Wisdom of the Storytellers Chapter One

The main thing that interested me from this was the most basic form of mythic story. The kind that simply gave practical knowledge (logical or mysterious) through a memorable tale. While the stories themselves may be the main reason to tell them, attaching exciting and unbelievable aspects to something more useful (like "don't eat white berries") ensures that the important information is never lost. Our culture could do with some more of that. I wonder if we could come up with tales in a similar fashion for modern life.