This site is dedicated to offering seasonal nature stories together with an
extensive bibliography for any storyteller, teacher, or general reader who
is seeking stories and legends about animals, plants, and the land itself.
The stories are available for retellings. However, any audio or video
presentation, or publication, must have the written permission of the
author.
"Stories for the Seasons" is sponsored by The Nature In Legend and Story
Society (NILAS) and H-Net, Humanities and Social Sciences On-Line.
Our current features are:
Our permanent features are:
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Resource Bibliography
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H-Nilas Links
Archives
- The Little Gray Wolf, a Russian folk tale retold by Carol Price
- The Maiden in Green, a Chinese tale retold by Cathy Mosley
- The First Butterflies, a Chinese tale retold by Cathy Mosley
- Big Young Donald and the Glaistig of Buinach
, a Scottish tale retold by Cathy Mosley
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A Swan of Good Fortune
, a Scottish tale retold by Cathy Mosley
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Why March has 31 Days
, a Bulgarian tale courtesy of "A Spell In Time"
- "The Haunted Well"
, a Macedonian folktale retold by Cathy S. Mosley
- The Merman's Sock, a folktale from Denmark retold by Cathy S. Mosley
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"The Twelve Months"
a Greek folktale retold by Cathy Mosley
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"The Old Man of Cury"
a Cornish story retold by Cathy Mosley
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"The Buried Moon"
a Lincolnshire-Cars tale retold by
Cathy Mosle
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"The Frog's Midwife"
a Hungarian folktale retold by Cathy Mosley
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"The Angry Forest"
a Transylvanian folktale retold by Cathy Mosley
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"Ak Chechek - White Flower,"
a story from the Altai People, translated by Kira Van Deusen
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"Iris's Birthday,"
based on a Greek myth, and retold by Cathy S. Mosley
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"New Clothes,"
retold by Cathy S. Mosley; based on a Swedish folk tale
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"Harvest Maiden,"
a Scottish folktale retold by Cathy S. Mosley
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"Crooker,"
a English folktale retold by Cathy S. Mosley
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"The Princess of the Bird People,"
a retelling of "Manora, the Bird Woman," from Thailand, by Cathy S.
Mosley
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"How the Robin Got His Red Breast,"
retold by Cathy S. Mosley
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"The Naga, the Sun, and the Crow,"
retold by Cathy S. Mosley
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"The Purple Crocus,"
retold by Cathy S. Mosley
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"Sir Gawain and the Green Knight,"
retold by Cathy S. Mosley
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"A Kindness Repaid,"
by Cathy Mosley
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"Saint Anthony and the Fire,"
retold by Dr. Boria Sax
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"They Came upon a Midnight: Dark Myths and Legends of the European Yuletide,"
an article by Dave Aftandilian