I think my favorite game of this jam i've played so far. Love the take on collectibles, collecting tales is really cool, and the interpretation of "there and back" is also interesting.
Good visuals, good sound, fun gameplay. Only complaints i have are the little gramatical errors that would pop up with the modular sentences, and i think a better indicator of who wants to listen or tell stories would be nice. Even just being able to back out and come back to tell them a story when you have a better one would be good.
Fix those little things, add more content and some longer time goals or progression and you have a game i'd pay money for. Great work in under a week!
Check out my submission if you'd like!