Maggie Keir

LIS 718
Annotated Bibliography #4
2/25/13
Kim, So-un. The Story Bag; a Collection of Korean Folk Tales. Rutland, VT: Tuttle,
1955. Print.
hirty Korean !ol" tale# are in$l%ded in thi# $olle$tion $o&piled by Ki&
So'%n( )a$h ha# been lo*ingly #ele$ted and retold by Ki&( he a%thor pi$"ed #torie#
that ha*e been handed do+n thro%gh generation# o! Korean#( here i# a !ore+ord by the
a%thor, and al#o a table o! $ontent#( here are no $%lt%ral or #o%r$e note# beyond +hat
Ki& pro*ide# in the !ore+ord( hi# i# %n!ort%nate, a# note# +o%ld $ertainly enri$h the
#torie#, and be help!%l to teller# intere#ted in &aintaining the integrity o! the tale#( Bla$"
and +hite ill%#tration# a$$o&pany the #torie#( hey are !or the &o#t part h%&oro%# and a
bit #i&pli#ti$( here i# not di#$ernable organi-ation to the tale#(
.he Story Bag,/ !ro& +hi$h the $olle$tion ta"e# it# na&e i# the !ir#t in
the *ol%&e( In the tale, a yo%ng &an +ho ha# been !ond o! #torie# !or hi# entire li!e
"eep# the& $apti*e in a bag( 0ne day the yo%ng &an1# #er*ant hear# the #torie# plotting
to "ill the &an !or "eeping the& all !or hi&#el!( he #er*ant #a*e# the &an !ro& thi# !ate,
and the tr%e &e##age o! the #tory i# one that any #toryteller $o%ld appre$iate2 #torie# are
&eant to be #hared( Li#tener# o! grade #$hool age and abo*e +ill en3oy it i&&en#ely(
Another tale that lend# it#el! to telling i# .he hree 4rin$e##e#(/ It i# a
heroi$ tale o! a +arrior +ho re#$%e# three prin$e##e# !ro& an ogre( It +o%ld do +ell +ith
the grade'#$hool #et, b%t $o%ld bene!it !ro& additional dialog%e( .he 5i#o+ned
St%dent/ re$o%nt# a tale o! #tolen identity( In it a #t%dent ret%rn# ho&e to !ind a do%ble
ha# ta"en hi# pla$e( 6e trie# to $on*in$e hi# !a&ily that he i# their gen%ine #on, b%t !ail#(
5e3e$ted, he goe# to a prie#t +ho tell# hi& ho+ to get rid o! the i&po#ter( 7o%ng $hildren
in the pri&ary grade# #ho%ld en3oy it, and they &ight thin" t+i$e abo%t +here they thro+
their nail $lipping#(
0ther tale# +o%ld be &ore di!!i$%lt to adapt( .he 5eer, the 8abbit, and
the oad/ i# 9%ite #hort and la$"ing in a$tion( In it, the three a!ore&entioned ani&al# #it
aro%nd arg%ing abo%t +ho i# the elde#t o! the gro%p( .he hree :ooli#h Bride#/ i#
another brie! tale that +o%ld need +or" i! it +ere to be adapted !or telling, tho%gh it#
ending &ight te&pt teller# o! ad%lt a%dien$e# to try(
0*erall, it i# a #olid $olle$tion that +o%ld be %#e!%l !or teller# intere#ted
in telling Korean tale#, tho%gh the addition o! note# +o%ld ha*e enhan$ed it# *al%e
greatly(

Lang, Andrew, H. J. ord, and Hood !. P. Ja"om#. The Blue Fairy Book.
$ew %or&: 'o(er Pu#li"ation), 19*5. Print.
