We share African and Caribbean folktales for the enjoyment of those young and young at heart, both at "home" and living in the African/Caribbean diaspora. Stories are retold by our storyteller Kesha Christie, the founder of Talkin' Tales. Our culture has a rich oral tradition and we seek to preserve it by educating and entertaining audiences with stories passed down from generation to generation.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 18 hours 32 minutes
episode 16: Snake & Hunter - Surinamese Folktale
In this episode we are sharing with you an Surinamese Folktale. Suriname celebrates it's independence from Dutch rule on November 25th. Suriname received it's independence on November 25, 1975.
Let's celebrate with story!!!
How do your repay and act of kindness?
Story in this episode:
Snake and Hunter
Resource: The Journal of American Folklore Vol. 30, No. 116 (Apr. - Jun., 1917), pp. 239-250 (12 pages)
https://www.jstor...
episode 17: Magic Flight - Bajan/ Barbadian Folktale
In this episode we are sharing with you an Bajan/ Barbadian folktale. Barbados celebrates it's independence from British rule on November 30th. Barbados received it's independence on November 30, 1966.
Let's celebrate with story!!!
A boy and a giant play dice...
Story in this episode:
Magic Flight
Resource: The Journal of American Folklore Barbados Folklore - Vol. 38, No. 148 (Apr. - Jun., 1925), pp...
episode 18: Pig and Long Mout - Jamaican Folktale
Once upon a Christmas time, Anancy was up to his trickster ways...
Story in this episode:
Pig & Long Mout
Resource: Louise Bennett Anancy and Miss Lou, Page 5
Seasons Greetings
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episode 19: The Best Gift of All - The Legend of La Vieja Belén - Dominican Republic Folktale
La Vieja Belén is very hardworking and is often too busy to sit with friends because she was always doing something. Until the day she is visited by 3 Kings...
Story in this episode:
The Best Gift of All - The Legend of La Vieja Belén
Resource: https://books.google.ca/books/about/Best_gift_of_all...
episode 20: The Three Tests- A Kwanzaa story - African Folktale
Happy Kwanzaa from December 26th to January 1, we celebrate the 7 principles of Kwanzaa:
UMOJA (Unity)
KUJICHAGULIA (Self-Determination):
UJIMA (Collective Work and Responsibility):
UJAMAA (Cooperative Economics)
NIA (Purpose)
KUUMBA (Creativity)
IMANI (Faith)
https://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2011/11/kwanzaa_stories...
episode 21: Uncle Bouki gets whee-ai - Haitian Folktale
Happy New Year!
Haiti celebrates it's independence on January 1st.
The story we share in this episode is a Bouki story, These stories have been told for as long as people can remember. They teach us how to live and how to behave. Bouki is a character that is very foolish or easily confused.
Story retold in this episode:
Uncle Bouki gets whee-ai
https://www.teachingforchange.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Haiti_Literature...
episode 22: The Monkey who asked for misery- Haitian Folktale
Have you every been told you ask for too much. Find out what happens when monkey asks to lots and lots of misery.
Story retold in this episode:
The monkey who asked for misery
https://www.longbranch.k12.nj.us/cms/lib/NJ01001766/Centricity/Domain/868/The-Monkey-Who-Asked-for-Misery.pdf
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episode 23: Tiger Soup - Jamaican Folktale
Are you ready for another Anancy story, find out what happens with Tiger and the soup.
Story retold in this episode:
Tiger Soup An Anansi Story from Jamaica
http://soupsong.com/stiger.html
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episode 24: Why Misery Remains in the World - Puerto Rican Folktale
Have you ever wonder why there is misery in the world? This How and Why folktale gives us the answer
Story retold in this episode:
Why Misery remains in the World
Greedy Mariani and Other Folktales of the Antilles Dorothy Sharp Carter
ISBN 10: 0689304250 ISBN 13: 9780689304255
Publisher: Atheneum, 1974
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episode 25: The Singing Pepper Bush- Vincentian Folktale
Have you ever wonder why there is misery in the world? This How and Why folktale gives us the answer
Story retold in this episode:
The Singing Pepper Bush
Tales from the Caribbean by Trish Cooke ISBN-13 : 978-0141373089
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