March Comes in Like a Lion...Folktales that Roar!

The Lion and the Lamb
by
William Strutt Peace, 1896

There is an old saying, “March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb” so I thought would share some stories about lions.

We are a bit weary of the snow here in Massachusetts, as are many others around the United States, so here’s hoping the lamb (good weather) is just around the corner!

STORIES

The Hare and the Lion – Africa

http://www.worldoftales.com/African_folktales/African_Folktale_40.html

The Hunter and the Lion – Aesop
http://mythfolklore.net/aesopica/perry/326.htm

The Lily and the Lion – Grimm
http://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/175/grimms-fairy-tales/3137/the-lily-and-the-lion/

The Lion and the Beetle – United States
http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2012/07/the_lion_and_the_beetle.html

The Lion and the Crane - India
http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/ift/ift02.htm

The Lion and the Mouse - Greece

http://www.aesopfables.com/cgi/aesop1.cgi?3&TheLionandtheMouse

The Lion and the Three Cows – Afghanistan
http://www.k-state.edu/elp/lab/fables_web_version.pdf

The Lion’s Dinner – Africa
http://www.fairy-tales.parnas.info/en/africa/tales-and-stories/lions-dinner.html

The Lion’s Enchantment – Spain
https://www.storiestogrowby.org/story/lions-enchantment/ 

The Lion’s Share – India
http://www.sacred-texts.com/afr/saft/sft22.htm 

Lion and Jackal- South Africa
http://www.sacred-texts.com/afr/saft/sft14.htm

Sister Fox – Ukraine
https://russian-crafts.com/russian-folk-tales/sister-fox-brother-wolf.html

Why Does Lion Roar? – Angola

http://angolarising.blogspot.com/2010/03/african-folklore-why-does-lion-roar.html

Catch the Storybug: The Wayward Wind - One of my previous blog post for the month of March. Stories about the wind, curriculum, crafts and more.
http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2011/03/the-wayward-wind-folktales-for-march.html

ACTIVITIES

From Candlewick Books Library Lion by Michelle Knudsen: A Story Hour Guide and Event Kit - Perfect for teachers and librarians offering a lapsit program for the younger children. Fingerplays, crafts and book suggestions, post reading activities and more. http://www.candlewick.com/book_files/0763622621.kit.1.pdf

First School – Lion Theme Preschool Activities and Crafts
http://www.first-school.ws/theme/animals/wild/lion.htm

CRAFTS

DLTK – Lots of lion crafts for the young ones, including masks, paper bag puppets and more.

http://www.dltk-kids.com/animals/jungle-lions.html 

CURRICULUM

Bright Hub Education – 32 Rip-Roaring Animal Lesson Plans to Make Your Students Go Wild!
http://www.brighthubeducation.com/preschool-lesson-plans/125540-jungle-animal-lesson/

The Lion and the Mouse – Lesson plan to complement the Aesop fable of the same name.
http://learningtogive.org/lessons/unit63/lesson2.html

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Karen Chace 2014 ©

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