Storytelling...Tales to Tell

Storytelling...Tales to Tell
An Internet Hotlist on Storytelling

created by Vicky Reed
San Diego County Office of Education

Introduction
You COULD look for books or listen to audio tapes to find out about Storytelling, but why not use the power of the Internet instead? The links below will get you started.

The Internet Resources

For the Cyber-Challenged - The internet can be a confusing labyrinth full of deadends and things you'd rather not know about. http://www.mythinglinks.org/cyber.html
National Storytelling Membership Association - A great resource...includes National Storytelling Directory; info. on The National Storytelling Festival; National. Storytelling Conference; and a great set of links. http://www.storynet.org
Netting Storytelling Resources - An Internet Hotlist on Storytelling created by Marilyn McPhie. http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/liststorytelma.html
Storytelling Websites and Resources - Resources gathered by Elizabeth Figa, Ph.D., Assistant Professor University of North Texas School of Library and Information Sciences, this is a page that has many contributors and is dynamic. New Websites, resources, quotes, etc. http://www.courses.unt.edu/efiga/STORYTELLING/StorytellingWebsites.htm

Storytelling Boot Camp

Folklore, Myth and Legend - A site includes fables, folktales, fairy tales, legends myths,and a great Arthurian legend bibliography. http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/storfolk.html
Mything Links - An Annotated Collection of Worldwide Links to Mythologies, Fairy Tales & Folklore, Sacred Arts & Traditions by Kathleen Jenks, Ph.D. http://www.mythinglinks.org/
Storytelling Foundation International - Storytelling Foundation International promotes the power of storytelling and its creative applications to build a better world. http://www.storytellingfoundation.net/
Storytelling Websites and Resources Links - Compiled by Elizabeth Figa, Ph.D., University of North Texas. Links include: General Storytelling; Warm-up Exercises; Tale Types; Ethics Resources; Copyright; Storytelling Quotes and so much more… http://courses.unt.edu/efiga/STORYTELLING/StorytellingWebsites.htm
The Storytelling FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions a great sources of basic information about storytelling. http://www.timsheppard.co.uk/story/

Sites to Knock Your Socks Off

Aaron Shepard?'s World of Story - Loads of free resources for teachers, librarians, storytellers, and story lovers from author and folklore reteller Aaron Shepard.http://www.aaronshep.com/index.html
Myths & Legends - An incredibly rich site... you could spend the rest of your life exploring all the links. Organized by region and language group. http://home.comcast.net/~chris.s/myth.html.
Story Arts Online - Created by Storyteller Heather Forest this colorful easy to use web site includes storytelling lesson plans, stories, activities and more!!! http://www.storyarts.org
The Moonlit Road - Ghost stories and strange folktales of the American South. Each month features odd and spooky stories. Audio stories are also available. All this plus an archive of past stories and links to other sites with scary stories. http://www.themoonlitroad.com/
The SurLaLune Fairy Tale Pages - A portal to the realm of fairy tale and folklore studies featuring annotated fairy tales, their histories, similar tales across cultures, and over 1,000 illustrations. http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/index.html

Visit a Teller

Cathy Spagnoli's Web Page - A site bubbling over with resources, telling ideas, Asian tales, and so much more. http://www.cathyspagnoli.com/
Dovie Thomason - Dovie Thomason is an award-winning storyteller, recording artist and author, recognized internationally for her ability to take her listeners back to the http://www.doviethomason.com/
Gerald McDermott's Home Page - Gerald McDermott's vibrant pages are a delight. Bio information, plus see all his tricksters!
Katy Rydell's Web Page - Info about Katy Rydell plus two articles she wrote - EXPLORING CHARACTER: Writing Activities & INTO THE BREACH: Stories for Peace. Plus ideas and information for using her picture book Wind Says Goodnight. http://www.katyrydell.com/
Marilyn McPhie's Web Page - Info on Marilyn and a great list of storytelling web resouces. http://www.marilynmcphie.com

