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!

 

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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.

March Comes in Like a Lion: Folktales That Roar!

The Lion and the Lamb
by
William Strutt Peace, 1896

There is an old saying, “March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb” so I thought would share some stories about lions.

We are a bit weary of the snow here in Massachusetts, as are many others around the United States, so here’s hoping the lamb (pleasant weather) is just around the corner!

STORIES

Androcles and the Lion – Greece 
https://storiestogrowby.org/story/androcles-the-lion/

The Ape, the Snake, and the Lion – Tanzania
https://www.wattpad.com/609806226-the-african-folktale-collection-of-tales-completed

The Flying Lion – South Africa 
https://www.worldoftales.com/African_folktales/African_Folktale_22.html#gsc.tab=0

Dinner of the Lion – Africa  
https://www.english-for-students.com/Dinner-of-The-Lion.html

The Hare and the Lion – Africa

http://www.worldoftales.com/African_folktales/African_Folktale_40.html

The Hunter and the Lion – Aesop
http://mythfolklore.net/aesopica/perry/326.htm

The Immoderate Lion – Yoruba
https://adebayoadegbite.wordpress.com/2017/04/05/folktales-wednesday-the-immoderate-lion/

The Lily and the Lion – Grimm

http://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/175/grimms-fairy-tales/3137/the-lily-and-the-lion/

The Lion and the Crane - India

http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/ift/ift02.htm

Lion and Jackal – Africa  
https://www.worldoftales.com/African_folktales/African_Folktale_4.html#gsc.tab=0

The Lion and the Mouse - Greece

http://www.aesopfables.com/cgi/aesop1.cgi?3&TheLionandtheMouse

The Lion and the Wolf – South Africa  
https://www.heritage-history.com/index.php?c=read&author=barker&book=folktales&story=lion

The Lion in the Water – Twelve cultural variants from D.L. Ashliman  
https://sites.pitt.edu/~dash/type0092.html

The Lion Who Was Made Tsar – Ukraine   

https://en.derevo-kazok.org/folk-tales/ukrainian-folk-tales/the-lion-who-was-made-tsar-ukrainian-folk-tale.html

The Lion’s Enchantment – Spain

https://www.storiestogrowby.org/story/lions-enchantment/ 

The Lion’s Share – India
http://www.sacred-texts.com/afr/saft/sft22.htm 

Lion and Jackal- South Africa
http://www.sacred-texts.com/afr/saft/sft14.htm

Lion’s Share – South Africa  
https://sacred-texts.com/afr/saft/sft22.htm

The Lion’s Whisker – Africa  
https://africa.mrdonn.org/lion.html

Sister Fox – Ukraine
https://russian-crafts.com/russian-folk-tales/sister-fox-brother-wolf.html

Story of Lion and Little Jackal – South Africa  
https://www.sacred-texts.com/afr/saft/sft16.htm

Why Does Lion Roar? – Angola

http://angolarising.blogspot.com/2010/03/african-folklore-why-does-lion-roar.html

ACTIVITIES

From Candlewick Books Library Lion by Michelle Knudsen: A Story Hour Guide and Event Kit - Perfect for teachers and librarians offering a lapsit program for the younger children. Fingerplays, crafts and book suggestions, post reading activities and more. http://www.candlewick.com/book_files/0763622621.kit.1.pdf

First School – Lion Theme Preschool Activities and Crafts
http://www.first-school.ws/theme/animals/wild/lion.htm

BOOKS

20 Best Lion Books of All Time
https://bookauthority.org/books/best-lion-books

All About Lions – Books for parents and children to read online. Created by a teacher.
https://www.getepic.com/collection/953655/all-about-lions

CRAFTS

Children Care Lounge – There is so much more here than crafts. Songs, movement activities, and snacks are offered as well.

https://childcarelounge.com/pages/jungle-and-rainforest-theme-and-activities?srsltid=AfmBOoowQ2AJNFQejAJtbegS0Kp-Pz9KQEQ_Yn58X4JSSsKi3Ki8amLe

DLTK – Lots of lion crafts for the young ones, including masks, paper bag puppets and more.

http://www.dltk-kids.com/animals/jungle-lions.html 

Emma Owl – 30+ Lion Crafts for Kids
https://emmaowl.com/30-lion-art-crafts-for-kids/

