Yes, well, it's rather difficult to tell a story when your listener thinks someone's name is simply one letter off from his own name.

[No, he got off topic all on his own... but also: Manley's rude? Marley, seriously???]

I have... a better idea. Instead of a story, we can have an exchange of information. A quid pro quo. For instance, I don't know anything about you other than the fact you're quite similar to the talking oaks back home, but they were rather naked in comparison. And spoke in rhymes. So... tell me something about you.