Activated Stories
Act!vated Stories - Folktales from a national touring theatre troupe for children
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The Girl Who Married a Snake
a story from Bhutan
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The Long Winter
a seasonal tale from the Dene tribe of Canada
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The Drum
a story from India
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The Husband Who Was to Mind the House
a folktale from Norway
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Wiley and the Hairy Man
an African-American trickster tale
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The Ugly Duckling
Read Along Read the story as you listen at the ...
Read Along Read the story as you listen at the Act!vated web site By special request from a fan, we bring you Hans Christian Andersen's beloved fable about judging people (or fowl) by their plumage. It's been the subject of songs and films -- Disney...
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Momotaro, the Peach Boy
August is the month for peaches, with the month being ...
August is the month for peaches, with the month being designated as Peach Month and August 24 as Pie Day. What better time to present the story of “Momotaro, the Peach Boy”, from Okayama Prefecture in Japan. We come to you from...
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How the Ice Cream Cone was Invented
Like the Cadillac, the ice cream cone has an exalted ...
Like the Cadillac, the ice cream cone has an exalted place in American culture. So it's appropriate, we suppose, that we are near the famous Cadillac Ranch in Amarillo, TX bringing you the story of how the ice cream cone may have been invented at the...
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The Cherry Blossoms
It's Cherry Blossom Time! We've been spotting more of these ...
It's Cherry Blossom Time! We've been spotting more of these colorful blossoms this spring, all over the country, than we have any other year. The custom of celebrating their appearance comes from Japan, so we bring you a Japanese story that is...
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Bremen Town Musicians
This familiar German tale popularized by the Brothers Grimm is ...
This familiar German tale popularized by the Brothers Grimm is given a new treatment by students from Forest Heights Elementary in Harrison, Arkansas. That's right - we let someone else do the performing while we just directed. These bright youngsters...
