Oceans of Possibilities
Stories for All Ages
Oceans of Possibilities: A Summer Reading Storytelling Program
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There are many possibilities for thematic content, and I am diligently pursuing stories that lend themselves to a comprehensive and lively text set, consisting of myth, legend, and science, to spark the imaginations and participation of multi-generational audiences.
Please contact me for more information: denise@denisemccormack.live
Stories
THE STORY OF URASHIMA TARO
About Urashima Taro
A very kind fisherman, Urashima Taro, protects a tortoise from injury at the hands of rough boys. Meeting again, the tortoise ushers Urashima to her underwater kingdom where he stays for many days. Homesick, the fisherman asks to leave and is given a magic box with an express warning to leave it unopened. Alas, like Pandora, his curiosity bests him.
This is a "why" or "pourquoi" folktale that dates back to 8th c. Japan.
Themes: friendship, kindness, Bildungsroman, trust, death
Connecting with Tortoises/Sea Turtles
https://www.livescience.com/loggerhead-turtle-migration-thermal-corridor.html
Optional Extension Activity(s)
Origami
Kamishibai
Tangrams
THE WALRUS AND THE CARPENTER
This narrative in verse by Lewis Carrol details the overindulgence of man and its ecological ramifications.
This is a wonderful introduction to poetry and ecology.
Audiences participate in the telling to underscore its meaning and message.
THE LITTLE MERMAID
