Following the Breadcrumbs XX: Stor e Telling September October 2005

Hans and Gretel
by
Richard Scholz, 1905

I am traveling back in time and updating all of my Stor e Telling columns for Storytelling Magazine since 2002. I have checked all of the links, updated those that have new URL's and deleted others that have found their way to the Internet graveyard. Through the summer and beyond I will continue to update the columns and post them on my blog until all of the breadcrumbs lead to the end of 2006. At the end of the blog you will find links to the columns from 2002 - 2004 and 2007 - 2013.

I continue to write for Storytelling Magazine but will not be adding current columns until the following year. If you want immediate access to the newest websites, consider becoming a member of the National Storytelling Network and support the arts!

  Please feel free to comment on the blog and let me know if you find this useful. 

American Folklore ~ Halloween StoriesRegional ghost stories from around the United States; just in time to make your frightful night “ghoul”icious!

http://www.americanfolklore.net/halloween.html

Beyond the Fire: Teen Experiences of War
Real-life stories of 15 teenagers, now living in the U.S., who have survived war in seven  war zones: Somalia, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Afghanistan, Bosnia, Kosovo, and Iraq. Includes lesson plans and conflict timelines, and links to related sites. Copyright 2005 by Librarians' Index to the Internet, LII.  http://lii.org/
http://archive.itvs.org/beyondthefire/

The Center for the Book
From the Library of Congress, a listing of book fairs, storytelling festivals, and literary events around the country.
http://www.loc.gov/loc/cfbook/bookfair.html

First School

Searching for the perfect activity to complement your program? Use the searchable database to make your program shine!
http://www.first-school.ws/

Folklore and Legend

Get ready to cruise the continents! From Africa to Sweden, surf creation stories, myths, Tall Tales and, along with information on Gods, Goddesses, mythical creatures, fables and proverbs.
*This site is no longer active but the stories can still be accessed via the Wayback Machine.
https://web.archive.org/web/20060328183951/http://folkloreandmyth.netfirms.com/index.html

Hodja Stories

Delight in the stories from Once the Hodja and Nasreddin Hodja as you peruse the cyber pages offered by scholar Jeremy Schiff.
http://www.cs.biu.ac.il/~schiff/Hodja/index.html

KidsStuffCanada.com

Are you working with the wee ones? Here are some creative, downloadable coloring pages to complement the stories of Grimm and Andersen. There are also interactive pages for Christmas, Halloween, Thanksgiving and Tall Tales; enough activities to keep you coloring outside the lines until the New Year!
http://www.kidstuffcanada.com/en/

Mythography

Explore the myths of ancient Greece and Rome, and the legends of the Celts. The site also offers resources and reference materials, and a dictionary that explains Greek, Roman, and Celtic terms and words.
http://www.loggia.com/myth/myth.html

Quilts and Quiltmaking in America 1978-1996
This site "showcases materials from two American Folklife Center collections, the Blue Ridge Parkway Folklife Project Collection (1978) and the All-American Quilt Contest." Includes nearly 200 segments from recorded interviews with quiltmakers and over 400 images. Copyright 2005 by Librarians' Index to the Internet, LII.  http://lii.org/
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/qlthtml/

Victorian Ghost Stories

Twenty-two ghost stories from such spectral luminaries as Bram Stoker, Arthur Conan Doyle and Charles Dickens.
http://www.lang.nagoya-u.ac.jp/~matsuoka/ghost-stories.html

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Stor e Telling Columns 2002 – 2004
All 16 blog bogs, with a brief synopsis for reach one in an easy to access post at the link below.
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2014/10/stor-e-telling-resources-2002-2004.html

2005

January February - Fables from Aesop and Robert Lewis Stevenson, spooky stories in time for Halloween, resources sponsored by the California Council for the Humanities, myths and legends from the British Isles and more.

http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2014/10/following-breadcrumbs-xvi-stor-e.html

March April - At the link you will find sites on Buddhist Studies, Cambodian folktales, lesson plans, public domain music from a variety of cultures, myths, legends and more.

http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2014/10/following-breadcrumbs-stor-e-telling.html

May June - There are resources for song lyrics, lessons plans connected to our historical parks in the USA, Hodja, Birbel and Jakata stories, over 544 dragon tales and more.

http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2014/11/following-breadcrumbs-xviii-stor-e.html

July August - Ballad and folk songs resources from England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and America. Also, resources on Hans Christian Anderson, sea songs and shanties, and a list of contact information for state and regional art councils and agencies.

http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2014/11/following-breadcrumbs-xix-stor-e.html

2007 - 2012

Stor e Telling Columns 2007-2012
All 31 blog posts, along with a brief synopsis for each one, in an easy to access post at the link below.http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/12/stor-e-telling-columns-2007-to-2012.html 

2013

From 1001 Night to 2001 Story Resources – This link will lead to you one blog post with all of my columns from 2013.http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2014/06/from-1001-nights-to-2001-story.html 

Karen Chace 2014 ©
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.

