Maria’s Gift
Posted: May 2, 2012 Filed under: Age 7 and up, Quests and Journeys, Tales of Courage 3 CommentsMaria’s Gift Ages 7 and Up
Maria’s life is hard but she faces it with courage. She does all that she can for her family, despite the cruelty of others, there in that little village where she lives. Then she goes a journey and meets unusual strangers. What will that meeting bring her? Click on the link to listen and find out. A story that has its origins in Greece and which I brought to North America. 20:56 mins.
What do you think of Maria? What will you remember about her? Make a comment and share your thoughts.
Story origin: Originally from Joanna Coles Best Loved Folktales but you can find this version in my book Out of the Everywhere. Tales for a New World.
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The Salmon Cariad
Posted: January 7, 2012 Filed under: Age 7 and up Leave a commentThe Salmon Cariad Age 7 and up
On a moonlit night, a young man goes to the river to fish. He catches a salmon but what happens next is beyond his imagining. He goes a journey he was not expecting. Where does he travel? Click on the link to listen and find out. A story from Wales. 6.20 mins.
This is a story to make pictures in the head. Leave a comment below and tell what you saw.
Story origin for me: A Bag Full O’Moonshine by Alan Garner
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Tiddy Mun
Posted: November 25, 2011 Filed under: Age 7 and up, Slightly Scary, Uncategorized 1 CommentTiddy Mun Ages 7 and Up
Scary creatures live in the marshes but Tiddy Mun is the people’s helper. He walks at night, they hear him laughing. He has saved them over and over again but will he come to save them now? Click on the link to listen and find out. A story from Britain. 9.30 mins.
The story talks of how times change. What changes do you think have happened by the story’s end? Leave a comment below.
Story origin for me: Kevin Crossley-Holland’s The Old Stories: Folk Tales from East Anglia and the Fen Country.
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The Old Woman In The Woods
Posted: October 28, 2011 Filed under: Age 7 and up, Jack Tales, Slightly Scary 2 CommentsThe Old Woman in the Woods Ages 7 and Up
When Jack gets turned out of home for his laziness he meets an old woman in the woods. First she asks him to take off his jacket, then it’s his boots and then…. What comes next? You’ll have to click on the link and listen to find out. I don’t know where this story comes from but I suspect it’s been around a while. 9:51 mins.
There are lots and lots of Jack tales. Do you know any others? Why not leave a comment below?
Story origin for me: Toronto storytellers Marylyn Peringer and Norman Perrin.
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Ivan Crookback
Posted: September 14, 2011 Filed under: Age 7 and up, Quests and Journeys Leave a commentIvan Crookback Age 7 and up
Ivan goes looking for a way for a way to change himself. The journey is long but he is determined. What will he find? Will he be rewarded? A new twist on an old story from Brittany. 13.26 mins.
I reshaped this story because I have friends like Ivan, friends with disabilities. Can you imagine how? Leave your comment below.
Story origin for me: Ivon Tortik in Alice Kane’s book The Dreamer Awakes.
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The Child Who Looked to Herself
Posted: June 22, 2011 Filed under: Age 7 and up, Tales of Courage 2 Comments01 The Child Who Looked to Herself 2 Age 7 and up.
Her family is poor and she is the youngest of five sisters. Winter is upon them and she has so little to wear. What will she do? How will she manage? Click on the link and find out. A story from Greece. 8.10 mins
What do you think of the heroine? Leave a comment for others to read.
Story origin for me: Fearless Girls, Wise Women and Beloved Sisters, by Kathleen Ragan, as The Child Who Was Both Poor and Good.
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Cap O’Rushes
Posted: June 22, 2011 Filed under: Age 7 and up, Tales of Courage Leave a commentCap O’Rushes 3 Age 7 and up
A daughter is left to wander the world when she makes her father angry. She comes to a marsh where reeds are growing. What will happen? Can she prove her father wrong? Click on the link to find out. A story from England. 11.53 mins.
This story makes me think of my grandmother and great-grandmother who worked in rich people’s houses. Does it make you think of anything? Leave your comments below for others to read.
Story origin for me: Joseph Jacobs English Fairy Tales.
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