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* In 2009 there were only five issues of Storytelling Magazine so that is why there is a gap between the January/February column and this one.
Here comes the sun…The winter winds are finally gone and the
warmth of the sun is with us once more; flowers are blooming, birds are singing
and crickets are chirping. I offer you some folktales to help us welcome
spring!
Akanidi the Bright Sunbeam – A
Siberian Tale
http://tinyurl.com/9v3un8
Clytie, the
Heliotrope -An adaptation of the Greek myth.
http://tinyurl.com/9mz8ql
The Cricket’s Song - Guatemalan
Folktale
http://tinyurl.com/7ofxz8Daffodeelia - Sri Lanka
http://www.4to40.com/folktales/print.asp?p=Daffodeelia&k=Sri_Lankan_Fairytales
The Flower Queen’s Daughter - By Andrew Lang
http://tinyurl.com/77uooc
How Butterfly’s Game to Be – Philippine Folktale
http://tinyurl.com/9ygkpy
Celebrate the colorful culture of Mexico on May 5 during Cinco de Mayo!
Kaboose.com - Games
and activities to help celebrate Cinco De Mayo!
http://tinyurl.com/9cx3vhMagic Tales of Mexico - I shared this site in 2005 but it never hurts to spin the story wheel again! Celebrate with nine tales from Mexico!
http://www.g-world.org/magictales/
Mexican Folktales - A bibliography of books to find at your library.
http://tinyurl.com/8nju8g
Access My Library.com -
"Free access to
millions of articles from top publications available at your library."
Search by publication or subject.
http://www.accessmylibrary.com/
Google Scholar - A
boon to anyone researching a particular subject. Type the key word(s) in the search
box and scholarly articles are at your fingertips. This could be
particularly helpful to folks who are writing a thesis or need research
materials to support their grant applications. http://tinyurl.com/ysx3qh
May 16, 2009 is the International
Day for Sharing Stories. Join the campaign and add your own tale.
International Day for
Sharing Stories -The event will take place on May 16, 2009. This year’s
campaign theme is “Journeys Toward Justice: Capturing the Stories of Human
Rights in the Context of Migration”. Stories of immigrants and refugees that
can be used as tools to organizations that fight for their rights will be
collected. You can be part of their mission by posting your own stories. www.storiesforchange.net
Spice up your venue flyers using this tool.
Flauntr.com - A
no-cost online photo-editing tool that offers numerous frames for your photos.
There are also special affects you can apply. A great tool if you want to make
your own venue posters or postcards. http://www.flauntr.com/
Searching for some fresh stories for your summer programs?
Here are some splendid sites to tempt your storytelling senses.
Indian Fairy Tales -Twenty-nine
tales from Joseph Jacobs.
http://tinyurl.com/6l3956
Italian Folktales - Twenty-one
folktales, adapted from Starparola, Basile, Calvino and others.
http://tinyurl.com/9x77zv
Edmund Dulac’s Fairy
Book: Fairy Tales of the Allied Nations - Fifteen tales from around the world, complemented by
stunning black and white illustrations.
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/25513/25513-h/25513-h.htm
Fairy Tales from
Brazil: How and Why Tales from Brazilian Folk-lore - “Theresa, the ama,
stands before us on the terrace under the mango trees…and we know the story
hour has begun. ..To sit at the feet of Theresa, the ama, is to enter
storyland. Enjoy and read online or
download for your files, eighteen pourquoi tales collected by Elsie Spicer
Eells from1917.
http://tinyurl.com/9gh46k
Khmer Folk Tales - Five
folktales from the ancient kingdom of Khmer.
http://tinyurl.com/7b24a6
2007
January February 2007
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/06/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e.html
March April 2007
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/06/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_30.html
May June 2007
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/07/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e.html
July August 2007
http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/07/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_15.html
September October 2007
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/07/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_20.html
November December 2007
http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/07/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_29.html
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/06/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e.html
March April 2007
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/06/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_30.html
May June 2007
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/07/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e.html
July August 2007
http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/07/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_15.html
September October 2007
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/07/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_20.html
November December 2007
http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/07/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_29.html
2008
January February 2008
http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/08/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e.html
March April 2008
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/08/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_11.html
May June 2008
http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/08/slow-and-steady-wins-race-may-june-2008.html
Summer 2008
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/08/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_25.html
Fall 2008
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/09/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e.html
January February 2009
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/09/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_10.html
Karen
Chace 2013 ©
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