The Tales of Tiptoes Lightly

Stories, Tales, Myths, Plays and Yarns

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New Stories 

• The Coconut Tale  A not-quite-classifiable tale. Fine for grade 2 or 3 and up - 8 pages long.
• The Turnip Princess  A recently released German fairytale retold by Reg Down
• The Lamb, the Ram and the Wolf - a fable  For grade 2
• The Two Crows and the Sun  A fable for grade 2 and up.
• The Adventure of Willy Worm Kindergarten and Grade 1.

from Eggs for the Hunting

• The Sun and the Butterfly  All ages.
• The World Egg ~ or ~ Creation according to Madam Two Pecks Late kindergarten to grade 3 or more.
• The Salmon's Tale  Late kindergarten and up.

from The Starry Bird

• The Starry Bird  Suitable for 7 and up.
• The Little Starry Bird  Suitable for all.

from The Lost Lagoon

• The Adam Child  Later kindergarten to grade 4. Suitable for the Human and Animal block in grade 4 (in my opinion).
• Adam makes a Pot for Evening Star  The 'other half' of The Adam Child. Later kindergarten to grade 4.
• The Saddest Slug Tale in the Whole Wide World  Kindergarten and up.
• Long Legs the Spider   A yarn if ever there was one. Kindergarten to grade 3 or 4.
• The Life of a Leaf  Good for little ones - kindergarten and grade 1 or 2.
• The Toad and the Princess   A “pedagogical tale” – antidote to vanity and snottiness. Kindergarten to grade 3.
• The Frog and the Dragonfly  A fable – for ages 7 to 9.

 from The Tales of Tiptoes Lightly 

• Jack Frost's Tale  Kindergarten to grade 3.
• The Tale of Crystal Fire  Kindergarten to grade 3.
• The Firefly's Tale  Kindergarten to grade 3.

  from The Festival of Stones

• The Most Beautiful Dragon in the Whole World  A Michaelmas tale. Kindergarten to grade 3 or 4.
• Saint Martin's Light  A Martinmas tale. Kindergarten to grade 3 or 4.
• The Myth of Ella-jah  An animal creation myth. Kindergarten to grade 3 or 4.
• The Burden Bull of Scotland  A Christmas tale. Kindergarten to grade 3 or 4.

 from Big-stamp Two-toes the Barefoot Giant

• Kites A reincarnation tale. Grade one to four
• The Sad Tale of Forget-me-not  Kindergarten up to grade 3.
• Big-stamp Two-toes the Barefoot Giant  Kindergarten to grade 3.
• The Legend of Oak Knoll Warren  Good for little ones - kindergarten to grade1 or 2.

  from The Magic Knot ~ and other tangles!

• Tiptoes Tells How She Was Born  Kindergarten to grade 1 or 2.
• The Tale of None  For little ones. It's about a little ladybug without any spots - none at all! Kindergarten and grade 1, possibly 2.

Miscellaneous tales:

• Der allerschoenste Drache in der Welt  A translation of The Most Beautiful Dragon in the World  fromThe Festival of Stones. Later kindergarten to grade 3 or 4.
• The Giant, the Crows, the Cow and the Moon  A humorous (and silly) moon creation myth - kindergarten through grade 1 (and up, depending on your child). A tale in the nonsense tradition.
• Peter and the Sea Maiden  For late kindergarten through grade 3 or 4. A Tiptoes tale from an unpublished ms.
• The Walnut Tree  Not for little kids – for 8 or 9 years old and up.
• King Sangara’s Horse  A shadow puppet play from Ancient India – written for a fifth grade.
• The Rambling Rose and the Fir Tree  A Christmas Story. Late kindergarten to grade 2 or 3.
• The Brown Gnome  For little ones. Published in Lilipoh magazine in spring 2011. Kindergarten to grade 1 or 2.
• The Blue Cave  For little ones - kindergarten to grade 1 or 2.
• How the Flat Field became Beautiful  For late kindergarten and grade 1 or 2.
• The Green Bird  A sad-sweet tale. On the surface it's late kindergarten to grade 3, but is, in my opinion, connected to the 9 year change, i.e., grade 3 and even 4.
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• The Tale of Twice  This tale, as a rule, is not for children (see the journal).
• The Silver Maiden  This tale is not for children.