Stor e Telling: August September 2014: Festival Revivals

Chaharshanbe Suri

Fire Jumping Festival

Persian painting from the Safavid Era.

The focus of this issue was restyling festivals and festival revivals. I’ve gathered a few l resources from the USA and beyond. While these sites focus on a variety of festivals, music, cultural arts, and theater, the information and advice will be useful to storytelling festival producers as well.

15 Steps to Starting a Music Festival in a Bad Economy – Useful information and guidance on how to get a first year music festival off the ground.

http://www.jpmusicfestival.com/resources/15-steps-to-a-local-music-festival.pdf

Department of Cultural Affairs: City of Los Angeles – This booklet offers information and suggestions include:

·         Festival Sites

·         Timelines

·         Workplans

·         Public and Community Relations

http://www.culturela.org/events/Festivals/festivalproducer/Festival_Handbook.pdf

Fáilte Ireland Festival and Events Best Practice Guide – This guide is chock-full of amazing advice on festival management, advertising, marketing strategies, partnerships, press releases, sponsors, everything to make your festival shine.

http://www.aoifeonline.com/uplds/best_practice_guide07.pdf

Trading Places: From Theatre Director to Festival Producer – From the Cultural Professionals Network this article in The Guardian offers insight into switching roles and adapting skills to produce a festival.

http://www.theguardian.com/culture-professionals-network/culture-professionals-blog/2014/feb/13/trading-theatre-director-festival-producer

 

August 26 is National Dog Day. Below are some stories to celebrate our canine friends.

Black Dog of Hanging Hills – USA
http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2010/07/the_black_dog_of_hanging_hills.html

The Dog and the Pig – India
http://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/folktales/the-dog-and-the-pig/

The Dog and the Sparrow – Grimm

http://www.authorama.com/grimms-fairy-tales-8.html

The Giant Dog - Eskimo
http://www.sacred-texts.com/nam/inu/eft/eft34.htm

The Golden Beetle or Why Dog Hates Cat – China
http://www.worldoftales.com/Asian_folktales/Chinese_Folktale_1.html

The Greyhound, The Serpent and The Child - Italy
http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/type0178a.html#sevenmasters

The Sheep, the Shepherd and the Dog – Fable
http://www.mythfolklore.net/aesopica/oxford/67.htm

Spectre-Dogs – England 

http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/eng/efft/efft65.htm

The Three Dogs - Germany
http://www.worldoftales.com/fairy_tales/Andrew_Lang_fairy_books/Green_fairy_books/The_Three_Dogs.htm

The Tortoise, the Dog and the Farmer - Africa
http://allfolktales.com/wafrica/tortoise_dog_farmer.php

Why Dogs Sniff Tails - Iroquois
http://www.families.com/blog/animal-folktales-why-dogs-sniff-tails

September 7 is Grandparents Day here in the United States. I offer you a previous blog post with stories, curriculum and more to help celebrate this special day.

Storybug.net – Grandparents Add Richness To Our Lives

http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2012/08/grandparents-adding-richess-to-our-lives.html

Miscellaneous Sites

Chinese Tales – This is a perfect choice since on section of this the site contains stories associated with festivals. In addition, there stories of war, strategy, love, myths, Buddhists tales and more.
http://pages.ucsd.edu/~dkjordan/chin/hbtales.html

Twenty-Three Tales by Leo Tolstoy, 1907. The book is divided into seven parts and includes tales for children, short stories and Russian folktales.

http://www.ccel.org/ccel/tolstoy/23_tales.html

Motif-Index of Folk-Literature by Stith Thompson. A classification of narrative elements in Folktales, Ballads, Myths, Fables, Mediaeval Romances, Fabliaux, Jest-Books and Local Legends. These books are fully searchable. Now it is easier than ever to research stories by theme.

Volume I: A - C
http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=inu.32000003465988;view=1up;seq=9
Volume 2:  D - E
http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=inu.30000011802968;view=1up;seq=7

Volume 3:  F- H
http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=inu.39000005917229;view=1up;seq=9
Volume 4:  J - K
http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b4346825;view=1up;seq=7
Volume 5:  L - Z
http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b4346826;view=1up;seq=17


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 2015 ©

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.

