Stor e Telling Winter 2017: Peace and Justice

“Peace and justice are two sides of the same coin.”  - Dwight D. Eisenhower

Allegory of Justice and Peace
Corrado Giaquinto 
1753-1754

This is the final Stor e Telling installment for 2017. This column was for the winter issue and its theme was Peace and Justice. I offer resources below to complement the theme along with fingerplays, songs and stories to complement the winter months.

American Friends Service Committee - “Founded in 1917, the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) is a Quaker organization that promotes lasting peace with justice, as a practical expression of faith in action.”
https://www.afsc.org/ 

American Friends Service Committee: Peace Works - Inspirational stories connected to the above organization; search by decade, topic or location.
http://peaceworks.afsc.org/

YES Magazine – Many of you may have read some of their powerful articles on social media. There are sections on Teaching Peace and Justice, This Planet, Economy, People Power, and Happiness; stories that will make your heart smile.
https://www.yesmagazine.org/

United Network of Young Peace Builders: 25 Stories for Peace – “The book … is the culmination of a year of celebrating youth in peacebuilding…we want to honor the work of young peacebuilders around the globe, by giving them a space to tell their story.”
http://tinyurl.com/yajzc4ks

Two bibliographies featuring books about peace building and conflict transformation.

Conflict Transformation and Peace Building: A Selected Bibliography
“…a short list of book for young children on peace, justice, kindness, courage optimism and other virtues.” There are additional resources as well.

http://tinyurl.com/yc4cm4eb

Stories of peace, justice, and being judged.

How Violence is Ended – Buddhist Legend
http://tinyurl.com/yc3ku4qg

United Network of Young Peace Builders: 25 Stories for Peace – In celebration of their 25^th anniversary this publication of personal stories was compiled in “honor of the work of young peacebuilders around the globe”, by giving them a space to tell their story
http://tinyurl.com/yajzc4ks

When the Hyena and the Billy Goat Signed a Peace Treaty - Chad

http://tinyurl.com/y8ffpkp3

When the Twins Went to War – Russia

http://tinyurl.com/y7fmhzxx

The Bell of Justice – Variants of the same folktale from different countries.

http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/type0207c.html

The Blossom Tree - Tibet

http://tinyurl.com/ybbkj4pl

The Cruel Creditor and the Judge’s Wise Daughter - Morocco

http://tinyurl.com/y8gjxurb

The Fire on the Hill - Kenya

http://tinyurl.com/y9dms6kd

The Legend of the Peace Pipes – Native American/Arikara

http://tinyurl.com/y73uhqbh

The Lion’s Wedding – India
http://tinyurl.com/yba5v5kt

The Nodding Tiger - China

http://tinyurl.com/y8jxean5

The Peace Queen – Native American/Iroquois

http://tinyurl.com/ybpss9dt

Poetic Justice - Persia
https://tinyurl.com/yxlx9ewo

The Shepherd Judge

http://tinyurl.com/y8s8fq6k

A few tales to light your way through the dark winter nights.

The Little Girl and the Winter Whirlwinds - Bulgaria

http://tinyurl.com/y9hbcz57

The Winter Rose - Germany

http://tinyurl.com/ybgk8j4y

The Winter Spirit and His Visitor – Native American Folktale
http://tinyurl.com/ycuohwhb

Winter Melon Boy - Hmong
http://tinyurl.com/y8xkpesg

Celebrating Snow with the Small Ones – From my own blog, a post filled with fingerplays, songs, and more to delight the children in your winter lapsit program.
http://tinyurl.com/ybdy79mg

SOMETHING EXTRA

Below are links to a yearly compilation of my Stor e Telling column from 2007-2017. At the time they were posted all of the links were active. If you find a dead link please let me know and I will do my best to find the updated source

Store e Telling January February March 2017:  Impacting Speaker and Listener
This issue focused on the varied ways stories impact the speaker and the listener. Also, stories for the Chinese New Year: Year of the Rooster. Also some tales to celebrate National Pig Day on March 1, devoted to celebrating their place as one of man’s most intellectual and domesticated animals. April 15 is Husband Appreciation Day so of course there are stories to share for that day as well.

Stor e Telling Spring 2017: Storytelling World
Unwrap some fun and fabulous resources to love and add to your repertoire. The theme was Storytelling World so you will find hundreds of public domain tales from many cultures. There are also legends to savor on Tea for Two Tuesday on March 21, Noodlehead tales to tickle your funny for International Moment of Laughter Day on April 14, and folktales for Bat Appreciation Day on April 17. 
https://karenchace.blogspot.com/2018/02/storytelling-world-stor-e-telling.html

1001 Nights to 2001 Story Resources IV: Stor e Telling 2016

http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2017/09/1001-nights-to-2001-story-resources-iv.html

From 1001 Nights to 2001 Story Resources III: Stor e Telling 2015
http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2017/01/from-1001-nights-to-2001-story.html

From 1001 Nights to 2001 Story Resources II: Stor e Telling 2014|

http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2016/01/from-1001-nights-to-2001-story.html

From 1001 Nights to 2001 Story Resources: Stor e Telling 2013
http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2014/06/from-1001-nights-to-2001-story.html

Stor e Telling Columns: 2007 to 2012 with Synopses
http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/12/stor-e-telling-columns-2007-to-2012.html

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 2018 ©

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.

