The Dog at the Well. One Flower in a Field. Snail Girl, a Navajo Story. The Stonecutter. Based on a wisdom tale of Japanese origin.
Once upon a time, there was a stonecutter. He spent his life cutting up rocks for use in this and that and the other. He liked his work. He was a happy man. At least he thought he was, until one day he was cutting stone for the house of a rich family. "Wow! " The Cat, the Rat and the Cock. Narrated by Imahoy Zewditu Wudineh Once there was an immature rat going out into the world, without the knowledge of her mother, alone.
She admired everything she saw and came to where a cat was sleeping, a beautiful white one, coiled up on itself. She loved him the moment she saw him. “How beautiful is that creature, with white fur and nice whiskers. I must go and talk to him. Two Monks. Amazing Grace intends to help sixth graders understand right and wrong and act on their new understanding.
Its purpose is to equip them for moving safely and productively through the middle- and high school years, when they will be continually tugged toward both ends of the ethics continuum. Through their involvement in Amazing Grace, youth will come to recognize and depend on their Unitarian Universalist identity and resources as essential to their movement toward understanding, independence, and fulfillment of personal promise. About the Author Richard S. Kimball Richard Rick S. Mikku and the Trees. A Tale from Estonia Retold by Margaret Read MacDonald One day Mikku went to gather firewood.
He could have walked into the forest and gathered fallen branches. But that was a lot of trouble. Instead he decided to just chop down the first tree he saw. Mikku raised his axe and CHOP! But the tree screamed out. “What . . . a talking tree? Beautiful Hands. By Barb Pitman, in uu&me!
Collected Stories, edited by Betsy Hill Williams ( Boston : Skinner House, 2003). She was bewildered. Anansi and the Pot of Wisdom. An Ashanti story retold by Jessica York.
Anansi, the spider, loves to spin a tale! He can regale you for hours with stories full of wonder, stories full of fun, and stories full of facts, too. Because he is so nosy, Anansi knows almost everything about almost everybody. Almost. But Anansi wants to know everything! Story 1: The Lion on the Path. Compiled from a variety of West African and South African folk tales.
Once upon a time two cousins lived side by side in a village. They worked together in the fields each day and returned home each night to share a meal and some fun in the evening. The young woman cousin's name was Nosa. Story 1: The Bundle of Sticks. Adapted from an Aesop's fable.
Once upon a time, an old woman lived on a beautiful farm in the country. From her window, she could see pasture land, fields of grain, barns filled with animals, orchards and forests beyond. The farm was special to the old woman because it had been in her family for many generations. Story 1: It's Not My Problem. Adapted from a Thai folk tale.
Once upon a time, a queen sat on her balcony eating rice cakes and honey with her chief advisor. As they ate, they gazed down at the busy street below. The Queen pointed to something in the distance, and as she did a drop of honey from her rice cake landed on the balcony railing. "My Queen, you have spilled a drop of honey," observed the advisor.
Story 1: Mussa and Nagib. Adapted from a story by Malba Tahan (pen name for Julio Cesar de Mello e Souza, 1895-1975), a mathematician from Brazil who also wrote The Man Who Counted (Editoria Record, 2001), which was first published in Brazil in 1949.
Once, two friends named Mussa and Nagib made a journey through the mountains of Persia on camel back. Fearing the Wind. A Tale from IndiaRetold by Jack Maguire Long, long, long ago, before the Buddha was the Buddha, a beautiful baby elephant lived in the forest of India. Her skin was as white and silky soft as the feathers of a swan. While she was growing up, all the people who ventured into the forest and happened to see her there were amazed at her beauty. When she was fully grown, her size and strength were so great that the people who saw her were even more astounded. Step 1: Read and Listen to Folktales. The Collared Crow.
Key Words: Africa; South Africa; generosity rewarded; childlessness; gift of children Once upon a time there were a man and his wife who had lived together for years, but they had no children to look after them in their old age. This was very sad for them, but they had no idea what to do about it. You can neither make nor order children, nor do they grow on trees. So, the only answer was to wait for a miracle which, in stories, still may happen. Now listen, one day as they were sowing their fields, they saw an unusually large flock of birds swoop down to pick up the seeds. The farmer said to his wife: “We shall have to keep these few remaining grains and wait till the birds have gone. Stories of Kwanzaa: UJIMA. Rainbow Crow. (Lenni Lenape Tribe)retold byS. E. Schlosser It was so cold. Snow fell constantly, and ice formed over all the waters. The animals had never seen snow before. "We must send a messenger to Kijiamuh Ka'ong, the Creator Who Creates By Thinking What Will Be," said Wise Owl.
