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Stories and Tales
 

People have always enjoyed sharing stories (Gr. K-2). Every culture has stories that are passed on through generations (Gr. 3-6).

 

Unless otherwise noted, all selections are songs.

Abu Ali Counts His Donkeys (story)
  • Grade K, T185
African Proverbs
  • Grade 5, 112
Ajaja by B. Olatunji (listening)
  • Grade 5, 357
Animal Fair
  • Grade 2, 210
Arirang (Korean folk song)
  • Grade 5, 248
Arirang (Korean folk song) (listening)
  • Grade 5, 249
A'tsah Biyiin Sin (traditional Laguna Eagle dance song with Navajo words by J. Chavez) (listening)
  • Grade 4, 121
Bill Grogan's Goat
  • Grade 2, 214, 226
Boatman, The
  • Grade 6, 367
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
  • Grade 6, 281
Canoe Song and Dance (as performed by members of the Haliwa-Saponi Nation) (listening)
  • Grade 4, 222
Carmen (excerpts) by G. Bizet
  • Grade 6, 260
Carol of the Brown King (poem)
  • Grade 3, 328
Carry Go Bring Come (story)
  • Grade K, T210
Cat Came Back, The
  • Grade 4, 258
Celestial Guests (excerpt) (Chinese folk melody) (listening)
  • Grade 5, 333
Charlie
  • Grade 3, 114, 128
Circle of Friends, A (story)
  • Grade K, T70
Corn Spirit (sculpture)
  • Grade 5, 254
Coyote and the Bluebirds (story)
  • Grade 1, T34
Derby Ram, The
  • Grade 4, 358
Dinosaur Tooth Care
  • Grade 2, 292
Erlkönig by F. Schubert (listening)
  • Grade 4, 385E
Eskimo Ice Cream Dance
  • Grade 6, 370
Ezekiel Saw de Wheel (song)
  • Grade 5, 240
Ezekiel Saw the Wheel (excerpt) (African American spiritual) (listening)
  • Grade 5, 242
Fed My Horse
  • Grade 4, 31
Fierce Creature, The (folktale)
  • Grade 5, 114
Firenze è come un albero fiorito from Gianni Schicchi by G. Puccini (listening)
  • Grade 6, 240
Folktale from Kenya, A (story)
  • Grade 4, 102
Fox, The
  • Grade 3, 200
Frog Went A-Courtin'
  • Grade 3, 162
Frosty, the Snowman
  • Grade 2, 324
Ghost Ship, The
  • Grade 6, 330
Gianni Schicchi Opening Scene by G. Puccini (listening)
  • Grade 6, 239
Glow (Musical)
  • Grade 2, 374
Good King Wenceslas
  • Grade 5, 337
Great Big Enormous Turnip, The (story)
  • Grade 1, T233
Great Day in December by C. Jeter (listening)
  • Grade 3, 327
Gunnywolf, The (story)
  • Grade 1, T174, T183
Gypsy Rover, The
  • Grade 6, 382
Haji Firuz
  • Grade 6, 351
Halloween Montage (listening)
  • Grade 5, 324
Headless Horseman, The (poem)
  • Grade 5, 326
Hopi Lullaby (listening)
  • Grade 3, 154
How the Fawn Got Its Spots (legend)
  • Grade 5, 62
Humpty Dumpty Sat on a Wall (poem)
  • Grade 2, 273
John B. Sails
  • Grade 6, 4
Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho
  • Grade 6, 72
Kakokolo by Samite (listening)
  • Grade 6, 138
Kakokolo
  • Grade 6, 139
Ladro! Ladro! from Gianni Schicchi by G. Puccini (listening)
  • Grade 6, 241
Lakota Legend, A (story)
  • Grade 4, 152
LaSoMi Bird, The (song and story)
  • Grade 1, T206
Lion Sleeps Tonight, The
  • Grade 6, 376
Little David, Play on Your Harp
  • Grade 4, 168
Little Drummer Boy, The
  • Grade 6, 336
Magical, Musical Bridge, The (story)
  • Grade K, T240
Michael Finnigin
  • Grade 2, 205
Mother, Mother
  • Grade 2, 70, 83
My Good Old Man
  • Grade 3, 311
O mio babbino caro from Gianni Schicchi by G. Puccini (listening)
  • Grade 6, 241
Of a Tailor and a Bear from Forgotten Fairy Tales by E. MacDowell (listening)
  • Grade 1, T62
Old Abram Brown
  • Grade 6, 333
Old Blue
  • Grade 2, 199
Old Carrion Crow, The
  • Grade 4, 62
Old Joe Clark
  • Grade 4, 260
Old Tar River
  • Grade 4, 355
One More River
  • Grade 4, 112
One, Two, Three, Four, Five
  • Grade 2, 351
Puff, the Magic Dragon
  • Grade 2, 6
Ride of the Valkyries from Die Walküre by R. Wagner (listening)
  • Grade 6, 416
Santa Lucia (Italian Folk Song) (listening)
  • Grade 5, 345
Song in the Night by C. Salzedo (listening)
  • Grade 3, 107
Spider Weaver, The (Japanese folk tale)
  • Grade 2, 248
Star Story, The (story)
  • Grade K, T110
Story of Epaminondas, The (story)
  • Grade 1, T108, T128
Streets of Laredo
  • Grade 5, 393
Swapping Song
  • Grade 4, 82
Thing That Isn't There, The
  • Grade 2, 304
Tortoise and the Hare, The (story)
  • Grade 1, T40
Trail to Mexico
  • Grade 4, 59
Turkey Named Bert, A (speech piece)
  • Grade 2, 311
Ucha Tirvarch (Little Bear Song)
  • Grade 2, 170
Waltzing Matilda
  • Grade 3, 296
Waltzing with Bears
  • Grade 4, 242
Whip Man (poem)
  • Grade 6, 190
Who Built the Ark?
  • Grade 3, 361
Wiggle and Waggle (story)
  • Grade K, T143
Yankee Doodle
  • Grade 2, 302
Year-Naming Race, The (Chinese folk tale)
  • Grade 2, 331