Stor e Telling: January February March 2016: Humor

The Golden Goose
Leslie Brooke, 1905

“Against the assault of laughter nothing can stand.”  - Mark Twain

The New Year is here and it is time to begin sharing my Storytelling Magazine columns from 2016. The magazine is a membership benefit of the National Storytelling Network. If you are interested in getting fabulous articles from world-renowned storytellers and educators, along with my most recent column, join us at www.storynet.org.  I will not be sharing any 2017 publications until 2018 rolls around.

Since the theme for this issue is humor I rounded up some noodleheads and simpletons to add to the fun!

STORIES

The Book of Noodles: Stories of Simpletons; or, Fools and Their Follies by W.A. Clouston, 1888.  A wide variety of noodlehead stories are found within; tales from Greece, Turkey, China, Japan, Kashmir…enough tales to keep you laughing and scratching your head for days!
http://tinyurl.com/pzelzst

Capturing the Moon - Poland
http://tinyurl.com/nugbajc

Fool of the King - Africa

http://tinyurl.com/qd36nvj

The Golden Goose - Germany

http://www.authorama.com/grimms-fairy-tales-50.html

Jack Tales and Folklore - United States 

Sixteen stories of our favorite fool, Jack.
http://tinyurl.com/q76p8mr

Kookaburra’s Laughter - Australia

http://tinyurl.com/o5dz6ad

Candlemas is February 2; I offer you some bright tales to light the way.

The Bearded Fool - India
http://tinyurl.com/pa6qlgh

The Candles of Life - Czechoslovakia

http://tinyurl.com/ponhqmg

Christmas Eve Light - Europe
http://tinyurl.com/pdahbyc

The Flame of a Candle - Turkey
http://tinyurl.com/onyk3xz

Gaffer Death – Germany

http://www.worldoftales.com/European_folktales/German_folktale_1.html

The Hand of Glory - England
http://tinyurl.com/qhogv8v

The Red Candles and the Mermaid - Japan    
http://tinyurl.com/ofpauf2

The Rose Tree – England
http://tinyurl.com/qdpwh53

The Three Princes and the Maiden - Portugal
http://tinyurl.com/nb34ggg

The Twist Mouth Family - United States
http://tinyurl.com/p42zjqr

March 1 is National Pig Day, below are some tales to celebrate these clever, intelligent animals.

The Dog and the Pig - India

http://tinyurl.com/oa5r8hu

The Pig That Went to Church - United States

http://tinyurl.com/oo9bznc

The Old Woman and Her Pig - England

http://tinyurl.com/8yagce3

The Three Green Men of Glen Nevis - Scotland

http://tinyurl.com/osz569v

A few Irish tales to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.

Irish Myths and Legends - Stories from the Ulster and Fennian Cycle, The Tuatha Dé Danaan, and later traditions. My thanks to Simon Brooks for passing this site along.
http://tinyurl.com/qzmwgpe

Something Extra

Read Write Think - Fractured fairy tales; classroom resources and more. “Whether it's The Princess and the Rutabaga or Big Blue Riding Hood, invite your students to turn familiar fairy tales upside down and inside out—and to have fun.”
http://tinyurl.com/ybohlo7

Writing Noodlehead Stories:  A Unit for Second Through Sixth Grade 

From the amazing storytelling team of Hamilton and Weiss, a guide to help your students understand and craft their own Noodlehead tales.
http://tinyurl.com/ckbfmvf

Verve - While this is foremost an ecommerce business, scroll down for a list of 27 royalty free stock images for commercial use.

http://tinyurl.com/nl8nw6o

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Karen Chace 2017 ©

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