Showing posts with label nature myths. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nature myths. Show all posts

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.


Wednesday, April 19, 2017

Stor e Telling August September 2016: Environmental Stories

Breton Brother and Sister
William Bouguereau 1825–1905 
The theme for this issue of the National Storytelling Magazine was the environment so it is appropriate I share this with you now since Earth Day is April 22, 2017.  Below are resources to complement our environment, including animals, flora, fauna and nature. You will also find curriculum resources to supplement your repertoire.

STORIES

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

H-NILAS: Stories for the Seasons - I shared this site back in 2002 and they have continued to add to their resources; an excellent array of seasonal stories, adapted by storyteller Cathy Mosley.

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.

Plant Myths and Legends – As with the book above, it would be useful if you were researching specific stories but would need to be fleshed out more fully for your repertoire.
http://tinyurl.com/h9ywrtg

Rumanian Bird and Beast Stories, by M. Gastor, Ph.d, 1915. Dozens of pourquoi tales at your fingertips. 

Spirit of Trees - I’ve shared this site before but it certainly bears repeating. This growing website offers curricular resources, essays, organizational links, poetry and folktales from some of our leading storytellers and scholars.

Ten Ancient Stories and the Geological Events that May Have Inspired Them– From Smithsonian Magazine, “There's no way of telling which came first, the disaster or the story. But tales can provide clues to the past…”
http://tinyurl.com/zep6nkp

CURRICULUM

Animals and Humans in Cooperation and Conflict – From the National Council of the Humanities, three lesson activities, questions, and stories for the classroom.
http://tinyurl.com/jztmltp

Teaching Environmental Education Using the Shona Folktales – “This paper examines the implications of using the Shona folktale as a tool and method for teaching environmental education (EE)…” There are also three folktales to complement the text.

Getting Wild About Environmental Literature – If you’re planning a program about the environment this will be invaluable resource; a bibliography of a 122 topics related to wildlife and the environment.
http://tinyurl.com/j5vkkx4

August 11 is Son and Daughter Day in the United States. Here are some stories to help you celebrate the special children in your life.

The Bear Who Married a Peasant’s Daughter - Latvia

The Devoted Daughter – Korea
http://tinyurl.com/zeu9g66

The Disobedient Son – South America

The Dragon King’s Daughter - China

The Four Puppets - Burma

One Man and His Precious Cow - Nigeria

The Mason and His Son - Italy

The Sad Story of the Yaoya’s Daughter - Japan

The Samurai’s Daughter – Japan
http://tinyurl.com/ztnfg4q

The Sea King’s Daughter
http://tinyurl.com/mdprd88

The Snake and the King’s Daughter

The Tale of Two Sons – India



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 2017 ©
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.


Saturday, August 8, 2015

Stor e Telling: April May 2014: Storytelling World Awards

From the folktale Phakir Chand
Folk-tales of Bengal, 1912
Illustrated by Warwick Goble

This issue focused on the Storytelling World Awards.  I offer you some public domain folktales from around the globe to complement the theme.

Ancient Tales and Folk-lore of Japan
by Richard Gordon Smith, 1918. A collection of “historical legends and folktales from Japan. Themes include ghosts; unrequited love across social boundaries; Shinto landscape, tree and ocean spirits; and tales driven by Bushido and Buddhist ethics.”
http://www.sacred-texts.com/shi/atfj/index.htm

Yashpeh: International Folktale Collection
This impressive project is the brainchild of Israeli storyteller Yoel Perez; he has begun to add books, which are in the public domain, to his website. While many of the books are found on websites, such as archive.org or Project Gutenberg, he is adding something special, a searchable database. You can key in a specific word, or words, to help you find stories that match your needs, in a number of publications. This is an ongoing project so visit often!




Legends and Stories of Italy for Children - Sixteen stories from this 1909 publication, along with beautiful illustrations.
http://www.mainlesson.com/display.php?author=steedman&book=italy&story=_front

Silesian Folk Tales (the Book of Rübezahl) by James Lee and James Thomas Carey, 1915.In legends Rübezahl is a giant, gnome or mountain spirit. He is friendly with good people but if you ridicule him he will take his revenge. Sometimes he is the trickster in folktales.
https://archive.org/details/silesianfolktal01caregoog

Turkish Fairy Tales and Folktales – Collected by Ignacz Kunos and translated from the Hungarian by Nisbet Bain, 1901. While this book contains some of the same stories as the Turkish book above, there are a number of new tales as well.
http://sacred-texts.com/asia/ftft/index.htm

Wonder Garden: Nature Myths and Tales from all Over the World by Frances Jennings Alcott, 1919. Here are 150 nature myths and short stories, “tales of transformations of maidens into trees and fountains, of youths into flowers, and of men into birds.” Perfect for celebrating spring!
http://archive.org/stream/wondergardennatu00olcoiala/wondergardennatu00olcoiala_djvu.txt

April is National Frog Month so here are some tales to get you hopping! The Frog – Collected by Andrew Lang
http://www.mythfolklore.net/andrewlang/055.htm
The Frog and the Condor – Peru
http://www.storiestogrowby.com/stories/frog_condor_body.html

The Frog Princess - Italian
http://www.frogsonice.com/froggy/tales/frogprincess1.shtml

How Frog Went to Heaven - Angola
http://www.aaronshep.com/stories/044.html

The Kind Stepdaughter and the Frog - Germany
http://tinyurl.com/mawshhe

The Tiger and the Frog - Tibethttp://www.sacred-texts.com/asia/tft/tft05.htm

The Tsarevna Frog- Russiahttp://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/ftr/chap01.htm

Storybug.net: It’s Not Easy Being Green – The link will lead you to a blog post I wrote in 2010 to celebrate National Frog Month. You will find more stories, curriculum plans, and crafts.
http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2010/04/its-not-easy-being-green-frog-tales.html

Miscellaneous Site 

Dramatists Guild Bill of Rights – Many storytellers are also budding playwrights. This site will help you navigate the professional waters: Artistic Integrity, Royalties, Billing Credit, Intellectual Property, etc. My thanks to Linda Goodman for sharing this site.
http://www.dramatistsguild.com/billofrights/



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.