Global Storytime Podcast - Episodes Tagged with “Folktale”

21 b. Let's Learn About the Inuit and Koyukon!

World Wise Kids — Sun, 11 Jul 2021 18:00:00 -0700

Let's Learn About the Inuit and Koyukon native peoples in Canada. In this episode we learn about the history, languages, and cultures of these people who still have a vibrant community today.

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Into and Outro Song: The Halluci Nation - Sisters ft Northern Voice

21.a A Blind Boy and a Loon AND How Raven Brought Back the Sun

World Wise Kids — Sun, 04 Jul 2021 01:00:00 -0700

This week I am bringing you 2 stories from First Nations tribes in Canada.
'A Blind Boy and a Loon' is a tale from the Inuit tribes who live in the far north of Canada by the Artic Ocean. In this story, a young boy has to outsmart his horrible stepmother by using his deep connection to the animals in his environment.
'How Raven Brought Back the Sun' is a tale from the Koyukon Athabascan tribe who live in the Northwest Territories and in Alaska. It is about the mysterious dissapearence of the sun, moon, and stars and how the Great Raven brought them back.

Both of these stories are from the book

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All sound effects and music fall under a Creative Commons 0 license and were found on freesounds.com and the Free Music Archive.
Intro song: Northern Voices | Calming Throat Singing | Yoik mantra, Kargyraa and Katajjaq
Transition Song: The Ulukhaktok Western Drummers and Dancers - Inuvialuit HD Drum Dance Series; Native American Style Flute Music - Alaxsxaq Thunder Flute
Outro Song: The Halluci Nation - Sisters ft Northern Voice

16.a A Costume for Rangi

World Wise Kids — Sun, 25 Apr 2021 12:00:00 -0700

This week I'm bringing you a story from the Maori in New Zealand! 'A Costume for Rangi' is a tale all about how the earth and the night sky as we see it were created. It is the perfect story to follow Earth Day.

The retelling of this story is written by from the book 'The Celestreal River: Creatioin Tales of the Milky Way' by Andrea Stenn Stryer.

To learn more about New Zealand and its history and culture, listen to Episode 16.b. Let's Learn About New Zealand!

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All sound effects and music fall under a Creative Commons 0 license and were found on freesounds.com and the Free Music Archive.
Intro song: 'Pokarekare Ana' by YouTuber cparkplay
Transition Song: Pokarekare Ana ukulele instrumental
Outro Song: 'Aotearoa' Stan Walker feat. Ria Hall, Troy Kingi & Maisey Rika

7. It Could Always be Worse

World Wise Kids — Sun, 20 Dec 2020 07:00:00 -0800

This week i'm bringing you a Yiddish folktale called 'It Could Always Be Worse'. It's a funny story about, well, how things could always be worse. We'll also learn about this history of the Yiddish language and the Jewish diaspora. This reading of 'It Could Always Be Worse' is based on the book of the same title by Margot Zemach.

Test you Yiddish knowledge and see if you know any of these words!

https://grammar.yourdictionary.com/word-lists/list-of-english-words-of-yiddish-origin.html

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This episode features Klezmer music which is often associated with the Yiddish language.
Intro Song: 'Klezmer Hora' by Ardei Iute (Moldavian string band)
Tranistion and ending song: the Eastern Watershed Klezmer Quartet

5. Basket Lady Swing & Beaver and Echo

World Wise Kids — Sun, 22 Nov 2020 23:00:00 -0800

This week I bring you 2 stories from the Tulalip Tribes from Washington state, told by two guest storytellers, Notosha Gobin and Michelle Myles. Notosha and Michelle are educators for the Hibulb Culutral Center and they teach the Lushootseed language. They have two stories that they want to share with you: 'Basket Lady Swing' and 'Beaver and Echo'. I hope you enjoy them!

Welcome to the Global Storytime Podcast! Every two weeks I will bring a story from a different corner of the world so that we can get a glimpse into another place and culture. I will do my best to explain the potentially unfamiliar to provide context and will end each episode with some information about the country so we can get to know it better!

Comments or critiques are sooo welcome. You can email the show at globalstorytimepodcast@gmail.com.

This episode features traditional Salish songs:
Intro Song: 'Canoe Song', Ha7lh Kwakwayel
Transitions Song: 'Greeting of the Day', Ha7lh Kwakwayel
Closing Song: 'Wolf', Swalklanexw Dallas

4. Forty Fortunes

World Wise Kids — Sun, 08 Nov 2020 07:00:00 -0800

This week I’m sharing a story from Iran. 'Forty Furtunes' is about staying true to yourself and how to think on your feet. What will happen to our hero, Ahmed, when he pretends to be a fortune teller? The retelling of this timeless tale based on by Aaron Shepard's 'Forty Fortunes'.

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All sound effects and music fall under a Creative Commons 0 license and were found on freesounds.com or the Youtube Free Library.
Intro Song: 'Avarah' by Mamak Khadem
Transition Song: 'Oud Taksim' by Sherita
Closing Song: 'The Prince of Persia' by Metastaz

2. Anansi and the Impossible Quest

World Wise Kids — Sun, 11 Oct 2020 07:00:00 -0700

This week I bring you a story from Ghana. Anansi and the Impossible Quest is one of the many folktales that feature the legendary figure and here, Kwaku Anansi, the spider-man. This spider-man is different from the American Marvel superhero and can be depicted in a few different ways. Sometimes he’as regular storybook talking spider, sometimes he’s a spider the size of a human, in this story he’s more like a human with some extra limbs. He is clever and resourceful, two characteristics that will serve him well on this Impossible Quest! The retelling of this timeless tale based on Gcina Mhlophe’s African Tales: A Barefoot Collection.

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All sound effects and music fall under a Creative Commons 0 license and were found on freesounds.com or the Youtube Free Library.
Intro/transition Song: ‘High Life’ unknown artist
Closing Song: Celebration recorded in Apinamang, Ghana. Recorded by ikbenraar.

1. Grandma and the Great Gourd

World Wise Kids — Sun, 27 Sep 2020 17:45:00 -0700

Welcome to the first episode of the Global Storytime Podcast! Every two weeks I will bring a story from a different corner of the world so that we can get a glimpse into another place and culture. I will do my best to explain the potentially unfamiliar to provide context and will end each episode with some information about the country so we can get to know it better!

This week I bring you a story from the Bengal region in India. Grandma and the Great Gourd is a folktale about a courageous grandma and how she makes it through a dangerous forest with the help of her clever daughter. The retelling of this timeless tale is based on Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s Grandma and the Great Gourd: A Bengali Folktale.

Comments or critiques are sooo welcome. You can email the show at globalstorytimepodcast@gmail.com.

All sound effects and music fall under a Creative Commons 0 license and were found on freesounds.com and the Youtube Free Library.
Intro Song: ‘Wheel of Karma’ Audionautix
Transitions Song: ‘Bansure Raga’ Doug Maxwell
Closing Song: ‘Holi Day Riddum’ Konrad Oldmoney