Saturday Morning Story

A classic trickster tale about Coyote. From Mexico.

This is a Native American story found in a number of tribes. Thanks to Dovie Thompson for sharing.

A "pourquois" tale from Africa. Thanks to the Wonder Weavers for teaching it to me.

A Swedish story about love.

One of my favorite H. C. Andersen tales from Denmark.

A Swedish folktale with possibilities for many adaptations.

Anansi is a trickster. That means he can represent the best, but most often the worst in us. He is greedy, self-serving, and always hungry. I heard this African tale at Tellabration from Jerry Blue.

I married an Irishman and finally have more claim to the wonderful tales of the Emerald Isle. This classic leprechaun story of course has the leprechaun come out on top in the end. But I felt that there is always a silver lining and added my own warm and wooly twist.

This version is from Sweden; in many other forms of "Stone Soup" the traveler takes advantage of the local(s)'  foolishness. I prefer the tramp's benevolence and transformation of the old woman's stinginess toward herself. This perhaps my most favorite story to tell.

A voyageur tale for the Arrowhead! Tante Odette is very like the old woman in "Nail Broth," though the stories are from different cultures and continents.