Aaron’s Geography Index

Western Europe | Eastern Europe | Scandinavia
Africa | Middle East | South Asia | East & Southeast Asia
North America | South America

Here is a geographic guide to Aaron Shepard’s stories and scripts, both online and off. Use it to quickly locate works related to a specific region or country. All listed works by other authors have been adapted by Aaron.

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Western Europe

General

The Christmas Truce

ONLINE—Story | Reader’s Theater | Reader’s Theater (Team) | Storytelling

England

King o’ the Cats

ONLINE—Story | Reader’s Theater | Reader’s Theater (Team) | Storytelling

BOOKS—Picture Book

How Tom Beat Captain Najork

By Russell Hoban

Note: This script was previously called “How Tom Beat Captain Najork and His Hired Sportsmen.”

BOOKS—Stories on Stage

Ireland

The Giant’s Wife: A Tall Tale of Ireland

Told by William Carleton

ONLINE—Reader’s Theater (Standard | Reader’s Theater (Team)

Wales

The Mountain of Marvels: A Celtic Tale of Magic

Note: “Lady of Marvels” is the shorter version of this story.

ONLINE—Story | Story (Shorter)

BOOKS—Mini-Novel

France

Quackling

ONLINE—Story

Germany

One-Eye! Two-Eyes! Three-Eyes!: A Very Grimm Fairy Tale

Note: “Two-Eyes” is the original title of this story.

ONLINE—Story | Reader’s Theater | Storytelling

BOOKS—Picture Book

Lohengrin: The Tale of the Swan Knight

ONLINE—Story

Netherlands

The Lady of Stavoren: A Dutch Legend

Note: “The Most Precious Thing in the World” is the shorter version of this story.

ONLINE—Story | Story (Shorter)

Eastern Europe

General | Russia (European)

General

The Fools of Chelm

By Steve Sanfield
From The Feather Merchants, and Other Tales of the Fools of Chelm

BOOKS—Stories on Stage

Russia (European)

The Sea King’s Daughter: A Russian Legend

ONLINE—Story | Reader’s Theater | Reader’s Theater (Traditional Chinese) | Storytelling

BOOKS—Picture Book | Folktales on Stage

MUSIC—Lateral Lines, by Bruce Paine

Scandinavia

Norway | Sweden | Finland | Denmark

Norway

Master Maid: A Tale of Norway

ONLINE—Story | Reader’s Theater | Reader’s Theater (Team) | Storytelling

BOOKS—Picture Book | Folktales on Stage

Mop Top: A Tale of Norway

ONLINE—Story | Reader’s Theater | Storytelling

The Master of Masters: A Tale of Norway

ONLINE—Story

Sweden

Lars, My Lad!: A Tale of Sweden

ONLINE—Story

The Harvest That Never Came: A Swedish Legend

ONLINE—Story

Finland

The Princess Mouse: A Tale of Finland

ONLINE—Story | Reader’s Theater | Storytelling

BOOKS—Picture Book | Folktales on Stage

The Songs of Power: A Finnish Tale of Magic

Note: The Maiden of Northland is the picture book version of this story. “The Battle of Song” is an excerpt.

ONLINE—Story | Reader’s Theater | Reader’s Theater (Team) | Storytelling

BOOKS—Mini-Novel | Picture Book

Denmark

I Know What I Know: A Tale of Denmark

ONLINE—Story

Africa

Nigeria & West Africa | Congo | Angola | Tanzania | Zimbabwe

Nigeria & West Africa

Master Man: A Tall Tale of Nigeria

ONLINE—Story | Reader’s Theater | Storytelling

BOOKS—Picture Book | Folktales on Stage

STAGE—If You Give a Mouse a Cookie & Other Story Books, produced by TheatreworksUSA

Talk

By Harold Courlander & George Herzog
From The Cow-Tail Switch, and Other West African Stories

BOOKS—Stories on Stage

Congo

The Magic Flyswatter: A Superhero Tale of Africa

Note: “No Sons!” is the shorter version of this story.

ONLINE—Story | Story (Shorter)

BOOKS—Mini-Novel

Angola

How Frog Went to Heaven: A Tale of Angola

ONLINE—Story | Reader’s Theater | Reader’s Theater (Traditional Chinese)

Tanzania

The Calabash Kids: A Tale of Tanzania

ONLINE—Story | Reader’s Theater | Reader’s Theater (Traditional Chinese) | Storytelling

BOOKS—Folktales on Stage

Zimbabwe

Resthaven

By Nancy Farmer
From The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm

ONLINE—Reader’s Theater

Tapiwa’s Uncle

By Nancy Farmer
From Do You Know Me

BOOKS—Stories on Stage

Middle East

General & Arabia | Turkey | Iraq | Iran

General & Arabia

Abraham and the Idols: An Islamic Legend

ONLINE—Story

The Stone in the Temple: An Islamic Legend

ONLINE—Story

Turkey

The Wicked Girl: A Tale of Turkey

ONLINE—Story | Storytelling

Iraq

The Enchanted Storks: A Tale of Bagdad

ONLINE—Story | Reader’s Theater | Storytelling

BOOKS—Picture Book | Folktales on Stage

AUDIO—Wisdom and Luck, by Sarah Saulter

Iran

Forty Fortunes: A Tale of Iran

ONLINE—Story | Reader’s Theater | Reader’s Theater (Traditional Chinese) | Storytelling

