Aaron Shepard
Aaron’s History Index

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

Note: Links to online formats or book info take you to different parts of this or an associated site.


The Princess and the God: A Tale of Ancient India

Note: Princess of India is the picture book version of this story. “Savitri” is an older title of both the story and the picture book.

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

BOOKS — | Picture Book | | Folktales on Stage | | Stories on Stage (1st Edition) |

MUSIC — | Savitri |


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 |


Abraham and the Idols: An Islamic Legend

ONLINE — | Story |


The Stone in the Temple: An Islamic Legend

ONLINE — | Story |


The Flame of Peace: A Tale of the Aztecs

By Deborah Nourse Lattimore

BOOKS — | Stories on Stage (1st Edition) |


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 |


The Sea King’s Daughter: A Russian Legend

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

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

MUSIC — | Lateral Lines |


The Swan Knight: A Medieval Legend

ONLINE — | Story |

BOOKS — | Mini-Novel |


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) |


The Man Who Sang to Ghosts: A Japanese Legend

ONLINE — | Story |

BOOKS — | Mini-Novel | | 13 Scary Ghost Stories |


Robin Hood

BOOKS — | Graphic Novel |


The Baker’s Dozen: A Saint Nicholas Tale

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

BOOKS — | Picture Book | | Picture Book (Spanish) | | Coloring Book | | Readers on Stage | | Folktales on Stage |


The Harvest That Never Came: A Swedish Legend

ONLINE — | Story |


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 |


The Christmas Truce

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

BOOKS — | Picture Book |


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 |




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