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Stories in a Nutshell

A Collection of Concise Folktale Plots for Student Retelling
by Heather Forest

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Storyteller Heather Forest brings this collection of stories to life with her vivid characterizations and clearly spoken narration.

Many Classroom Uses!

Supports Listening Skills, Imagination, Storytelling, and Reading!

The Sack...a Sufi Story from the Middle East
The Purse of Gold...A Jewish Folktale
The Stolen Ax...A Chinese Taoist Tale by Lieh Tzu
The Gift of a Cowtail Switch...A Folktale from West Africa
The Fir Tree and the Bramble...An Aesop's Fable
The Lion and the Rabbit...A Fable from India
You Don't Know...An Eastern European Anecdote
The Boatman...A Sufi Story from the Middle East
The Banquet...A Sufi Story from the Middle East
Fate...A Hebrew Folktale
New Shoes...A Chinese Taoist Tale by Han Fei
A Flock of Birds...A Tale from India
The Golden Touch...A Greek Myth
The Talkative Turtle...A Tale from India
Cooking by Candle...A Sufi Tale from the Middle East
Wild Goose...A Folktale from China
The Strawberry...A Zen Story from Japan
The Skull...A Tale from West Africa
The Fighting Rooster...A Taoist Tale from China by Chuang Tzu
Ten Jugs of Wine...A Tale from Japan
Visits of Kings...A Folktale from the Middle East
The Monkey and the Pea...A Tale from India
The Gnat and the Bull...An Aesop Fable
A Big Quiet House...An Eastern European Folktale
The Tale of Echo...A Greek Myth
The Smuggler...A Sufi Tale from the Middle East
The Honeybee's Sting...A Tale from Ancient Greece
The Tale of Bausis and Philemon...A Greek Myth
Anansi Goes Fishing...A Folktale from West Africa
The Traveler and the Nut Tree...A Tale from India
Cat Woman...A Tale from Ancient Greece
The Sunflower...A Tale from Ancient Greece
Three Fish...A Tale from India
Why Turtles Live in Water...A Tale from West Africa
One Good Meal Deserves Another...A Tale from West Africa
Who Is King of the Forest?...A Tale from India