Public Domain Folktales VII : Fairytales, Folktales, Legends and Myths From Around the World



The Princess Imprisoned in the Summerhouse
by H.J. Ford, 1892
from Andrew Lang's Green Fairy Book

“Pay heed to the tales of old wives. It may well be that they alone keep in memory what it was once needful for the wise to know.”- J.R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings


It has been far too long since I posted a collection of public domain books. Here is the seventh in the installment that will continue to for as long as there are stories to share!

Below you will find tales from France, Korea, Serbia, India and more. It always amazes me that we have an endless supply of wonder tales at our fingertips.

I hope you find something wonderful to add to your spring and summer storytelling repertoire.

The Animal Story Book by Andrew Lang, 1914http://www.gutenberg.org/files/38208/38208-h/38208-h.htm

Eskimo Folktales by Knud Rasmussen, 1921
http://www.sacred-texts.com/nam/inu/eft/index.htm

Hawaiian Legends of Ghosts and Ghost-Gods collected and translated by W.D. Westervelt, 1916.
http://www.sacred-texts.com/pac/hlog/index.htm

Korean Imps, Ghosts and Fairies by James S. Gale, 1913
https://archive.org/details/koreanfolktalesi00impaiala

The Man who Married the Moon: and other Pueblo Indian folk-stories by Charles Fletcher Lummis, 1894.
http://archive.org/details/manwhomarriedmo00lummgoog

Myths and Legends of All Nations translated and edited by Logan Marshall, 1914.
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/20740/20740-h/20740-h.htm

Old French Fairy Tales by Comtesse De Segur, 1920.
https://archive.org/details/oldfrenchfairyta00sgrich

Serbian Fairy Tales by Elodie L. Muatovich, 1919 http://chestofbooks.com/fairy-tale/Serbian/index.html

The Talking Thrush and Other Tales of India collected by W. Crooke and retold by W.H. Drouse, 1922.
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/30635/30635-h/30635-h.htm

Tales of the Sun or Folktales from Southern India collected by Mrs. Howard Kingscote and Paṇḍit Naṭêsá Sástrî, 1890 https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37002/37002-h/37002-h.htm#ch16


Twenty-Three Tales by Leo Tolstoy
http://www2.hn.psu.edu/faculty/jmanis/tolstoy/23storie.pdf

The Writings of Lafcadio Hearn, 1922
http://archive.org/details/writingslafcadi00bislgoog

Village Folktales of Ceylon by Henry Parker, 1914
http://archive.org/details/villagefolktale00parkgoog

Welsh Fairy-Tales and Other Stories collected and edited by P.H. Emerson, 1891.
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/8675/8675-h/8675-h.htm

Below is an invaluable resource, now available on line, to assist you when researching stories by theme.

Motif-Index of Folk-Literature by Stith Thompson. A classification of narrative elements in Folktales, Ballads, Myths, Fables, Mediaeval Romances, Fabliaux, Jest-Books and Local Legends. These books are fully searchable.

Volume I: A - C
http://tinyurl.com/m8hm52w 

Volume 2:  D - E
http://tinyurl.com/mcab948

Volume 3:  F- H
http://tinyurl.com/m5q8ml4

Volume 4:  J - K
http://tinyurl.com/mgws5bq

Volume 5:  L - Z
http://tinyurl.com/kja4l9p

And if you missed the six previous blog posts of public domain story collections go to:

1.      http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2011/05/public-domain-folktales-myths-legends.html

2.      http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2011/06/public-domain-ii-folktales-myths-and.html

3.      http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2011/09/public-domain-iii-folktales-fairy-tales.html

4.      http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2011/10/public-domain-iv-folktales-fairytales.html

5.      http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2012/07/public-domain-v-folktales-fairytales.html

6.      http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/05/public-domain-vi-ballads-folktales.html

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Karen Chace 2015 ©

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.

