Archive for 'Fables'
The Three Ravens
I came across an interesting tale, The Three Ravens, it was originally an old English ballad and it has been told in various forms over time. This is a very different version of The Three Ravens told by Jim Henson’s The Storyteller. You can watch it here…
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Posted: March 9th, 2011 under corvid, Crow, crows, Fables, Fairy Tale, Raven, Raven myths, ravens, story, video.
Tags: English ballad, Jim Henson, The Three Ravens
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Make a Joyful Noise Audio Recording
A few weeks ago I posted about Make a Joyful Noise written by Charles de Lint (read post here). I enthusiastically shared two of my favorite literary characters, the Crow Girls, Maida and Zia. This story is not available to purchase anymore but since I had a copy I thought I would ask the author [...]
Posted: January 4th, 2011 under art, corvid, Corvidae, Corvidae Family, Corvids, Crow, Crow art, crows, Crows in literature, cultural reference, Culture, Fables, folklore, fun, intelligence, Literature, lore, myth, mythology, Myths about ravens.
Tags: Charles De Lint, Charles DeLint, Crow girls, crows and literature, literature about crows, Make a Joyful Noise, The crow girls
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The Crow and the Pitcher more than fable?
The Crow and the Pitcher, originally uploaded by AnnaleeBlysse.
Scientists believe the fable of the crow and the pitcher might have been fairly accurate given the new research showing rooks using rocks to raise the level of water where a worm resided… to bring the worm up to their level.1
They are such incredibly intelligent birds. The [...]
Posted: December 21st, 2010 under Aesop, corvid, corvid brain, Corvid Cognition, Corvidae, Corvidae Family, Corvids, Crow, crows, Crows in literature, Fables, feeding, folklore, Food, intelligence, Literature, lore, research, Rook, Tool Use.
Tags: Aesop's fable, crow and the pitcher, crow intelligence, fluid mechanics, intelligence, the crow and the pitcher, Tool Use
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Six Crows by Leo Lionni
This is a story of some clever crows and a clever farmer and even more clever owl as they all try to fight for their own causes. The owl tries to help them see the futility of fighting, of war, in this beautifully illustrated children’s fable. Definitely worth the read!
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Posted: December 3rd, 2010 under art, Books about crows, Fables, folklore.
Tags: Books about crows, children and crow books, crow books, fables, Leo Lionni, Six crows
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