CURRICULUM

Bright Hub Education – 32 Rip-Roaring Animal Lesson Plans to Make Your Students Go Wild!
http://www.brighthubeducation.com/preschool-lesson-plans/125540-jungle-animal-lesson/

The Lion and the Mouse – Lesson plan to complement the Aesop fable of the same name.
http://learningtogive.org/lessons/unit63/lesson2.html

SONGS

123 Curriculum – Jungle Fun: Songs, Rhymes and Fingerplays – Lots of fun for the wee ones here, including Going On a Lion Hunt.

https://123learncurriculum.info/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Jungle-Fun-Songs-Poems-and-Fingerplays.pdf

SOMETHING EXTRA

Catch the Storybug: The Wayward Wind - Stories about the wind, curriculum, crafts and more.
http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2011/03/the-wayward-wind-folktales-for-march.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 2011 ©

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 or karenchace.stories@gmail.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 appreciate your support and personal integrity.

Celebrate Tell a Fairy Tale Day II

"And then little Kristen came
smiling out of the water."
by Frank Papé
found in The Diamond Fairy Book, 1911


 

“ And you must tell the child the legends I told you--as my mother told them to me and her mother to her. You must tell the fairy tales of the old country. You must tell of those not of the earth who live forever in the hearts of the people...” Betty Smith, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

It seems as if there is a special day for everything and February 26 is no exception; it celebrates one of my favorites, Tell a Fairy Tale Day.  In 2012 I wrote a blog to celebrate this special day and you will find that link at the end of this post, but I thought it was time to share a few more resources.

I hope you find something to transport you to the fabulous and fantastic realm of fantasy, if only for a day.

 

 

Articles on Fairytales

All Things Considered by G. K. Chesterton's, 1908.  There are a variety of essays in this book, including one on fairytales.

http://tinyurl.com/kkyqugf

The Endicott Studio Journal of Mythic Arts – Twenty-one articles on Animal Brides and Bridegrooms, Beauty and the Beast, Baba Yaga and many more.

http://www.endicott-studio.com/articleslist/married-to-magic-animal-brides-and-bridegrooms-in-folklore-and-fantasy-ii-by-terri-windling.html

Sources for the Analysis and Interpretation of Folk and Fairy Tales - Resources on the analysis of fairy or folk tales, from literary and psychological traditions.
http://www.folkandfairy.org/

 "Someday you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again." - C. S. Lewis

 

STORIES

 

Andrew Lang - The Literature Network

There isn’t a pot of gold at the end of this rainbow, but a prism of fairytale books to add to your riches.
http://www.online-literature.com/andrew_lang/

Canadian Fairy Tales by Cyrus Macmillan. Twenty-six folktales published in 1922.
http://tinyurl.com/d4hp9ya

The Cat and the Mouse, A Book of Persian Fairy Tales by Hartwell James, 1906. Four fairytales from this beautiful land.

http://tinyurl.com/lrhcz9o

Cossack Fairy Tales and Folktales by Robert Nisbet Bain, 1902 – Bain collected these folktales from Ruthenian, the language of the Cossacks, a language intermediate between Russian and Polish. The Iron Wolf, The Golden Slipper, The Tsar and the Angel and The Story of the Forty-First Brother are just a few of the unique stories found within these cyber pages.

http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/29672

Czechoslovak Fairy Tales by Parker Fillmore, 1919. “The old king reached into his pocket, drew out a golden key, and handed it to the prince.” So begins the story of Longshanks, Girth and Keen, one of the many tales that await you within.
http://tinyurl.com/baw8ysh

Fairy Legends of the French Provinces by Martha Ward Carey, 1887 – Thirty-four stories filled with charm and enchantment.
http://tinyurl.com/be5ly4j

Forty-Four Turkish Fairy Tales by Ignácz Kúnos, 1913 - Be whisked away to the magical land of Turkey and meet the Wizard and His Pupil, Prince Ahmed, The Silent Princess and other fascinating creatures. The text also offers the English definition of the Tu rkish words used in the text.

http://tinyurl.com/8vtcwx

Indian Fairytales by Joseph Jacobs
This complete work from 1912 is now available on line. It offers twenty-nine tales from Eastern India and gorgeous illustrations to complement each story.
http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/ift/index.htm 

