Children's Books discussion

There are story-telling traditions around the world, we all want to read beyond Grimm and Perrault. Gundula (Manybooks) has volunteered to create assorted threads in this folder so we have an effective resource for all. Before creating a new thread in this folder, or posting something you're not sure fits into an existing thread, read her guidelines or ask her here (or in a PM if she says that's ok).

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Hi Manybooks

I was wondering are you wanting actual books or would you be interested in online archives as well? As a professional storyteller with Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland (TRACS) I have access to archives and or indexes of stories that are being preserved for posterity and are occasionally made public for limited periods of time, I would be happy to post links when they come up if that would be appropriate.

Links can be either text files or audio files.

Indexes are not exactly captivating reading per say but they are the hiding place for stories that have almost been lost, containing as they do a short summery of the story. I have pasted below a sample of an index from the Index of Spanish Folktales-Indexed in 1930. (Which I am working on at the minuet.) The letter and number codes are for the archivers and indicate various things including region, date given for story, alternative region/date for elements of story, place first collected and so on. (for example ex. 1 ECPE tells me that this version was collected in Extremadura in 1926 but an. 1. BTPE tells me a similar version was collected in Andalusia in 1884 )

*515. Poor girl in men's clothing [K 1837] obtains work at palace, or, as doctor [K 1838], cures king and is made court physician. Queen falls in love with her, is rejected and falsely accuses her [K 2111]. St. Peter helps her perform tasks imposed upon her [H 984]. She blows whistle and fish [B 548.2.1] bring her ring king lost in sea. From isolated castle or robbers she brings mute girl who sighs or cries on the way. Three fanegas of wheat, barley and rye are separated. She asks mute why she sighed or cried. Mute reveals queen's guilt and heroine's sex [H 13]. King banishes queen or orders her killed and marries heroine. an 1. BTPE V 103. ex 1. ECPE no 146.

Interesting article about the Grimms: https://daily.jstor.org/the-fairytale...