Ringing in the New Year: Stor e Telling: January, February, March 2013

Last year I undertook the project of placing all of my 2007-2012 Stor e Telling columns from Storytelling Magazine on my blog. Now that 2014 is here I will begin to share all of the columns from 2013.
I will not be adding current columns until the following year, so if you want immediate access to the newest websites, please consider becoming a member of the National Storytelling Network. 

Below you will find the sites I offered for the January February March 2013 issue.

Let me know if you find this useful; I love to hear from you!

 

* Please note that any comments will not appear until I allow it to be published. Sadly, I had to implement that fail safe to avoid spam messages from being published. Thank you for understanding.

Ring in the New Year with story and song!

FatherTimes.net - From Armenia to Wales, songs, traditions and recipes associated with the New Year.
http://www.fathertimes.net/

New Year Traditions Around the World - Why is a baby the symbol of the New Year? Find out and make an easy connection to Greek Myths for your students.

http://tinyurl.com/35ez8  

Winter is upon us in the United States; I bring you some tales of ice and snow.

Davy Crockett and the Frozen Dawn - USA

http://tinyurl.com/chxu4xu

The Ice King and His Wonderful Grandchild - Dutch

http://tinyurl.com/c8npw7z

The Little Daughter of the Snow - Russia
http://tinyurl.com/dyopzsg 

The Long Winter - Canada

http://tinyurl.com/bvlpztm

Princess Miranda and Prince Hero - Poland
http://tinyurl.com/bmshrkw

The Snow, the Crow and the Blood - Ireland

http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/snow.html

The Snow Maiden - Russia

http://tinyurl.com/dxj3xsu

The Snow Tomb - Japan

http://tinyurl.com/cydbgtb 

Snow Woman - Japan

http://tinyurl.com/c9q397r

Story-Lovers.com - Jackie Baldwin shares books, resources and stories on winter and the winter solstice.

http://tinyurl.com/yjwq354

The Twelve Months – Russia

http://russian-crafts.com/tales/12months.html

Snow Crystals.com - We are told no two snowflakes are alike. See how different these remarkable gifts of nature truly are. This site is a wonderful addition to any math or science program.
http://tinyurl.com/7j45

Stories from India, Italy and France will have you speaking the language of love just in time for Valentine’s Day.

Classic Love Stories - Summaries of some of classics such as Pyramus and Thisbe.
http://tinyurl.com/ydnnpbq 

Italian Folktales – Twenty-one folktales.
http://oaks.nvg.org/italian-folktales.html

Old French Fairy Tales – Five timeless fairy tales magnificently illustrated by Virginia Frances Sterrett, c. 1920.
http://archive.org/details/oldfrenchfairyta00sgrich

True Love – Bare Bones for Storytellers - Jackie Baldwin has delivered a bouquet of stories just in time for Valentine’s Day.

http://tinyurl.com/d8wgese

Storybug.net – A number of links I have collected to help you celebrate Valentine’s Day every year. http://tinyurl.com/bqwfosl

 

2013 is the Year of the Snake and the Chinese New Year falls on February 10. Below are some folktales to add to the celebration.

The Girl and the Snake – Sweden
http://tinyurl.com/dxcw5n8

The King of the Snakes and Other Folk-lore Stories from Uganda
http://tinyurl.com/c7nkznm

Rabbit Plays Tug-O-War – Native American

http://tinyurl.com/btxxdzm 

The Snake and the Pauper – Haiti
http://tinyurl.com/c8yxdz9

The Snake with the Big Feet – Native American

http://tinyurl.com/d9hda5q

The Snakes Bride – Bhutan
http://tinyurl.com/dxzc3xf

The White Man and the Snake – South Africa
http://tinyurl.com/dyqy9fs

Why Frog and Snake Never Play Together - Africa

http://tinyurl.com/d9hzpnk

Why Mongoose Kills Snakes - Africa
http://tinyurl.com/bolyrnz

Lions, Dragons, and Nian: Animals of the Chinese New Year - Wonderfully inclusive lesson plan on the Chinese Spring Festival and eastern and western dragons associated with the Chinese New Year.
http://tinyurl.com/6szu7n

 

February 26 is Tell a Fairy Tale Day, which is perfect for storytellers! Here is a blog post I wrote in 2011 with a fairly inclusive number of public domain fairy tale books.

