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*This site is no longer active but the stories can still be accessed via the Wayback Machine.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.

Slow and Steady Wins the Race: May June 2008

Hare and Tortoise
by
Milo Winter, 1919
 

I have penned the Stor E Telling column since January of 2002 and the articles from 2002-2006 are the publications page of my website found here http://www.storybug.net/stor-e-telling.html. I will be adding the columns from 2007 to 2012 to that page as well. However, I am in the process of checking what link URL's have changed or are now defunct. It is a time consuming process so I am taking the “slow and steady” approach via Aesop and will post the individual columns on my blog for now.

I will not be adding current columns until the following year, so if you want immediate access to the newest websites, consider becoming a member of the National Storytelling Network.


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

  

 

MAY JUNE 2008

 

May 1 is Mother Goose Day. These delightful rhymes can be traced back to London in 1605 migrating to France then America. We may never know if Mother Goose was real or fictitious but as in all things wonderful, she has stood the test of time. I offer you some links to help celebrate the day.

The Official Home of the Mother Goose Society

Information about Mother Goose and her transformation through the ages, along with fingerplays, rhymes and more links.
http://tinyurl.com/2dtz4p

Mother Goose in Prose by L. Frank Baum

A collection of tales inspired by Mother Goose rhymes.
http://tinyurl.com/33yuk2

Mother Goose Express

Fun activities, craft projects, coloring sheets and more for teachers and storytellers to keep the wee ones engaged and entertained.
http://tinyurl.com/22rr4t

Timber! June 28 is Paul Bunyan Day so I offer some Tall Tales associated with the famous lumberjack and lesson plans to help us celebrate BIG!

American Folklore

Read the story of Paul Bunyan’s birth, watch him dig Lake Michigan and follow him down to the Whistling River. Six stories that will make him step right off of the page!
http://tinyurl.com/35htdo

Education World.com
Lesson plans on Ten Characters from American Folkore. “Students learn about Pecos Bill, Daniel Boone, Johnny Appleseed, Paul Bunyan, John Henry, and five other characters from America's folk history.”
http://tinyurl.com/3xovo9

About.com

Lots of fun printables for your students or clients to complement your Paul Bunyan/Tall Tales program: Word Searches, Crossword Puzzles, Coloring Pages, Bookmarks and more.
http://tinyurl.com/284xol

The business end of things…

flauntR

Do you have some photographs you would love to use in your promotional material but the background or colors are off? flauntR is a professional photo editing tool that is easy and free. Say “cheese!”
http://www.devicedriven.com/products.html

Specialty Insurance

Many clients now require that performers carry General Liability Insurance. This company offers insurance for clowns, jugglers, face painters, storytellers, magicians, street performers and others for a reasonable fee.
http://tinyurl.com/2vxsuw

Using Technology to Tell Stories

Create your own digital storytelling project. The site includes a step by step guide, examples of digital storytelling, rubrics assessment, lesson plans and additional web links. In no time at all you will be saying, “It’s a wrap!”
http://techstories.edublogs.org/

 

Other sites of interest…
 
Folktales From Many Lands              
From 1910 a fascinating book of twenty-three folktales from around the world. Feast your eyes not only on the words but the exquisite illustrations that complement each tale.
http://tinyurl.com/2janra

Georgian Folktales

A short collection of folktales from the nation of Georgia by Marjory Wardrop offered by Sacred Texts.
http://tinyurl.com/2rzm5h

Speak Bird, Speak Again

A book of Palestinian Arab Folktales from Ibrahim Muhawi and Sharif Kanaana.
http://tinyurl.com/2lcqn7

Storytelling Cue Cards

Through the generosity of Brian Strum you can view and print a wide variety of story cue cards, 127 stories in all, which will easily help you understand the bones of a story. He has organized each tale clearly and concisely by: 

·         Bibliographic Information
·         Ethnic
·         Origin
·         Running Time
·         Power Center(s)
·         Characters
·         Scenes
·         Synopsis
·         Rhymes Special Phrases
·         Audience
·         Bibliographic Information on Other Versions/Variants
·         Brief Comparison of Versions/Variants
http://tinyurl.com/3ypt5s

 

And if you missed any of the pervious “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

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

 

Karen Chace 2013 ©

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.

 

 

Flowers, Fairytales and Folklore

Today I received a lovely surprise from a storytelling friend Georgy Rock.  She bestowed upon me The Sunshine Award. Not only did it make me smile but it gave me the idea to share some stories about flowers, who need the sun to grow, and more stories about the sun.

So thank you Georgy, not only for the award and ideas, but for the smile. We can never  have enough!

"Peace begins with a smile."
                                       ~Mother Teresa


THE MYTH OF PERSEPHONE
Based on the Greek Myth - An original story and interpretation by Laura Strong, PhD

It was a beautiful day like all the others in this land, the sun shone brightly in the sky, the hills were lush and green, and flowers blossomed from the earth. The lovely young maiden, Persephone, frolicked with her friends upon the hillside, as her mother Demeter sat near by, and her father Zeus peered down from the sky above. Laughter could be heard in between the young girls' whispered secrets, as they gathered handfuls of purple crocuses, royal blue irises and sweet-smelling hyacinths.

