Slow and Steady: Stor e Telling April May 2011

Tortoise and Hare
from Children's Illustrations, 1880

I have penned the Stor E Telling column since January of 2002 and the articles from 2002-2006 are the publications page of my website found here http://tinyurl.com/llnn47y . I will be adding the columns from 2007 to 2012 to that page as well. However, I am in the process of checking what link URL's have changed or are now defunct. It is a time consuming process so I am taking the “slow and steady” approach via Aesop and will post the individual columns on my blog for now.

I will not be adding current columns until the following year, so if you want immediate access to the newest websites, consider becoming a member of the National Storytelling Network.

Please feel free to comment on the blog and let me know if you find this useful.

APRIL MAY 2011

Since this issue’s theme is Storytelling World I have put together a number of eclectic sites from around the globe. So pack your bags, find your passport and hit the storytelling road!

Danish Fairy Tales – Forty-six tales collected by J. Christian Bay, 1899 –  “May this train of Danish Kings and queens, wise men and fools, princes and beggars…may they all be kindly welcomed…”

http://tinyurl.com/6kso9qf

The Fairy Books of Andrew Lang – Step onto the rainbow of colored Fairy Books by this prolific author. All twelve colorful volumes are right here at your fingertips. 

http://tinyurl.com/4qglsr6

The Golden Mountain by Meyer Levin, 1932 -  “A collection of tales of the Eastern European Hassidic Jews, centering on the holy men Baal Shem Tov and Rabbi Nachman of Bratzlaw…these magical realist stories of the Hassidic rabbis are encoded with deeper levels of meaning similar to Buddhist, Sufi, Celtic, and other spiritual traditions.”
http://tinyurl.com/4j952xp

Green Willow and other Japanese Fairy Tales by Grace Adams, 1910 – Thirty eight stories from the Land of the Rising Sun, complemented by the gorgeous illustrations of Warwick Goble.

http://tinyurl.com/4rzy5pg

Mongolian Folktales - “The Mongolian folktales can be roughly divided into four groups: legends, animal tales, tales about everyday life, magical and riddle tales. In the following you will find a few words about each of these groups and a folktale as an example.”
http://tinyurl.com/7rw9xt

Old Hungarian Fairy Tales – Eight tales collected by Baroness Orczy and offered by The Baldwin Project.

http://tinyurl.com/4qw9ym2

Persian Tales by David Lockhard Roertson Lorimer, 1910 - Once upon a time there was a time when there was no one but God…so begins many of these wonderful stories from Persia. There is also a section vocabulary and pronunciation section at the end of the book.
http://chestofbooks.com/fairy-tale/Persian/

Spring is here and the earth is waking up, offering us gorgeous flower and delicious vegetables to add to our table. Here are a few tales to add to your story garden.

The Gardener and the Manor by Hans Christian Anderson

http://hca.gilead.org.il/gardener.html

Petrosinella (Parsley) – Italian Fairy tale by written by Giambattista Basile.

http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/rapunzel/stories/petros.html

The Spring Beauty – Chippewa Legend

http://tinyurl.com/4t4gv66

The Sprig of Rosemary from the Rose Fairy Book by Andrew Lang.

http://www.mythfolklore.net/andrewlang/425.htm

Story-lovers.com – Jackie Baldwin always has a crop of stories to share.

http://tinyurl.com/4j9tmev

Tenali Rama and the Brinjal – Folktale from India
http://tinyurl.com/6jo2g4p

The Tulip Bed – English Folktale

http://tinyurl.com/29grakc

Fools, Tricksters, Festivals and Spring - April and May are full of interesting holidays and celebrations: April Fool’s Day, Earth Day and Children’s Day in Japan are just a few. Back in April of 2009 I offered a blog post with stories and curriculum resources to help you celebrate any or all of these special days.
http://tinyurl.com/4qskmq2

Flowers, Fairytales and Folklore - April and May also bring back the flowers of spring. After a long harsh winter in the northeast of the United States they are always a welcome site. In May of 2010 I put together a blog post with stories and activities to welcome our colorful friends and celebrate spring.

http://tinyurl.com/4v72sxo

And if you missed any of the previous “Slow and Steady…” blog posts here are the links to the series so far.

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

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

2009

January February 2009
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/09/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_10.html
May June 2009
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/09/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_14.html
July August 2009
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/09/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_21.html
September October 2009
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/09/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_29.html
November December 2009
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/10/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e.html

2010

January February 2010
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/10/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_13.html

April May 2010
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/10/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_28.html
July August 2010
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/11/slow-and-steady-stor-e-telling-july.html
September October 2010
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/11/slow-and-steady-stor-e-telling.html
November December 2010
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/11/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e.html

2011

January February 2011

http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/11/slow-and-steady-stor-e-telling-january.html

Karen Chace 2013 ©

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