Andre+ Lang bring# together t+enty'#e*en tale# in thi# $la##i$ $olle$tion( It i#
the !ir#t *ol%&e in Lang1# !airy boo" #erie#( he tale# do not appear to be arranged in a
parti$%lar order( here are tale# !ro& the Brother# ;ri&&, <harle# 4erra%lt, Mada&e
d1A%lnoy, and n%&ero%# other #o%r$e# &i=ed together( here i# a pre!a$e pro*ided by
Lang that detail# #o%r$e# o! the tale#( :ollo+ing the pre!a$e i# a table o! $ontent# !or both
the tale# and the !%ll #i-e plate# that are in$l%ded in thi# edition( here are no $%lt%ral or
#o%r$e note# #e$tion#( 6o+e*er, the &a3ority o! the tale# do in$l%de a !ootnote at the end
that pro*ide# Lang1# #o%r$e( he age range !or li#tening a%dien$e# o! the #torie# *arie#(
Lang #tate# that the tale# are .intended !or $hildren/ b%t the yo%nge#t li#tener# &ight not
appre$iate the *er#ion# o! tale# in$l%ded in the *ol%&e a# &%$h a# tho#e in the %pper
grade#( .Little 8ed 8iding 6ood,/ !or e=a&ple doe# not $ontain the re#$%ing +ood#&an
!eat%red in other *er#ion# o! the tale> the +ol! eat# Little 8ed in the end( hi# +o%ld
$ertainly #$are pre'#$hool age li#tener#(
Many o! the #torie# are +ell "no+n, and lend the&#el*e# ea#ily a# po##ible
$andidate# !or telling( .)a#t o! the S%n and ?e#t o! the Moon,/ .he Sleeping Bea%ty in
the ?ood,/ .<inderella,/ .Aladdin and the ?onder!%l La&p,/ .8%&pel#tilt-"in,/ and
.Bea%ty and the Bea#t/ are all perennial !a*orite#( he le##er'"no+n tale# o! the
$olle$tion are 3%#t a# bea%ti!%l and ri$h in pro#e( .he ale o! a 7o%th ?ho Set 0%t to
Learn ?hat :ear ?a#/ i# a #o&e+hat eerie #tory o! a boy +ho +ant# to learn ho+ to
#h%dder( It !eat%re# $orp#e# blo+ing in the +ind and the reani&ated body o! the
protagoni#t1# $o%#in, +ho $o&e# ba$" to li!e +ith a &%rdero%# #trea"( he ending i#
%ne=pe$ted, and $hildren in the &iddle grade# #ho%ld en3oy it( .oad# and 5ia&ond#/ i#
another le## +idely "no+n tale that i# #trongly #%ited !or telling( It i# a tale o! t+o #i#ter#,
one +ho i# "ind and one +ho i# $r%el( )a$h #i#ter i# 3%#tly re+arded !or her di#po#ition
by a !airy(
0*erall, thi# $olle$tion i# an e=$ellent re#o%r$e( It &ay be ai&ed at $hildren, b%t
#toryteller# $o%ld $ertainly adapt the tale# !or a *ariety o! a%dien$e#( he 9%ality o!
+riting i# te#ta&ent to Lang1# rep%tation a# a $ha&pion !ol"lori#t(
+a"+anu), Seuma). In Chimney Corners: Merry Tales of Irish Folk Lore.
$ew %or&: 'ou#leda,, 191-. Print.
