Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2007 15:29:54 -0400
To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
From: Susan Wall Kronenberg <susan-AT-carouselpuppets.com>
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Etymology in Folklore


You could try any of the Anansi the Spider stories from Africa.


At 02:10 PM 6/23/2007, you wrote:
>Does anyone know of a book or resource about etymology in 
>folklore?  I need to do a bug show and short of reviewing volumes of 
>stories, and tripping across the stories that involve insects, I am 
>hoping that one of you know of a better place to start.
>
>What comes to mind immediately is African folklore (The Mantis and 
>the Moon, How the Tick Ruined Something or Other), Chinese folklore 
>(They love those cicadas) and Aesop's Fables (The ever popular The 
>Ant and the Grasshopper).
>
>Anyway, if there is a book out there I can't find online, please let 
>me know about it.
>
>Please and thank you.
>
>Paul Fantini
>Artistic Director
>Storybook Puppet Theater, LLC
>Union, NJ 07083
>(908) 206-0449
>www.storybookpuppettheater.com
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