Storytelling Interest Center

 
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Folk-Tales / Tall - Tales

Look through these resources in preparation for telling your own Folk-tale/Tall-tale...

1. Books
 - Not One Damsel in Distress

 - D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths

 - Traditional Storytelling Sourcebook
 - MultiCultural Folktales:  Stories to Tell Young Children

* Don't forget to check out the library's excellent folktale and tall tale resources to find a story that fits what YOU want to say!

   For Example:
    The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales- by Virginia Hamilton
    Mightier Than the Sword - Jane Yolen 
    Cut From the Same Cloth - by San Souci

2. Videos

 - Rabbit's Short Tail

3. Examples from around world
 - Story Lovers Site - find "bare bones" tales from cultures around the world! http://www.story-lovers.com/ 

Activities...

1. Practice these stories with what you've learned from the previous activities

2. Create your own Folk-tale/Tall-tale (feel free to use the music, instruments, costumes, and props provided to add to your story)