Calling
All Children
Marga
Frank
Good
radio stories are moments of magic. They conjure up pictures
of fantasy, and provide
for emotions as well. And, the best stories of all are
the ones that send children to sleep with dreams in their pockets and
smiles on their faces. And, this was children's radio as it
once was! And, in Austria, it was all thanks to one woman, Marga
Frank.
It
was 1955. Life was getting back to normal after the war and it was
exciting. And, radio was the number one media. And Marga Frank was
there at the time and her job was radio for children. And, she was
given the job of starting a brand-new bed time program for
children. And, it was called The Little Dream Man. And this was a
very special show.
The
Little Dream Man began around bedtime, and its little listeners loved
it. And the reason was simple. The Little Dream Man stories had the
magical quality of bringing a high to the end of each day. And,
that's what made them so special. And, the Little Dream Man was loved
by both children and adults alike. But, the telling of good
radio stories wasn't all that it seemed.
To
begin with, there was the question of time. Each Little Dream Man
story had to last for exactly 4 minutes and 45 seconds. Nothing more
– nothing less. And, of course, each Little Dream Man episode had
to conform to Marga Frank's very high standards as well. And,
it was this that made The Little Dream Man successful. And, that
wasn't all. The Little Dream Man was broadcast every day, and
that meant 365 brand new stories each year! And that was a
challenge. But, everything always happened on schedule, and,
as the years went by, so did the stories.
And,
the generations moved on as well. The Little Dream Man was so popular
that it lasted for almost 40 years, and the first little listeners
eventually grew up to become the grandparents of the last little
listening dreamers. But, then television arrived and the Little Dream
Man sadly disappeared into the shadows of time.
And,
Marga Frank was happily still with us until just a short time ago.
And, with her more than 90 years, she was able to look back upon a
life of providing great pleasure. And, Austria, too, said thank
you in a very big way. Marga Frank was awarded the Austrian medal of
honour for her work. The highest honour of all! And, quite rightly
so. For she – after all - was the one who sent millions of
children to bed every night with smiles on their faces and wonderful
dreams in their pockets!
Selected
Vocabulary
alike
– gleichermaßen
broadcast
– ausstrahlen
challenge
– Herausforderung
conform
-
conjures
up – hier zaubern
period
– Zeitalter
provides
for – sorgt für
seemed
(seem) seem/seemed/seemed – schien /
scheinen
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