Persephone thought to bring some to her mother, but was soon distracted by a vision of the most enchanting flower she had ever seen. It was a narcissus, the exact flower her father hoped that she would find. As she reached down to pluck it from its resting place, her feet began to tremble and the earth was split in two. Life for Persephone would never be the same again...Read the rest of the story here:  http://www.mythicarts.com/writing/Persephone.html

WHAT CAME OF PICKING FLOWERS
From the Grey Fairy Tale Book, collected by Andrew Lang

There was once a woman who had three daughters whom she loved very much. One day the eldest was walking in a water-meadow, when she saw a pink growing in the stream. She stooped to pick the flower, but her hand had scarcely touched it, when she vanished altogether. The next morning the second sister went out into the meadow, to see if she could find any traces of the lost girl, and as a branch of lovely roses lay trailing across her path, she bent down to move it away, and in so doing, could not resist plucking one of the roses. In a moment she too had disappeared. Wondering what could have become of her two sisters, the youngest followed in their footsteps, and fell a victim to a branch of delicious white jessamine. So the old woman was left without any daughters at all. Click here for the rest of the story:
http://www.childrensnursery.org.uk/fairy-grey/fairy-grey%20-%200193.htm


THE STORY OF THE QUEEN OF THE FLOWERY ISLES
From the Grey Fairy Tale Book, collected by Andrew Lang

There once lived a queen who ruled over the Flowery Isles, whose husband, to her extreme grief, died a few years after their marriage. On being left a widow she devoted herself almost entirely to the education of the tAvo charming princesses, her only children. The elder of them was so lovely that as she grew up her mother greatly feared she would excite the jealousy of the Queen of all the Isles, who prided herself on being the most beautiful woman in the world, and insisted on all rivals bowing before her charms.

In order the better to gratify her vanity she had urged the king, her husband, to make war on all the surround­ing islands, and as his greatest wish was to please her, the only conditions he imposed on any newly-conquered country was that each princess of every royal house should attend his court as soon as she was fifteen years old, and do homage to the transcendent beauty of his queen.

The Queen of the Flowery Isles, well aware of this law, was fully determined to present her daughter to the proud queen as soon as her fifteenth birthday was past. Click here for the rest of the story:
http://www.childrensnursery.org.uk/fairy-grey/fairy-grey%20-%200241.htm

HOW SUN, MOON, AND WIND WENT OUT FOR DINNER
From Indian Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs

ONE day Sun, Moon, and Wind went out to dine with their uncle and aunts Thunder and Lightning. Their mother (one of the most distant Stars you see far up in the sky) waited alone for her children's return. Now both Sun and Wind were greedy and selfish. They enjoyed the great feast that had been prepared for them, without a thought of saving any of it to take home to their mother--but the gentle Moon did not forget her. Of every dainty dish that was brought round, she placed a small portion under one of her beautiful long finger-nails, that Star might also have a share in the treat.

On their return their mother, who had kept watch for them all night long with her little bright eye, said, "Well, children, what have you brought home for me?" Then Sun (who was eldest) said, "I have brought nothing home for you. I went out to enjoy myself with my friends--not to fetch a dinner for my mother!" And Wind said, "Neither have I brought anything home for you, mother. You could hardly expect me to bring a collection of good things for you, when I merely went out for my own pleasure." But Moon said, "Mother, fetch a plate, see what I. have brought you." And shaking her hands she showered down such a choice dinner as never was seen before... To read the rest of the story click here:
http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/ift/ift28.htm


Flower Fables - From the gentle hand of Louisa May Alcott, nine lovely, short fables.

http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/AlcFlow.html

How the Sun Was Rescued - Siberia
http://windows2universe.org/art_and_music/hsr.html

Solar Folklore - http://tinyurl.com/7syur

Sun Folklore - Activities, lesson plans and stories.
http://tinyurl.com/34blrj

Why Cats Sit on the Doorway in the Sun - Romania adapted by storytellery Barry Eldrbarry
http://www.eldrbarry.net/rabb/folk/noahcat.htm


CURRICULUM

Cross-Curriculum Flower Activities - An Elementary Gardening Theme Unit
http://lesson-plans-materials.suite101.com/article.cfm/crosscurriculum_flower_activities

Spring Theme Activities for Young Children
http://www.preschoolrainbow.org/preschool-spring.htm

Fast Facts on Persephone - http://gogreece.about.com/cs/mythology/a/mythpersephone.htm

Flower Week Theme Lesson Plan
http://www.adaycare.com/PreschoolCurriculumSample5.html

Early Childhood Sun Protection Curriculum
http://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/SkinCancer/Documents/skin_sunproteccurriculum.pdf


CRAFTS

Enchanted Learning Flower Crafts http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/flowers/

Flower Crafts for Kids  http://www.dltk-holidays.com/spring/crafts-flowers.htm

You Are My Sunshine Crafts for Kids
http://www.dltk-holidays.com/mom/msunandflower.html

Karen Chace  2010 ©

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.