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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