Storyteller's sampler tales from tellers around the world
"Ideal for educators and others who work with young children, these stories have been selected because they are easy for anyone to tell, even novices, and they readily engage listeners. Along with each tale, you'll find a profile of the "teller" who provides it, adding a cultural...
| Other Authors: | MacDonald, Margaret Read, 1940- (Editor) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Santa Barbara, CA :
Libraries Unlimited,
[2015]
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Table of Contents:
- Armenia. Know-it-all Tangik ; The customer and the hatter
- Australia. Tidalick ; Fand the lyrebird
- Brazil. The old lady and the monkey ; Jaguar and Goat
- Croatia. The little shepherd ; Krat the wood goblin
- Cuba. The headless dance ; The herons
- Finland. How the trees lost their power of speech ; The cat and mouse
- Greece. Kallo and the goblins
- Guatemala. The dwarf
- Haiti. Bouki wins the king' s contest ; Mother Frog and her twelve children
- Hmong. The orphan and the monkeys ; Why birds are never hungry
- India. Yes dear, do ; The squirrel's stripes
- Indonesia. The spoiled cat ; Why shrimps are crooked
- Japan. Spooky tanuki music ; Mouse teeth
- Kenya. Not so!
- Korea. The charming flute
- Kurdish. The eyes of a cat ; Shengay and Pengay
- Laos. A flying lesson ; The serving giant
- Malaysia. Sumandak and the orangutan ; The singing top
- Mexico. The owl and the painted bird
- Mongolia. The four wise men ; The goats, the kids, and the wolves
- Nepal. The cave of Halesi ; The River Kamala
- Netherlands. How the people learned to eat potatoes
- Philippines. How crab got its eyes ; Juan Tamad and the rice pot
- Poland. Cobble Kopytko and his duck Kwak ; Where is the wolf?
- Saudi Arabia. Jouha and his donkeys ; The poor lady's plan
- Siberia. Who shall I be? ; Why rabbit has long ears
- South America. The monkey and the yacar? ; The night of the tatu
- Thailand. The elephant and the bees ; The good boy
- Ukraine. The Christmas spiders ; The little round bun.