BOOKS—Picture Book | Folktales on Stage

AUDIO—Wisdom and Luck, by Sarah Saulter

The Magic of Mushkil Gusha: A Tale of Iran

ONLINE—Story | Reader’s Theater

South Asia

India & Pakistan

Savitri: A Tale of Ancient India

ONLINE—Story | Reader’s Theater | Reader’s Theater (Team) | Reader’s Theater (Traditional Chinese) | Storytelling

BOOKS—Picture Book | Stories on Stage | Folktales on Stage

MUSIC—Savitri, by 2002

The Gifts of Wali Dad: A Tale of India and Pakistan

ONLINE—Story | Reader’s Theater | Reader’s Theater (Traditional Chinese) | Storytelling

BOOKS—Picture Book | Folktales on Stage

AUDIO—A People With One Heart, by Mike Pinder

Kings for Breakfast!: A Hindu Legend

ONLINE—Story

The Prince Who Had Everything: The Legend of the Buddha

ONLINE—Story

How Violence Is Ended: A Buddhist Legend

ONLINE—Story | Reader’s Theater | Storytelling

The Millionaire Miser: A Buddhist Legend

ONLINE—Story | Reader’s Theater | Reader’s Theater (Traditional Chinese)

East & Southeast Asia

General

Earth Shake! House Break!

ONLINE—Story

Mr. Bim’s Bamboo

By Carol Farley

BOOKS—Stories on Stage

China

The Monkey King: A Superhero Tale of China

Note: Monkey is the title of the original published version of this story. “Monkey Lives!” is an excerpt.

ONLINE—Story | Reader’s Theater | Reader’s Theater (Team)

BOOKS—Mini-Novel

Lady White Snake: A Tale From Chinese Opera

ONLINE—Story

BOOKS—Picture Book

VIDEO—Lady White Snake, Pan Asian

The Magic Brocade: A Tale of China

ONLINE—Story | Reader’s Theater | Reader’s Theater (Team) | Reader’s Theater (Traditional Chinese) | Storytelling

BOOKS—Picture Book | Folktales on Stage

The Jade Stone: A Chinese Folktale

By Caryn Yacowitz

BOOKS—Stories on Stage

Japan

The Man Who Sang to Ghosts: A Japanese Legend

ONLINE—Story

BOOKS—13 Scary Ghost Stories, edited by Marianne Carus

The Boy Who Drew Cats: A Tale of Japan

ONLINE—Story

Korea

The Story Spirits: A Tale of Korea

ONLINE—Story

Russia (Far East)

When the Twins Went to War: A Fable of Far East Russia

ONLINE—Story | Reader’s Theater | Storytelling

Burma (Myanmar)

The Four Puppets: A Tale of Burma

ONLINE—Story

Vietnam

The Crystal Heart: A Vietnamese Legend

ONLINE—Story | Reader’s Theater | Reader’s Theater (Traditional Chinese) | Storytelling

BOOKS—Picture Book | Folktales on Stage

Indonesia & Malaysia

The Adventures of Mouse Deer: Tales of Indonesia and Malaysia

ONLINE—Story | Reader’s Theater | Reader’s Theater (Team) | Storytelling

BOOKS—Early Reader | Folktales on Stage

Too-too-moo and the Giant: A Tale of Indonesia

ONLINE—Story

North America

United States | Canada | Mexico

United States

The Legend of Lightning Larry

ONLINE—Story | Reader’s Theater | Storytelling

BOOKS—Early Reader | Picture Book | Readers on Stage | Stories on Stage

The Legend of Slappy Hooper: An American Tall Tale

ONLINE—Story | Reader’s Theater | Reader’s Theater (Team) | Storytelling

BOOKS—Picture Book | Folktales on Stage

AUDIO—The Legend of Slappy Hooper, and Other Stories, by Cindy Killavey

The Baker’s Dozen: A Saint Nicholas Tale

ONLINE—Story | Reader’s Theater | Reader’s Theater (Team) | Reader’s Theater (Spanish) | Reader’s Theater (Traditional Chinese) | Storytelling

BOOKS—Picture Book | Readers on Stage | Folktales on Stage

The War Prayer

By Mark Twain

ONLINE—Reader’s Theater | Reader’s Theater (Team)

Casey at the Bat

By Ernest Lawrence Thayer

ONLINE—Reader’s Theater

McBroom’s Fourth of July

By Sid Fleischman
From McBroom’s Almanac

BOOKS—Stories on Stage (1st Edition)

Jumping Mouse

By Hyemeyohsts Storm
From Seven Arrows

BOOKS—Stories on Stage (1st Edition)

Mouse Woman and the Snails

By Christie Harris
From Mouse Woman and the Vanished Princesses

Note: This script was previously called “The Princess and the Snails.”

BOOKS—Stories on Stage

Canada

The Hidden One: A Native American Legend

ONLINE—Story | Reader’s Theater | Reader’s Theater (Traditional Chinese) | Storytelling

BOOKS—Folktales on Stage

Mexico

The Flame of Peace: A Tale of the Aztecs

By Deborah Nourse Lattimore

BOOKS—Stories on Stage (1st Edition)

South America

General

The Wings of the Butterfly: A Tale of the Amazon Rainforest

ONLINE—Story