Stories to Tell

Active Heroines in Folktales - A list of folk tales in which the central female character takes an active, positive role. http://www.sisterschoice.com/heroines.html
African Folktales - Full text of eight traditional Zulu stories.http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/africa.html
Australian Storytelling - The Web page of Australian storytelling features Australian storytellers, stories, guilds, events, and links. http://www.AustralianStorytelling.org.au
Bare Bones For Storytellers - 100 Years of Story Skeletons from Around the World from Scary to Poignant... http://www.story-lovers.com
Folklore and Mythology Electronic Texts - Full text of a plethora of FULL text stories, folk and mythology Electronic Texts, Germanic Myths, Legends, and Sagas. http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/folktexts.html
Jataka Tales - Complete text of Jataka tales from the The Baldwin Project. http://www.mainlesson.com/display.php3?author equals babbitt&book equals morejataka&story equals _contents
Mayan Folktales - Both in English & Spanish - These stories were told to Fernando Peñalosa by don Pedro Miguel Say, a famous storyteller from San Miguel Acátan, Huehuetenango, Guatemala. http://www.folkart.com/folktale/folktale.htm
Myths and fables from around the world. - Simple full text illustrated stories are perfect for reading on the web and serve as a model for students interested in creating their own retellings via paper and crayons or PowerPoint. http://www.afro.com/children/myths/myths.html
Nancy Schimmel's Story Lists - Lists of ecology stories and more.... http://www.sisterschoice.com/index.html
Native American Lore Index Page - Links to several stories of Native American Indian Lore from several Tribes across Turtle Island.http://www.ilhawaii.net/~stony/loreindx.html
Pacific Rim Storytelling Websites - This Hotlist includes Pacific Rim Stories, Legends & Myths, Educational Websites, Proverbs, Animal, Volcanoes, Earthquakes & other Natural Disasters http://www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/listpacificvi.html
South-African Folktales - Animal folktales and fables,for students with an interest in animals or who appreciate the folklore of other countries. Collected by JAMES A. HONEY, M.D.and original published in 1910. http://www.sacred-texts.com/afr/saft/index.htm
Stories That Nourish The Heart of Our Children - A project created by Laura Simms for the Healing Story Alliance Special Interest Group of the National Storytelling http://www.healingstory.org/home.html
Stories to Tell to Children: 51 Stories and tips for Telling - An on-line archive of electronic texts and images. http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/etcbin/toccer-new?id equals BryStor&tag equals public&images equals images/modeng&data equals /texts/english/modeng/parsed?İ equals 0
The Hasidic Stories - Devoted to the appreciation and sharing of Hasidic stories. Full Text! http://storypower.com/hasidic/index.html
The Myth Man presents Myth Mania... - Terrific information on the gods and myths of ancient Greece, with superb student myth homework help. ... Also has Egyptian & Roman mythology links. http://mythman.com/
The Serene dragon - Dragon Tales, Legends and Myths East to West, North to South, in the Heavens and in the Underworld, there is a dragon for every age and every culture. The variety is nearly endless. Huge monsters that devour the roots of the world to dragons that provide rain and good luck. http://www.theserenedragon.net/Tales/tales.html
Trickster Tales - A wonderful annotated list. Note this lists tiles not full text. The trickster, being true to form, has most certainly eluded us somewhere along the way! This is an ever-changing, shape-shifting reading list like the character it tries to capture. http://www.takomapark.info/library/children/archives/000340.html

Story Based Activities

Mythology, Folklore, and the Hero's Journey - From the Web English Teacher - Mythology, Folklore, and the Hero's Journey including: Arthurian Legend, Beowulf, Classical Mythology, Creation Stories, Fairy Tales and Folktales, Homer, The Iliad and The Odyssey. http://www.webenglishteacher.com/myth.html
Grimm Tales interactive - The stories collected by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm in the early 1800s serve up life as generations of central Europeans knew it—capricious and often cruel. From folklore to forever this presentation brings you 12 unvarnished tales, based on a 1914 translation. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/grimm/
Haida Myths and Legends - Provides resources for students to study the mythology surrounding the King Salmon (Chinook) of the Pacific Northwest, including myths from the Haida (a Native American Tribe of the Pacific Northwest) http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/haida/haidatg.html
Just a Mouse Click Away: An Internet Hotlist on Reference & Research - Links to web sites about Reference, Research, Project Ideas,Digging Deeper, Other Hot Lists http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/listreferencvi.html
Mr. Donn's Traditional Literature Genres - Lesson Plans & Activities for Folktales, Fairy Tales, Tall Tales, Myths & Legends http://literature.mrdonn.org/traditional.html
Myths, Folktales and Fairy Tales Internet project - Contributions from many authors to create this rich resource for learning about and writing in these genres. The project, includes authors that discuss their work in these genres and answer questions from young writers. http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/mff/
Nellies English Projects - You'll have to dig a little for the storytelling sites but treasure is here to be discovered. http://www.nelliemuller.com/elementary_school.htm
Oh Boy! Children's Books (My Children's Lit Hotlist) - Looking for sites on Children's Books. You will find a plethora of links to information related to Children's Literature, Authors & Illustrators, Book Reviews, and other link. http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/listchildrens13.html
Spirit of Trees - A resource for therapists, educators, environmentalists, storytellers and tree lovers! You will find here an abundance of resources, in particular a varied collection of multicultural folktales and myths. http://www.spiritoftrees.org/spirit_of_trees.html
World Mythology - Throughout history, artists have been inspired by myths and legends and have given them visual form. Art adds to our understanding of myths and legends at this Minneapolis Institute of Art World Mythology web site http://www.artsmia.org/world-myths/

Content by Vicky Reed, vreed@sdcoe.k12.ca.us
http://www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/liststorytelvi.html
Last revised Tue Nov 3 21:21:08 US/Pacific 2009