Stor e Telling Columns: 2007 to 2012 with Synopses

From the Fairy Book by
Dinah Craik
Illustration by Warwick Goble, 1913

In June I began adding all of my 2007 to 2012 Stor e Telling research columns from Storytelling Magazine to my blog. I have now finished individually posting all of the articles. However, I thought it might also be helpful to have all 31 blog posts, along with a brief synopsis for each one, in an easy to access post here.

So pour yourself a cup of tea, a mug of coffee, or a glass of wine, then sit back and dip your toes into the story stream!

2007

January February – Stories to celebrate Arbor Day, Celtic and Cambodian folktales, clip art for the classroom, songs to get the “wiggles out” for the wee ones and more.

http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/06/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e.html .

March April – Buddhist tales, biographies, songs, resources for Women’s History Month and stories to celebrate Cinco de Mayo. Make sure to stop by the SEED website where you will find stories about the ocean from around the world, complemented by curriculum connections to use in the classroom.

http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/06/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_30.html 

May June – Creations Myths, Tall Tales, French fairy tales from Perrault and Marie-Catherined´Aulnoy, Greek myths and more.
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/07/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e.html

July August - In keeping with the Oral History theme of this issue I offered sites for the collecting oral histories, including curriculum guides. There is also an extensive anthology of 57 ghost stories collected by Ernest Rhys published in 1921, myths and legends from Peru, anti-bullying resources and songs to spice up your summer storytelling gigs!

http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/07/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_15.html

September October - Resources for Grandparent's Day, Talk Like a Pirate Day, Anansi tales, public domain clipart to add spark to your marketing material and more. http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/07/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_20.html

November December - Story resources on Australia Day, Chinese New Year, Native American Heritage Month, Czechoslovak Fairy Tales, Basque folktales and more.

http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/07/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_29.html
 
2008

January February - Tales to celebrate Tell A Fairy Tell a Fairy Day,  lesson plans filled with  fairytales and folktales and fun  The Center for Studies in Oral Tradition at the University of Missouri has generously placed twenty-two years of their journal online. The site contains nearly 500 articles and 10,000 pages with the contents downloadable as pdf files and the classic Art of the Storyteller by Marie Shedlock.

http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/08/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e.html

March April - Business links, downloadable public domain books for St. Patrick's Day, resources for Women's History Month and more.

http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/08/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_11.html

May June– Story resources to celebrate Mother Goose Day, American folklore for Paul Bunyan Day, a professional photo editing tool, Performers Insurance and Digital Storytelling Rubrics. Of course there are also folktales from around the world including Arab and Georgian tales and storytelling cue cards from Brian Strum.
http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/08/slow-and-steady-wins-race-may-june-2008.html

Summer - Stories of the sun, digital storytelling resources, fairy tale writing unit for the classroom, Russian folktales and more.

http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/08/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_25.html

Fall 2008 - We all remember the difficult turndown in the economy took in 2008 so I devoted the column to sites that would help with travel expenses. The links are all still relevant today, particularly with airline fees and gas prices that seem to continue marching higher and higher. I hope these sites help you trim your business and personal expenses a wee bit because we know that every cent helps!
http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/09/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e.html

 
2009

January February -  This one brings you folktales from around the world including Mardi Gras, the Chinese New Year, love stories for Valentine's Day and of course some Celtic fun for the wearing of the green on St. Patrick's Day.

http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/09/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_10.html

May June -. Stories of the sun, folktales for Cinco De Mayo, from Brazil, Italy, the Allied Nations and more. Also, sites to help you with your storytelling business.
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/09/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_14.html

July August – Hawaiian folktales, legends and myths, branding strategies and tips for your business and stories of mermaids, selkies and sirens.

http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/09/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_14.html

September October - This issue’s them was storytelling and school residencies so here are some sites to complement the theme. Lesson plans and resources to help you bring “happily ever after” into the classroom and stories for Halloween to fright and delight!
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/09/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_29.html

November December - Resources on transformative storytelling, special interest groups, Veteran's Day, Aviation Month resources, and tales to warm your winter days and nights.

http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/10/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e.html

2010

January February - The theme for that issue of Storytelling Magazine focused on the National Storytelling Network's Brimstone Awards so there are grant tutorial resources. Since it was the beginning of the New Year there are also useful articles on organizing your home office, story sites to celebrate the Year of the Tiger for the Chinese New Year, and resources for Black History Month and Women's History Month.

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

April May - Stories to celebrate National Frog Month, Tell a Story Day, trickster tales for April Fools and water stories from around the world. Have fun surfing!

http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/10/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_28.html

July August - There are stories to celebrate Watermelon Day, fairytales from France to celebrate Bastille Day, nature tales and business resources on marketing and branding. 