The Bear Trainer and His Cat. Folktales of Aarne-Thompson-Uther type 1161 (also categorized as migratory legends of Christiansen type 6015) translated and/or edited by D. L. Ashliman © 2000-2013 Contents Return to D. Top Ten Jewish Folktales: The Rabbi From Pinsk. Note: This is an adaptation of a classic tale that I wrote for a friend's son's bar mitzvah...it is one of my favorite tales. The Rabbi of Pinsk and the Wise Wagon Driver The Rabbi of Pinsk was a man of moderate wealth, so he had enough money to hire a servant to drive his horse and buggy to Pichniev.
The servant was a very poor man, who dressed only in rags, his feet wrapped with burlap because he had traded his shoes for food during a moment of destitution. West African Folk-Tales by William H. Barker. There once lived a woman who had one great desire. She longed to have a daughter—but alas! She was childless. Haitian Folk Tale by Anna Suranyi.
Anna Suranyi's image for: Fire, Water, Truth and Lies. Narrated by Merga Debelo Fire, Water, Truth and Lies were friends, but Lies wasn’t too happy about this and he wanted to destroy the harmony. So one day he said, “Why don’t we go together and look for free places so that each of us will have a kingdom of his own? The Boy in the Land of Shadows - Native American folktale. Two orphan children, a boy and a girl, lived alone near the mountains. The Buried Moon - English folktale. Long ago, in my grandmother's time, the Carland was all in bogs, great pools of black water, and creeping trickles of green water, and squishy mools which squirted when you stepped on them. Well, granny used to say how long before her time the Moon herself was once dead and buried in the marshes, and as she used to tell me, I'll tell you all about it.
The Man who Grew Feathers. Durga Puja. Durga Puja, the ten-day long festival in honour of the goddess Durga, is eastern India's most important festival. It is celebrated with great vigour in the eastern states of West Bengal, Orissa, Tripura, Assam and Jharkhand. Tom Hickathrift - English folktale. Rainbow and the Autumn Leaves - Native American folktale. In olden days, long before the Indians came to Canada, all the animals talked and worked like men. Every year after midsummer they held a great council at which they were all present.
Chusok. The Soothsayer and the Fox. Cruel Creditor and the Judge's Wise Daughter. The Magician and the Sultans Son - African folktale. Abba Bollo and the Necklace. Why the Sky is So High - a folktale from Bengal, India. Japanese Folktales. The Rich Man's Vessels [Folktales for kids] The Lion and the Monkey. Sparrow's Search for the Rain - Native American folktale. The Two Sisters-in-Law - a folktale from India. Sheikh Nasreddin at the Fork. The Secret of Dreaming. Earth Cakes, Sky Cakes. The Elephant and the Rooster. The Offering - a story about ancient India's Emperor Ashok. The Pigeon would Save Me. The Mouse Catchers. Robert Bruce and the Spider - a story about Good King Robert of Scotland. The Song-Bird and the Healing Waters - Native American folktale. The Ungrateful Friend [Folktales for kids] Japanese Folktales. Folktale21.
The Wee Bannock - English folktale. The Fish And The Ring - English fairy tale. Holi. Sheikh Nasreddin in the Rain. The Hedley Kow - English folktale. The King and the Squirrel [Folktales for kids] The Mouse Who Lived in the Lion's Cave [Folktales for kids] How the Old Woman Got Her Wish - a folktale from India. p.2/2. Sample Story: The Half Blanket. Tattercoats - English folktale. Waves from the Ocean of Joy - A Contemplative Journey into the World's Wisdom Tales.
North American Wisdom Tales. Stories in a Nutshell. Folktales from Around the World. Welcome to the South American folktales page! Mythology. African Wisdom Tales. Jewish Wisdom Tales. Hindu Wisdom Tales. Buddhist Wisdom Tales. Nasruddin. Indian children's magazine with stories on mythology, culture & tradition. Storytellers. Generosity of Spirit: Myths and Folktales By Wisdom Tradition.