The Golden Maiden and Other Folk Tales and Fairy Stories Told in Armenia by A.G. Seklemian. Twenty-nine stories including The Bride of the Fountain, The Trove of Destiny and The Maiden of the Sea, just a few enchanted tales you will find between the pages of this book from 1898.
http://tinyurl.com/mcgynac 

Old English Fairy Tales by Sabine Baring-Gould, 1906. Robert the Evil, The Badger in the Bag, The Undutiful Daughter and others are waiting to delight you!

http://tinyurl.com/89j85d3

Old Hungarian Fairy Tales – Eight tales collected by Baroness Orczy and offered by The Baldwin Project.

http://tinyurl.com/4qw9ym2

Serbian Fairy Tales by Elodie L. Muatovich, 1918. Seeking some longer stories to share? This book offers a number of tales in three, four and six parts.
http://tinyurl.com/aqer7bc

Swedish Fairy Tales by Herman Hofbert, 1890. Stories of trolls, elves, sea maidens and giants await.

http://tinyurl.com/ld6b7lh

Celebrate with Tell a Fairy Tale Day – This link will lead you to a blog post I wrote on fairy tales in 2012. There are a number of stories and public domain books from around the globe, and also links to curriculum and crafts.

http://tinyurl.com/kapa47k

 

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.

 

Let the Games Begin! Russian Folktales to Celebrate the 2014 Winter Olympics

Ivan Tsarevich
 and the Grey Wolf
by Viktor Vasnetsov, 1889

We are fast approaching the biggest sporting event in the world , the 2014 Olympic Winter Games, which will be held in Sochi, Russia along the Black Sea coast.Russia is a culture rich with storytelling traditions so I thought I would offer you some tales to celebrate the hosts of our athletes from around the globe.

May all of the athletes revel in their accomplishments, whether or not they return home with a medal.  Good luck and safe journey's to all!

STORIES

Alenoushka and Her Brother

http://tinyurl.com/joynw8s 

Baba Yaga

https://www.storiestogrowby.org/story/baba-yaga/

The Dun Horse
http://tinyurl.com/66tm5m5

The Enchanted Princess
http://tinyurl.com/ot2pkwg

The Golden Fish

http://russian-crafts.com/tales/gold_fish.html 

Ivan and the Chestnut Horse

http://chestofbooks.com/fairy-tale/Allied-Nations/Ivan-And-The-Chestnut-Horse-A-Russian-Fairy-Tale.html

The Lime Tree

http://www.learningtogive.org/materials/folktales/LimeTree.asp

The Little Daughter of the Snow

http://tinyurl.com/dyopzsg

The Lute Player - Russia
http://learningtogive.org/materials/folktales/luteplayer.asp

Magic Ring 

http://russian-crafts.com/russian-folk-tales/magic-ring-russian-tale.html

Masha and the Bear

The Tsar's Son and the Frog
by
 Ivan Bilibin, 1903

http://russian-crafts.com/tales/masha.html

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

Sivka-Burka

http://tinyurl.com/a4psurf

The Soldier and Death

http://tinyurl.com/lumfqek

The Snow Maiden
http://tinyurl.com/dxj3xsu

The Tale of Tsar Saltan

http://www.fairytales.biz/alexander-pushkin/the-tale-of-tsar-saltan.html

The Tale of the Tsar, the Firebird and the Gray Wolf
http://stpetersburg-guide.com/folk/swolf.shtml

The Tale of the Golden Cockerel

http://www.goldencockerel.com/en-us/about-us/how-we-got-the-name.html


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

The Twelve Months

http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/kog/kog04.htm



The Merchants Visit the Tsar
by
Ivan Bilibin

COLLECTIONS

Cossack Fairy Tales and Folktales by Robert Nisbet Bain, 1902 – Bain collected these folktales from Ruthenian, the language of the Cossacks, a language intermediate between Russian and Polish.
http://tinyurl.com/2uklns8

Folktales From the Russian Nine folktales collected by Verra Xenophontovna Kalamatiano de Blumenthal, 1903.