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

September October - Digital storytelling and oral history resources, stories to celebrate the Chinese Moon Festival, animal tales. Also, Russian folktales, Halloween stories to keep in your trick or treat bag for next year, and a useful, interactive tool to help you time your stories.

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

November December  - You will find stories to celebrate Diwali, St. Lucia's Day, Christmas, animal tales, and resources on copyright, Stop the Violence Day, and origami.
http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/11/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e.html

2011

January February - The theme for this issue was storytelling and music so there are sites filled with songs, ballads, rhymes and finger plays. There are also rabbit stories to complement the 2011 Chinese New Year, bird stories for National Bird Day and three public domain books filled with Irish folktales, fairy tales and legends.

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

April May - The theme for this issue was Storytelling World so you will find a number of online public domain books with fairytales and  folktales from Hungary, Persia, Japan, Mongolia and more. There are also stories to welcome spring and of course, tales of tricksters to honor the fools of April.

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

July August  - LGBT Themes in Chinese Mythology , creation stories and legends to celebrate summer, animal tales and stories and resources to complement National Lighthouse Day.
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/12/slow-and-steady-stor-e-telling-july.html 

September October - The theme of this issue was epic storytelling so you will find links to Gilgamesh, The Mahabharata and The Ramayana, along with a free, public domain books of the world's epics form 1913. In addition there are stories for Halloween, Norse stories to celebrate Leif Erickson Day, and more.

http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/12/slow-and-steady-stor-e-telling.html

November December - There are stories from China, Japan and the Middle East. Also, educational resources from the Smithsonian Education archives and PBS on the Japanese Internment Camps and Native American Legends and Myths for Native American Heritage Month.

http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/12/slow-and-steady-stor-e-telling-november.html 

2012

January, February March - Resources for Women's History Month, dragon stories to complement the Chinese New Year: Year of the Dragon 2012, stories to celebrate Polar Bear Day, tales for the wayward winds of March and more.
http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/12/slow-and-steady-stor-e-telling-january.html

April May - This was the Storytelling World Issue so you will find a wide variety of public domain folktales, myths, legends and fairytales from around the world: Portugal, Ireland, Norway, Scotland, Korea, Poland and more spanning back to 1882.

http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/12/slow-and-steady-stor-e-telling-april.html

June July - Wonderful Celtic resources, myths, folktales, legends as well as three articles on Irish Literature. There are also stories for Father's Day, the religious celebration of Ramadan and folktales from Poland to celebrate Wianki. I hope you have fun exploring!
http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/12/slow-and-steady-stor-e-telling-june.html

August September - Anti-bullying resources, folktales, fairytales, myths and legends from the countries of Japan, Scotland, Italy, Brazil and others. There are also curriculum connections to complement a variety of topics and themes. And last but not least, copyright resources.

http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/12/slow-and-steady-stor-e-telling-august.html

October November December - Stories from Ethiopia, Thailand, the United Kingdom, and a number of public domain books of folktales, myths, legends and fairytales from Portugal, Poland, South Africa, Italy . You will also find a wonderful site from the National Trust offering thousands of hours of Gaelic and Scots recordings. The project includes folklore, songs, music, history, poetry, traditions, stories and other information. And of course, there are a few other sites thrown in for good measure.
http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/12/slow-and-steady-stor-e-telling-october.html

In addition, all of my Stor e Telling columns in Storytelling Magazine from 2002-2006 are listed on the Publication’s Page of my website. One caveat, I have not had the opportunity to recheck all of the links; that is a project for another day. You will find a point and click extravaganza of story research here: http://storybug.net/stor-e-telling.html .

Karen Chace 2013 ©

This blog post was researched and compiled by Karen Chace. Permission for private use is granted. Distribution, either electronically or on paper is prohibited without my expressed written permission. For permission please contact me at storybug@aol.com. Of course, if you wish to link to my blog via your website, blog, newsletter, Facebook page or Twitter please feel free to do so; I greatly appreciate your support and personal integrity.

Slow and Steady Wins the Race: Stor e Telling May June 2009

Tortoise and Hare
by
Jean Grandville, 19th Century
 

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://www.storybug.net/stor-e-telling.html. 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.

* 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.

 

MAY JUNE 2009

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/7ofxz8

Daffodeelia - 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/9cx3vh

Magic 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

 

Online tools to help smooth out the bumps on the research road!

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

 

And if you missed any of the pervious “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

 

Karen Chace 2013 ©

This blog post was researched and compiled by Karen Chace. Permission for private use is granted. Distribution, either electronically or on paper is prohibited without my expressed written permission. For permission please contact me at storybug@aol.com. Of course, if you wish to link to my blog via your website, blog, newsletter, Facebook page or Twitter please feel free to do so; I greatly appreciate your support and personal integrity.

