Traditional children's folk tales as part of Erasmus+ KA219 project "Let's ART the future"

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2. NUOVA DIREZIONE DIDATTICA VASTO

3. COORDINATION SCHOOLS:
ODTU Gelistir e Vakfi Ozel Ilkokulu, A kara
PARTNER SCHOOLS:
GTVS Spiel a gasse, Vie a
Fou datio Alpha a d O ega – P. R.
Nuo a Direzio e Didatti a, Vasto
OOU Lazo A gelo ski, Skopje
S oala Gi aziala Nr. , More i
This proje t has ee fu ded hith support fro the Europea Co issio , Progra e Eras us+.
This ook refle ts the ie s o ly of the authors, a d the Co issio a ot e held respo si le for
a y use hi h ay e ade of the i for atio o tai ed therei .
PROJECT NUMBER: – – TR – KA 9 –
PROJECT TYPE: Eras us+
Ke A tio – Cooperatio for I o atio a d the E ha ge of Good Pra ti es
Strategi Part erships for S hool O l

4. CONTENTS
Authe ti it Pla ………………………..……………..
Austria folk tale…………………………..…………..
Bulgaria folk tale………………………………..…...
Italia folk tale…………………………..……..……….
Ma edo ia folk tale………………………………..
Ro a ia folk tale…………………………….……..
Turkish folk tale……………………………...………...
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5. READING HELPS GROWING, IT ENRICHS, IT THRILLS, IT FEEDS FANTASY AND
CREATIVITY BECAUSE IT HAS GOT THE POWER TO LET US ENTER THE STORYTEL-
LING AND WRITE IT AGAIN AS WE LIKE, FREELY.
The edu atio to liste i g a d o al o p ehe sio , the i te est to a ds the ea-
di g a d the pleasu e to get it a e goals that tea he s of NUOVA DIREZIONE DIDAT-
TICA i Vasto ha e ee pu sui g fo ea s to tea h thei hild e .
The efo e e e ea the ake su h a ti ities ai ed to p o ote, o solidate, po-
e i g a d de elop lo e fo eadi g, suggesti g to do it as a f ee a ti it , a le to
put the pupil i elatio ith hi /he self a d othe s , so ha gi g the idea that
eadi g is o l a s hool task.
B ea s of readi g ou a ha e e traordi ar tra els, li e a azi g ad e tu-
res, fl o fa tas or drea i gs, al a s eet e frie ds.
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A u t h e t i c i t y P l a

6. FOLK TALES o tai s 6 folk tales of edu atio al ale e, a epe toi e sele ted
the atio al oo di ato s of the follo i g s hools, i ol ed i the ERASMUS +
KA 9, Let’s A t the Futu e : ODTU Gelistir e Vakfi Ozel Ilkokulu - A kara,
GTVS Spiel a gasse - Vie a , Fou datio Alpha a d O ega – P. R. Sla eiko
S hool - Sofia, Nuo a Direzio e Didatti a - Vasto, OOU Lazo A gelo ski - Skopje,
S oala Gi aziala Nr. - More i.
«You k o ou' e read a
good ook
he ou tur the last page
a d feel a little
as if ou ha e lost a frie d.»
Paul S ee ey
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A u t h e t i c i t y P l a

