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Stretch minds!

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To be able to live in an era of challenges and cutthroat competitions of the 21 st  century and beyond, individuals need to be creative. One cannot be expected to be creative without developing thinking skills and the best ways to develop it is to use the skills.  Creating and telling stories are considered to be some of the effective ways in concept building and enhancing imaginations. Stories are appealing to all age levels that is why even Allah declares in the Holy Quran: “We relate unto thee, the best of stories through our revelations…)(12: 3). Experts of early childhood care and development across the globe use storytelling an essential part of the teaching and learning process. Parents and grandparents are encouraged to tell stories to their children and grand children. In olden times and even today there have been great storytellers who have been so influential in leaving profound imprint on people’s ways of thinking. Their spoken or written words, no matter how fabricate