do they do that randomly or is there any chance of "forcing" them to do the teaching?
i only had one storytelling so far :-(

I had one child gain a little bit of research skill, after listening to a story. My parents aren't adept yet, so I haven't had any "lessons".

If you drag an adept adult (a villager over 18) and drop them on a kid (a villager under 14) they will teach. I have seen them do it on their own from time to time as well.

Drag the adult villager over top of the child close to the town square, or else it might think you are trying to have them mate.

thanks, already figured it out myself.
for teaching adults have to be the parent of the child though (?)

It seems to me that villagers have to have some parenting skill to teach, otherwise they just tell stories.

It works for me pretty much anywhere on the map, and it doesn't matter if that villager is the parent or not -- but they have to have some parenting skill before they will teach.

-- jen

Yes, somebody else already mentioned that you need an adept parent to teach lessons. I just got one recently, and can confirm that.

Mine came out with a fish and crab.
I just love watching the lil kids gathered round listening to the story...just too cute!

Drop a story teller on a teenager and they will sit for the story too! As long as they are under 18.

You have to start with the teen tho... they won't come when the little ones are called. BUt the little ones will come when the teen is called.