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Wednesday, June 30, 2010

The Origin of Strawberries....a Native American Folktale

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Soon after the Great Spirit created the first man and the first woman, they began to quarrel. Nobody remembers why, but because of it, the f...
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Tuesday, May 4, 2010

The Salad....a tale from the Brothers Grimm (just in time for National Salad Month)

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THE SALAD As a merry young huntsman was once going briskly along through a wood, there came up a little old woman, and said to him, '...
Monday, April 19, 2010

The Three Little Pigs ..... a folktale from England

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The Story of the Three Little Pigs Once upon a time when pigs spoke rhyme And monkeys chewed tobacco, And hens took snuff to make them tough...
Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Stolen Garlic

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A POOR man planted a bed of garlic, and as he had no land besides, each plant was separately tended and grew apace. When the crop was almost...
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Oh my, no more Pie!

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Another great echo/songtale! This is a traditional song. I am not totally sure of it's origins. I have seen it listed as an African Amer...
Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Oats, Peas, Beans and Barley Grow.......Sing with Your Child Month

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Oats, Peas, Beans and Barley Grow is a traditional British and American folk song. It's a "play song" and the children perfor...
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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...
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