Welcome to the Internet School Library Media Center folktales and
fairy tales page. You will find resources related to the
teaching of folktales, etexts and other resources. This page is part of the Traditional Literature page. The ISLMC is a
preview site for teachers, librarians, parents and students. You can
search this site, use an index or site map. Revised
6/1/02.
Sometimes called "Cottage tales." Stories of the common
folk.
Folktales : What are
they?
Myths,
Folktales and Fairy Tales. Fairy Tales Page
Explore fairy tales and some different ways of retelling
familiar tales; classroom activities; and a tool to publish
your
students' stories online; from Scholastic
Myths,
Folktales and Fairy Tales. Folktales Page
See how to discover folklore around you and participate
in a Folktale Writing Workshop. Become a storyteller and
submit your own recording online or publish your folklore
in our archive; from
Scholastic
Folk & Fairy Tales
from Around the World. Tales of Wonder
Richard Darsie's collection; Africa, Central Asia, Central
Europe, China, Englsand, India, Ireland, Japan, Middle East,
Native America, Russia, Scandinavia, Scotland, Siberia
Uncle
Remus: His Songs Songs and Sayings
By Joel Chandler Harris; from Project Gutenberg;
Related page: Joel Chandler Harris
Teacher Resource File
New
Fairytales Online by Rosemary Lake
Read stories online
Cinderella,
by the Grimm Brothers
German version of the tale; from the Online-Library
Andrew Lang.
Fairy Tales
Lang's English folktales collections, as The Blue Fairy
Tale Book
Folklore and
Mythology Electronic Texts
By author, by motif, bibliographies by motif; by
D.L. Ashliman, University of Pittsburgh
Tales from Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains
Collection of modern, adult stories from people's pasts;
From
Mountain Laurel
Page.
EuroTales
Eight European schools share their stories in their own
language;
stories are given in two languages; you can add your
own
Russian
Folklore
Collection of resources on Russian folktales and
Russian fairy tales; other resources; by Andrew M. Drozd,
University of Alabama
Return to:
Traditional
Literature
Elementary Resources/Children's Lit
