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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
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/4qw9ym2Persian 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
http://tinyurl.com/6jo2g4p
The Tulip Bed –
English Folktale
http://tinyurl.com/29grakcFools, 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
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
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
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
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 2010January February 2010
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/10/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_13.html
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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