Stories, fairytales and folk tales

Grimm Brothers @ nationalgeographic.com (The Scout Report December 17)
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National Geographic presents this site that will read you a bedtime
story, although these unexpurgated Grimm Brother's Fairy Tales from a
1914 translation are not exactly soothing. The twelve tales here are
full of wicked stepmothers, hungry wolves, bewitched wild beasts, and
all manner of spells and curses. All of the stories include at least
one illustration, and audio is provided for several. I was pleased to
find the story I remember from my childhood edition of Grimm
Brothers's, "Little Briar Rose," the original Sleeping Beauty story.
The site also includes biographical information on the Grimms, kids's
activities, links to other fairy tale resources on the Web, and the
complete text of an article by Thomas O'Neill from the December 1999
_National Geographic_ on the Grimm Brothers and the history of fairy
tales. Ignore the screaming banner ads, and enjoy a good read. [DS]
--> http://www.nationalgeographic.com/grimm/
[une superbe introduction, que l'on peut présenter pour faire deviner aux
élèves le contenu du site. Puis des contes, dont certains sont lus]

fairytales & folk tales (Blue Web'n Update 12/27/99)
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Absolute Whootie: Stories to Grow By :
A selection of fairytales & folk tales from around the world that speak
to themes of courage, justice, kindness & other positive behavior.
Stories are fun, upbeat, kid-tested, copyright-available, and
nondenominational. Illustrated by kids artwork. Question sets follow
each story. Kids can click to see what other kids had to say about the story, too.
--> http://www.storiestogrowby.com
[ utilisable dès le collège : des contes avec quelques notes et questions à
la fin. Voir aussi les fichiers sons démos : ils sont incomplets, ce qui
permet de commencer par de la compréhension audio, pour situer l'histoire
et les personnages, puis de l'expression orale pour deviner la suite, on
peut envisager ensuite une expression écrite à la maison:
--> http://hazel.forest.net/whootie/cassette/index.html   ]