 

 

 

 

Slow and Steady Wins the Race: Stor E Telling Column March April 2007

Tortoise and the Hare
bye
Arthur Rackham, 1912

I have penned the Stor E Telling column for Storytelling Magazine, a publication of the National Storytelling Network, since January of 2002 and the articles from 2002-2006 are the publications page of my website found here http://www.storybug.net/stor-e-telling.html; all you just have to point and click.

I will be adding the columns from 2007 – 2012 to that page as well, but 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.

If you interested you may want to subscribe to the blog so you will receive them as soon as they are up. 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.

Directions: In the future, if want to access these columns insert Slow and Steady, as I will begin each new addition with that title, OR Stor E Telling into the “Search This Blog” bar on the left side of this blog.  Make sure to scroll up to see the links as the most current blog article will still be displayed as well.

MARCH APRIL 2007

A World of Difference Institute

A valuable site highlighting numerous bibliographies on multicultural and anti-bias books for children. Related links and resources are included.
http://www.adl.org/bibliography/default.asp

ASL University

Complement your stories using sign language. This site shares a hundred sign concepts frequently used between parents and their young children. For those who wish to investigate further, there are finger spelling and number lessons, materials about ASL, a dictionary of words with photos of f movements, and more.
http://www.lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-layout/concepts.htm

Beyond Row, Row, Row Your Boat

Incorporate some musical rounds and add rhythm and fun to your storytelling.  This site offers thirty-two songs, dating back to the middle ages, complete with music, lyrics and sound files.
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~msmiller/rounds.html

Buddhist Tales for Young and Old

Fifty-Five stories, many of which indicate the character trait symbolized in the story.
http://www.buddhanet.net/bt_conts.htm

March is Women’s History Month. Searching for some exceptional stories of extraordinary women to portray or research? Well, look no further, these sites will serve you well not only in March but throughout the year.

300 Women Who Changed the World

Where they lived, what they did, timelines, multimedia archives and more.
http://search.eb.com/women

Distinguished Women of Past and Present

This is truly an amazing site! The stories and additional links offer new insights into the remarkable contributions women have made throughout history categorized by subject matter or name. You could spend a century here and not finish!
http://www.distinguishedwomen.com/index.html

The National Women’s History Project

An educational nonprofit organization founded in 1980. Their mission is to “recognize and celebrate the diverse and historic accomplishments of women by providing information and educational materials and programs.” Search by category, state or discipline.
http://www.nwhp.org/

Notable Women Ancestors

From adventurers to witches the site offers a brief synopsis for each woman with a link to additional biographical information.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~nwa/index.html

Women of the Hall

The National Women’s Hall of Fame in Seneca, New York “is a shrine to some of the greatest women in the history of this country….” Search alphabetically or by last name.
http://www.greatwomen.org/women.php

May 5 is Cinco de Mayo, the national festival of Mexico; here are a few sites to help you get ready to join in the celebration!

 
Mexican Folktales
An extensive bibliography of folktales to help you find just the right story to share
http://nancykeane.com/rl/682.htm

Magic Tales of Mexico

I shared this site in 2005 but it bears repeating; nine stories from the colorful culture of Mexico.
http://www.g-world.org/magictales/domingo.html

American Folklore: Mexican Folklore

Thirteen Ghost Stories, Fairy Tales, Myths and Legends from Mexico.
http://www.americanfolklore.net/mexican-folklore.html#2

SEED (Schlumberger Excellence in Educational Development)

Begun in 1998, SEED is a global non-profit education program serving students ages 10-18. The main site at http://www.planetseed.com/home is ripe with resources and provides access to “technological and knowledge resources for underserved students and teachers….These include a range of project-based activities provided through an extensive multilingual web site, hands-on science education workshops, and collaborative international projects.” If you swim a little deeper you will find discover an “Ocean of Stories” http://www.planetseed.com/ocean-of-stories from Algeria to Yemen, adapted and retold by renowned storyteller Laura Simms. There are also seven activities http://www.planetseed.com/node/22912 to complement the stories.

 

PREVIOUS STOR E TELLING BLOGS

 

January February 2007

http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/06/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e.html

Karen Chace 2013 ©

This blog post was researched and compiled by Karen Chace. Permission for private use is granted. Distribution, either electronically or on paper is prohibited without my expressed written permission. For permission please contact me at storybug@aol.com. Of course, if you wish to link to my blog via your website, blog, newsletter, Facebook page or Twitter please feel free to do so; I greatly appreciate your support and personal integrity.