In thi# $olle$tion, +hi$h #adly #ee&# to $%rrently be o%t o! print, Ma$Man%#
bring# together !i!teen #torie# !ro& Ireland( here i# no di#$ernable organi-ation to the
tale#, they are not arranged by type, by region, or e*en alphabeti$ally( here are no
#o%r$e or $%lt%ral note# #e$tion#( Ma$Man%# doe# pre!a$e the tale# +ith a #e$tion entitled
.0%r :ol"'ale#,/ +herein he prophe#ie# that the boo" +ill bring tear# to the boy# and
girl# +ho le!t Ireland !or #trange land#( 6e al#o in*o"e# .Mary Mother,/ a#"ing her to
.#&ooth@#trengthen@and #o!ten/ in a &anner that read# a# tr%ly gen%ine(
Altho%gh there i# no glo##ary, M$Man%# doe# ta"e $are to de!ine %n!a&iliar
+ord# +ithin the tale#( h%# the reader $an learn !or e=a&ple that .bro$han/ i# porridge,
and it +o%ld be ea#y !or teller# to either #%b#tit%te a #ynony& or to de!ine the +ord
+ithin the tale !or li#tener#(
.he ?ido+1# 5a%ghter/ i# one #tory !ro& the $olle$tion that lend# it#el! to
telling( It re$o%nt# the tale o! a la-y da%ghter( She i# #o la-y that her &other beat# her,
and at that e=a$t &o&ent a prin$e pa##e# by( )&barra##ed, the +o&an #ay# #he i# beating
her da%ghter be$a%#e #he +or"# too hard( he prin$e i# delighted, a# he ha# been
#ear$hing the "ingdo& !or #%$h a +o&an( 6e ta"e# her ba$" to hi# pala$e, and hi#
&other gi*e# her three ta#"#, all o! +hi$h are beyond her ability( Aid $o&e# to the
da%ghter, and the ending i# !%nny and %ne=pe$ted( 5%e to the *iolen$e at the beginning
o! the tale, it +o%ld be be#t #%ited to older li#tener#(
.Billy Beg and the B%ll/ i# another tale that lend# it#el! to telling( It i# the #tory
o! a prin$e and hi# belo*ed b%ll( he prin$e1# #tep&other $annot #tand the boy, Billy, or
the b%ll, and #$he&e# to "ill the b%ll( Billy and e#$ape the 9%een and ha*e a n%&ber o!
ad*ent%re# battling other b%ll#( Billy1# b%ll i# e*ent%ally de!eated, b%t he lea*e# Billy
three gi!t# that help hi& in $on9%ering a dragon( hi# +o%ld be an e=$ellent ad*ent%re
#tory !or li#tener# in the %pper# grade#(
./eeler, Po)t. Alanian !on"er Tales. $ew %or&: 'ou#leda,, 'oran, 0 1om2an,,
193*. Print.
Albanian Wonder Tales $ontain# ten #torie# adapted by 4o#t ?heeler( ?heeler
begin# the $olle$tion +ith an e=ten#i*e !ore+ord( he !ore+ord pro*ide# note# on the
origin# and $onte=t o! the tale#, and the a%thor in$l%ded no other note# #e$tion#( here i#
a table o! $ontent#, b%t the tale# do not appear to be organi-ed in any parti$%lar +ay( he
title# o! the tale# all e$ho a #i&ilar beginning, either .he Boy ?ho@/ or .he Man
?ho@/ Intere#tingly, only t+o tale# !o$%# on !e&ale protagoni#t#, .he ;irl ?ho oo"
a Sna"e 6%#band,/ and .he 4rin$e## ?ho 6ad a Sil*er ooth(/
he tale# are all 9%ite lengthy, and i! adapted !or telling +o%ld bene!it !ro& #o&e
tri&&ing( he age range o! the li#tening a%dien$e !or the #torie# +o%ld li"ely be &iddle'
#$hool age and abo*e, d%e to the $o&ple=itie# o! the tale#( :ollo+ing the tale#, ?heeler
in$l%de# a g%ide to +ord# that &ight be %n!a&iliar to +e#tern reader#( he g%ide
pro*ide# both de!inition# o! ter&#, and g%idan$e to pron%n$iation#( hi# +o%ld be a *ery
+el$o&e addition !or teller#, a# .Aoite#he/ and .Bi#o3idha/ &ight pro*e a bit o! a
$hallenge in prono%n$ing(
.he Boy ?ho oo" the Letter to the ?orld ?here the 5ead Li*e/ lend# it#el! to
being a po##ible #tory !or telling( It re$o%nt# an epi$ #tory o! a boy na&ed ;3elo#h and
