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Thirty-Three Multicultural Tales to Tell

Thirty-Three Multicultural Tales to Tell

DeSpain, Pleasant

Paperback

Series: American Storytelling (Paperback)

Mythology & Folklore

ISBN10: 0874832667
ISBN13: 9780874832662
Publisher: August House Pub Inc
Published: Dec 15 2005
Pages: 126
Weight: 0.76
Height: 0.59 Width: 8.44 Depth: 11.06
Language: English
When a story shares a universal message, it finds its way into that pantheon of tales that is shared with many diverse cultures.

People just can't live together without telling stories. We tell stories that are funny, ironic, insightful, or just simply pleasing to the tongue and ear. Stories just seem to happen. When a story happens with the force of universality, it finds its way into that pantheon of tales that is the common denominator of cultural exchange. Here are thirty-three such tales, collected from Brazil, China, Korea, Russia, Tibet, Africa, from America's native peoples, and other lands, and chosen for the universality of their message. Each story is presented in concise retellable form, suitable for all ages.

Kirkus Review wrote, Presented in easy-to-learn versions enlivened with unforced humor and clear, fluent language; most would take ten minutes or less to tell. Their readers will bring away a stronger impression of human culture's unity than its diversity.

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