Following the Breadcrumbs II - Stor e Telling July August 2002

Hänsel and Gretel

by

Darstellung von Alexander Zick

(1845 - 1907)

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

JULY/AUGUST 2002

American Folklore
Take an armchair journey with folktales, myths, legends, Tall Tales and ghost stories from the 50 United States. Tales are clearly indexed so you won’t even need to ask for directions.
http://www.americanfolklore.net/

Audience Participation Stories

A great selection of tales that will put the children “in” the story.
http://www.macscouter.com/stories/Participation.asp

Flower Fables

From the gentle hand of Louisa May Alcott, nine lovely, short fables.
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/AlcFlow.html

Fox Valley Folk Music and Storytelling Festival

Immerse yourself in two days of music, storytelling and workshops. Remember to bring a partner so you kick up your heels at the barn dance!
http://foxvalleyfolk.com/

Kikuyu - Fables and Legends
Unique stories from the Kenyan culture and an interesting article on storytelling customs in Kenya.
http://www.bluegecko.org/kenya/tribes/kikuyu/stories.htm 

The Mudcat Café

Lying awake trying to remember those old song lyrics to go with your story? Before you have another sleepless night drop in to the Mudcat Café and name that tune!
http://www.mudcat.org/threads.cfm 

Story Lovers

Storyteller Jackie Baldwin designs notepads, stationery and more with breathtaking fairytale and folklore illustrations from long ago. In addition, with the help of Storytell listserv members, Jackie has compiled an extensive array of stories and books. Click on “Exclusively for Storytellers” and you will discover your own private folklore library right at your fingertips.
http://www.story-lovers.com/

Symphonic Fairytales

In 2005 the Danish Royal Ministry of Culture will celebrate the 200th anniversary of Hans Christian Andersen's birth. Read about the commissioned orchestral works based on the poems and stories of this fairytale master.
http://www.edition-s.dk/feature/symphonic-fairytales

Tons-o-Trickster!

There are more trickster links here than you could possible hope to surf in one sitting; anything and everything related to the elusive trickster. I kid you not! * The owner of this site has ‘parked’ the domain for the time being but I was able to find a working link on the Wayback Machine. Many of the individual story links still work.
https://web.archive.org/web/20080725093445/http://members.aol.com/pmichaels/glorantha/foolsparadise.html

Zine 5 Folktale Archives
Hidden among the pages of this magazine publication is a distinctive selection of characteristic folktales from six continents. * The owner of this site has ‘parked’ the domain for the time being but I was able to find the story link on the Wayback Machine. The individual links still work.
https://web.archive.org/web/20080516005751/http://www.zine5.com/archive/folktales.htm

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

If you missed the beginning of this new series the links are below:

January/February 2002 - Folktales, myths, legends and pourquoi stories from around the world and a few other sites to whet your appetite.

http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2014/06/stor-e-telling-january-february-2002.html

May/June 2002 - American Life Histories from the WPA Project, Mayan and Philippine folktale's, public domain tales dating back to the 1880's, seasonal stories of forests, frogs, moons and maidens, solar folklore and more.

http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2014/06/following-breadcrumbs-stor-e-telling.html

Below are the previous blog posts offering additional columns from 2007-2013.

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 

Stor e Telling Columns 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.

Trickster Tales - Skipping Across the Continents



The trickster figure Reynard the Fox 
by Michel Rodance, 1869

April, the month for tricksters, jokers and fools is just a few hours away. Here in Massachusetts, it seems the tricksters are getting an early start because snow is predicted for tomorrow! But we are a hardy bunch in New England, and we won’t let a few snowflakes spoil our fun.

As with all stories trickster tales travel from culture to culture, shape shifting as they skip across the continents. The trickster might be a fox in Japan, mouse deer in Asia, a coyote or raven among the Native Americans, or a spider in West Africa just to name a few.

“As their name suggests, tricksters love to play tricks on other gods (and sometimes on humans and animals). But perhaps the best definition of a trickster is the one given by Lewis Hyde: "trickster is a boundary-crosser.” By that, he means that the trickster crosses both physical and social boundaries-- the trickster is often a traveller, and he often breaks societal rules… The trickster often changes shape (turning into an animal, for example) to cross between worlds. In his role as boundary-crosser, the trickster sometimes becomes the messenger of the gods…John Lame Deer said, tricksters "are sacred [because] we Indians also need their laughter to survive.” http://faculty.gvsu.edu/websterm/Tricksters.htm

So here’s to the tricksters, whether fox, raven or mouse, who have added so many stories and laughter to our lives!

STORIES

Br’er Rabbit
http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/brer-rabbit/

Jamaica Anansi Stories
http://www.sacred-texts.com/afr/jas/index.htm

The Monkey’s Heart

http://fairy-tales.parnas.info/en/africa/tales-and-stories/monkeys-heart.html

Native American Tricksters of Myth and Legend
http://www.native-languages.org/trickster.htm

Trickster Wives and Maids
http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/type1741.html

The Trickster: The Hlakanyana and Huveane – Bantu Folktales
http://www.sacred-texts.com/afr/mlb/mlb13.htm

The Trickster Tricked
http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2010/07/the_trickster_tricked.html

Tricksters From Around the World 
https://childrensbooks.web.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Trickster-Tales.pdf 

Fools, Tricksters, Festivals and Spring – My blog post from April 2009 with some additional links for trickster tales.
http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2009/04/fools-tricksters-festivals-and-spring.html

ARTICLES

African and Native American Trickster Folktales by Jennifer Smith 
https://www.stepbystep.com/African-and-Native-American-Trickster-Folktales-134237/

Around the World with Tricksters – Short article with a helpful bibliography at the end. https://www.slj.com/?detailStory=around-the-world-with-tricksters 

BOOKS

Fools and Tricksters – Bibliography by Carol Hurst
http://www.carolhurst.com/subjects/fools.html

Folktales of Joha, Jewish Trickster by Matilda Koén-Sarano
http://tinyurl.com/5uawds6

Trickster Tales from Around the World – A selection of children’s books focusing on trickster tales.
http://kidworldcitizen.org/2014/01/17/trickster-tales-around-world/

Trickster Tales by Josepha Sherman
http://tinyurl.com/6afxe69

Takoma Park Library – Wonderful bibliography of Trickster Tales, including Raven, Coyote, Anansi and more.
http://www.takomapark.info/library/children/archives/000340.html 

CURRICULUM

Aesop and Ananse – Animal Fables and Trickster Tales
http://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson-plan/aesop-and-ananse-animal-fables-and-trickster-tales

Fable and Trickster Tales From Around the World
http://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson-plan/fables-and-trickster-tales-around-world

The Trickster Around the World 
Original link no longer valid but you may still access the information via the Wayback Machine here: https://web.archive.org/web/20120209202122/http://www.duke.edu/web/pfs/lessons/newlacurriculum/fictionquestions/Anansi%20Hat%20Dance.pdf

CRAFTS

Rabbit Paper Bag Puppet
http://www.first-school.ws/activities/crafts/animals/wild/bagrabbit.htm

Raven the Trickster
http://www.crayola.com/lesson-plans/raven-the-trickster-puppet-tales-lesson-plan/

Spider Windsock
http://www.first-school.ws/activities/crafts/animals/insects/spider-windsock-halloween.htm

In my work with the Massachusetts Humanities Council FAIR program one book we shared last year was Anansi and the Moss Covered Rock. I designed the word search below as a take away for the children. Feel free to copy and paste into a word document and use it in your work. If the copy and paste does not work properly email me at storybug@aol.com and I will send it along as an attachment.

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.

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,                                                                                                                       

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