 Hi, I'm David Gonzalez. In this short video series, I'm going to introduce you to the four main elements of storytelling. I think of them as four rivers, words or the text, movement, how the body shows the story, the voice that is the sound of the story, and the imagination. When these four rivers flow together, that's when a good story comes alive. In this episode, we'll look at the imagination, which is everywhere. And it's so important for the imagination to be present in your storytelling. It's what makes it yours. It's what makes it special. In this example, I'm going to recite my poem, The Elephant, from The Carnival of the Animals. I'll recite the poem, and then we'll look at what's inside it, and hopefully I'll give you a couple of ideas that will inspire you as well. So here is The Elephant. I'm large as a barge, legs thick as a tree, I'm chubby in the middle, but I'm fit as a fiddle, or a piano for that matter, yeah, I'm fatter, because I'm built for comfort, not for speed, unless there's a need, then make way for my substantial girth. Give me a wide berth, or end up smushed all over the place. But I've got grace in my own way, I'd say. I mean, look at this sizable snout. It's a real handsome hunker, this slick peanut picker is. And look at these ears, why they're as big as Buddha's. Hey, I think I heard a pin drop down in Bermuda. And I have no fear of forgetting, like letting birthday slip or the grocery list, or the name of that great acupuncturist, I keep it all up here in my noggin. I don't need a computer, never need to log in. So welcome to my wonderful world of XXXXXXXXL. I happen to enjoy it very well. And in that poem, of course I'm using my voice and my body, but I'm really concentrating on placing myself in the life of another being of the elephant. What would the elephant say? And that's something that you can do to expand your imagination. You can place yourself in the life of an animal, like, say, a pigeon living in the city, or a dolphin that dives into the water and comes out for air, or even a mayfly that flies just for one day before it dies. If you do these things, it will open your imagination. And with an open imagination, you will become a great storyteller.