Public Domain V: Folktales, Fairytales, Myths and Legends

The Blue Bird
by Edmund Dulac, 1916

We are so lucky to be living in a time when the antique folk and fairytale books of old are available with a few clicks of the keys. This post is the fifth in a series of public domain offerings; you will find the links to those previous blog posts at the end of this page.

If you own a Kindle, many of the downloadable books may be saved either directly to the Kindle or to your computer, and then transferred over. Currently, I have approximately 175 folktales books, easily available on my Kindle so a fairytale/folktale is just a power button away! Happy reading!

If you find these posts useful please take a moment to leave a note in the “Comment” section below. I love hearing from you!

The Children of Odin by Padraic Column, 1920. Retellings of the Norse Eddas and the Volsung Saga for young adults. http://tinyurl.com/6rmc8tc

A Collection of Kachari Folktales and Rhymes by J.D. Anderson, 1895.

http://www.archive.org/stream/kacharis00endliala/kacharis00endliala_djvu.txt

Fables for Children, Stories for Children, Natural Science Stories by Leo Tolstoy, 1904.

http://www.archive.org/details/fablesforchildre00tols

Folk Tales of Breffny by Bampton Hunt, 1912; The Voice at the Door, The Basket of Eggs, and many more tales await to enchant and delight.

http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924029911264

Folk Tales of Kashmir by James Hinton Knowles, 1888 - “Many of these tales are, probably, purely Kashmiri in origin, while others are undoubtedly variants of popular tales current in India and other parts, which have been adapted and modified to suit the language, style of thought, and social usages of the country.”

http://www.archive.org/details/folktalesofkashm00knowuoft

Gypsy Folk-Tales by Francis Hindes Groome, 1899 - Welsh, English, Slovak, Bohemia Gypsy Stories and more. “…fascinating reading for everyone interested in the Roma people. These are not watered down 'fairy tales,' but sophisticated and often earthy stories, with 'Adult situations.'”

http://tinyurl.com/74gufue

Indian Fairy Tales - Twenty-nine tales from Joseph Jacobs, 1912.

http://tinyurl.com/6l3956

Italian Folktales - Twenty-one folktales, adapted from Starparola, Basile, Calvino and others.

http://tinyurl.com/9x77zv

Korean Tales: Being a Collection of Stories Translated from Korean Folk Lore, 1889. Legends of Rabbit and Other Animals, The Faithful Dancing Girl-Wife, The Enchanted Wine Jug and other lesser known tales can be found her. http://tinyurl.com/7oogx3a

The Legends and Myths of Hawaii - Learn about Hina, the Helen of Hawaii, Kaala, The Flower of Lanai, and many more in this 1887 book by David Kalakaua.  http://tinyurl.com/d3r6wo

Old English Fairy Tales by Sabine Baring-Gould, 1906; Robert the Evil, The Badger in the Bag, The Undutiful Daughter and others await. http://tinyurl.com/89j85d3

Polish Legends, Folktales and Myths – “Many of these legends have been around for a thousand years or more. These legends, myths and stories recount the meaning behind Poland's national symbol and flag, about several of its early rulers and first king, and the dragon of Krakow.” http://tinyurl.com/7v2p3mq

Portuguese folk-tales by Consiglieri Pedroso, 1882. Meet The Enchanted Maiden, The Vain Queen,The Spell-bound Giant and more interesting characters among these thirty folktales. http://tinyurl.com/77ydwss

South-African Folk-Tales by James A. Honey, M.D., 1910. “This is a collection of South African folklore collected during the 19th century. It includes many great animal tales with classic African wisdom.” The Judgment of Baboon, The Lost Message, and The Monkey’s Fiddle are just a few of the tales waiting to tickle your imagination!

http://www.sacred-texts.com/afr/saft/index.htm

And if you missed the previous blog posts of public domain story collections go to:

• http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2011/05/public-domain-folktales-myths-legends.html
• http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2011/06/public-domain-ii-folktales-myths-and.html
• http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2011/09/public-domain-iii-folktales-fairy-tales.html
• http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2011/10/public-domain-iv-folktales-fairytales.html

Karen Chace 2012 ©

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.