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Telling Tales: some of my favorite stories.
#1 Johnny, I'm On the First Step
~ A jump story I learned from my mother.
#2 Jack Frost ~ Adapted from a Russian Folktale
#3 The
Bigga da Redda da Rosa ~ the
saddest tale my mother told
#4 Poccamandas ~ Adapted through American Folk Process
#5 Story-Games Thread & The Giant Vegetable ~ A formula Story/game
#6 Jump off the bridge! ~ A formula Story/game
#7 Chris Mouse and Other Tales ~ in the style of the French Canadian Irritating Tales. Includes: Chris Mouse Tree, Dark & Stormy, A Long Long Story, I Don’t
Know, The Shortest Story
#8 Master of Masters ~ With notes for tellers.
#8a Four Silly Tales ~ adapted from English Folktales. Includes: The Old Woman and the Pig,
Teeny Tiny,
Master of Masters,
Me
#9 The Ghost and the Apple Sauce ~ About
The Ghost and the Applesauce
#10 Three Hairs ~ adapted from a Haitian Folktale
#11 Aqua, My Friend ~ An original cautionary tale
#12 The Magical Blue Feather ~ the saddest tale told by
Papa Joe
#13 New Pots from Old ~ a recycling tale
#14 Keen Witted Orphan ~ adapted from an Estonian Folktale
#15 Robin Hood in Gotham ~ adapted from an English
Folktale
#16 Brave Little Samantha ~ An interactive journey via
story, + lots of notes on the telling and history
#17 Ashiesputtle and the Prince Who Wouldn't Shut Up ~ adapted from an
Scandinavian Folktale
#18 Saint Patrick and the Leprechauns ~ a riddle story
#19 Unanana
and the Elephant ~ adapted from an African Folktale
#20 For A Wish ~ adapted from a Swedish folktale.
#21 Too Much Christmas Pudding ~ a folk style story
#22 The Ant and the Grasshopper ~ adapted from the fable,
with special thanks to Tom McCabe.
#23 Hide and Go Seek ~ adapted from a Congo folktale
#24 The Chocolate Man, dedicated to Hope
#25 Wiggle & Waggle: A workshop activity
#26 The Golden Goose adapted in folk process from the
Grimm version
Biographical Stories: my autobiography, Story
by Story. It is a work in process as I hope to continue to enjoy many more years
of traveling and telling. I hope you enjoy it. :)
#1 The Value of Story
#2 A
Name
#3 Turtle Story
#4 A Name, Part 2
#5 When You Think Your Number Is Up
#6 That
Skeleton Was Scary
#7 A
Storyteller's Wedding
Travel Notes: my 'on the road journal' with
Idle Madness (my old laptop) and Vardo 2 (micro mini RV) during 1996 through
1998: includes some of the stories I found, descriptions of places I visited,
notes on things I did, and thoughts on people I met.
Articles & Miscellaneous: the occasional
inspirations that manage to find their way into print. <<smiles>>
#1 A
Working Storyteller
#2 Preparing
a Story
#3 How
to tell at a Birthday Party
#4 What Storytelling Means to Me
#5 Idle
Madness - A poem
inspired by my aging family.
#6 A
Shaman Questionnaire
#7 In
The Walnut Forest - This is not a folktale.
It is a folkstyle fairytale written for a specific purpose. See Notes
on WF
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