Multicultural Folktales

by Barchers, Suzanne I.

• ISBN13: 9781563087608
• ISBN10: 156308760X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-03-15
• Publisher: Teacher Ideas Pr

Summary

Introduce your students to other countries and cultures through traditional folk and fairy tales. Representing more than 30 countries and regions, the 40 reproducible scripts are accompanied by presentation suggestions and recommendations for props and delivery. Each has been assessed for readability using the Flesch-Kincaid Readability Scale and is grouped for grades one through five.

Author Biography

SUZANNE I. BARCHERS, Ed.D., is Managing Editor of Read and Know Your World Extra magazines, Weekly Reader publications. The author of numerous books, she has 15 years of experience as a teacher and administrator and has taught education classes at the college level.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	xiii
Introduction	xvii
First-Grade Reading Level	1	(20)
The Farmer and the Animals (Finland)	3	(3)
Summary	3	(1)
Presentation Suggestions	3	(1)
Props	3	(1)
Delivery Suggestions	3	(1)
Characters	3	(3)
Gawain and the Green Knight (England)	6	(3)
Summary	6	(1)
Presentation Suggestions	6	(1)
Props	6	(1)
Delivery Suggestions	6	(1)
Characters	6	(3)
It Could Always Be Worse (Yiddish)	9	(3)
Summary	9	(1)
Presentation Suggestions	9	(1)
Props	9	(1)
Delivery Suggestions	9	(1)
Characters	9	(3)
Molly Whuppie (Scotland)	12	(4)
Summary	12	(1)
Presentation Suggestions	12	(1)
Props	12	(1)
Delivery Suggestions	12	(1)
Characters	12	(4)
The Peach Boy (Japan)	16	(5)
Summary	16	(1)
Presentation Suggestions	16	(1)
Props	16	(1)
Delivery Suggestions	16	(1)
Characters	16	(5)
Second-Grade Reading Level	21	(42)
Baba Yaga (Russia)	23	(5)
Summary	23	(1)
Presentation Suggestions	23	(1)
Props	23	(1)
Delivery Suggestions	23	(1)
Characters	23	(5)
The Bee, the Harp, the Mouse, and the Bum-Clock (Ireland)	28	(6)
Summary	28	(1)
Presentation Suggestions	28	(1)
Props	28	(1)
Delivery Suggestions	28	(1)
Characters	28	(6)
The Giant in the Garden (Scotland)	34	(4)
Summary	34	(1)
Presentation Suggestions	34	(1)
Props	34	(1)
Delivery Suggestions	34	(1)
Characters	34	(4)
Gifts of Love (Korea)	38	(3)
Summary	38	(1)
Presentation Suggestions	38	(1)
Props	38	(1)
Delivery Suggestions	38	(1)
Characters	38	(3)
Los Tres Ratoncitos: A Chiste (Southwestern United States)	41	(3)
Summary	41	(1)
Presentation Suggestions	41	(1)
Props	41	(1)
Delivery Suggestions	41	(1)
Characters	41	(3)
The Magic Table (Germany)	44	(4)
Summary	44	(1)
Presentation Suggestions	44	(1)
Props	44	(1)
Delivery Suggestions	44	(1)
Characters	44	(4)
Sally Ann Thunder and Davey Crockett (United States)	48	(4)
Summary	48	(1)
Presentation Suggestions	48	(1)
Props	48	(1)
Delivery Suggestions	48	(1)
Characters	48	(4)
The Shepherd and the Troll (Iceland)	52	(4)
Summary	52	(1)
Presentation Suggestions	52	(1)
Props	52	(1)
Delivery Suggestions	52	(1)
Characters	52	(4)
Spider Flies to the Feast (Liberia)	56	(7)
Summary	56	(1)
Presentation Suggestions	56	(1)
Props	56	(1)
Delivery Suggestions	56	(1)
Characters	56	(7)
Third-Grade Reading Level	63	(42)
The Clever Daughter (Italy)	65	(4)
Summary	65	(1)
Presentation Suggestions	65	(1)
Props	65	(1)
Delivery Suggestions	65	(1)
Characters	65	(4)
Dick Whittington and His Cat (England)	69	(5)
Summary	69	(1)
Presentation Suggestions	69	(1)
Props	69	(1)
Delivery Suggestions	69	(1)
Characters	69	(5)
Finding the Foolish (Scotland)	74	(4)
Summary	74	(1)
Presentation Suggestions	74	(1)
Props	74	(1)
Delivery Suggestions	74	(1)
Characters	74	(4)
