Submitted On
Feb 25, 2024
Updated On
May 2, 2024
800 Sayings by Old Folks Who Raised Us
Author:
Wm Rocky Brown, 3rd
Narrator:
Narrator Email:
Word Count:
6530
Genre:
Non Fiction
Family Culture/ History
Narrator
Accents:
African-American or Standard American
Voice tone:
middle aged mature black mother jovial and stern type style
Performance:
I want the narrator to express the sayings with deep feelings.
SUMMARY
“The parents and grandparents of William Rocky Brown,3rd, who raised him, had roots in the southern
USA. Along with that Southern upbringing came the ability to turn everyday activities or things of nature
into wise sayings. His mother and grandmother had old down-home sayings that took him a while to
understand. After talking to others, he realized he wasn’t alone in this beautiful experience growing up, so
he compiled the wise sayings in his book, 800 Sayings by Old Folks Who Raised Us.
The wise sayings—to be passed down from generation to generation—in this book are pearls of wisdom
that relate to the past generations, while the present and future generations may take time to understand,
just as Brown experienced. It creates good family fun and memories. It can also be used in the form of an
intergenerational family game.”
NOTES
I want her own as if she is saying them like her mother or grandmother.