Ghouls, Ghosts, and Goblins - Halloween is Here!

"Halloween is a mixture of ancient Celtic practices, Catholic and Roman religious rituals and European folk traditions that blended together over time to create the holiday we know today. Below are some interesting facts on the origins of All Hallows Eve."

The word "Halloween," comes from All Hallows Eve. November 1, "All Hollows Day" (or "All Saints Day"), a Catholic day of observance in honor of saints.

• In the 5th century BC, in Celtic Ireland, summer officially ended on October 31.The holiday was called Samhain (sow-en), the Celtic New Year.
• The Celtic holiday of Samhain, the Catholic Hallowmas period of All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day and the Roman festival of Feralia all influence the holiday of Halloween.
• The festival of Samhain is a celebration of the end of the harvest season in Gaelic culture. Samhain was a time used by the ancient pagans to take stock of supplies and prepare for winter.
• The ancient Gaels believed that on October 31, the boundaries between the worlds of the living and the dead overlapped and the deceased wouldco9me back to live and cause havoc such as sickness or damaged crops.
• Ancient Celts would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off these roaming ghosts.
• The custom of Halloween was brought to America in the 1840's by Irish immigrants fleeing their country's potato famine.
• Ancient Celts would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off these roaming ghosts.
• The custom of Halloween was brought to America in the 1840's by Irish immigrants fleeing their country's potato famine. At that time, the favorite pranks in New England included tipping over outhouse and unhinging fence gates.
• The custom of trick-or treating is thought to have originated not with the Irish Celts, but with a ninth-century European custom called souling. On November 2, All Souls Day, early Christians would walk from village to village begging for "soul cakes," made out of square pieces of bread with currants. the more soul cakes the beggars would receive, the more prayers they would promise to say on behalf of the dead relatives of the donors.
• In the 19th century, Halloween began to lose its religious connotation, becoming a more secular community-based children's holiday.

The information above was found at the following websites:
http://www.history.com/topics/halloween
http://www.halloweenhistory.org (link is now defunct)
http://www.ask.com/question/how-was-halloween-started  (link is now defunct)

The Man and the Ghost - Tibetan Folktale

Once upon a time a man was walking along a narrow mountain path, when he met a ghost. The ghost turned around at once and walked along beside him. The man was very much frightened but didn't care to let the ghost know it. Pretty soon they came to a river which had to be crossed, and as there was no bridge or boat both had to swim it. The man, of course, made a good deal of noise, splashing and paddling the water, while the ghost made none at all.

Said the ghost to the man: "How does it happen that you make so much noise in the water?"

The man answered, "Oh, I am a ghost and have a right to make all the noise I want to."

"Well," the ghost replied, "suppose we two become good friends, and if I can help you I will, and if you can ever aid me you will do so."

The man agreed, and as they walked along the ghost asked him what he feared more than anything else in the world. The man said he wasn't afraid of anything he saw, though inwardly quaking all the while. Then he asked the ghost what he was afraid of. "Of nothing at all," said the host, "but the wind as it blows through the tall-headed barley fields."

By and by they came near a city, and the ghost said he was going in to town. But the man said he was tired and that he would lie down and sleep a while in the barley field at the edge of the city. The ghost went on into town and played havoc, as ghosts generally do. He proceeded to steal the soul of the king's son and tying it up in a yak hair sack carried it out to the edge of the barley field where the man lay asleep, and called out to him, "Here is the soul of the king's son in this bag. I'll leave it here for a while and you can take care of it for me, as I have a little business elsewhere."
For the rest of the story click http://www.sacred-texts.com/asia/tft/tft15.htm

MORE STORIES TO INVITE THE GHOSTS AND BANSHEES IN!

