Do Tell Story Swap
Scotland: Archie and the Little People
Do Tell Story Swap Summaries
July 9, 2024
2024 Virtual Story Swap via Zoom sponsored by the Storytelling Association of California (SAC)
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
Our host, Brandon Spars, opened the evening – and ended it as well - with the delightful story of how he met and courted his wife. Thirty-five years ago, he was a volunteer English teacher in Bali and Irma, his future wife, was his student. After some hilarious misadventures with the language, Brandon won her.
Renu Narayan zoomed in from India with charming hand puppets to tell the story of a bird who lost his song. The song traveled to other animals: a butterfly, a fish, an elephant, and even a camel before finding its way back.
Beth Wakelee shared an old English folktale called “Tops and Bottoms,” in which a farmer makes a successful deal with an imp.
Laura McHale Holland told an original story about an empty cardboard box that arrives unexpectedly and produces a wonderful gift.
Sharon Elwell told an old story of a neat little woman for whom everything seemed to turn out just right.
Vicky Ness has invented another charming story of nine-year-old Edmond, whose dream was to become a toll taker on the New Jersey Turnpike – until he is attacked by a uniform.
Katy Mangan shared a Scottish tale of Limping Norman, whose name is changed after an adventure with the Little People – the fairies.
