Dear Jane
This comes from the second paragraph of "Literature",
collected in "A Book of Words", the Speech given by
Kipling at the Royal Academy Dinner, May 1906.
With best regards
David Page
Harrow UK
--- Jane Keskar <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >
I am afraid I cannot place this story immediately. I
> would be most greatful if someone could point me in
> the right direction. With best wishes, Jane Keskar
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ray Mullins
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Cc: Ray Mullins
> Sent: Saturday, February 01, 2003 9:34 PM
> Subject: Origin of quoted Kipling story
>
>
>
>
> Hi Jane,
>
>
> I have been searching for the origin of a much
> quoted story by Kipling;
>
>
> RUDYARD KIPLING tells us the story of a man who
> achieved a notable deed. He wished to narrate it
> to his tribe. But as he stood up to speak, he was at
> a loss for words. The story goes on to say that a
> masterless man stood up and, with the magic of
> necessary words described the merits of the notable
> deed in such a fashion that the words "became alive
> and walked up and down in the hearts of all his
> hearers."
>
>
> The tribe seeing that the words were alive, and
> fearing that the man would hand down untrue stories
> to their children, killed the man. But later they
> saw that the magic was in the words, not in the man.
>
>
> Can you assist me as to the title/reference of this
> story.
>
>
> Regards,
>
>
> Ray Mullins
>
> Port Macquarie, NSW
>
> Australia
>
>
>
>
> --
> Ray Mullins, [log in to unmask] on 02/02/2003
>
>
>
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