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Pbs: A World of Stories: The Butterfly/la Mariposa

For Students K - 1st Standards
This Mexican folktale that explains why butterflies do not live in houses and why they migrate. Story told in Spanish and English.
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Pbs: A World of Stories: The Little Red Hen/la Gallinita Roja

For Students K - 1st Standards
In this Mexican version of a familiar folktale, the hen makes corn tortillas instead of wheat bread.
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Pbs: A World of Stories: The Ghost With the One Black Eye /Le Fantome Avec Un Oeil Au Beurre Noir

For Students K - 1st Standards
Storyteller Priscilla Howe tells a funny/scary campfire tale about a baby who wants her apple juice. One at a time, the family goes down to the cellar to get the juice, only to be confronted by a ghost. The story is available in English...
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Pbs: A World of Stories: Mr. Wiggle and Mr. Waggle/monsieur Wiggle Et Monsieur Waggle

For Students K - 1st Standards
Storyteller Priscilla Howe performs a fingerplay story, using her thumbs as the main characters. The simple story about two best friends draws on rhythm, repetition, and movement. The story is available in English and French.
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Pbs: A World of Stories: The Mitten/la Moufle

For Students K - 1st Standards
Storyteller Priscilla Howe tells a story about how a mitten dropped in the snow becomes a temporary home to several animals. The story is available in English and French.
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Pbs: A World of Stories: The Death of Robin Hood Ballad

For Students K - 1st Standards
Storyteller Dan Keding sings a ballad about the famous folk hero. In the song, efforts to save the hero's life through the practice of "bleeding"-a common medical procedure in medieval times-are unsuccessful.
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Pbs: A World of Stories: One Man's Luck

For Students 1st - 4th Standards
Storyteller Dan Keding tells an ironic tale about a farmer who discovers a way to change his bad luck, only to arouse the suspicion of a wealthy neighbor.
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Pbs: A World of Stories: The Boy Who Loved to Read

For Students K - 1st Standards
Storyteller Carrie Sue Ayvar tells a Mexican folktale about a boy whose ability to read enables him to outwit the devil. The story is told in a combination of English and Spanish.
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Pbs: A World of Stories: Why the Rooster Crows in the Morning (Porque El Gallo Canta en La Manana)

For Students 4th Standards
Storyteller Carrie Sue Ayvar tells a traditional Latino story that explains why roosters crow in the morning. The story is told in a combination of English and Spanish.
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Pbs: A World of Stories: Death in the Marketplace

For Students 4th Standards
Donna Washington tells the story of a wealthy man who tries to escape Death.
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Pbs: A World of Stories: Anansi and the Hat Shaking Dance

For Students 4th Standards
Donna Washington tells a traditional West African story about Anansi the spider. The story explains why spiders don't have hair.
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Pbs: A World of Stories: Marie Yvonne and Her Shroud

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Illinois-based storyteller Dan Keding tells a French folktale about a weaver who dies but must return to claim her burial shroud.
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Pbs: A World of Stories: La Llorona

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Florida-based storyteller Carrie Sue Ayvar tells a Mexican folktale about a mourning mother whose spirit is forever in search of her dead children. The story is told in a combination of Spanish and English.
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Pbs: A World of Stories: The Two Warriors

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Storyteller Dan Keding tells the tale of the last two warriors on the battlefield who make a connection through sharing their life stories that changes the course of their fighting.
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Pbs: A World of Stories: The Boo Hag

For Students K - 1st Standards
North Carolina-based storyteller Donna Washington tells a scary tale from the Gullah culture about a man and his beautiful wife-who is not what she seems to be. The story explains the Gullah tradition of painting doors and windows blue...
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Scholastic: Myths From Around the World: Africa

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about Hare the wily animal trickster from the African myth. Discover how Africa spreads myths, legends, and tribal history throughout storytelling.

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