Alaska. In Inuit lore, listening is the key to learning, where most wisdom is passed on from action, modeling and stories.
An Inuit tale about a boy who eats everything and does not listen to the hunters, a magic woman or anyone else - and eats the villagers food. When hunters bring back food after a winter of near starvation, the antics of the boy send him to the stars where people still talk about him today...a lesson to girls and boys on the importance of listening and sharing.
A little girl goes deep into the forest to pick flowers and comes across a Gunniwolf in her travels. Children will love following professional storyteller, Jim Cogan, in this participatory tale!
Join professional storyteller Jim Cogan as he does a play on words in this fun story called Back and Forth. Bounce back and forth in this witty conversational story about a fearful flyer who ends up in both good and bad predicaments!
A tall tale about talking turtles who drive the pigeons out of the Carribean and into New York City. Join professional storyteller, Jim Cogan, for this wonderful tale, complete with fantastic sound effects!
Brookie is a fictional story based on an old folk tale - The Walking Fish - told throughout the south. It is about a boy who could not have a pet and how his big brother saves the day.
As story teller Learnin’ Vernon teller of legends, lore and a whole lot this tale has been shared at many a campfire and on stages, throughout New England.
Learnin’ Vernon created and recorded this story so that he may share a bit of Maine as a mental vacation with others as an audio journey.
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The Cobbs have a groundhog that lives next to their house, but he is no ordinary animal. The amazing Mr. Groundhog, rides bikes, gardens, skis and even tricks-or-treats.
A not-so-sly, and very proud fox lets dogs chase him. It's fun, until...! Professional storyteller Steve Otto tells this tale about how pride can sometimes get in the way!
My grandmother made the best gefilte fish (traditional Eastern European Jewish dish of minced fish patties) in the world but was the worlds' worst storyteller. Here is the story of how she made gefilte fish and the story she never told me: Yankel was poor but knew how to live with generosity and joy and had what every poor Jew in Easter Europe dreamed of - great "Mazel" – luck. Yankel's story is based on an ancient story from the Jewish oral tradition: "Joseph – keeper of the Sabbath".
Emmy award winning storyteller, Willa Brigham, tells this tale of an asteroid with a little green man from outer space landing in the yard of three fat frogs!
The frogs help their new friend find the items he needs to get back to space by going to their own friends for help. But, they must learn to work to get these items - which builds character!
A story about how others can help us achieve our goals. Learn to work together in this fun character-building tale!
