Stories to Tell to Children

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STORIES TO TELL TO
CHILDREN
Ellie Dixon
Based on an original text
by
Sarah Cone Bryant
© Scruffy and Friends 2007
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CONTENTS
Kids of Character..........................................................................................................4
Books on CD.................................................................................................................5
Copyright Information...................................................................................................6
Copyright statement .............................................................................................6
Explanation............................................................................................................6
SOME SUGGESTIONS FOR THE STORY-TELLER...............................................7
MISTAKES TO AVOID...............................................................................................10
STORIES TO TELL TO CHILDREN.........................................................................12
TWO LITTLE RIDDLES IN RHYME .....................................................................12
THE LITTLE YELLOW TULIP ...............................................................................12
THE COCK-A-DOO-DLE-DOO.............................................................................13
THE CLOUD ...........................................................................................................14
THE LITTLE RED HEN..........................................................................................15
THE GINGERBREAD MAN...................................................................................16
THE LITTLE JACKALS AND THE LION..............................................................19
THE COUNTRY MOUSE AND THE CITY MOUSE............................................21
HOW BROTHER RABBIT FOOLED THE WHALE AND THE ELEPHANT......23
THE FAIRIES..........................................................................................................25
THE ADVENTURES OF THE LITTLE FIELD MOUSE.......................................27
ANOTHER LITTLE RED HEN...............................................................................28
THE BOY WHO CRIED "WOLF!" .........................................................................30
THE FROG KING ...................................................................................................31
THE SUN AND THE WIND....................................................................................32
THE LITTLE JACKAL AND THE ALLIGATOR....................................................32
THE LARKS IN THE CORNFIELD .......................................................................36
A TRUE STORY ABOUT A GIRL .........................................................................37
MY KINGDOM ........................................................................................................39
PICCOLA.................................................................................................................40
THE LITTLE FIR TREE..........................................................................................41
HOW MOSES WAS SAVED .................................................................................44
THE TEN FAIRIES .................................................................................................46
THE ELVES AND THE SHOEMAKER.................................................................48
WHO KILLED THE OTTER'S BABIES?...............................................................50
THE BRAHMIN, THE TIGER, AND THE JACKAL..............................................51
THE LITTLE JACKAL AND THE CAMEL ............................................................55
THE GULLS OF SALT LAKE ................................................................................57
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THE NIGHTINGALE...............................................................................................59
THE TALKATIVE TORTOISE ...............................................................................63
PRINCE CHERRY..................................................................................................64
THE GOLD IN THE ORCHARD............................................................................69