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Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Hanasaka Jiisan...a Japanese Fairy Tale

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Hanasaka Jiisan or The Envious Neighbor Long, long ago an old couple lived in a village, and, as they had no children to love and care for, ...
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Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Jack and the Beanstalk......any English fairytale

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January 6th is Bean Day! There was once upon a time a poor widow who had an only son named Jack, and a cow named Milky-White. And all they h...
Friday, January 1, 2010

The Old Woman and the Tramp .....a tale from Sweden

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January is National Soup Month! Boil stones in butter, and you may sip the broth. English Proverb There was once a tramp, who went plodding ...
Saturday, December 19, 2009

Here We Come A-Wassailing

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(As with most carols, there are several versions) Here we come a-wassailing Among the leaves so green; Here we come a-wand'ring So fair ...
Saturday, December 5, 2009

The Legend of the Christmas Spider

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On Christmas eve, a long time ago, a gentle mother was busily cleaning the house for the most wonderful day of the year... Christmas day, th...
Friday, November 27, 2009

The King, the Maiden and the Pumpkin....a tale from the Phillipines

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One day in a time long ago, King Adoveneis went out into the plains to hunt for deer, and he accidentally became separated from his compani...
Friday, November 13, 2009

The Recipe.....a Hodja tale

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The Recipe The Hodja purchased a piece of meat at the market, and on his way home he met a friend. Seeing the Hodja's purchase, the frie...
Thursday, November 5, 2009

The Strawberry.....a Zen tale from Japan

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There was once a man who was being chased by a ferocious tiger across a field. At the edge of the field there was a cliff. In order to esca...
Wednesday, October 28, 2009

The Boy Who Wanted More Cheese....a Dutch Folktale

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Kees van Bommel was a boy from Holland, 12 years old, who lived where cows were plentiful. He was over 5 feet high, weighed a hundred pounds...
Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Why Sea Water is Salty.....a German Folktale

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Once upon a time there was a dear, brave boy who had nothing on earth but a blind grandmother and a clear conscience. After finishing school...
Friday, September 25, 2009

The Apple Dumpling

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The Apple Dumpling (England) There WAS ONCE UPON A TIME an old woman who wanted an apple dumpling for supper. She had plenty of flour a...
Friday, September 11, 2009

The Flies and the Honey....an Aesop Fable

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A number of flies were attracted to a jar of honey which had been overturned and placing their feet in it, ate greedily. While eating, howev...
Saturday, August 29, 2009

Legend of the Watermelon....a Vietnamese legend

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Once upon a time, the sixth son of King Hung Vuong the Fifth named An-Tiem disobeyed the King's order and was exiled to a deserted islan...
Monday, August 10, 2009

Omusubi Kororin - TheTumbling Rice Balls

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Long ago and far away across the wide blue sea, there lived a hard working old man and old woman. One day, the old man went up into the moun...
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