Storytelling
Prepare to be entertained by some of OCLS' best storytellers!
What do you do when faced with a problem? Give up? No way! Find out what the blue jay does when she encounters a challenge in this adapted fable of
The Blue Jay and the Watering Can, told by one of OCLS' storytellers! (2:40)
Author Lily Guzman and illustrator Carlyn D. Langell read their new book,
The Caterpillar Story (La Historia de la Oruga), in both English and Spanish. (6:11)
Enjoy this folktale, told by Autumn Garick, about a man who can't sleep because there's just too much noise! (7:41)
Do you know why buzzards are scavengers? Crystal Sullivan answered this question when she shared the tale of
The Buzzard's Ride during the 2006 Storytelling Festival. (8:20)
You might think that you know the story of
The Itsy Bitsy Spider, but you don't know the whole story. Storyteller Charlie Hoeck explains how it really happened. (12:30)
Storyteller Danielle King's friend Kristen had a very interesting experience recently. Hear all about it in this urban legend tale. (7:49)
Enjoy storyteller Charlie Hoeck's folktale of a love story that goes bad between a cockroach and a rat. (6:53)
Listen to storyteller Charlie Hoeck's folktale of Wiley outsmarting the Hairy Man that lives in the Tombigbee River swamp near Tallahassee, Florida. (18:00)
Listen to storyteller Danielle King share her tale of a strange experience at the Library. (3:30)
Enjoy this Hanukkah tale told by OCLS storyteller Charlie Hoeck. (5:22)
Watch
The Night Before Christmas, as told by storyteller Charlie Hoeck. (3:55)
Storyteller Charile Hoeck shares the folktale of how monkeys started to live in trees after a contest to find the new king of the jungle. (6:02)
