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"Stor E Telling"
Links
from Karen's column
in Storytelling Magazine, and other authored publications
Click on a
category below for a PDF of terrific web sites!
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Aaron
Shephard’s Author Online
Aaron’s specialty is retelling folktales and traditional
literature from around the world. A wonderful collection of folktales,
original
scripts and articles on how to find, prepare and tell your story!
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.
Applit
Jack Tales, poetry, authors, study guides and lesson plans, bibliographies
and an index categorized by genre. The entire site is focused on
Appalachian Literature.
Audience
Participation Stories
A great selection of tales that will put the children “in” the
story.
The
Baldwin Project
The Baldwin Project is a virtual page turner, a comprehensive collection
of literature in the public domain. Read tales from as far back as
1880. The works of such luminaries as Padraic Colum, Howard Pyle, Andrew
Lang, and James Baldwin will light your way.
Folklore
and Mythology
By far this is my most favorite site and the most comprehensive that
I have found to date. Tales are indexed alphabetically by subject matter.
It also has a link to Germanic folklore, Aesops to Grimm to Lang.
Folk
and Fairy Tales From Around the World
Compiled by the librarian and students of Sunrise Mountain High School,
this incredible index of Folk and Fairy Tales lists stories by country
of origin, story title and book title. If you are preparing a multicultural
storytelling program this is the place to start!
Good
Stories for Great Holidays
1914 book by Frances Jenkins Olcott includes folktales, myths, and
historical stories.
Hotcâk
Table of Contents
By far the most comprehensive site I have found on Native American
folktales. An unbelievable Index of stories by subject matter, myths,
maps, legends. A keeper!
Myths,
Folktales and Fairytales
Explore folklore with Nina Jaffe, experience a storytelling workshop
with Gerald Fierst or a myth writing workshop with Jane Yolen. If that
isn’t enough, there are teacher guides, assessments and rubrics,
and of course stories!
Nasreddin
Hodja
Filled with information and stories about the beloved character of
Turkish tales, this website is also a portal to many other Hodja sites.
Here is put a small slice of his wisdom… “Hodja! What do
they do with the old full moons?”
“They cut them up into small pieces and make the stars!”
Oral
Tradition - Utah State University: Educational Resources
The information on Oral Tradition is provided by Professor David Sidwell
of Utah State University. There are five separate sections, complete
with examples and further reading resources.
• The Significance of Oral History
• How To Collect Oral Histories
• Telling Effect Live Stories
• Telling Stories From Our Live
• Making A Life-Map
• Educational Resources
Spirit
of Trees
Cristy West’s growing website offers curricular resources, essays,
organizational links, poetry and folktales from some of our leading
storytellers and scholars. Rest in the cool shade of its branches and
let the spirit of the trees nourish your soul.
Storytell
Listserv
Storytell is a free forum service offered by Texas Women’s University
for discussions about storytelling. It serves as a source of information
on conferences, workshops and events as well as a place to ask (and
answer) questions about the origins and variations of stories, the
business of storytelling, or organization of storytelling events.
Story Arts
Lesson plans and activities are just a click away. Need a quick story
to share? Then take a look at the story library which offers a selection
of Aesop’s Fables and more. You can access articles, discover
fresh curriculum ideas and sign up to receive a free online newsletter.
In addition, there is a section which offers articles such as, “the
Voice as an Instrument” and “Copyright and Fair Use of
Published Materials.” Whether you are a beginning storyteller
or experienced teacher you are sure to find something to add to your
repertoire.
Storytelling
Arts of Indiana
Teaching Guides, games, activities and resources from such quality
tellers as Heather Forest, Doug Lipman, Rex Ellis, Doug Elliott, Janice
Harrington and Ed Stivender. You can’t go wrong taking advice
from this group!
Story
Lovers
Storyteller Jackie Baldwin offers notepads, stationary and more with
breathtaking fairytale and folklore illustrations from long ago but
there is more. 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 find your own private folklore
library at your fingertips.
Tales
of Wonder
The stories in this collection represent a small sampling of the rich
storytelling art that is the common heritage of humanity. Stories from
many parts of the world are included here, from Africa to Siberia.
Teaching
With Folklore
This is a wonderful starting point for teachers who are interested
in introducing folklore into their curriculum. Activities, lesson plan
and extensions are all here, all you need to do is take the first step.
Tell
Me a Story
An incredible site with stories from around the world; new folktales
continue to be compiled since 1997.
Tim
Sheppard’s Storytelling FAQ
An invaluable resource filled with articles, resources, story links
and so much more;
truly a labor of love.
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!
Turner
Learning Network
An Educator’s Guide to Storytelling; tips on teaching storytelling,
National Standards, Assessments and Cross Curricular Approaches. If
you want to implement storytelling into your curriculum, this is a
good place to start.
Zine
5 Folktale Archives
Hidden among the pages of this magazine publication is an incredible
selection of unique folktales from six continents.
The above list and accompanying synopsis' was compiled by Karen Chace,
Storyteller and Web Researcher. For permission to reprint please
contact Karen at Karen@StoryBug.net. Karen is the author of the
CDRom,
Researching Stories on the Internet: A Webliography of Storytelling
Resources, which may be viewed here.