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GTVS SPIELMANNGASSE
AUSTRIA

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The Mer aid of the Ri er Da u e
A lo g ti e ago he Vie a as still s all to a d su ou ded a all, the i e Da u e
as flo i g i a a s et ee the i e side oodla ds a d floodplai s. So eti es i i -
te po e ful sheets of i e e e see d ifti g do the i e .
Du i g sp i gti e the ate s o e flo ed the i e a ks a d flooded the i e side oodla ds.
At this ti e the fishe e fled out of thei si ple huts the to of Vie a. As soo as the ate
sa k the fishe e etu ed to thei huts. The s ept the ud out of the sitti g oo , e e
looki g fo thei fishi g ets, pat hed the up a d sta ted agai ith thei diffi ult o k.
Lo g ti e ago a old fishe a li ed togethe ith his so i o e of these si ple huts. He
k e all the est spots he e he as a le to at h fish. Despite of his ou g age the so as
al ead as good as a fishe a as his fathe . He e jo ed sitti g i his oat a d liste to the
sou d of the a es a d the i ds si gi g i the t ees. He lo ed at hi g the t eetops o ki g
i the i d a d the olo a d f ag a e of toe flo e s.
O o e old i te e e i g fathe a d so sat togethe the fi epla e i thei hut. I the
spa se light oth e e e pat hi g up thei fishi g et a d e e talki g a out the up o i g
sp i g.
Sudde l , as if the i d pulled ope the doo . The oo as ight as da light, a lo el hite-
d essed gi l ith ate -lilies i he hai appea ed i f o t of oth e . The fishe e got
f ighte ed But the gi t spoke ith a ge tl oi e hi h sou ded like the t i kle of ate
Do 't e af aid! I o e ith good i te sio s. I eed to a ou. Al ead to o o the i e
ill elt, the i e ill o e flo a d this hut ill e flooded. Get a a as fast as ou a .

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Befo e the fishe e e e a le to epl a o d die oo e t da k agai . The ou g fishe -
e ju ped to his feet a d a to the doo , to sa tha k ou, ut the ould ’t see he out-
side a o e.
I ediatel oth fishe e otified thei eigh o s i the su ou di g huts. At the a k of
do all fishe e left thei huts a d fled to the to .
A d it happe ed as p edi ted the gi l. The i e elted i the a i d. The e t ight the
ate sta ted to flood the i e side oodla ds. It e te ed i to the huts a d took a a hat
as left the fishe e . But o hu a life as lost e ause all fishe e took shelte i
the to .
Afte a fe da the ate le el sa k agai . The fishe e etu ed to the oodla ds a d
lea ed thei huts. O l ight st ipes o the t ee t u ks e ealed the fo e flood le els.
As the e st a lot of o k to e do e, the fishe e did ’t thi k of the e aid a o e.
The hild e so eti es pla ed the e aid of the i e Da u e i se ti g flo e i
thei hai a d sa i g the gi ls o ds: Do 't e af aidt! I o e ith good i te sio s .
Of ou se the ou g fishe a ould 't fo get the e aid. Da a d ight, he sa the ge tl
fa e a d he la k hai ith ate -lilies. Whe he as at ho e he sa the e aid of the
i e Da u e looki g th ough his hut i do . Whe he as alki g th u the i e side ood-
la ds she ould appea et ee the t ees. Whe he sat i his oat he ould see he da i g
et ee the a es. The soft oi e sald: Do 't e af aid! But i the e t o e t she disap-
pea ed.
The ou g fishe a e a e o e a d o e sad a d upset a d o e da the fathe sa his
fishi g oat d ifti g o e less o the ate .
He o ed the e a d fou d hi self o the lea est ate he had e e see efo e. U de -
eath, he sa a ga de , ith a glo ious pala e a d a stai ase ade of a le, et ee the
t ees he ould see the ou g fishe a a d the e aid alki g ha d i ha d.

