Slow and Steady: Stor e Telling June July 2012

Hare and Tortoise
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.

June July 2012                                                                                                                                   

Ancient Legends, Mystic Charms and Superstitions of Ireland - From 1902 a wonderful antique book full of tales and information by Lady Wilde, mother of Oscar Wilde.

http://tinyurl.com/7grhxfo

The Celtic Twilight by William Butler Yeats in 1893; he writes in the forward, “I have invented nothing but my own comments and one or two deceitful sentences that may keep some poor storytellers discourse with the devils and the angels….”

http://tinyurl.com/5yf4qz

Folk and Fairy Tales of the Irish Peasantry by W.B. Yeats, 1890: Fairies, Changelings, Pooka’s, Merrows and more.
http://tinyurl.com/bmtw6o

In Chimney Corners: Merry Tales of Irish Folk lore by Seumas MacManus and Pamela Colman Smith, 1899. 

http://tinyurl.com/p7onf

Irish Fairy Tales - Brought to you by James Stephens all the way from 1920; beginning with The Story of Tuan Mac Cairill and ending with Mongan’s Frenzy.
http://tinyurl.com/co6kp2h

Irish Literature, Mythology, Folklore and Drama – An astonishing collection of resources are found here, including specific works from famous Irish writers.

http://tinyurl.com/45lhl

Legends and Stories of Ireland by Samuel Lover, 1831, 1834 – Within these pages kings, fools, bishops and devils are ready to delight.
http://tinyurl.com/d7gs2x8

Sláinte mhaith! (Good health)  Visit my blog post to find Celtic stories for adults and children alike, along with some printables and a craft to share.
http://tinyurl.com/y85cgdm

Three articles to expand your knowledge of Irish literature.

A Guide to Irish Folktales by Marie McKewon

http://tinyurl.com/c9p69cy

Celtic Mythology: Myths of the Ancient World by Marie McKewon
http://tinyurl.com/7559er7

Forgotten Fairies of Irish Folklore by Marie McKeown

http://tinyurl.com/7qkh5fg

Father’s Day is just around the corner. Celebrate the special men in your life with story!

Folktales, Fathers and Fun

http://tinyurl.com/cyxgk4l

In Poland, the Summer Solstice is celebrated on June 23.  The most popular event in Krakow is called Wianki, when young girls throw wreaths into the Baltic Sea.  Here are some stories from Poland to help you join in the celebration.

The Enchanted Wreath
http://www.classicreader.com/book/1044/11/

The Glass Mountain
http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/lfb/ye/yefb20.htm

Gypsy Folktales by Francis Hindes Groome chapter six is dedicated to Polish-Gypsy Stories.
http://tinyurl.com/74gufue

The Legend of Wanda
http://tinyurl.com/d9yyrh6

The Spellbook in the Forbidden Room

http://tinyurl.com/7yoauv3

The Three Princesses
http://tinyurl.com/6vqguk9

Ramadan in 2012 will begin on Saturday, July 21 and will continue for 30 days until the end of Ramadan on Sunday, August 19. * The Islamic calendar is lunar and the days begin at sunset, so there may be one-day error depending on when the New Moon is first seen. Ramadan is intended to teach Muslims about patience, spirituality, humility and submissiveness to God. Below are some stories to celebrate Ramadan.

Patience

Helping Young Plants Grow - Taiwan
http://tinyurl.com/d978wpc

The Hidden One - Native American
http://tinyurl.com/c8ms28q

Patience-Stone and Patience-Knife – Turkey
http://tinyurl.com/c5yzxeo

The Tiger’s Whisker – Korea
http://tinyurl.com/c4yomkn

Humility

Forty Fortunes – Iran

http://tinyurl.com/bwbp9sm

The Magic Horse - Iran

http://tinyurl.com/2utybbx

The Magic of Muskil Gusha - Iran

http://tinyurl.com/cw7lu8s

Poverty and Humility Lead to Heaven - Germany
http://tinyurl.com/6m4vj3l

Wisdom Commons.org - Eight tales of humility from around the world.
http://tinyurl.com/cyl8cnt

Spirituality

The Singing Fir Tree - Switzerland

http://www.fairytalechannel.org/2008/03/singing-fir-tree.html

 

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

April May 2011
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/11/slow-and-steady-stor-e-telling-april.html 
July August 2011
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/12/slow-and-steady-stor-e-telling-july.html
September October 2011
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/12/slow-and-steady-stor-e-telling.html
November December 2011
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/12/slow-and-steady-stor-e-telling-november.html

2012

January, February, March 2012

http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/12/slow-and-steady-stor-e-telling-january.html
April May 2012
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/12/slow-and-steady-stor-e-telling-april.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.

