How storytelling helps parents in prison stay connected to their kids | Alan Crickmore

譯者: Lilian Chiu 審譯者: Wilde Luo

It's story time.

講故事的時間到了。

Settle back, and I'll begin.

舒服坐好，我馬上開始。

Once upon a time, a mother duck sat patiently on her nest of eggs,

很久很久以前，一隻母鴨 很耐心地坐在她的巢裡孵蛋，

waiting for them to hatch.

等著牠們孵化出來。

And then one day, she felt something move beneath her.

有一天，她覺得 身體底下有東西在動。

Crack, crack!

咔啦，咔啦！

Filled with happiness, she watched as her eggs hatched one by one.

她滿心喜悅，看著她的蛋 一個接一個孵化出來。

I don't know about you, but when I was little,

我不知道你們如何，但我小時候，

story time was always one of my favorite parts of the day.

我一天中最喜愛的時段之一， 就是故事時間。

And I loved reading to my two sons when they were small, too.

我的兩個兒子還小的時候， 我也喜歡講故事給他們聽。

It's that special time

那是段很特別的時光，

when a parent and child can be totally absorbed together

親子能夠共同沉浸在

in mystical kingdoms, fantastical beasties

神秘的國度、幻想的怪獸，

or scruffy little ducks that turn out to be swans.

或是最後變成天鵝的醜小鴨。

Well, that's how it is for some children,

嗯，對一些孩子來說是如此，

but for other children,

但還有其他孩子，

there isn't a parent around to read to them.

他們身邊並沒有家長 會講故事給他們聽。

I'd like to tell you about Sophie.

我想要跟各位說說蘇菲的事。

Sophie's five years old and lives with her parents.

蘇菲今年五歲，和父母同住。

One day, there's a bang at the door.

有一天，門被重擊發出砰的一聲。

Sophie hears lots of shouting; her mum's crying.

蘇菲聽到大片吼叫聲； 她的母親在哭泣。

She sees the police dragging her father away.

她看到警察把她的爸爸拖走。

Sophie's afraid. She starts crying, too.

蘇菲很害怕。她也開始哭。

Weeks go by.

幾週過去了。

Sophie doesn't know what's happened to her dad.

蘇菲不知道她的爸爸 發生了什麼事。

When she asks her mum, her mum gets upset.

當她問媽媽時，媽媽顯得很沮喪。

So she stops asking.

所以她就不再問了。

Sophie waits.

蘇菲等待著。

She really misses her dad.

她真的很想念爸爸。

Every day, she hurries home from school, in case he's come back.

每一天，她放學就會趕回家， 以免爸爸已經回家了。

On many nights, she cries herself to sleep.

許多個晚上，她哭著入睡。

Children at school start to tease her.

學校的其他孩子開始取笑她。

They call her names.

他們會辱罵她。

Somebody's mum has heard that Sophie's dad is in prison.

某個人的媽媽聽說 蘇菲的爸爸在坐牢。

Sophie pretends to be ill so she doesn't have to go to school.

蘇菲假裝生病， 這樣她就不用去學校。

And her teacher can't understand why she's so far behind

她的老師無法了解為什麼

她的學業表現如此落後。

with her schoolwork.

After what seems a long, long time to Sophie,

經過了對蘇菲而言 很長很長的一段時間之後，

a letter arrives.

一封信寄到了。

It's from her dad.

寄信人是她的爸爸。

The writing is very messy.

字跡非常零亂。

The letter makes her mum cry, but she reads a little out to Sophie.

這封信讓蘇菲的媽媽哭了出來， 但她只唸了一小部分給蘇菲聽。

He says that he's OK and that he's missing them.

他說他沒事，且很想念她們。

It's a short letter.

那封信很短。

Sophie says she'd like to go and see her dad, wherever he is.

蘇菲說她想要去看爸爸， 不論他在哪裡。

But her mum says it's too far away, and they can't afford the journey.

但她的媽媽說，爸爸太遠了， 且她們付擔不起旅費。

Then one day the phone rings.

接著，有一天，電話響了。

"Sophie, come speak to daddy."

「蘇菲，來跟爹地說話。」

Dad sounds different, far away.

爸爸聽起來不太一樣，且很遙遠。

He says he can't talk for very long,

他說他打電話的時間有限，

and anyway, it's very noisy wherever he is.

總之，不論他在哪裡，那裡很吵。

And Sophie doesn't know what to say to him.

而蘇菲不知道該對他說什麼。

Well, as stories go, that's not a very nice one.

就故事來說，這並不是 一個很好的故事。

In the United Kingdom, 200,000 children

在英國，有二十萬個孩子

experience the shame and isolation of a parent in prison.

