Learnin' Vernon

The stories included here are for parents,teachers families and friends to share. Some content in the stories or links may not be suitable for young children, please visit the site before allowing your child to do so.

These tales are original or folk tales that have at least 3 versions out in the public

Domain.If you think a story should not be here please let me know with the authors

name and copyright date, so I can apologize and ask for permission to include it here.

Stories with (C) Vernon L. Cox were created by Story teller Learnin' Vernon’ and

may be used for non commercial sharing. If you are a performing Storyteller please

contact me at learninvernon@yahoo.com for permissions.

Check back often as more Stories will be added in the upcoming months.

Index of Stories

A Christmas Eve Gift

Dream Berrys

A Ghost On The Coast

The Lost Legends of Paul Bunyan

The Person who knew everything

Prinderella

No News

Three Merchant Marines

Too Deep

A Tree to see

Resources for telling Stories

www.publiclibraries.com/maine.htm

A directory of all Maine libraries on the web. Please visit and support your local Library.

http://www.ils.unc.edu/~sturm/storytelling/cuecards/

Brian Sturm Links to Tale Texts

Dr. Sturm has compiled the synopsis, special phrases, characters, power centers, bios and more to 125 stories! The link below is the best on the web if you are to keep one link this would be it

http://ils.unc.edu/~sturm/storylinks.html

http://www.wisdomtales.com/index.htm

Once Upon a Caring Classroom Storytelling for Character Education and Bullying Prevention in the K-8 Classroom with Award-Winning Storyteller & Author Elisa Pearmain

http://www.storynet-advocacy.org/edu/how-to/index.shtml

Jackie Baldwin and Kate Dudding are creating documentation (a booklet, a web site, and a promotional brochure) that storytellers can present to school administrators and other potential funders to demonstrate the value of using storytelling and storytelling techniques across the curriculum in traditional classrooms. Specific programs around the U.S. are described.

http://home.freeuk.net/elloughton13/aesop.htm

The fables retold here have been edited to make them easily understood by children.

http://hca.gilead.org.il/#list

Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales and Stories

http://www.20000-names.com/

Search or browse 20,000+ names from around the world, including origins and meanings.

http://www.americanfolklore.net

This folklore site contains retellings of American folktales, Native American myths and legends, tall tales, weather folklore and ghost stories from each and every one of the 50 United States.

Links for Storm fools and those interested in community stories:

http://www.artjunction.org/projects/communitystories/

http://www.storybookonline.net/Default.aspx

http://www.storycenter.org/index1.html

http://storiesforchange.net/