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The Mer aid of the Ri er Da u e
a Austria lege d
A lege d is a o igi al o al sho t sto , that is li ked to eal pla es, people o e e ts,
e i hed ith fa tasti o supe atu al ele e ts.
The Me aid of the i e Da u e is a folk lege d. Ma poo fishe e li ed i thei
huts i the Da u e floodplai s. A phila th opi e aid a ed the of a app oa h-
i g flood. People a aged to get to safet efo e the flood ould ha e o e. A ou g
fishe a fell i lo e ith the e aid. She e a e his desti .
So e hild e atte di g the i the full-ti e ele e ta s hool Spiel a gasse
e e asked fo thei opi io :
Wh did ou like the lege d? Wh did 't ou like it?
Meral: I liked the stor e ause the er aid of the ri er Da u e ar ed the fisher e
a out the flood. Tha ks to her, the fisher e a d their eigh ours ould es ape.
Arli d: I eall liked the sto it is so e iti g a d i te esti g. What happe ed t the e -
aid! What a out the ou g fishe e ? No he e tai l li es ith he i the ate pal-
a e.
Da id: I do 't like the lege d e ause the fisher e did ’t o e ho e a ore.
Tas ee : The Iege d is e iti g a d ool, it’s a i e sto . I like that the ou g fishe a
a d the e aid o li e togethe u de the sea.
Vale ti a: I like the lege d e ause I like ater, e ause the girl looks eautiful a d e-
ause are er aid appears.
Cathari a: the lege d is e alti g a d eautiful. Despite the da ger . It see s so pea eful.
Mahir-Ca : Ido ’t likethe lege d e ause the ou g fisher a does ’t o e ho e a ore a d
the father is o alo e.

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FOUNDATION ALPHA AND
OMEGA - P. R. SLAVEIKOV
BULGARIA

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NUOVA DIREZIONE
DIDATTICA
ITALIA

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PINOCCHIO
Stor of a puppet
O e upo a ti e the e as a a pe te hose a e as Geppetto. He had uilt a
oode puppet a d alled it Pi o hio. Ho i e if it as a t ue hild! he sigh
he he fi ished to pai t it.
That ight a good Fai fulfilled his desi e. Wake up, i a i ate ood, I ga e ou life!
she e lai ed tou hi g Pi o hio ith a agi a d.
Pi o hio, sho e ou a e good, ou ageous, disi te ested the Fai said, a d o e
da ou ill e a t ue hild! . The , to the talki g C i ket : I all ou to e guide a d
ou selo of Pi o hio, she added efo e disappea i g et ee a thousa d light
glo s.
I agi e ho happ Geppetto as he he dis o e ed that his oode puppet ould
o e a d talk! The o i g afte he se t hi to s hool. B e so , o e a k ho e!
Pi o hio, diso edie t, e t to Ma giafuo o, a puppete ho p o ised to ake hi
fa ous.
He had a lot of fu hile si gi g a d da i g ith othe puppets. But, o e the sho
as o e , Ma giafuo o shut hi i a age.
Sudde l , he e as the Tu uoise Fai : Wh did ’t ou go to s hool? asked hi . Pi-
o hio eplied ith a lie a d soo his ose sta ted to g o a d g o …
O l he he told the t uth, the Fai eleased hi a d his ose etu ed o al.
While o i g a k ho e, Pi o hio sa a a iage full of hee ful gu s. The d i e
said it as goi g to the Ga e Cou t , he e the kids ould do hate e the a ted
to. Pi o hio o e a k ! said the Talki g C i ket u i g afte . But the puppet as
ot liste i g to hi .

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The e Pi o hio e a e f ie d of Lu ig olo: the t o o s ate as u h as possi le
a d had a lot of fu . But e soo the dis o e ed that laz a d ude kids i that
ou t e e tu ed i to do ke s.
Whe he also had t o lo g ea s a d a tail, Pi o hio despe ate es aped, follo ed
his faithful f ie d, the C i ket. The the a e a k ho e togethe , ut the did ’t
fi d a o e. Who k o s hat happe ed! . Right i that o e t, a do e ought
the a essage: hile seeki g Pi o hio, Geppetto had ee eate a hale a d
o he as its p iso e . I a t to sa e hi ! de ided the puppet. A i ed to the sea,
he di ed a d at the otto he fou d his dadd i side the hale’s tu . But ho to
get out? So the tu ed o a ig fi e: the s oke ade the hale s eeze, a d it ope ed
its outh ide. Pi o hio a d Geppetto es aped o a aft. The puppet helped his fa-
the s i th oughout high a es: ut o e a i ed to the ea h, it la ked out due to
the g eat effo t. Sadl , Geppetto ought hi ho e.
But the Fai oke Pi o hio up a d, as p o ised, she e a ded his ou age a d his
good ess tu i g hi i to a t ue hild!
Moral of the stor : So eti es doi g so e errors is orth it. E er od a do
errors, ut the i porta t thi g is to re og ise a d tr to orre t
the : that’s the o l true a to e free, reall free.

