Download - The abc’s of folktales
EDTL 6270
Amy M. Butler
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.2:Recount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral.
Moral of the story is it is best to prepare for the future.
https://youtu.be/6Pxqy-xRDzo
He who does a thing well does not need to boast.
https://youtu.be/VTDr642_qmA
A classic fairy tale of young slave girl turning into a princess.
https://youtu.be/HKSRbsJVli0
A story of a boy who travels around to find a drum and in the end realizes he can make his own magic in the world.
https://youtu.be/cNXfEjMf5e0
A folktale of how elephants came to have long trunks.
https://youtu.be/VAP41I39MbM
A spoiled princess befriends a frog prince she meets in a pond who transforms into a handsome prince.
https://youtu.be/smgmUP8uP8k
The story of a gingerbread man who escapes his various pursuers, but finally falls to the fox.
https://youtu.be/tnAgA1aZGkY
A fairy tale of two children walking through the woods and come upon an old woman’s home.
https://youtu.be/wS7TJzJPGTs
A fairy tale of a prince that is cursed by a witch and imprisoned in a wood stove.
A fairy tale of a boy named Jack who finds magic beans that lead him to an angry giant.
https://youtu.be/_VCpAYajmvo
A fairy tale of a girl who rescues her beautiful sister from evil.
https://youtu.be/DvUzCAA6XZc
The tale of an industrious hen who encounters a lazy dog, cat, and mouse.
https://youtu.be/cRwo-vPseao
A tale of a lost mitten that different animals crawl into on a winter’s day.
https://youtu.be/YDOzlaOc3Us
A great god promises Tiger nine cubs each year, but a bird comes up with a clever way for the land not to be over run by tigers.
https://vimeo.com/7478702
A tale of a lazy farmer who encounters a lephrachaunand finds himself growing the largest potato around.
https://youtu.be/Sh1sVsn3G8s
The story of a brave boy named Peter who befriends a bird, duck, and cat to set out to capture a wolf.
https://youtu.be/9ueGfjBKbiE
The fairy tale of two king’s son out to seek fortune.
https://youtu.be/N_4CR7nrRFE
A fairy tale about a wealthy king’s daughter who is locked in a tower to spin straw into gold. A goblin appears and offers to help the daughter in exchange for an unspeakable gift.
https://youtu.be/hHBp9pTaZfM
A princess is cursed by an evil fairy to sleep for 100 years and only be awakened by the kiss of a prince.
https://youtu.be/XujMUxv76OM
The tale of three billy goats crossing a bridge and stopped by a hungry troll.
https://youtu.be/9JXPPi2Piaw
A fairy tale about a duckling who is teased for not being attractive, but grows into a beautiful swan.
https://youtu.be/qafXdmFsTbE
A tale of a young girl who is treated badly by her stepmother. The girl takes on the help of her wooden doll to perform all of her tasks.
https://youtu.be/KpCbk1t2r5w
A greedy wolf threatens a fox to do all his work or he will eat him. The fox devises a plan to get rid of the wolf.
https://youtu.be/WJtg-_-o4s0
The story of a greedy fox who plays on people’s natural curiosity.
https://youtu.be/WzuSddXFncI
A widowed queen seeks the advice of a fairy to help her daughter get married. Along the way a yellow dwarfs helps the queen in return for her daughter’s hand in marriage.
https://youtu.be/H6WjPorlGpg
A West African tale of how mosquitoes developed this annoying habit.
https://youtu.be/A9r9SjOUYN0