Do Tell Story Swap
Denmark: The Bed Just So
Do Tell Story Swap Summaries
December 9, 2025
2025 Virtual Story Swap via Zoom sponsored by the Storytelling Association of California (SAC)
Previously Featured Stories
Ireland - Billy Beg and the Giants
Australia - Aboriginal Tracker
Mexico - The Wise Woman of Córdoba
Scotland - Archie and the Little People
Pacific Islands - The Eight Cow Woman
Bali - Tirta Empul
Mexico - Snowing Tortillas
Haiti - The Story of Owl
Norway - The Seventh Father of the House
American Folktale: Halfway up the Mountain
American Folktale: The Wish Ring
Arab Tale: The Friend of a Friend of a Friend
African Folktale - A Mende Story
Swap Summaries
Our hosts:
Katy Mangan
Vicky Ness
Check back every month for insights, resources, and tips from our storytellers!
By Brandon Spars
Published in The Story Beast, Fall 2023 Issue, p 38-41
By Vicky Ness
By Brandon Spars
Published in The Story Beast, Summer 2023, p 35-38
By Meg Brown
By Vicky Ness
By Katy Mangan and Brandon Spars
Published in The Story Beast, July 2022 Issue, p 7-8
Vina Greyfogle started the evening with a heartwarming story about a wandering cat who may or may not have had a great adventure.
Rose Owens shared a Patricia Polacco story, “The Christmas Tapestry,” which teaches that everything happens for a reason – although we can’t always see it right away.
Laura McHale Holland took us back to childhood memories of colorful cards and unexpected gifts.
Renu Narayan called in from India to tell the story of an old wrestler who learned and then taught how to fight without harming an opponent.
Sharon Elwell told a story of a German child who taught his family how to help immigrants from Poland in the 19th century.
Meg Brown shared a Norwegian folk tale featuring an ice bear and trolls.
Walter Wilson ended the evening with the old favorite, “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” revised to include the listeners.
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