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9780838908938

Twenty Tellable Tales

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  • ISBN13:

    9780838908938

  • ISBN10:

    0838908934

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2004-11-01
  • Publisher: Ala Editions
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Summary

"With this classic storybook. revitalized for a new generation of storytellers, master storyteller Margaret Read MacDonald shares twenty timeless, easy-to-learn tales for the beginning storyteller. Borrowing story lines from across cultures, MacDonald adapts folktales with chants, songs, and repeating lines, making them both easy to remember for the teller and enjoyable for the listener." "This revised edition includes twenty-five pages of bibliographic material and author commentary covering story collections, sources for researching tale variants and origins, and recommended picture books and videotapes as a starting point for finding the best tales for your style and audience. A must-have for school and public librarians, teachers, parents, and any folktale or storytelling aficionado, Twenty Tellable Tales gives beginning tellers a place to start to find their own voice. Even the most inexperienced storyteller can sound like a pro using the techniques outlined in this proven resource."--BOOK JACKET.

Table of Contents

Preface ix
Acknowledgments xi
A Note to the Teacher of Storytelling xiii
PART I: TALES
A Whale of a Tale
1(9)
Coyote's Crying Song
10(10)
Coyote's Rain Song
20(4)
Little Crab and his Magic Eyes
24(11)
Groundhog Dance
35(8)
Old One-Eye
43(9)
Parley Garfield and the Frogs
52(5)
The Little Rooster and the Turkish Sultan
57(11)
The Gunny Wolf
68(7)
How to Break a Bad Habit
75(4)
Sody Sallyrytus
79(11)
Turkey Tale
90(5)
Jack and the Robbers
95(9)
Roly Poly Rice Ball
104(11)
Udala Tree
115(11)
The Rabbit and the Well
126(16)
Hic! Hic! Hic!
142(12)
Mr. Fox
154(9)
Punia and the King of the Sharks
163(11)
The Magic Fox
174(7)
PART II: NOTES
Finding, Learning, and Telling Tales
181(11)
Origins of the Folktale Text
192(3)
Storytelling Styles
195(3)
PART III: SOURCES
Researching Tale Variants
198(1)
Type and Motif Indexes for Folktale Research
199(2)
Building Background in the Folktale
201(2)
Collections with Texts Close to Their Oral Origins
203(2)
The Picture Book as a Story Source
205(4)
Media Folktellings
209(2)
Basic Books for the Beginning Storyteller
211(4)
Bibliography of Works Consulted 215

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