A fairy tale set in ancient Ireland tells of Billy Beg, the magical bull given to him by his late mother, the queen, and Billy's magical adventures after being forced to flee into the forest.

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The legends and history surrounding such popular treats as marzipan, pancakes, and Simnel cake are revealed in thirteen tales

Hoping to have her husband pardoned, an exiled outlaw's wife agrees to tell an old monk the miracle in Goinge Forest, where every Christmas Eve a beautiful garden blooms in remembrance of the birth of the Christ Child

In a Delaware Indian legend, the Great Spirit orders the People to destroy the Yah-qua-whee--the mastodon--and he rewards the people with the gift of the cranberry.

In a lyrical retelling of a Chinese folktale, a poor but clever girl weaves and embroiders her own beautiful wedding robe, only to have the wealthy and proud Golden Flower steal it, but magpies take it away and lead Ling-Li to a magical encounter with the Phoenix Fairy.

A retelling of the traditional Hungarian tale in which a poor, but good-hearted lad finds his fortune with the aid of a little golden lamb to which everyone that touches it sticks.

A lullaby adapted from a collection edited in 1895 by the Reverend Sabine Baring-Gould, a noted collector of English folk songs.

No one in the kingdom believed that he could prevent the frightful pumpkin-headed giant from eating the fat little boys and girls of the land.

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Surveys the history of storytelling as practiced in United States libraries and offers practical guidelines for selecting material, preparing oneself and one's audience, presenting stories, planning programs, and meeting the needs of handicapped children

Product Description: Thoroughly revised and updated, the fourth edition of the classic Storytelling: Art and Technique is an essential guide for beginning and experienced storytellers alike.• Includes complete texts of 13 stories with source, culture, telling time, audience, and a comment for each• Examples of a cue card, movement warm-ups for storytellers, a seating arrangement for a storytime, a storyboard, publicity posters, and more• Offers resources for the storyteller, including professional books and articles, websites, storytelling books by genre, stories to tell to different age groups, read-alouds, and recording...read more