We are pleased to participate in the A to Z Blog Challenge (http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/). The Story Crossroads theme for this year is “Death & Defiance: Folk & Fairy Tales Unburied.” About Anansi Outsmarts Death: Anansi, the famous trickster from West African folklore, is known for his cleverness, but even he must face Death. In one versionContinue reading “A = Anansi Outsmarts Death (West Africa)”
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W is for What-the-Doctor-Ordered Water & Women—A to Z Blog Challenge
We are pleased to participate in the A to Z Blog Challenge (http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/). The Story Crossroads theme for this year is Hope & Healing…folktales around the world that beat back viruses. Each post highlights one or more balms to soothe and cure our struggles of today with oral tradition and lore of the past. AtContinue reading “W is for What-the-Doctor-Ordered Water & Women—A to Z Blog Challenge”
J is for Golden Jersey & Jackal–A to Z Blog Challenge
We are pleased to participate in the A to Z Blog Challenge (http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/). The Story Crossroads theme for this year is Golden…And All Things That Glimmer. Each post highlights golden items from a folktale from around the world. Each time you have to wonder, is something that is golden a blessing, a curse, or both?Continue reading “J is for Golden Jersey & Jackal–A to Z Blog Challenge”