Tall Tales by Gavel Club Youth of Radha Krishna Temple

Tall Tales

Envision Harry Potter killing Grammar and releasing imprisoned letters that create the word – ABRACADABRA – that presents him with a wish-granting fossil. Harry Potter then uses this fossil to go back in time, to the super continent Pangaea amidst dinosaurs, and jumps so hard that it breaks up into seven continents to make this perfect world. In this perfect world, on a less than perfect day, picture the coffee stains on your shirt magically spreading to all the shirts in your wardrobe. While you are trying to wash away the stains, the vegetables on your kitchen table suddenly decide to attack you, steal your iPhone, and throw you in a dumpster, which in turn dumps you in an avalanche!

This was the wondrous realm of fantasy, which the Gavel Club youth of Radha Krishna Temple created on 28 February 2016, at their first Tall Tales speech contest.

The enthusiastic participants were divided into two groups according to the age, senior group comprising youth above the age of thirteen and juniors comprising below the age of thirteen. First and second prizes were offered in each group. It was indeed a wonderful opportunity for the youth to unleash their imagination! The stories they narrated gave us a glimpse of their wonderful talent. Not only were their stories top-notch, their presentation was captivating! It was a charm to watch them walk up to the stage, full of confidence and weave the tallest of tales, with absolute conviction, that left most of the audience wondering which world is real, the world that they took us into or the world that we live in!

The most heartening of all was that, even though there was high spirit of competition among the youth and each one was driven to succeed, they wholeheartedly encouraged and supported one another! The respect and support for one another was evident in their high fives and cheering! The judges of the contest, not only had the most difficult time picking the best speeches, but also deeply touched by the sense of comradery within the club! It was a joy to witness the hall explode with creativity and talent!

Our congratulations and best wishes to the Gavel Club senior and junior teams that have qualified for the inter-club-level Tall Tales contest!

Way to go, Gavel Club!