 

 

Folktales, Fathers and Fun - Celebrate the Men In Your Life

A Letter From His Father
by Claude Andrew Bail

    


"Blessed indeed is the man who hears many gentle voices call him father!"
                                     ~ Lydia M. Child

Father's Day is June 19 this year, a day when we honor and celebrate the men in our lives who sit through parent conferences, attend dance recitals, volunteer as baseball coaches, and walk us down the aisle. But others, who may not be our birth fathers, deserve to be celebrated as well; uncles, godfathers, fathers-in-law, any man who makes a positive difference in our lives through leading by example and supporting our goals.

It is almost six years since my own father passed away. While the special men in your life are still with you take a moment to honor them and say "thank you."

  

  

• Some history states that the holiday originated with Sonora Smart Dodd of Spokane, Washington, whose father, a Civil War veteran, raised her and her five siblings after their mother died in childbirth. 
• Other history states it was first observed in Fairmont, West Virginia on July 5, 1908. It was organized by Mrs. Grace Golden Clayton, who wanted to celebrate the lives of the 210 fathers who had been lost in the Monongah Mining disaster several months earlier in Monongah, West Virginia, on December 6, 1907.

• US President Calvin Coolidge recommended in 1924 that the day be observed by the nation.

• In 1966, President Lyndon B. Johnson issued the first presidential proclamation honoring fathers.  In 1972 the day was made a permanent national holiday.
• Some observe the custom of wearing a red rose to indicate that one's father is living or a white rose to indicate that he is deceased.
  
  Information courtesy of:
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lydia_Maria_Child
  https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/fathers-day 

STORIES

Father Frost - Russia
http://russian-crafts.com/russian-folk-tales/father-frost-tale.html 

Father Grumbler – Andrew Lang/Brown Fairy Tale Book
https://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/139/the-brown-fairy-book/4297/father-grumbler/

The Forest Bride – Finland    
https://americanliterature.com/author/parker-fillmore/fairy-tale/the-forest-bride

The Foster Father – Ukraine 
http://freebooksforkids.net/foster-father.html  (This immediately reminded me of the folktale, The Best Wish, found here: 
https://www.worldoftales.com/European_folktales/Jugoslav_Folktale_11.html#gsc.tab=0 )

The Half Blanket – Israel   
Note: There are many variations of this folktale from around the world.
https://www.studocu.com/ph/document/xavier-university-ateneo-de-cagayan/purposive-communication/the-half-blanket-the-half-blanket/59685193

Juan Wearing a Monkey Skin – Philippines 

http://tinyurl.com/68qjdh5

The Miller, His Son and Their Donkey 
http://www.taleswithmorals.com/aesop-fable-the-man-the-boy-and-the-donkey.htm

My Father’s Wedding – Magyars    
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/42981/42981-h/42981-h.htm#Page_86

One Man and His Precious Cow – Africa
https://allfolktales.com/wafrica/precious_cow.html   

The Princess Who Loved Her Father Like Salt 

http://tinyurl.com/3courp5

The Seventh Father of the House - Norway
https://sites.pitt.edu/~dash/type0726.html#seventh    

The Strange Creature – Zimbabwe

https://spiritoftrees.org/the-strange-creature 

The Three Brothers – Germany      
https://www.worldoftales.com/fairy_tales/Brothers_Grimm/Margaret_Hunt/The_Three_Brothers.html#gsc.tab=0

The Ungrateful Child and the Father Who Went to School Again
https://www.worldoftales.com/European_folktales/Ukrainian_folktale_22.html#gsc.tab=0

The White Tiger – Korea
https://storiestogrowby.org/story/white-tiger/  

 

CURRICULUM

5 Father’s Day Ideas for Elementary Children
https://www.hmhco.com/blog/5-classroom-activities-for-fathers-day

Education World – Lesson plans, books, songs, and activities for your students.
https://www.educationworld.com/holidays/archives/fathers_day.shtml

Preschool Father’s Day Theme – Lots of creative ideas here.
https://www.prekprintablefun.com/fathers-day.html

Teacher’s Pay Teachers – Free activities that are teacher tested.
https://tinyurl.com/bdzep4v5

