Story Collection
Note: All content is copyrighted by Dianne de Las Casas ©2009-2013. Stories are for educators, librarians, storytellers and parents for educational use only. Many of these stories have appeared in Story Connection Express, Dianne’s monthly e-zine filled tons of fun – articles, stories, media reviews, and activities for the classroom, library and home. Some of the stories are from Dianne’s books: “Story Fest: Crafting Story Theater Scripts”, “Kamishibai Story Theater: The Art of Picture Telling”, “Handmade Tales: Stories to Make and Take”, and “Tangram Tales: Story Theater Using the Ancient Chinese Puzzle”. If you are interested in reprinting, distribution or recording, please contact Dianne.
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Fables, Folktales & Fairy Tales
Anansi Shares Wisdom with the World (St. Lucia)
Big Bear and Little Bear (Roman Mythology, Italy)
Boy Who Drew Cats, The (Japan)
Cowherd and the Weaving Maiden (China)
Filling the Moat (Eastern Jewish Tale)
The Frog Prince a Fairly Fractured Tale
Girl Who Used Her Wits, The (From Handmade Tales, China)
Goldie Locks and the Three Bears (England)
Goat in the Jalapeño Patch, The (Mexico)
How Music Came to the World (Aztec Myth, Mexico)
La Cucarachita Martina (Cuban)
Little Blue Frog, The (Aztec Legend of Chocolate, Mexico)
Little Red Hen Makes a Pizza (Adapted from a Traditional Tale)
Long-Nosed Princess, The (Korea)
Momotaro, The Peach Boy (Japan)
Old Woman and Her Pig, The (England)
Petite Pouce and His Dogs (Louisiana, USA)
Princess and the Pea (A Fairly Fractured Tale)
Shen and the Magic Brush (China)
Snooks Family, The (From Handmade Tales, England)
Talking Eggs, The (Louisiana, USA)
Tiger’s Tale, Anansi’s Stories
Tortoise and the Hare, The (Aesop Fable, Greece)
Ugly Duckling, The (From Handmade Tales, Hans Christian Anderson, Denmark)
Holiday Stories & Fingerplays
Birthday Elephant, The (Original)
Cobbler and the Elves, The (A Christmas Audience Participation Story)
Five Little Ghosties Fingerplay (Halloween)
Five Little Turkeys Fingerplay (Thanksgiving)
Giovanni’s Toy Shop (Original Christmas Story)
Little Robin’s Christmas Song (Scottish Christmas Story)
Pulling the Pumpkin (A Halloween Participation Tale Based on a Russian Folktale)
Santa’s Stuck (Original Christmas Audience Participation Story)
Thanksgiving Story, The (Original based on the First Thanksgiving)
Story Stretchers, Story Games & Story Puzzles
Flying to Outer Space (Educational Chanting Game about Outer Space)
Jackie Rabbit A Louisiana Story Stretcher Inspired by Dolores Henderson
Let’s Trim the Tree (Original Round Game – Christmas)
Magic Story Starter (From Handmade Tales – a paper folding game)
Onomatopoeia (Original Round Game – Language Arts)
Pile it on the Pie A Mile High (Original Round Game)
Ride the Rhyming Pony (Original Language Arts Story Stretcher)
Story Theater Scripts
The Chicken and the Librarian (Origin Unknown)
Jean Sotte (“Foolish John”) (Louisiana French Folktale)
Lion and the Mouse, The (Aesop Fable, Greece)
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