Reviving Imagination

The Medan Storytelling Village community views fairytales as a way to rekindle a love of storytelling, wean youngsters off electronics and instill moral values. Within a few years, interest in the group's activities is surging.

Rahima Noor Ghaliza, 10, made small flaps with her hands. Her lips whispered a whooshing sound while her face contorted in feigned pain. The fifth-grader was trying to mimic the swaying of a mango tre