會因為有一位家長坐牢 而感受到羞恥和孤立。

Two hundred thousand.

二十萬。

That's more than the number of children each year

這超過了每年因父母離婚

who are affected by their parents divorcing.

而受到影響的孩子數目。

And it can affect the children of prisoners very deeply.

囚犯的孩子受到的影響可能非常深。

There can be problems at school,

他們可能會成為學校的問題學生，

and they're three times more likely to suffer from mental health issues.

且他們出現心理健康問題的 可能性比一般人高三倍。

In so many ways,

在許多層面上，

children are the unintended victims of their parents' crimes.

父母犯罪，他們的孩子 都在無意中成了受害者。

In so many ways,

在許多層面上，

children are the overlooked victims of their parents' crimes.

父母犯罪，他們的孩子 都成了被忽略的受害者。

Until last November, I was a serving prisoner,

在去年十一月之前， 我是在服刑的囚犯，

imprisoned for fraud.

因為詐欺而入獄。

I was dishonest, and I paid the penalty.

我不誠實，而我因此受罰。

Before that, I'd been a practicing solicitor for 30 years.

在那之前，我當了 三十年的執業律師。

I'd had a happy and stable upbringing,

我有一個幸福且穩定的養育環境，

a good education,

我有良好的教育，有幸福的婚姻，

a happy marriage, which, I'm pleased to say, continues.

我很高興地說，它仍然維繫著。

I have two adult sons.

我有兩個已成年的兒子。

When they were growing up, I did my best to be around for them

在他們的成長中，我盡可能

as much as I could.

陪在他們身邊。

And I took a careful interest in what they did.

我很小心地去關心他們所做的事。

I read to my boys every night,

我每天晚上都會講故事 給我的兒子們聽，

and ironically, our favorite story was "Burglar Bill."

很諷刺的是，我們最愛的 故事是《大盜比爾》。

(Laughter)

（笑聲）

But when I got to prison, it soon became apparent

但是當我去坐牢時， 很快就能清楚地發現，

that my background was very different to that of most of the prisoners.

我的背景和其他 大部分囚犯非常不同。

Few of the men that I met had had a decent education.

我很少遇到教育程度較高的囚犯。

Indeed, many associated education with humiliation and failure.

的確，許多人會把教育 與羞辱及失敗聯繫起來。

I can tell you firsthand that prison is dehumanizing.

我可以告訴各位我的親身體驗， 監獄是很沒人性的。

Prisoners harden up, they shut down, they close in ...

囚犯都要變得很強硬， 停止運轉，封閉自己……

just to survive.

只為了生存。

And this can be devastating for families.

這對於家庭來說是毀滅性的。

In fact, maintaining contact with your family from prison

事實上，從監獄中維持和家人的聯絡

can be very difficult indeed.

的確是非常困難的事。

And if a child does get to see their parent in prison,

如果孩子的確有機會到監獄探視家長，

they have to go through the same pat-down searches as the adults.

他們得要和成人一樣接受搜身。

They walk through the same detector frames,

他們也要走過同樣的探測門，

they're sniffed by the same sniffer dogs,

他們同樣要被嗅探犬聞過，

and all because some children have been the unwitting carriers

這全都因為有些孩子 在不知情的狀況下

成為將毒品和行動電話 走私進去的工具。

of drugs and mobile phones.

And when they get through to see their parent,

當他們可以見到家長時，

they may be tired from a long journey,

他們可能已經因為 漫長的旅途而累壞了，

shy, tongue-tied, even upset.

害羞、舌頭打結，甚至很沮喪。

And it isn't easy for the parents, who may not be getting along.

對於不太會應付這種狀況的 父母來說，這並不好受。

For many reasons, not just these,

基於許多理由，不僅這些，

over half of prisoners lose contact with their children and families.

一半以上的囚犯 會和孩子及家人失聯。

How can we help prisoners to stay in contact with their families?

我們要如何協助囚犯 和家人保持聯絡？

When I was a prisoner at Channings Wood Prison,

當我還在 Channings Wood 監獄服刑時，

I began working for a charity called Storybook Dads.

我開始為一個慈善團體 「故事書爸爸」工作。

Storybook Dads began in 2003,

「故事書爸爸」於 2003 年創立，

when Sharon Berry, a civilian worker in a prison, realized just how much

那時，在一間監獄 擔任文職人員的雪倫 · 貝利

了解到有許多囚犯 非常想要和孩子聯絡。

many prisoners wanted to stay in contact with their children.