http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/ftr/index.htm

The Golden Rod Fairy Book edited by Esther Singleton and published in 1903. Stories from England, France, Poland, Bohemia, Russia, India, China, Italy, Denmark, Ireland and Spain are contained between these cyber covers and include such authors as Perrault, Grimm and Anderson. In the words of Esther, “All you need is a comfortable chair and a bright fire…”

http://www.elfinspell.com/GoldenrodTitle.html

Myths and Folk-Tales of the Russians, ‘Western Slavs, and Magyars by Jeremiah Curtin 1903.

http://tinyurl.com/yzdmjkd 

Russian Expedition - Since 1995 volunteers have traveled to 12 countries in and recorded 1415 songs, over 4000 mythological stories and videotaped 36 folklore rituals. While all of the work is not online, there is enough specific, cultural information to complement a Russian folklore program.

http://www.russianexpedition.net/

Russian Fairy Tales - The site shares twenty-one fairytales. Most offer both a short and long version, for those who want more details.

http://tinyurl.com/6blpls

Russian Folk-tales by William Ralston Shedden Ralston - Download this book from 1880, full of myths, legends, and folktales of demons, witches, vampires and ghouls if you dare! 

https://archive.org/stream/russianfolktales00ralsrich#page/n19/mode/2up 

The Russian Garland – Seventeen Russian folktales translated from a collection of chapbooks, circa 1916.

https://archive.org/details/russiangarlandbe00steeiala

Russian Sunbirds - While this site is home to Russian lacquer art it also offers a stunning array of Russian folktales, fairytales, songs, literature and poetry.

http://www.sunbirds.com/texts/themes/

Russian Folk Tales - Many delightful tales from Russia and the Ukraine and details on Russian traditions from Christmas to weddings.

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



The Red Horsemen
by
Ivan Bilibin

The Russian Story Book by Richard Wilson, 1916. Fifteen tales, several featuring the hero Ilya, others with Nikita the Footless, the Cake-Baker and more.

http://tinyurl.com/awqvoe2

Russian Tales
Many delightful tales from Russia and the Ukraine and details on Russian traditions from Christmas to weddings.
http://russian-crafts.com/tales.html

Sixty Folktales from Slavonic Sources - A delightful mix of tales from Russia, Bohemia, Moravia, Serbia, Hungary and more.
http://tinyurl.com/26w5v35

Tales of Laughter from 1908. A collection tales from Ireland, Spain, France, Russia and other countries from around the globe. They are sure to have you smiling with delight!

https://archive.org/details/talesoflaughtert00wiggrich

Vampire and Ghost Stories from Russia

Six stories to make your blood run cold.
http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/vampire.html

CURRICULUM

Culture Guide: Russia – Grade K-6.

http://kennedy.byu.edu/store/samples/russia1el.pdf

Lesson Plan for Masha and the Bear

http://www.dennisjones.com.au/file_admin/TwoTricksterTalesfromRussia.pdf

Russian History and Culture

This resource is no longer offered at the original link, however, I was able to locate it via the wayback machine. You can still access all of the resources.

https://web.archive.org/web/20140611073249/http://www.bcps.org/offices/oea/pdf/cultural_heritage/Russian-Heritage-Resource-Packet.pdf

Storybug.net - This link will take you to a blog post I wrote in 2012 for the Summer Olympics. There are additional ideas for curriculum, crafts and recipes connected to the games, as well as historical information on the Olympics.

http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2012/07/the-golden-greeks-myths-fables-and.html

MISCELLANEOUS

Traditional Russian Children’s Games – Why not have some of your own games at home or in the classroom? Here is a list of some of those played by the children in Russia.

http://www.ehow.com/list_6721808_traditional-russian-children_s-games.html

Russian Proverbs and Sayings – Perhaps you will find something to add to your storytelling shows.

http://www.friends-partners.org/oldfriends/literature/russian-proverbs.html

SONGS

Songs of the Russian People – “This book is a treasure-trove of Slavic mythology, tradition, folklore and ethnography. There are songs from Russia and every Slavic region from Serbia to Siberia. There are n musical transcriptions…However, the massive, well documented, and very entertaining collection of Slavic traditions in this book more than makes up for this deficiency.”
http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/srp/index.htm

Thank you for reading my blog. I would love to hear from you. Please feel free to leave a comment on the blog below or you may email me at Storybug@aol.com .

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.