hi# hor#e Mingo( ogether they go on #e*eral ad*ent%re# at the behe#t o! a lo$al, narro+'
&inded go*ernor( he tale $o%ld be bro"en %p into to #e*eral tale#, and the #%pporting
$hara$ter# are a# #trong and %ni9%e a# the &ain $hara$ter#(
.he ;irl ?ho oo" a Sna"e !or 6%#band/ al#o lend# it#el! to oral telling( he
#tory ta"e# pla$e in a "ingdo& +here eligible &aiden# thro+ golden apple# +ith their
na&e# on it !ro& roo!top#> +ho&e*er an apple #tri"e# &%#t &arry the girl +ho#e na&e i#
in#$ribed %pon it( A# one &ight gather !ro& the title, one girl, a prin$e##, hit# a #na"e and
i# !or$ed by the $%#to&# o! the land to &arry the #na"e( he girl $on#%lt# a ?i#e ?o&an,
+ho ad*i#e# her on her #erpent h%#band( It i# re*ealed that the #erpent i# not a &ere
#na"e, b%t a prin$e o! the Cnder+orld( ?hen the prin$e##1# 3ealo%# #i#ter# di#$o*er thi#
!a$t, the #na"e prin$e i# !or$ed ba$" to the %nder+orld and hi# prin$e## i# ta#"ed +ith hi#
re#$%e( hi# +o%ld be a good tale !or li#tener# intere#ted in hearing a #trong prin$e##
#tory(
:or the &o#t part, the #torie# in thi# $olle$tion are +ritten in $on*er#ational
&anner( here are a n%&ber o! .thy1#/ and .tho%1#/ peppered thro%gho%t that $o%ld be
tri&&ed +itho%t ta"ing a+ay !ro& the e##en$e o! the tale#( hi# +o%ld be a %#e!%l
re#o%r$e !or teller# +ho de#ire to add tale# !ro& #o%thea#t )%rope to their repertoire(
.ol&)tein, 'iane. The Magic #range Tree: An" #ther $aitian Folktales. $ew %or&:
Kno24, 195-. Print.
In thi# ri$h $olle$tion, #toryteller 5iane ?ol"#tein pre#ent# t+enty'#e*en tale#
!ro& 6aiti( here i# a #%b#tantial introd%$tion by ?ol"#tein that pro*ide# an enlightening
$o&&entary on the art o! #torytelling in 6aiti( 4re!a$ing ea$h #tory i# an .Abo%t the
Story/ #e$tion that $onte=t%ali-e# the #tory1# in$l%#ion in the $olle$tion( here are no
other note# #e$tion# in$l%ded in the boo"(
0ne o! the &o#t %ni9%e a#pe$t# abo%t the boo" i# the Song# #e$tion in$l%ded at
the end( he #ong# in the #e$tion appear +ithin the tale# the&#el*e#, b%t in thi# #e$tion
the #heet &%#i$ i# in$l%ded !or tho#e +ho are &%#i$ally in$lined( he +ord# o! the #ong#
are #%pplied in both )ngli#h and <reole, +hi$h $o%ld be *ery *al%able to teller# intere#ted
e=po#ing li#tener# to the lang%age# o! other $%lt%re# in addition to tale#(
.he Magi$ 0range ree/ lend# it#el! to singing &ore than telling( he re!rain
.0range tree, gro+ and gro+ and gro+/ i# !re9%ently repeated, and yo%nger $hildren
#ho%ld 9%i$"ly $at$h on to the lyri$# and 3oin the teller( .he +o 5on"ey#/ i# a #hort,
h%&oro%# #tory abo%t t+o don"ey#1 that de$ide to $hange the&#el*e# into h%&an# d%ring
the dry #ea#on( he !e&ale don"ey be$o&e# a bea%ti!%l +o&an and &arrie# a !ar&er,
li*ing +ith the &an %ntil her don"ey &ate ret%rn# !or her( hi# tale &ight be be#t #%ited
!or !a&ily a%dien$e#> yo%ng $hildren +ill en3oy the #ong it $ontain# and the ani&al noi#e#
o! the don"ey#, +hile ad%lt# +ill be a&%#ed by the le##on o! the #tory( .ay-anne/
re$o%nt# the tale o! a girl +ho be!riend# a !i#h in a nearby #pring( he girl1# &other
di#$o*er# the !riend#hip, and #he 9%i$"ly plot# to "ill the !i#h( he ending i# bitter#+eet,
b%t it +o%ld be an e=$ellent #tory !or grade'#$hool age $hildren(
5iane ?ol"#tein +a# a +ell'"no+n #toryteller, +ho at one ti&e had a radio
progra& on ?A7<( She ta%ght #torytelling at the Ban" Street <ollege o! )d%$ation, and
ha# a%thored a n%&ber o! other #tory $olle$tion#(