And so, armed with a few storybooks,

所以，只帶著幾本故事書，

she began to help prisoners to read and record stories

她就開始協助囚犯 朗讀故事並錄下來，

to send home to their children.

再寄送回家給他們的孩子。

It wasn't a new idea. Few ideas like this are new.

這不是個新點子。 像這樣的點子很少是新的。

They're great ideas.

它們是很棒的點子。

But it was an instant success.

但是，它馬上就成功了。

You may wonder: How does the recording of the stories work in prison?

你可能會納悶：在監獄中 要如何錄下故事？

Is it difficult for prisoners?

這對囚犯來說會很困難嗎？

Can it be challenging?

它會很有挑戰性嗎？

Well, the process of choosing, reading and recording a story

選擇、朗讀，並錄下故事的過程，

對囚犯來說可能是很有挑戰性的。

can be very challenging for prisoners.

Prison is tough,

監獄很艱難，

and prisoners can't afford to show any signs of weakness or vulnerability.

囚犯承受不起任何 軟弱或脆弱的表現徵兆。

But this, this recording process,

但是，這個錄製過程，

this can be uncomfortable, upsetting, sometimes all just a bit too much.

會讓他們不舒服、心煩意亂，

有時甚至難以承受。

And prisoners often cry.

囚犯常會哭出來。

They cry because they regret missing out on their children's lives.

他們會哭，是因為他們 很後悔錯過了孩子們的人生。

They cry because they're ashamed that they've let their families down.

他們會哭，是因為他們 很慚愧自己讓家人失望了。

They cry because they don't know how to go about reading to their children.

他們會哭，是因為他們不知道 要如何講故事給他們的孩子們聽。

But because when they come to us we offer a private space, one-to-one,

但是，因為當他們來找我們時，

我們會提供私人的空間，一對一，

prisoners don't need to be tough anymore,

囚犯不再需要故作強悍，

and they can use their vulnerability as a strength

他們和孩子聯絡時

反而能把自己的脆弱當成一種力量。

when contacting with their children.

I remember one prisoner who came to record.

我記得有一個來錄故事的囚犯。

He was a big, hard man with a reputation for being tough.

他是個高大冷酷的男人， 以強悍聞名。

He came along as implacable as ever.

他來的時候， 和平時一樣執拗的樣子。

But when the door of the recording room closed behind him,

但當錄製間的門在他背後關上時，

that facade began to crumble.

冷酷的外表就開始瓦解了。

From his pocket, he took a screwed-up piece of paper

他從口袋中拿出揉成一團的紙，

and quietly began to read the words

靜靜地開始讀出上面的字，

which he'd written as a message for his two little ones.

這是他寫給兩個孩子的訊息。

His hands were shaking.

他的雙手在顫抖。

And then, in a surprisingly quiet voice,

接著，他的聲音 平靜到讓人難以置信，

he began to sing their favorite lullaby.

他開始唱孩子們最愛的搖籃曲。

You see, there wasn't much that he could do from behind bars

要知道，在牢房裡，即便他想要

to show his children that he missed and loved them.

向他的孩子們表露他的思念和愛， 他能做的也不多。

But he could do this.

但他至少能做這件事。

Once the recording is made,

錄製完成之後，

it's sent to the Storybook Dads production unit

就會被送到德文郡 Channings Wood 監獄的

at Channings Wood Prison in Devon.

「故事書爸爸」生產單位。

And that's where I worked.

我就在那裡工作。

I was trained, along with other prisoners,

我和其他囚犯一起接受訓練，

to edit and produce recordings sent in

針對英國各地監獄送過來的錄製品

from prisons all over the United Kingdom.

做編輯和生產。

Using audio and video software,

使用影音軟體，

the recordings have the mistakes taken out

錄製品中的錯誤被除去，

and sound effects and music added in.

加入了音效和配樂。

And the experience and skill which the prison editors gain

而監獄編輯所學到的經驗和技能，

helps them in their future employment.

也能協助他們未來找工作用。

Once the recording is finalized,

等錄製品完成編輯之後，

it's transferred to a CD or a DVD and sent out to the families

就會被轉成 CD 或 DVD，

寄出給家人，

so that the children can watch them whenever they feel the need.

孩子們有需要時， 隨時都可以觀看。

And they listen to these recordings and watch them a lot --

他們經常會觀看這些錄製品——

at bedtime, in the car ...

睡覺時、在車上時……

Some even take them to school to show their friends.

有些孩子還帶去學校，秀給朋友看。

These recordings,

這些錄製品，

they show the children that they're loved and missed.

讓孩子們知道他們 是被愛著的、被思念著的。

And they show the prisoner

也讓囚犯知道，

that they can do something for their child, as a parent.