Wisdom, Wit and Wonder

http://tinyurl.com/7vb4das

And to add to the fun, a book from 1910.

Fairy Tale Plays and How to Act Them - While some of the language is antiquated it can be easily updated. The book also offers suggestions on costumes, props and scenery. http://tinyurl.com/bpccbt

Storybug.net – My Stor e Telling columns from 2007 -2012 with synopses. Just point, click, surf!

http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/12/stor-e-telling-columns-2007-to-2012.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: Stor e Telling November December 2009

Tortoise and Hare
Jean Grandville, 19th Centuy

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.

P.S. I know many of you are probably tired of reading the above message, which I use in all of my Slow and Steady articles. However, I continue to use if for those new readers who might not know the reasoning behind these blog posts, and of course, to make them aware of the NSN. There is always a method to my madness. Thanks for playing along.

 

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2009

This issue addresses Story and Transformation so I offer some sites to assist you in transforming your own story work.

Moral Dynamics of Storytelling: Inviting Transformation

“Telling our story expresses the person we are. It forms the person we are becoming….” An article that discusses storytelling and how it relates to Christian ethics.
http://tinyurl.com/mh9ol6

The National Storytelling Network offers an array of SIG’S (special interest groups) to support you.

Healing Story Alliance (HSA)

HSA’s purpose is to “to promote the use of storytelling in healing…using stories to inform, inspire, nurture and heal.”
http://healingstory.org/

Producers and Organizers (PRO)

PRO “encourages cooperation, networking and support among organizers within the NSN….”
https://storynet.org/groups/pro/producers-and-organizers-pro/ 

Storytelling in Organizations (SIO)

SIO “brings these narrative insights onto the contemporary business scene….” 
https://storynet.org/groups/sio/storytelling-in-organizations-sio/ 

Youth, Educators and Storytelling (YES)

YES “promotes youth storytelling and encourages educators and other adults to use storytelling as an educational tool in classrooms and in other settings…”
https://storynet.org/groups/yes/yes/ 

November is Aviation Month so why not fly the friendly skies with stories!

History.com – Two Brothers and a Dream

Interesting information on these two famous brothers, Orville and Wilbur Wright, including a video with one of the museum curators.
https://www.loc.gov/item/myloc24/ 

The Flying Canoe

https://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2010/07/the_flying_canoe.html 

The Flying Turtle

http://tinyurl.com/r9foae

They Myth of Daedalus & Icarus

http://tinyurl.com/obg8eq

 

November 11 is Veterans’ Day. I offer some sites to honor our men and women who have served our country.

Heroes and Heroic Deeds of the Great War – True stories of valor during WW I by Donald A Mackenzie.
http://archive.org/details/heroesheroicdeed00mackiala

Oral History: Veterans Remember

Collection of oral histories from veterans of World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.
https://presidentlincoln.illinois.gov/learn/scholars-researchers/research-divisions/oral-history/collection/veterans-remember/collection

War Letters

From PBS.org eyewitness accounts of famous battles, moving letters penned just before the writer was killed and heartbreaking 'Dear John' letters." Site features timeline of U.S. military actions, letter excerpts, and more.  
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/search/?q=war+letter 

Legends of Tuskegee: American Visionaries
This site highlights the achievements of the highly respected African-American pilots who served during WW II.

https://www.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/tuskegee/intro.htm 

Women at War

From the Veterans History Project, this selection spans four wars including nurses’ tales, a story of a code breaker, a welder, a flight surgeon, the first woman general in the Air Force and the first woman to command a U.S. Navy ship.
http://tinyurl.com/rbf9od

Winter begins on December 21, 2009, Let’s welcome it with tales to warm your storytelling spirit.

American Folklore - Holiday stories and winter tales come from all over the United States and Canada.
http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2011/01/winter_tales.html

The Sparrow’s Holiday

https://www.4to40.com/folktales-for-kids/folktales-in-english/sparrows-holiday/ 

The Long Winter

https://storiestogrowby.org/story/long-winter/

Norwegian Folk Tales
I offered this at the beginning of 2003 so it’s time for a re-visit!
http://oaks.nvg.org/norwegian-folktales.html

Myths and Legends of Alaska – Download this book from 1911 and the Land of the Midnight Sun!

http://tinyurl.com/lpowsy

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
May June 2008
http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/08/slow-and-steady-wins-race-may-june-2008.html
Summer 2008
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/08/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_25.html
Fall 2008
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/09/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e.html

2009

January February 2009

http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/09/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_10.html
May June 2009
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/09/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_14.html
July August 2009
https://karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/09/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_21.html 
September October 2009 
http://www.karenchace.blogspot.com/2013/09/slow-and-steady-wins-race-stor-e_29.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.