The Master-Maid (Norway)	78	(9)
Summary	78	(1)
Presentation Suggestions	78	(1)
Props	78	(1)
Delivery Suggestions	78	(1)
Characters	78	(9)
The Tree That Bled Fish (Micronesia)	87	(4)
Summary	87	(1)
Presentation Suggestions	87	(1)
Props	87	(1)
Delivery Suggestions	87	(1)
Characters	87	(4)
Water, Water Will Be Mine (Kenya)	91	(7)
Summary	91	(1)
Presentation Suggestions	91	(1)
Props	91	(1)
Delivery Suggestions	91	(1)
Characters	91	(7)
The White-Haired Old Woman (United States, Native American)	98	(2)
Summary	98	(1)
Presentation Suggestions	98	(1)
Props	98	(1)
Delivery Suggestions	98	(1)
Characters	98	(2)
Why Ants Carry Burdens (Africa/Hausa)	100	(5)
Summary	100	(1)
Presentation Suggestions	100	(1)
Props	100	(1)
Delivery Suggestions	100	(1)
Characters	100	(5)
Fourth-Grade Reading Level	105	(34)
Arion and His Harp (Greece)	107	(3)
Summary	107	(1)
Presentation Suggestions	107	(1)
Props	107	(1)
Delivery Suggestions	107	(1)
Characters	107	(3)
Catherine and Her Destiny (Italy, Sicily)	110	(5)
Summary	110	(1)
Presentation Suggestions	110	(1)
Props	110	(1)
Delivery Suggestions	110	(1)
Characters	110	(5)
How Fisher Went to the Skyland (Great Lakes Region/Anishinabe)	115	(4)
Summary	115	(1)
Presentation Suggestions	115	(1)
Props	115	(1)
Delivery Suggestions	115	(1)
Characters	115	(4)
Polly Ann and John Henry (United States)	119	(5)
Summary	119	(1)
Presentation Suggestions	119	(1)
Props	119	(1)
Delivery Suggestions	119	(1)
Characters	119	(5)
Princess Sivatra (India)	124	(4)
Summary	124	(1)
Presentation Suggestions	124	(1)
Props	124	(1)
Delivery Suggestions	124	(1)
Characters	124	(4)
The Three Wishes (Hungary)	128	(3)
Summary	128	(1)
Presentation Suggestions	128	(1)
Props	128	(1)
Delivery Suggestions	128	(1)
Characters	128	(3)
To the Sun, Moon, and Wind (Spain)	131	(4)
Summary	131	(1)
Presentation Suggestions	131	(1)
Props	131	(1)
Delivery Suggestions	131	(1)
Characters	131	(4)
The Young Chief Who Played the Flute (New Zealand)	135	(4)
Summary	135	(1)
Presentation Suggestions	135	(1)
Props	135	(1)
Delivery Suggestions	135	(1)
Characters	135	(4)
Fifth-Grade Reading Level	139	(42)
The Doomed Prince (Egypt)	141	(4)
Summary	141	(1)
Presentation Suggestions	141	(1)
Props	141	(1)
Delivery Suggestions	141	(1)
Characters	141	(4)
Fortunee (France)	145	(5)
Summary	145	(1)
Presentation Suggestions	145	(1)
Props	145	(1)
Delivery Suggestions	145	(1)
Characters	145	(5)
The Forty Thieves (Arabia)	150	(5)
Summary	150	(1)
Presentation Suggestions	150	(1)
Props	150	(1)
Delivery Suggestions	150	(1)
Characters	150	(5)
Grateful Hans (Germany)	155	(5)
Summary	155	(1)
Presentation Suggestions	155	(1)
Props	155	(1)
Delivery Suggestions	155	(1)
Characters	155	(5)
The Learned Servant Girl (China)	160	(3)
Summary	160	(1)
Presentation Suggestions	160	(1)
Props	160	(1)
Delivery Suggestions	160	(1)
Characters	160	(3)
Legend of the Feathered Serpent (Mexico)	163	(4)
Summary	163	(1)
Presentation Suggestions	163	(1)
Props	163	(1)
Delivery Suggestions	163	(1)
Characters	163	(4)
The Magic Fan (India)	167	(5)
Summary	167	(1)
Presentation Suggestions	167	(1)
Props	167	(1)
Delivery Suggestions	167	(1)
Characters	167	(5)
Princess Maya (India)	172	(4)
Summary	172	(1)
Presentation Suggestions	172	(1)
Props	172	(1)
Delivery Suggestions	172	(1)
Characters	172	(4)
The Seven Pairs of Slippers (Portugal)	176	(5)
Summary	176	(1)
Presentation Suggestions	176	(1)
Props	176	(1)
Delivery Suggestions	176	(1)
Characters	176	(5)
The Snow Queen (Denmark)	181	(1)
Summary	181	(1)
Presentation Suggestions	181	(1)
Props	181	(1)
Delivery Suggestions	181	(1)
Characters	181