Here is a list of 10-15 min stories I told my Novice students (French 1/2) using Story Listening supplementation. In this post, you will find story titles, original scripts and adapted scripts on the Stories First website (when available and not copyrighted), read-aloud video, and a video of each story live from my classroom, using Story Listening supplementation. If a text is copyrighted, just google it and you will find the original book to purchase, synopsis, and more.
Stories are such an engaging way to provide rich language in context. I hope this post will encourage you to try one, two, or fifty stories!
Happy listening 🙂
PS1: As you will see in the videos, I can’t draw! Yet, my students and I enjoy Story Listening. Don’t let the fear of drawing get in your way.
PS2: the first 2 videos are a bit blurry unfortunately but the rest of them are crystal clear. Sorry about that.
PS3: If you have stories you want to share, please post the titles in the comments, I am always looking for good stories!!
1. La petite grenouille à grande bouche
Original script (old French joke) Adapted script
Story Listening in my classroom
2. La délicieuse purée adapted from The sweet porridge by the Grimm Brothers
Original script (Der süße Brei in German) Adapted script
Story Listening in my classroom
3. La soupe by Einrich Hoffman
Original script (Der Struwwelpeter in German) Adapted script
Story Listening in my classroom
4. Les étoiles adapted from Star Money by the Grimm Brothers
Original script (Die Strentaler in German) Adapted script
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5. The wolf and the crane by Aesop
Original script Adapted script
Story Listening in my classroom
6. Merci petit ours adapted from Thank you Bear by Greg E. Foley
Copyrighted
Story about a little bear who finds a box for his friend the rat
Story Listening in my classroom
7. Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock Book by Eric Kimmel
While Anansi is a mythical West African character and therefore a lot of his stories are not copyrighted, this particular one is (but google the title to find out more).
Story about the mischievous Anansi who tries to trick other animals with a magic rock.
Story Listening in my classroom
8. The lion and the mouse by Aesop
Original script Adapted script
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9. La délicieuse lune adapted from Mooncake by Frank Asch
Copyrighted
Story about a bear who wants to eat the moon and builds a rocket.
Technical issue with camera, sorry!
10. La princesse en pyjama adapted from The paperbag princess by Robert Munsch
Copyrighted
Story about a fierce princess who rescues her prince from a dragon who had burnt all her clothes
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11. King Midas (Greek myth)
original script adapted script
Read-aloud (some nudity)
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(not my best delivery but I am committed to show the good and the not so good)
12. The angry giant adapted from Habia una vez una casa by Graciela Montes
Copyrighted
Story about a giant who is happy when the sun shines but angry when it rains and how one tiny bird will change his mood
Read-aloud (in Spanish)
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13. Bernard et Claude adapted from Jasper and Joop by Olivia Dunrea
Copyrighted
Story about two ducks who are VERY different
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14. Les filles de Mufaro adapted from Mufaro’s beautiful daughters by John Steptoe
Copyrighted
Tale from Zimbabwe about two daughters, one kind and the other selfish.
Story listening in my classroom
15. The boy who cried wolf by Aesop
original script adapted script
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16. The golden key by the Grimm Brothers
original script adapted script
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17. Toujours le rat, adapted from Carla Tarini
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18. Roland, adapted from an opera by Lully
original script adapted script
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19. Le pyjama parfait adapted from “Pyjama Day” by Robert Munsch
Copyrighted (but google the title to find out more)
Story about a boy who buys the perfect pajamas.
Story Listening in my classroom
20. Le vent coquin adapted from El viento travieso by Lourdes Bradley and Martha Avilés
Copyrighted (but google the title to find out more)
Story about a mischievous wind who blows all kinds of things around. Really fun!
Story Listening in my classroom
21-26. It’s halloween week! Spooky stories a gogo 🙂
Here are my Halloween stories.
27. Old Sultan, adapted from The Grimm Brothers
Original script Adapted script
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28. The Name Jar, adapted from Yangsook Choi
Copyrighted
Story about a Korean girl who goes to school in the US for the first time and is made fun of because of her name.
Story Listening in my classroom
29. La plus mignonne des petites souris by Etienne Morel
Copyrighted
Story about a daddy mouse who wants his daughter to marry the most powerful being in the world: the sun
Read-aloud (in French)
Story Listening in my classroom
30. The faerie Queene adapted from Edmund Spenser
Original script Adapted script
Story Listening in my classroom
During the second semester, I am telling a 10-min story using Story Listening supplementation once or twice a week for my French 1 and French 2 students.
31. Le loup, adapted from Guy de Maupassant
Original script Adapted script
Story Listening in my classroom
32. La Dame Blanche, a legend from Quebec
my students enjoyed this legend, and it was interesting for them to see them the actual Chute Montmorency after the story
Original script Adapted script
Story Listening in my classroom
33. Solange, adapted from Alexandre Dumas
Adapted script (in French) Adapted script (in English)
Story Listening in my classroom
34. La Bourse, adapted from Honoré de Balzac
Original script Adapted script (in French)
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35. Le Bol, adapted from The Grimm Brothers
Original script Adapted script (in French)
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(sorry my tripod broke so a student is holding the iPad, resulting in a bit of a wobbly video)
36. La soupe aux cailloux
Original script Adapted script (in French)
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37. Le lapin et le loup
Adapted script (in English) Adapted script (in French)
Story listening in my classroom
