Stories Nobody Told Me:

"Italian" Folk tales for all seasons

Told by Norah Dooley

Traditional Italian folk tales serve up common story motifs with a distinctive flavor. Despite a large extended Italian family in my background, I came to my cultural heritage through the back door of my enthusiastic but slapdash scholarship. The work of Italo Calvino, Bocaccio, Straparola and Basile inspired me to tell my versions of these timeless tales. As many European storytellers before me, I also found inspiration in the ancient Panchatantra texts and the old Buddhist Jataka tales. The Three Hens is my own fable. I have cooked up these nontraditional tales for you. The "recipes" used to dish up these tales are very old, and the ingredients and seasonings come from Italy. Buon appetito!
Norah "La Tosca" Dooley, July 2002

Stories from the Neighborhood:
World Folk tales
Told by Norah Dooley

These are some of my favorite folk tales. Like my Cambridge neighbors, these stories come from many countries and continents. Some of these story motifs are found in the ancient Indo-European sources and others are unique to their culture and place. Whether you believe that the stories we call folk tales have identifiable sources and or you believe that that the commonalities in the world's stories reflect each culture's response to similar and all too human circumstance, I hope you find my versions of these timeless world travelers satisfying.
Ciao,
Norah Dooley, July 2002

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