Fairy Tale Journeys

Here is a very fun Japanese fairy tale! Enjoy!

The Lucky Tea-Kettle is a story from Japan.

This is a Japanese folk tale with many Bible story connections. Enjoy the story for its own sake and pay attention to what you notice, what you wonder, and what you are reminded of. Can you find Japan on the map? It is a country in Asia. * For sensitive listeners, be aware that a dog dies in this story. Also Mochi is pronounced MŌ-CHEE - I misprounounced it in the story.

Part 3 of Habermany the Serpent Prince

Part two of Haberman the Serpent Prince

This is a tale from Armenia. Notice how it is similar and different to Yasmin and the Serpent Prince. What else do you notice? What do you wonder? And what are you reminded of?

This is part 2 of Yasmin and the Serpent Prince. I would love to hear about all the connections to other stories you make! 10.3.24 I am so sorry - somehow I had uploaded part 1 again instead of part 2. I have corrected the file now so enjoy part 2!

This is part 1 of Yasmin and the Serpent Prince, as told in Folk Tales of Ancient Persia. This tale will probably remind you of many Bible stories, fairy tales, and literary fairy tales, so pay attention to what you notice, what you wonder, and what it reminds you of!

The Wishes of Savitri is a fairy tale and trickster tale from India. Enjoy!

The Adventures of Little Pea is a story from Persia as retold in Folk Tales of Ancient Persia. It is a fairy tale with a parent and child separation and restoration with a feast at the end, and the defeat of the bad characters. It is also a trickster tale. Sometimes we think of tricksters as the bad character in a story, and sometimes they are! But other times the trickster is someone with cunning...

This story is from the Arabian Nights, retold in The Blue Fairy Book. This retelling combines several stories about Aladdin. What are some of the things you have noticed about the Persian stories we have been reading? Are you seeing repeated things? Do they remind you of other stories?

Have you ever heard of the 1001 Days? It is another collection of stories from Persia. Like the 1001 Nights, it has a frame story that begins and ends the collection, with many delightful tales between. The Prince and the Flowery Meadow is the frame story and today we are going to read part one. This is from the retelling by Willi Fehse. Enjoy!

This Persian story comes from the 1001 Days as retold by Willi Fehse.

This is the second part of the frame story for 1001 Days, as retold by Willi Fehse. This one is quite long because it has stories within stories - pay attention when you are listening to any story and the story teller tells a new story within his story! It is always important!

Our last tale for this week is The Peasant's Son and the Forty Robbers, from Armenia. This one reminded me of SO many stories. Pay attention to how this one is similar and also really different from the other tales we read this week. You might like to draw a picture of your favorite story.

The Thirteen Bandits is a story from Italy.

This tale is from Russia. Notice how it is similar to Ali Baba, and how it is different. What else does it remind you of. Do you have any questions about the story?

This week I am sharing four tales that are all in the same family. We begin with Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves. This is a Persian tale from the Arabian Nights, retold in The Blue Fairy Book. Keep thinking about the things you notice, what the story reminds you of, and questions you wonder about.

The Prince and the Large and Lonely Tortoise from the 1001 Arabian Nights. What does this story remind you of? What do you notice about this story? What do you wonder? Those are great things to think about when you're reading stories. You might also like to draw a picture of the story or tell the story to a friend. Enjoy!

This story is from Italian Folktales as told by Italio Calvino. What does this story remind you of? What do you notice about this story? What do you wonder? Those are great things to think about when you're reading stories. You might also like to draw a picture of the story or tell the story to a friend. Enjoy!

This is The Frog Princess from Russian Fairy Tales as collected by Aleksandr Afanas'ev. What does this story remind you of? What do you notice about this story? What do you wonder? Those are great things to think about when you're reading stories. You might also like to draw a picture of the story or tell the story to a friend. Enjoy!