他們可以以家長的身分， 為孩子做點什麼。

Do you remember Sophie?

你們記得蘇菲嗎？

Well, one day, just before Christmas, a parcel arrived,

有一天，就在聖誕節前， 一個包裹寄到了，

and this is what was in it.

這就是包裹裡面的東西。

Let's listen to a little of it together.

咱們一起來聽聽其中一小部分。

(Video) Santa: On, Comet! On, Cupid! On, Donner and Blitzen!

（影片）聖誕老人：喔，慧星！ 喔，丘比特！喔，雷和閃電！

Charlie: That's his reindeer, isn't it?

查理：那是他的馴鹿，不是嗎？ 聖誕老人：是的，是他的馴鹿。

Santa: It is his reindeer, yeah.

Up, up, higher and higher they flew,

他們向上越飛越高，

across land, across oceans they sped.

他們加速越過大地，越過海洋。

Through the magical northern lights they passed --

他們穿過了魔法般的北極光——

I'd love to see the northern lights, wouldn't you?

我真想看看北極光，你呢？

Charlie: I figure they'd probably look a bit like that snowman's belly.

查理：我覺得北極光看起來 可能會有點像是雪人的肚子。

Santa: They probably would, yeah.

聖誕老人：有可能，是的。

That's a cool snowman, isn't it?

那是個很酷的雪人，對吧？

Charlie: It's very cool indeed, I love it.

查理：的確非常酷，我很喜歡。

Santa: They visited all the children in the world

聖誕老人：他們造訪了 世界各地所有的小孩，

and left presents for each and every one.

給每一個人留下了禮物。

In the blink of an eye, they were back in Frogsbottom Field.

一眨眼之間，他們就 回到了蛙屁股原野。

(Charlie Laughs)

（查理的笑聲）

Santa: You think that's well funny?

聖誕老人：你覺得這很好笑？

Charlie: I want to live in Frogsbottom Field!

查理：我想要住在蛙屁股原野！

Santa: Where do you live, in Frogsbottom Tree?

聖誕老人：你要住哪？蛙屁股樹？

Charlie: I don't, I live in this tree.

查理：不是，我住在這棵樹上。

I've made it all Christmasy-look.

我把它裝飾得很有聖誕氣氛。

Santa: It's nice, that.

聖誕老人：那很棒。 你做得很棒，很棒。

You've done a good job, good job.

Charlie: Thank you very much!

查理：非常謝謝你！

(Laughter)

（笑聲）

Alan Crickmore: Sophie and her mum listened to that three times,

艾倫 · 柯里克摩爾：蘇菲 和她的媽媽一共聽了三遍，

她們好久沒有笑這麼開心了。

and they haven't laughed so much in a long time.

They can see that he's all right, they can see that he loves them,

她們能看到他很好， 她們能看到他愛她們，

and the next time he rings, Sophie's got plenty to talk about:

且下次他打電話來時， 蘇菲就有很多可以談的了：

"What does Charlie the Chimp eat?

「查理黑猩猩都吃什麼？

Will daddy do another story very soon?"

爸爸很快就會 再講下一個故事嗎？」

Since it began in 2003, Storybook Dads has grown and grown.

「故事書爸爸」從 2003 年 創始之後就一直成長。

It now operates as Storybook Dads and Storybook Mums

它現在以「故事書爸爸 和故事書媽媽」的名稱

in more than 100 prisons in the United Kingdom.

在英國超過一百間監獄中營運。

Ninety-eight percent of the prisoners who take part

參與的囚犯中有 98%

say that it's improved their relationship with their child.

都說它改善了他們與孩子的關係。

And since 2003,

從 2003 年起，

over 60,000 DVDs and CDs have been sent out

已經寄出了超過六萬張 DVD 和 CD

to the children of prisoners.

給囚犯的孩子。

For Sophie's family and for thousands of families like them,

對於蘇菲的家庭， 以及其他數千個類似的家庭，

Storybook Dads has been a lifeline.

「故事書爸爸」一直 是他們的生命線。

Some prisoners say that it's the first time

有些囚犯說，這是他們第一次

that they've begun to build a relationship with their child.

開始和孩子建立關係。

And some poor readers have been so inspired

有些不太識字的人， 看到能達到這樣的成果，

by what they've been able to achieve

也讓他們大受鼓舞，

that they've gone to education classes to improve their own reading skills.

以致於他們還去上教育課程 來加強他們自己的閱讀技能。

Let's go back to the story of "The Ugly Duckling."

