Tales of Willy and Francesca Episode 11
Can the North Wind blow Willy into the sky
to bring back the sun?
Again, sigh, ignore the title that claims this is Episode 9.
I can’t fix it without a ton of work.
Category: Younger Kids
Tales of Willy and Francesca Episode 12
In which the children of the world help Willy bring the sun back.
One last time, the title screen gives the wrong episode number and I have no good way to fix it!
Tales of Willy and Francesca Episode 13
Mommy Wolf warns Willy, “Don’t eat the moss on the walls of the cave, it could make you sick!” But Willy can’t help himself…
A Christmas story from the Austrian Tirol. Kids love when I do the baby voice for the youngest brother! Source: The Long Christmas, by Ruth Sawyer. This telling copyright (c) 2015 by Michael Litzky
An old folk tale, interpreted for young kids, with lively audience participation!
Glooscap the warrior can’t fight the Winter Giant. Join the kids in the spell which puts Glooscap to sleeeepppzzzzzz… Source: The Maid of the North, by Ethel Johnston Phelps. This telling copyright (c) 2016 by Michael Litzky
a Silly Ghost Story
Here’s a tale that the kids love around Halloween time. Kids aren’t scared of the ghost at all because the ghost is scared of them (after all, ghosts are made of clouds, how could a ghost hurt you?). Copyright (c) 2010 by Michael Litzky
I found this Swedish folk tale in a collection called The Maid of the North: Feminist Folk Tales from Around the World , edited by Ethel Johnston Phelps. This version is aimed more at younger viewers but can be enjoyed by all.
Treehouse is one of the preschools at which I’m the regular weekly storyteller. I really enjoy telling there. The staff is great, the facility is cozy and sweet and they’re always working on innovative projects. You can read more about them at their website. Some of the puppets in this video are made by Folkmanis Puppets.
There are two stories in the video. The first is called “The Old Woman and her Bear.” It’s a very sweet Inuit folk tale about an old woman who adopts a polar bear cub. The kids loved it when I first told it and asked for it many other times. The other is “The King’s Sneeze,” adapted from a Grimm’s tale. You’ll get to see my favorite puppets Willy the Wolf and Francesca the Flying Squirrel and several others. I hope you enjoy the stories. All the original material is copyright © 2010 by Michael Litzky.
Here’s me telling a story of magic, dreams and a fairy princess. Originally created live online for kids.