Of Story Tellers and Historians

First, I’d like to say that I took a bit of creative liberty with this assignment. I chose to have the Venerable Bede converse with Sin-liqe-unninni, the author of Gilgamesh, about the importance of using reliable sources. The setting: Starbucks. Sin-liqe-unninni is enjoying an extra-hot, grande chai tea, with no whip. Bede sips his double tall, non-fat soy mocha. How the conversation gets started: a voice from above asks, “How important is it to use reliable sources in one’s writing?” Bede stresses the importance of using reliable sources. Sin-liqe-unninni points out that he didn’t exactly have that option. He then counters by stating that at least the Church wasn’t censoring him. Ultimately they agree that given each of their separate circumstances they both did the best that they could. They also agree that their works had different target audiences. The discussion ends amicably.