Stor e Telling Fall 2019: Helping Others Shine

Young Girl Carrying a Pumpkin
by
Fausto Zonaro, 1889

This issues theme was Helping Others Shine so I offer you some interesting and informative articles on mentoring. If you have been blessed to have mentors in your life why not pay it forward?

6 Things Great Mentors Do Differently
https://tinyurl.com/yxlz3h2s

8 Tips for an Amazing Mentor Relationship
https://tinyurl.com/yyy2ttqy

10 Ways to Make Others Shine
https://tinyurl.com/y33klm2z

How We Find Ourselves When We Connect With Others
https://tinyurl.com/y38eqoex





Make Your Success About Shining Your Light on the People Around You, Not Yourself
https://tinyurl.com/y6yyru4k

The Mentor and the Protégé: What, Who, and How?https://tinyurl.com/y39978mv

Mentoring Matters: Three Essential Elements of Success
https://tinyurl.com/yxhzbwxb

November 15 is National Drummer Day. Feel the beat with the tales below.

The Drum – Hindu
https://tinyurl.com/yyycksfc

The Drum That Sang – Bengal
https://tinyurl.com/y5s732cx

The King and the Drum – India
https://tinyurl.com/y42obndc

The King’s Drum – Nigeria
https://tinyurl.com/y6xgnp3g

The Pear Drum (The New Mother) – Traditional Tale
https://tinyurl.com/y3z64ydc

The Tortoise and the Magic Drum – Nigeria
https://tinyurl.com/y6sr745c

Stealing the Drum – West Africa
https://tinyurl.com/yy6e6wge

Halloween is a busy time for storytellers. Below are three public domain books filled with tales to fright and delight!

Can Such Things Be? Short, spine tingling tales, published in 1910, to add to your storytelling repertoires from 1910.
https://tinyurl.com/y5vs4ms3

The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories by Algernon Blackwood, 1906. There are lots of places to visit here, A Haunted Island, Skeleton Lake, The Wood of the Dead, and more…if you dare!
https://tinyurl.com/yykt3vod

Told After Supper By Jerome K. Jerome, 1891. Seven ghost stories told on Christmas Eve.
https://tinyurl.com/yy9vugke

Don’t forget to bring some Halloween fun into the classroom!|

Halloween  Games for the Classroom - “A collection of fun and educational Halloween games that build math and language skills for grades K-5.
http://tinyurl.com/ya4hn36

While December 25 marks Christmas Day for many it is also National Pumpkin Pie Day. I shared these stories below last year but thought I would highlight them again to celebrate this delicious day.

The Great Pumpkin – Taino Indian/Puerto Rico
https://tinyurl.com/ycqbj2sh

Grinding Stone to the Rescue - India
https://tinyurl.com/ybl49dvq

The Legend of Stingy Jack - Ireland
https://tinyurl.com/y8jxbwve

The Magic Pumpkins – Ukraine
https://tinyurl.com/ybqo2lr4

The Pumpkin in the Jar – Philippines
https://tinyurl.com/y7a4cgw2

November 13 is World Kindness Day. Why not spread some kindness with these lovely tales?

The Crystal Heart – Vietnam

https://tinyurl.com/qaxcooh

Evil Allures But Good Endures – Russia
https://tinyurl.com/y5oyrrs9

The Fairy Shilling – Ireland
https://tinyurl.com/y6t556qc

Great Joy the Ox – India
https://tinyurl.com/y57uzj9y

The King of Compassion - India
https://tinyurl.com/y4brjlv8

Old Woman Who Was Kind to Insects – Inuit/Native American
https://tinyurl.com/y35xeam3

The Princess Mouse – Finland
https://tinyurl.com/o2y4qss

SOMETHING EXTRA
Sharing an ending form the Norwegian folktale Spen Ashlad and Refoks.

"And here I lay my tale on a sledge,

And send it you whose tongue has sharper edge;
But if your tongue in wit is not so fine,
Then shame on you if you throw blame on mine."https://tinyurl.com/yybyt4ud

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
In case you missed it here is an earlier blog post offering from my 2019 columns.

Stor e Telling Summer 2019 – Puppets and Puppetry

The theme was puppets and puppetry. You will also find stories for Grandparent's Day and peach stories for National Peach Day in August. There are stories, tutorials, crafts and more. At the end of the blog you will also find links to additional blog resources from my column on a wide variety of themes.
https://karenchace.blogspot.com/2020/04/stor-e-telling-summer-2019-puppets-and.html

Stor e Telling – Storytelling World Winter 2019

The theme for this issue was Storytelling World. Get ready for a glamorous trip around the globe through these fabulous public domain folktale collections, including stories to celebrate Learn About Butterflies Day and World Rat Day.
https://karenchace.blogspot.com/2020/01/stor-e-telling-storytelling-world.html

These links below will lead you to my columns from 2007-2018

Stor e Telling Fall 2018: Storytelling and Empathy
The theme for this issue was storytelling and empathy, both are greatly needed in our current climate. You will also find additional stories about the glorious pumpkins that dot the fall landscape, candle tales to celebrate the Feast of Saint Ambrose.
https://karenchace.blogspot.com/2019/08/stor-e-telling-fall-2018-storytelling.html

Stor e Telling Summer 2018: Storytelling Traditions Around the WorldMany of us are familiar with The Moth and StoryCorp but what about some of the other ancient forms of storytelling? In this blog post you will read about a few of the fascinating and different traditions from around the world to complement the issue's theme. You will also find stories to celebrate Be An Angel Day on August 22 so get ready to fly with these new tales. https://karenchace.blogspot.com/2019/03/stor-e-telling-summer-2018-storytelling.html

Stor e Telling Spring 2018: Storytelling World
Unwrap some fun and fabulous resources to love and add to your repertoire. The theme was Storytelling World so you will find tales from many cultures. There are also legends to savor on Tea for Two Tuesday on March 21, Noodlehead tales to tickle your funny bone for International Moment of Laughter Day on April 14, and folktales for Bat Appreciation Day on April 17.https://karenchace.blogspot.com/2019/01/stor-e-telling-spring-2018-storytelling.html

The link below will take you to a previous blog post with my Store e Telling columns from 2007-2017.

1001 Nights to 2001 Story Resources V: Stor e Telling 2017
https://karenchace.blogspot.com/2018/12/1001-nights-to-2001-story-resources-v.html

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Karen Chace 2020 ©

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