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Wednesday, June 10, 2020

Public Domain VIII: Myths, Legends, Folk and Fairy Tales

From the Hoodie-Crow
from the
Lilac Fairy Book by
Andrew Lang
“I like a good story well told. That’s the reason I’m sometimes forced to tell them myself.”
- Mark Twain

It doesn’t seem possible put it seems I haven’t shared a public domain post since 2015! There have been seven before this one and the links to those resources may be found at the end of the page. In this post you will find nature myths, tales of water-sprites, elves, devils, goblin, pourquoi tales and so much more.

I know there will be something special there for you that will jump off the page shouting, “Pick me! Tell me!” When you do, I would love it if you would share your discovery with me.




The Book of Nature Myths by Florence Holbrook, 1904. Fifty-nine stories nature myths including Why the Peacock’s Tail Has a Hundred Eyes, and many more.
http://tinyurl.com/hlf9juk

Folk-lore and Legends of Germany by Anonymous, 1892. Water-sprites, dancers, elves and more are found between the virtual covers of this book.
http://tinyurl.com/zrgykdm

Korean Folk Tales: Imps, Ghosts and Fairies by James S. Gale, 1913. Visit with Ten Thousand Devils, The Awful Little Goblin, and more mysterious creatures from Korea.
http://tinyurl.com/jyk8xdo
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The Norwegian Fairy Book by Clara Stroebe, 1922. Meet The Troll-Wife, The Young Fellow and the Devil, or The Pastor and the Sexton, and then make your way through the other 34 stories from Norway.
http://tinyurl.com/j6zqw5b

Myths and Legends of Flowers, Trees, Fruits and Plants by Charles M. Skinner, 1911. This book offers many stories, some very short, others more fully formed; a helpful book for background information when you are planning a nature program.
http://tinyurl.com/zcyh53b4

Rumanian Bird and Beast Stories, by M. Gastor, Ph.D., 1915. Dozens of Pourquoi tales at your fingertips. 
http://tinyurl.com/zfhd9n4

Tales Of The Fairies And Of The Ghost World by Jeremiah Curtin, 1895. Fitzgerald, O’Donohue, Kerry and Connors are just a few of the men and their stories included in the volume of 30 Irish tales.
http://tinyurl.com/hr2fedt

The Talking Thrush and Other Tales of India collected by W. Crooke and retold by W.H. Drouse, 1922. The jackal, tortoise, goat, and monkey are just a few of the animals you will meet in these 43 tales from India.
http://tinyurl.com/jkakm5l

Told in the Coffee House: Turkish Tales collected by Cyrus Adler and Allan Ramsay, 1898. According to the author, “Some of the stories…areadaptations of those already known in Arabic and Persian literature, but the Turkish mindgives them a new setting and a peculiar philosophy.”
http://tinyurl.com/hjkxxn6
Viking Tales by Jennie Hall, 1902. “These Norse stories have… three values…
the love of truth, the hardy endurance, the faithfulness to plighted word, that
make them a child's fit companions.”
http://tinyurl.com/hzzh2dx 

And if you missed the seven previous blog posts of public domain story collections go to:
  1. http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2011/05/public-domain-folktales-myths-legends.html
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Karen Chace 2020 ©
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.


Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Slow and Steady: Stor e Telling September October 2011

Tortoise and Hare
from
Children's Illustrations, 1880
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://tinyurl.com/llnn47y . 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.

September October 2011

Since this issues theme centers on epic storytelling I offer you some epic tales from around the globe.

The Book of the Epic – The Words Great Epics Told in Story by H. A. Guerber, 1913. This free, downloadable book contains epics from around the world.
http://tinyurl.com/6edwz4f

The Epic of Gilgamesh – “The Epic of Gilgamesh is, perhaps, the oldest written story on Earth. It comes to us from Ancient Sumeria, and was originally written on 12 clay tablets in cuneiform script. It is about the adventures of the historical King of Uruk somewhere between 2750 and 2500 BCE.” 
http://tinyurl.com/6krop7p

The Mahabharata and the Ramayana are the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India. Both are now found online and the links are found below. This link is an abridged verse translation of the two longest epic poems in world literature.
http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/dutt/index.htm

The Mahabharata translated by Kisari Mohan Ganguli, 1883-1896.
http://tinyurl.com/5todwvx

The Ramayana – translated by Ralph T.H. Griffith, M.A., 1870-1874.
http://tinyurl.com/68np9he

September 21 is International Day of Peace. Below are two sites with curriculum resources to complement your stories.

For the Sake of the Children – Free peace building guide with storytelling activities for teachers, parents and adults who work with children
http://tinyurl.com/6ku9lgw

Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse - Curriculum information for grades 1-6 along with a bibliography and profiles of peacemakers throughout history.
http://tinyurl.com/6k6pmup

September 23 is Native American Day; some story sites to celebrate the culture.

Indian Why Stories – Sparks from War Eagle’s Lodge-Fire – Twenty-two stories collected by Frank B. Linderman, 1915.
http://tinyurl.com/63sovcu

Native Languages of the Americas: Wampanoag Indian Legends - Moshup the Giant, Squant the Sea Monster and more. There are also additional links and resources to help you learn more about this Indian nation.
http://tinyurl.com/l5tx8x

Native American Trickster Tales - While the title suggests the site is devoted to the Native American trickster, there are in fact, stories, links, articles and scholarly discussions from around the world.

October 9 is Leif Erickson Day. Here are some stories from the north to honor this Viking explorer.

Popular Tales of the Norse – Fifty nine tales including information on the mythology
http://tinyurl.com/6xktya4

Yule-tide stories: A collection of Scandinavian and North German popular tales and traditions, from the Swedish, Danish and German, 1910. This book can be downloaded to your computer or Kindle. 
http://tinyurl.com/6k57ktf

It wouldn’t be October without some tales to terrify!

Crabtree Books – While this book doesn’t fall into the category of terrifying it is full of fun for Halloween, offering stories, rhymes, costume ideas, recipes and more. It is a free pdf file and downloads quickly.
http://tinyurl.com/2wt5l7l

Russian Folk-tales by William R. S. Ralston - Just in time for All Hallow’s Eve. Download this book from 1880, full of myths, legends, and folktales of demons, witches, vampires and ghouls if you dare!
http://tinyurl.com/lnvh8mq

Ghouls, Ghosts and Goblins – This is a link to one of my blog posts from 2010 offering a variety of story sites, curriculum and crafts to make your Halloween programs simply frightfully good.
http://tinyurl.com/5s9qee6


And if you missed any of the previous “Slow and Steady…” blog posts here are the links to the series so far.

2007


2008


2009


2010


2011

April May 2011
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/11/slow-and-steady-stor-e-telling-april.html 
July August 2011
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/12/slow-and-steady-stor-e-telling-july.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.