Noodlehead Stories

by Hamilton, Martha; Weiss, Mitch

• ISBN13: 9780874835854
• ISBN10: 0874835852
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-01-10
• Publisher: August House

Summary

Call it what you will nincompoop, knucklehead, ninnyhammer, numskull, noodlehead stories of the fool have been around as long as people have been telling stories. Everyone has had a noodlehead day, a day when the brain takes a leave of absence and nothing but noodles seems to fill in the head space above the sinuses.

Author Biography

Martha Hamilton and Mitch Weiss Bio:

Martha Hamilton and Mitch Weiss are a husband-and-wife writing and storytelling team known as "Beauty and the Beast Storytellers." They have traveled the world sharing their passion for the oral tradition and the art of telling great stories. They have co-authored thirteen books and two audio recordings with August House. A number of their books have won prestigious awards including the Irma Simonton Black and James H. Black Award for Excellence in Children's Literature (awarded by Bank Street College of Education), Parents' Choice Award, National Parenting Publications Awards, and Storytelling World Award.

Mitch and Martha's story collections include world tales that they tell in a conversational manner so that children can easily comprehend and then share the stories by telling them to other students. Parents and teachers can find a wealth of information on how to get children excited about reading, telling world tales, and making up their own stories at Mitch and Martha's website

Table of Contents

Where the Stories Come From (Map)	10	(13)
Introduction	13	(4)
Noodlehead Stories
The Boy Who Sold the Butter	17	(3)
Dead or Alive?	20	(3)
The Wise Fools of Gotham	23	(3)
The Farmer Who Was Easily Fooled	26	(3)
Juan Bobo and the Pot That Would Not Walk	29	(3)
Scissors	32	(3)
What a Bargain!	35	(3)
Whose Horse Is Whose?	38	(2)
The Donkey Egg	40	(2)
Such a Silly, Senseless Servant	42	(3)
No Doubt about It	45	(2)
When Giufa Guarded the Goldsmith's Door	47	(2)
The Men with Mixed-Up Feet	49	(3)
Next Time I'll Know What to Do	52	(3)
The Hunter of Java	55	(3)
Seven Foolish Fishermen	58	(3)
The King Brought Down by One Blow	61	(2)
Clever Elsie	63	(3)
The Man Who Didn't Know What Minu Meant	66	(3)
The Fool's Feather Pillow	69	(2)
The Ninny Who Didn't Know Himself	71	(2)
The Mayor's Golden Shoes	73	(3)
I'd Laugh, Too, If I Weren't Dead	76	(3)
General Tips for Telling Stories	79	(8)
Follow-Up Activities	87	(4)
Appendix: Story Sources	91