You can gather around anything. Many people gather around a fire, or just gather in a circle and listen closely. It's important to be with other people though...much less scary that way!
Episode 62 "Gather Together! Group of the Strongest Shinigami"
The conflict helps to tell the mood, but it's not the only thing. Mood can be created in many ways. The words that the author chooses - their style - is a major contributor to mood. Words like dark, dismal, spooky, eerie, or isolated might create a scary mood, for example. Setting can also help with mood. A romance story set in a spooky abandoned warehouse might not have the right mood.
Pa ben's role in the opening scene of old story time was to gather around his audience for him to tell his story. Pa Ben create a scene of a storytelling area and gives the reader an idea of his role in the story.
i expect you to tell me
In the story "How to Tell a True War Story" by Tim O'Brien, Curt Lemon dies after stepping on a rigged mortar round while playing a game with his friend Rat Kiley. Lemon's death is presented as a sudden and violent event that lingers in the memory of the narrator, showcasing the brutal reality of war.
Horatio lives to tell his friend's story.
A confidence or secret is a story you should not tell or repeat.
Time Will Tell Our Story was created in 2002.
In the Alchemist What story does the attacker tell Santiago
First person point of view
A story has to have a protagonist.
People usually tell the stories behind Christmas carols because they either have a message or an interesting story line. Adults also like to gather children together to tell other stories of Christmas culture and history.