CRAFTS 

Country Living.com – 31 East Father’s Day Crafts the Kids Can Make for Dad 
https://www.countryliving.com/diy-crafts/g32676534/fathers-day-crafts-kids/

DLTK.COM - Lots of things to make that special man smile on Father’s Day: Crafts, poems, printables, recipes and songs!
http://tinyurl.com/nrssk

Enchanted Learning
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/fathersday/

Father’s Day Crafts for Kids – So many fun and fresh ideas.
https://mr-mintz.com/collections/fathers-day?srsltid=AfmBOopAO0-a_y4nWhU55EAZgJ1QLhHnTFzVs4nOmzZSC6J0UrJnK2sU

RECIPES

Father’s Day Cooking Project for Kids
https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/howto/guide/fathers-day-projects-kids

In the Kid’s Kitchen – Father’s Day Recipes Kids Can Make
https://www.inthekidskitchen.com/fathers-day-recipes-kids-can-make/ 

SOMETHING EXTRA

A Father’s Day Story - If you would like to read a short, humorous story about my father, you will find it here.
http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2008/06/my-father-always-took-great-pride-in.html

C is for Caring Fathers – A blog from the fabulous folktale researcher, Csenge.
https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2016/04/c-is-for-caring-fathers.html

Mother’s Day and Memories - My blog post for Mother’s Day filled with stories and more.
http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/05/mothers-day-and-memories.html

 

Please note, websites change at a rapid pace and weblinks may change or break without notice. I cannot be responsible for redirected or broken links.  At the time of this posting all links were in working order. Thank you for understanding.

 

Karen Chace 2011 ©

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.

 

A Father's Day Story

Father's Day is fast approaching and naturally my thoughts turn to my own father who passed away in July of 2005. He was on many levels a complicated man and some things I will never understand, just quietly accept, but I do remember some of the good times we shared.

One of those good times took place when I was just a young girl. To fully appreciate what happened this day you should know that my father always took great pride in his appearance. His clothes were always neatly pressed and starched, thanks to my mother since I never saw him iron anything. During the 1960's many men still wore a shirt and tie when out with their families, even for something as mundane as an afternoon stroll at the local zoo.

I remember it was a warm, sunny day, most likely a Sunday afternoon as I was dressed in my "going to church" clothes and wearing my favorite black patent leather shoes. (Obviously, my shoe fetish began at an early age.) I was about five years old, still young enough for my mother to keep a firm grip on my tiny hand as we wound our way down the serpentine paths, stopping at each animal cage, I am sure. Yet, I only recall seeing the llamas, and with good reason!

We stopped at the enclosure holding those mysterious, exotic looking creatures; my older sister and I stood dutifully on either side of our mother. My father approached the metal chain link fence, the modern barrier between man and beast, and one llama slowly ambled over. Delighted, my sister and I began to pull up some of the grass growing between the cement walkway and the fence, carefully poking the blades through the fence, giggling as it gently nibbled it from our chubby, child-like fingers. As the llama ate, his great, puffy lips pursed comically as it chewed carefully and deliberately.

My father was also a great jokester and so he placed his face as close as he could up to the fence, directly in line with the llama, and slowly began to mimic its munching motions. Now remember, I mention my father was a snappy dresser and today was no exception, which made the scene even more ridiculous. Here was this handsome, wavy red-haired man, smartly dressed in a white starched shirt, perfectly knotted tie and sharply creased pants acting the part of a llama sloppily chewing his treat. Encouraged by our giggling his facial contortions became more and more exaggerated. He was having such a grand time entertaining us he didn't notice the llama moving closer to the fence until they were finally almost nose to nose.

To this day I swear I saw the llama steal a glance over to my sister and I before he deliberately turned once more to my father, opened his mouth and forcefully, and very indelicately, spewed all its contents into his face. That split second scene sent my mother, sister, and me into an immediate wave of belly laughter, that is until we realized dad wasn't laughing at all! My mother did her best to quiet us down while simultaneously digging into her purse to find something to wipe his face.

I don't remember anything else from that comical trip to the zoo, but I do remember that time does heal a broken ego. In later years we were all able to recount that day with my father and laugh about it together. Those llamas are long gone but the universe does have a wicked sense of humor. My sister moved a few years ago and one of her new neighbors raises those feisty animals. Every time I drive by, I am reminded of the llama that put my father in his place!

Please note, websites change at a rapid pace and weblinks may change or break without notice. I cannot be responsible for redirected or broken links.  At the time of this posting all links were in working order. Thank you for understanding.

 

Karen Chace 2008 ©

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.