咱們回到「醜小鴨」的故事。

But this time, I'd like to play you a recording made by a prisoner,

但是這一次，我要播放一段 一位囚犯的錄音給各位聽，

because it encapsulates the power of what we do.

因為從中可以看到 我們的工作有多大的力量。

The prisoner was an Irish Traveller who couldn't read.

這位囚犯是位 不識字的愛爾蘭旅人。

And he wanted to send a story home to his daughter for her birthday.

他想要把一個故事寄回家 給她女兒當作生日禮物。

With the help of a mentor and some clever editing,

靠著一位導師的協助 和一些巧妙編輯，

something magical happened.

發生了很神奇的事。

This is an extract from the raw recording,

這是從原始錄音當中取出的片段，

where the prisoner is reading the story by repeating it, phrase at a time.

囚犯在唸這個故事時， 是一次一句地重覆跟著唸的。

(Audio) Mentor: He had nowhere to hide.

（聲音）導師：牠無處可躲。

Owen: He had nowhere to hide.

歐文：牠無處可躲。

Mentor: So one day, he ran away.

導師：所以，有一天，牠逃走了。

Owen: Then one day, he ran away.

歐文：所以，有一天，牠逃走了。

Mentor: He ran until he came to the great marsh.

導師：牠一直跑，直到一個大沼澤。

Owen: He run until he come to the great marsh.

歐文：牠一直跑，直到一個大沼澤。

Mentor: Where the wild ducks lived.

導師：這裡住著野生的鴨子。

Owen: Where the wild ducks lived.

歐文：這裡住著野生的鴨子。

AC: And this is a recording -- an excerpt of the recording

講者：這段錄音—— 把導師的聲音除去，

with the mentor's voice taken out and sound effects and music added in.

並加上音效和配樂的版本， 變成是這樣。

(Audio) Owen: He had nowhere to hide.

（聲音）歐文：牠無處可躲。

Then one day, he run away.

所以，有一天，牠逃走了。

He run until he come to the great marsh where the wild ducks lived,

牠一直跑，直到一個大沼澤， 這裡住著野生的鴨子，

and he laid in the rushes for two weeks.

牠在燈心草中躺了兩個星期。

(Music) (Ducks quack)

（音樂）（鴨子叫聲）

Some wild ducks and geese come to look at him.

有些野鴨和鵝跑來看牠。

"You're very ugly," they said, and they laughed at him.

牠們說：「你非常醜陋。」 並嘲笑牠。

(Ducks quack)

（鴨子叫聲）

The ugly duckling ran away from the great marsh.

醜小鴨逃離了大沼澤。

(Duck quacks)

（鴨子叫聲）

AC: And this is how he finished the story:

講者：他是這樣將故事收尾的。

(Audio) Owen: He wasn't an ugly duckling at all.

（聲音）歐文：牠根本 不是一隻醜小鴨。

During the winter, he had grown into a beautiful white swan.

在冬天，牠長大成為了 一隻漂亮的白天鵝。

The other swans looked at him and thought how beautiful he was.

其他天鵝看著牠，想著牠有多漂亮。

"Come with us," they said.

牠們說：「加入我們吧。」

And he did.

牠跟去了。

(Bird sounds)

（鳥的聲音）

Well, Tiara, I hope you have enjoyed this story

蒂艾拉，我希望你喜歡這個故事，

as much as I enjoyed reading this story to you.

就如同我喜歡說這個故事給你聽。

I cannot wait to be with you again and hold you in my arms.

我等不及再次與你相聚， 親手抱住你。

All my love, your daddy, Owen.

最愛你的爸爸，歐文上。

Lots of love, I miss you with all my heart.

我深愛著你，魂牽夢縈。

Goodbye for now, my love. Bye bye.

暫時先說再見，我最愛的人，拜拜。

(Music)

（音樂）

(Music ends)

（音樂結束）

AC: When he listened to that recording in his cell

講者：在這段錄音 被寄出給他女兒之前，

before it was sent out to his daughter,

他先在牢房裏聽過一遍，他哭了。

he cried.

And that's a pretty common reaction from prisoners,

那是囚犯非常常見的反應，

as they realize for the first time

因為他們第一次了解到，

they've been able to do something for their child

他們能夠為自己的孩子做點什麼，

which they never thought they could.

以前他們從來不認為自己能辦到。

They've connected in the most fundamental way,

他們用最原始的方式建立了連結，

through the medium of storytelling.

透過講故事當作媒介。

And as for Sophie,

至於蘇菲，

she wants "The Gruffalo" next time.

她下次想要聽《怪獸古肥玀》。

(Laughter)

（笑聲）

(Applause)

（掌聲）