Stories For Children In Crisis
A Project Created by Laura Simms ©2001
The Healing Story Alliance is happy to host and make available a portion of the project. You can write to Laura Simms or visit her web site www.laurasimms.com to hear more about the entire project and future plans; as well as receive the whole booklet when it is published.
Click on the links below to view the Introduction, Stories, Articles and Related Websites
Introductions
Introduction by Laura Simms
Stories That Nourish the Heart Project by Laura Simms
Helpful Suggestions For Telling Stories to Children by Laura Simms
The Stories
In The Beginning A Cherokee Tale by Olive Hackett-Shaughnessy Retold by storyteller Gayle Ross ©2001
How Night Came Into Being A Hindu Tale told by D.M. Kartha ©2001 Sent by Cristy West from Washington, DC
How God Chose The Site For The Temple of Jerusalem An Adaptation of a Talmudic Legend Offered by Rinah and Leon Sheleff of Israel ©2001
Two Friends and One Horse An Isreali Tale told by Crimean Jews Rewritten by Yoel Perez ©2001 Adapted by Laura Simms
The Red Fish A Tale from Turkey Adapted by Laura Simms ©2001
A Portrait of Peace Offered by Linda Spitzer ©2001
The Golden Squash A Tale from Tibet Adapted by Laura Simms ©2001
The Mice and the Elephant A Tale from India Adapted by Laura Simms ©2001
How Squirrel Got Its Stripes A Tale from the Ramayana of India Retold by Laura Simms ©2001
Articles
How to Create Stories for Children who Are Having Fears and Nightmares by Nancy Mellon - September 21, 2001
Helping Our Children Share Their Worries and Concerns in Troublesome Times: by Andre B. Heuer
Related Web Sites
Related Web Sites by AskERIC
Gaindeh Project
Excerpts from Laura Simms' booklet which have been generously placed on
the website was made to be handed out to families, volunteers and children effected by the World Trade Center Tragedy in NY as a gift.
If you are a storyteller and downloading these tales for you use, we welcome you to use them as best you can for the beneft of your own
healing and others. We suggest that you consider sending a donation to the benefit Fund so they can continue to print out and distribute the
books. They are in need of funds to make as many as possible.
Please send a tax deductible donation to:
The Mediators Foundation, Inc (check made out to this title)
c/o Laura Simms
814 Broadway
new York, NY 10003
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