Freakin’ Fables explains classic fairytales

The RLA brought students out to listen to ‘Freakin’ Fables’ Monday in the Gold Room.

The event was geared toward having RLA members read fables that they researched and liked to the audience.

Some of the fables had deeper meanings than what was on the surface, so in many cases, they were explained or the meaning behind the fable was told to the audience and people would have a few moments to reflect before the next member told his or her fable.

Many of the fables were from other countries, with African and Scottish fables being the most popular out of those read.

The event also featured prizes and food for the audience, to entice more people to come to the event.

The prizes were DVDs that were raffled off about every 20 minutes to the audience. The attendance was about 15 people throughout the whole night, with many coming and going. The event only lasted an hour, starting at 7 p.m. and ending promptly at 8 p.m. The mood of the event was relaxing and light-hearted with people telling jokes and laughing at the stories as they reflected upon them.

“Freakin’ Fables was a new program this year and we reached our goal of around 10-15 people for the attendance. It was fun to hear the different stories of cultures around the world and how some ideas came about,” Kayla Pierce, sophomore of Scottsbluff, who is an RLA club member, said.

“I thought the program was fun and unique for those that went to it. It was a really small program but I thought those that came out had fun,” Zerek Jones, senior of La Junta, Colorado, who is also a part of RLA, said

“We took note of the recommendations for the program and hope to improve it for the future years,” Pierce also said.