Books and Recordings
Table of Contents: Noodlehead Stories
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Where the Stories Come From (Map)
Noodlehead Stories
The Boy Who Sold the Butter | Denmark | |
Dead or Alive? | Uruguay | |
The Wise Fools of Gotham | England | |
The Farmer Who Was Easily Fooled | Lebanon | |
Juan Bobo and the Pot That Would Not Walk | Puerto Rico | |
Scissors | Norway | |
What a Bargain! | Arabia | |
Whose Horse is Whose? | United States (Indiana) | |
The Donkey Egg | Algeria | |
Such a Silly, Senseless Servant | China | |
No Doubt About It | Iran | |
When Giufà Guarded the Goldsmith's Door | Italy | |
The Men With Mixed-Up Feet | Russia | |
Next Time I'll Know What to Do | England | |
The Hunter of Java | Indonesia (Java) | |
Seven Foolish Fishermen | France | |
The King Brought Down By One Blow | Philippines | |
Clever Elsie | Germany (Hani) | |
The Man Who Didn't Know What Minu Meant | Ghana | |
The Fool's Feather Pillow | Ireland | |
The Ninny Who Didn't Know Himself | Moldova | |
The Mayor's Golden Shoes | Poland (Jewish) | |
I'd Laugh, Too, If I Weren't Dead | Iceland |
General Tips for Telling Stories
Activities
Appendix: Story Sources