American Folklore ~ Halloween Stories - Regional ghost stories from around the United States; just in time to make your frightful night “ghoul”icious!
http://www.americanfolklore.net/halloween.html

English Folk and Fairy Tales - Lots of fabulous stories await including some tales to add to your Halloween repertories. Goblins, witchcraft, ghosts and drolls are waiting for you just around the corner. Beware! http://tinyurl.com/kvg8kj
  

Edgar Allan Poe- October 11 is the birthday of Edgar Allan Poe. This site offers his short stories, poems, quotes, biography, and additional links. http://www.poestories.com/

Story-Lovers.com - Jackie Baldwin stirs up a witches' brew of stories ideas. Don't forget to check out the Halloween Bare Bones book, the perfect addition to your library!

* Jackie’s site is no longer up but you may still access her amazing resources via the Wayback Machine. Here is the link: https://web.archive.org/web/20160302013423/http://www.story-lovers.com/listshalloweenstories.html

Victorian Ghost Stories -Twenty-two ghost stories from such spectral luminaries as Bram Stoker, Arthur Conan Doyle and Charles Dickens.

http://victorian-studies.net/ghost-stories.html

GOOGLE BOOKS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN

Can Such Things Be? Short stories, published in 1910, from the talented Ambrose Bierce, courtesy of Gutenberg.org. I am sure you will find some spine-tingling tales to add to your storytelling repertoire. http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/4366

Great Ghost Stories by Joseph Lewis French, 1918.
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/41170/41170-h/41170-h.htm

Humorous Ghost Stories by Dorothy Scarborough, 1921

https://archive.org/details/humorousghostst00presgoog

 

CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS

Not Just Halloween: Festivals of the Dead From Around the World
Learn how other cultures celebrate the holiday with this interesting article and complementing links on Japan, Mayan, Aztec, Mexico and more.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/festivals-dead-around-world-180953160/

CRAFTS

Halloween Crafts - Bats, and pumpkins and vampires oh my! Lots of fun, spooky crafts to make your Halloween craft time as easy as saying, trick or treat!
http://tinyurl.com/lbffm7%20

32 Halloween for Kids You Can Make as a Family - Lots of spooktacular ideas for Halloween fun. Activities, recipes, games, costumes, crafts and more. 
https://www.redbookmag.com/home/decor/g3644/diy-halloween-crafts-for-kids/    

Kinderart.com - Ghosts in the Graveyard – Using recycled egg cartons you can create your own ghostly setting. Suitable for all ages.
https://kinderart.com/art-lessons/seasons/autumn/halloween/egg-carton-ghosts/
 
SOMETHING EXTRA

Halloween Jokes - Keep the ghouls howling!
https://parade.com/1056251/marynliles/halloween-jokes/

KidnKaboodle.net - Halloween songs and fingerplays.

http://www.kidnkaboodle.net/fingerplay.html

This is a great song to end a children's storytelling program. Everyone joins in!

Oh, My Darlin' Frankenstein ( Sung to the tune of Oh My Darlin’ Clementine)

Refrain:
Oh, my Darlin', Oh, my darlin', Oh my darlin' Frankenstein

You are lost and gone forever, I'm so sorry Frankenstein.

I was working with my test tube in my laboratory fine,
When one day I broke my glasses, and I made poor Frankenstein. He was handsome, he was charming and his head I screwed on tight. His teeth were sharp, and pearly and his eyes popped out at night!

Refrain

Then Dracula came to help me but from him I had to part. He cooked my steak too tough for dinner, so I drove it through his heart!

Refrain

Then the Wolfman came to help me. I said, “What’s that in your mouth?” He said, “Fangs.” I said, “Your welcome.” Now he’s probably headed south.

Refrain

Frankenstein was in the kitchen; he was mixing up a cake,
when he fell into the mixer and got mixed in by mistake!

Refrain

Cooking nicely in the oven, Oh the cake it came out fine,
Told my friends those lumps were raisins, but those lumps were FRANKENSTEIN!

Refrain

If you don't know the tune to "Oh  My Darlin Clementine" you may listen to it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDjTMRyXKLg 
A different, longer version may be found here: 
https://www.poetry4kids.com/poems/oh-my-darling-frankenstein/

Please note, websites change at a rapid pace and web inks 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 painstakingly 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 newsletter via your website, blog, newsletter, Facebook page or Twitter please feel free to do so; I greatly appreciate your support and personal integrity.