Erin Bouma's Recommended

WEBFINDS: FOLK AND FAIRY TALES

http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/mff/index.htm

Mostly classroom reading and writing content in Myths, Folk Tales and Fairy tales.

http://www.cdli.ca/CITE/legends.htm

Myths & Legends compiled by a teacher. Animal Legends; Native Legends, Tales that teach a lesson, Tales from around the world.

http://www.loggia.com/myth/myth.html

Mythography. Advanced reading texts and studies of Greek, Roman and Celtic Myth in Art.

http://www.pibburns.com/mythregi.htm

A wealth of encyclopedic Regional Folklore and Mythology sources. Example: 5 for Russian; 20 for U.S.

http://americanfolklore.net

Large assortment of texts. Tall Tales:Brer Rabbit, Paul Bunyan; Spooky Stories: The Devil, Ghost stories; Myths and Legends: Heroes and Villians, Legendary Women; Children’s Stories: Folksongs, Bedtime Stories, Tongue Twisters; Folklore by State; Native American Tales; Campfire Stories & Songs. Lesson Plans and ESL.

http://www.4to40.com/contents.asp

Vast archive listing of Traditional Hindi and Christian text stories, tales, fables, activities and games from Delhi, India.

http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~spok/grimmtmp

A book with a reprint of 209 Brothers Grimm tales.

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/grimm/index2.html

12 Brothers Grimm stories from 1914 translation.

http://www.1-language.com/library/juniorclassics/index.htm

Online ESL Literary Library – 50 tales from around the world (India, Scandinavia, Europe, Russia, China & Japan) plus old favorites, Aesop’s Fables.

http://oaks.nvg.org/pega4.html

Topical listing of a hundred Fables, Fairy Tales and Folklore: Nordic, European, Asian, Folklore Studies, Greek Cycles, Fable Fun and Fantastic Tales. Some stories and some analysis.

http://www.eurotales.eril.net

32 European Folk tales written in simple text and illustrated colorfully by children.

http://fairytales4u.com

60 well-written traditional and other folktales.

http://fairytales4u.com/idx03.htm

25 fairy tales with Story Board Discussion Forum.

http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/art_and_music/storyfolk.html

Windows to the Universe: Stories and Folktales from Tribal Groups. Begin-Inter-Advan levels.

http://www.tradestonegallery.com/index.php?content=fairytales

21 Russian Fairy Tales with short /long versions.

http://www.kyrene.k12.az.us/schools/brisas/sunda/fable/fable.htm

11 short (some illustrated) original, student-written fables and material on Aesop.

http://www.themoonlitroad.com

Ghost stories from the American South – in text and streaming audio. Large archive.

http://www.learningtogive.org/materials/folktales

Generosity of Spirit Site – 50 uplifting tales from all over the world for moral education.

http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/folktexts.html

Comprehensive Electronic Collection of texts, thematically arranged: from tales about Bald Men to Vampire/Ghost stories from Russia.

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/activities/10/oldtales.html

“New Takes on Old Tales” – Research and Writing activity to update traditional folk/fairytales.

http://www.suelebeau.com/fairytales.htm

Links to Fairy Tales, Rhymes, Fables & Myths Sites, some with lesson plans for children.

http://www.thekcrew.net/fairytales_folklore.html

Folktale Unit contents for elementary children.

http://www.tooter4kids.com/classroom/FairyTaleUnit.htm

Fairy Tale Unit contents for elementary children.