Last year I undertook the project of placing all of
my 2007-2012 Stor e Telling columns from Storytelling Magazine on my blog. Now
that 2014 is here I will begin to share all of the columns from 2013.
I will not be adding current columns until the following year, so if you want immediate access to the newest websites, please consider becoming a member of the National Storytelling Network.
The Little Daughter of the Snow - Russia
http://tinyurl.com/dyopzsg
Italian Folktales – Twenty-one folktales.
http://oaks.nvg.org/italian-folktales.html
Old French Fairy Tales –
http://archive.org/details/oldfrenchfairyta00sgrich
2013
is the Year of the Snake and the Chinese New Year falls on February 10. Below
are some folktales to add to the celebration.
Why Mongoose Kills Snakes - Africa
http://tinyurl.com/bolyrnz
I will not be adding current columns until the following year, so if you want immediate access to the newest websites, please consider becoming a member of the National Storytelling Network.
Below you will find the sites I offered for the January
February March 2013 issue.
Let me know if you find this useful; I love to hear
from you!
* Please note that any comments will not appear until I allow it to be published. Sadly, I had to implement
that fail safe to avoid spam messages from being published. Thank you for
understanding.
Ring in the New Year with story and song!
FatherTimes.net - From
Armenia to Wales, songs, traditions and recipes associated with the New Year.
http://www.fathertimes.net/
http://www.fathertimes.net/
New
Year Traditions Around the World - Why is a baby the
symbol of the New Year? Find out and make an easy connection to Greek Myths for
your students.
http://tinyurl.com/35ez8
Winter
is upon us in the United States; I bring you some tales of ice and snow.
Davy Crockett and the Frozen Dawn - USA
http://tinyurl.com/chxu4xu
The Ice King and His Wonderful
Grandchild - Dutch
http://tinyurl.com/c8npw7zThe Little Daughter of the Snow - Russia
http://tinyurl.com/dyopzsg
The Long Winter - Canada
http://tinyurl.com/bvlpztm
Princess Miranda and Prince Hero -
Poland
http://tinyurl.com/bmshrkw
http://tinyurl.com/bmshrkw
The Snow, the Crow and the Blood -
Ireland
http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/snow.html
The Snow Maiden - Russia
http://tinyurl.com/dxj3xsu
The Snow Tomb - Japan
http://tinyurl.com/cydbgtb
Snow Woman - Japan
http://tinyurl.com/c9q397r
Story-Lovers.com
- Jackie
Baldwin shares books, resources and stories on winter and the winter solstice.
http://tinyurl.com/yjwq354
The Twelve
Months – Russia
http://russian-crafts.com/tales/12months.html
Snow
Crystals.com - We are told no two snowflakes are alike. See how
different these remarkable gifts of nature truly are. This site is a wonderful
addition to any math or science program.
http://tinyurl.com/7j45
http://tinyurl.com/7j45
Stories
from India, Italy and France will have you speaking the language of love just
in time for Valentine’s Day.
Classic Love Stories - Summaries of some of classics such as Pyramus and Thisbe.
http://tinyurl.com/ydnnpbq
Classic Love Stories - Summaries of some of classics such as Pyramus and Thisbe.
http://tinyurl.com/ydnnpbq
Italian Folktales – Twenty-one folktales.
http://oaks.nvg.org/italian-folktales.html
Old French Fairy Tales –
http://archive.org/details/oldfrenchfairyta00sgrich
True Love – Bare
Bones for Storytellers - Jackie Baldwin has delivered a bouquet of
stories just in time for Valentine’s Day.
http://tinyurl.com/d8wgese
Storybug.net – A number of
links I have collected to help you celebrate Valentine’s Day every year. http://tinyurl.com/bqwfosl
The Girl and the Snake – Sweden
http://tinyurl.com/dxcw5n8
http://tinyurl.com/dxcw5n8
The King of the Snakes and Other Folk-lore
Stories from Uganda
http://tinyurl.com/c7nkznm
http://tinyurl.com/c7nkznm
Rabbit Plays Tug-O-War – Native American
http://tinyurl.com/btxxdzm
The Snake and the Pauper – Haiti
http://tinyurl.com/c8yxdz9
http://tinyurl.com/c8yxdz9
The Snake with the Big Feet – Native
American
http://tinyurl.com/d9hda5q
The Snakes Bride – Bhutan
http://tinyurl.com/dxzc3xf
http://tinyurl.com/dxzc3xf
The White Man and the Snake – South
Africa
http://tinyurl.com/dyqy9fs
http://tinyurl.com/dyqy9fs
Why Frog and Snake Never Play Together -
Africa
http://tinyurl.com/d9hzpnk
Why Mongoose Kills Snakes - Africa
http://tinyurl.com/bolyrnz
Lions,
Dragons, and Nian: Animals of the Chinese New Year - Wonderfully
inclusive lesson plan on the Chinese Spring Festival and eastern and western
dragons associated with the Chinese New Year.
http://tinyurl.com/6szu7n
http://tinyurl.com/6szu7n
February
26 is Tell a Fairy Tale Day, which is perfect for storytellers! Here is a blog
post I wrote in 2011 with a fairly inclusive number of public domain fairy tale
books.
Wisdom, Wit and Wonder
http://tinyurl.com/7vb4das
And to add to the fun, a book from 1910.
Fairy
Tale Plays and How to Act Them - While some of
the language is antiquated it can be easily updated. The book also offers
suggestions on costumes, props and scenery. http://tinyurl.com/bpccbt
Storybug.net
– My Stor e Telling columns from 2007 -2012 with synopses. Just point, click,
surf!
http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/12/stor-e-telling-columns-2007-to-2012.html
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