Hey Dads,

Our English word amuse comes from an old French word amuser, which meant—are you ready for this? "To to stupefy, waste time, or deceive by distracting."

Often, our children’s entertainment is merely that kind of amusing—concerned only with keeping them occupied and out of trouble, even if it is a waste of time. But to entertain (which Webster defined as “to engage the attention and retain the company of one, by agreeable conversation, discourse or argument”) can actually have a redeeming quality—we as parents can use entertainment to educate our children. How?

This episode won't give you a set of steps, but it will you just a taste of two stories that are both highly entertaining and deeply educational . . . for the rest of the stories, head over to refreshpublishing.com/shop and get your own copy of the 50 Famous Stories Retold audiobook. The stories sampled in today’s episode are

• ch. 42 The Endless Tale

We hope you enjoy them!

Nathan

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💡 See the show notes at https://refreshpublishing.com/020-entertain-to-educate-with-stories

Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):

https://uppbeat.io/t/aaron-paul-low/pony-express

https://uppbeat.io/t/simon-folwar/the-east-wind

https://uppbeat.io/t/giulio-fazio/baroque-joke

. . . and “Paradise” from our album Looking Unto Jesus.