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King Tumbo and Mr. Monk
In this episode of Beyond Chelm with Robin Bady, master storyteller Robin Bady tells a wonderful tale from the Far East. This story entitled King Tumbo and Mr. Monk, tells the story of the Elephant...
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The Fox and the Grapes
Grapes…I have always loved grapes. These days we buy them from the Park Slope Food Co-op, organic, from Chile or some such place. I remember so fondly the Concord grapes taken fresh off the vine, warm...
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The Little Red Hen
A story for the harvest! “The Little Red Hen: is one of the standard European folktales we tell to children, read to children and act out with children. I always enjoy listening to it, reading it...
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The Body
I look for fables when I have a need to get a quick reminder of ancient wisdom. They always help me find perspective. Such a story is Aesop’s fable, “The Body.” Enjoy it on several different levels!...
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The Tortoise and The Hare
This is another of Aesop’s well known fables. In a world of constant speed-up and multi-tasking, it is good to remember that “Slow and steady wins the race.” For more information about Robin Bady,...
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Three Billy Goats Gruff
Did you grow up with this story? Of course you did, as did I! When I started telling as a new storyteller the Three Billy Goats Gruff was a request story – one that children always wanted to hear....
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How Bimbo the Snip’s Thumb Stuck to His Nose When the Wind Changed
Carl Sandburg was a favorite author in my house. My parents loved his poetry and my mother loved to read us stories from “The Rootabaga Stories”. Her favorite was “How The Bring Back the Village of...
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