| The Boy Who Ate Too Much |
| 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. |
| Brookie |
| 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.
learninvernon@yahoo.com |
| The Amazing Mr. Groundhog |
| 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.
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| A Big Spooky House |
| A big, strong man looking for a place to sleep enters a big, spooky house. Listen to what happens when he encounters 3 black cats! |
| The Boogin in the Gray Graveyard |
| A young King is paralyzed with fear and superstition. Charlatans sell him good luck charms and other things trying to remove his fears. A girl named Katelyn earns her weight in gold by sewing the King a lucky shirt. But, she has to sew while in the gray graveyard under the full moon. Listen to this tale of her encounter with the graveyard Boogin! |
| Rumplestiltskin |
| Lying will get you in trouble every time. This is the classic Grimm's story. |
| The Golden Arm |
| Mary lost her arm in a mining accident and received a replacement arm...made of solid gold! The arm was her pride and joy, so much so that she made her husband promise to bury her with the golden arm. As fate would have it, Mary dies. But, fates do easily turn. Especially when promises are broken!
Professional storyteller Steve Otto lends his "creepy" voice to this story, loved by generations of story listeners! |
| My Grandmother's Gefilte Fish and Yankel's Story |
| 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". |
| Three Fat Frogs |
| 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!
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