmyinterestinstories,myparentslostnotimeininitiatingmeintoreading.Theyboughtmanystorybookswithillustrations,andwheneverfree,theywouldreadthesestoriestomeoverandoveragain.ByandbyIhadavocabularylargeenoughtoreadonmyown.