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DUTCH INTERNATIONAL STORYTELLING CENTRE

STORY SPARKLES

A story a day, to keep the cobwebs away!

These are some of our favourite short stories that we have gathered from communities across the globe. Enjoy!

The DISC Storyteller Beginner's Course (Journey)

The DISC Storyteller Beginner's Course (Journey)

Become a STORY SUPPORTER, Support our Cafe's!

Become a STORY SUPPORTER, Support our Cafe's!

The Two Frogs - A Japanese folk tale

The Two Frogs - A Japanese folk tale

The Strawberry Story – A Cherokee story

The Strawberry Story – A Cherokee story

Buttering the Bread – from ‘The Wise Men of Chelm and their Merry Tales’ by Solomon Simon, Poland

Buttering the Bread – from ‘The Wise Men of Chelm and their Merry Tales’ by Solomon Simon, Poland

The Pig and the Peacock – Les Fables De La Fontaine, France

The Pig and the Peacock – Les Fables De La Fontaine, France

Don’t shake hands with everybody – The Cow-Tail Switch and other West African Stories by Harold Cour

Don’t shake hands with everybody – The Cow-Tail Switch and other West African Stories by Harold Cour

Creation Story - Send in by Kathleen van der Weerd

Creation Story - Send in by Kathleen van der Weerd

The bird in the forest - A Jataka Tale from India

The bird in the forest - A Jataka Tale from India

Hanging from a cliff - A Zen Tale from Japan

Hanging from a cliff - A Zen Tale from Japan

Fire in the trees – a Native American Story

Fire in the trees – a Native American Story

Three fish in a lake – a Persian story by Rumi

Three fish in a lake – a Persian story by Rumi

An old dog in the Jungle – an African Tale of Wit & Wisdom

An old dog in the Jungle – an African Tale of Wit & Wisdom

Soup stone – a Global Tale - with thanks to Desirée van Keulen

Soup stone – a Global Tale - with thanks to Desirée van Keulen

The Rabbi and the Monastery – a Hasidic story

The Rabbi and the Monastery – a Hasidic story

The Little Gnome who had to stay home – by Susan Perrow, Australia

The Little Gnome who had to stay home – by Susan Perrow, Australia

The Father And His Sons - a Fable by Aesop, Greece

The Father And His Sons - a Fable by Aesop, Greece

The sleepy Samurai – a Japanese Tale

The sleepy Samurai – a Japanese Tale

The Legend of the Dreamcatcher – a Lakota story, North-America

The Legend of the Dreamcatcher – a Lakota story, North-America

Birth of the Butterflies - an Aboriginal Dreamtime story by Michael J Connolly/Munda-gutta Kulliwari

Birth of the Butterflies - an Aboriginal Dreamtime story by Michael J Connolly/Munda-gutta Kulliwari

The Story of the Phoenix – from Greek mythology

The Story of the Phoenix – from Greek mythology

The Storyteller - Extracted from Jan Swagerman’s “The Death of the Storyteller, the end of HIS story

The Storyteller - Extracted from Jan Swagerman’s “The Death of the Storyteller, the end of HIS story

Masters of the Craft: Kirsten Notten on Storytelling & sustainability

Masters of the Craft: Kirsten Notten on Storytelling & sustainability

4 classic types of Storytellers

4 classic types of Storytellers

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