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OOU LAZO ANGELOVSKI
MACEDONIA

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THE FOX WITH ONE HUNDRED IDEAS
O e e e i g a fo аs e hu g :
Oh, I ould eall eat a hi ke o t o. I a sooo hu g .
She sta ted to look fo hi ke s to eat.
What’s that sou d? A e those hi ke s? Oh, es, I’ e fou d a he house.
Let’s see ho I a go i . …. Well I a ’t fi d a hole a d I a ot fi d a a li
i the he house…. What should I do? –the fo asked he self.
Aha, I k o , I’ll fi d the hedgehog to dig a tu el fo e. The I a slip i
the he house a d ha e a feast… u – thought the fo .
That’s e a tl hat she did. She fou d a hedgehog a d asked hi to help
he .
Ca ou dig a tu el he e, please? I a get so ethi g to eat e easil
the . A d I ill help ou he e e ou eed help. You k o that I a e
s a t, do ’t ou? - asked the fo .
OK, -said the hedgehog. Just do ot fo get hat ou ha e p o ised e.
The hedgehog dug a tu el a d she slipped i the he house a d had a
g eat di e .
The e t o i g the fa e ho o ed the he house, as e upset
a d u happ to see that so e of his hi ke s e e eate .
Oh o, hat happe ed to poo hi ke s…. This ust ha e ee a e
ea fo . He i ediatel thought that a fo had o e i , so he de ided to set a
t ap.
Afte a fe da s the fo a ted to eat so e o e hi ke , so she took the
hedgehog agai a d t ied to ake hi go i the he house fi st.
"It's ou tu to go fi st, othe Hedgehog, e ause I e t i fi st last
ti e" –the fo said.
"It's t ue that ou e t i fi st the last ti e", the hedgehog eplied, " ut
hat if the e's so e t ap set a d I get aught? Who ill f ee e the ?"
"I'll f ee ou, othe Hedgehog, e ause I al a s ha e le e ideas o
i d. You’ e got a solutel othi g to o a out.", said the fast-talki g
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"To tell ou the t uth, siste Fo , I do 't feel like goi g i . If ou a t to
eat hi ke s, ou go i fi st. You' e got othi g to fea . You al a s ha e
le e ideas o ou i d." - said the stu o Hedgehog.
Hedgehog’s o ds ade the fo e a e a d she slipped i the tu -
el agai . As soo as she stepped i the tu el, she got aught i the t ap set
the fa e . She shouted to the hedgehog:
"Please, oh please othe Hedgehog. Tell e hat I a do to es ape.
Gi e e a idea", she egged.
"Ho a I help ou Fo , he I o l ha e o e idea a d ou ha e ?
Thi k out so e solutio fo ou self so ou a es ape", eplied the Hedge-
hog.
"Oh, ut othe Hedgehog, I a 't thi k e ause legs a e hu ti g
te i l . Tell e ou idea so I a get f ee", she egged.
Whe the poo Hedgehog sa that the Fo as e s a ed, he said to
he : "Siste Fo , p ete d to e dead he the fa e o es out. He'll gi e
ou a fe pokes, loose the t ap a d th o ou aside. That's he ou a
get up a d u a a ".
The e t o i g he the fa e a e out to see his hi ke s, the
Fo p ete ded to e dead. Whe the fa e sa he , he shouted out happil :
That's the a I like to see ou, Mist ess Fo , aught oth legs.
You e jo ed eati g hi ke s, did ’t ou !? Ha, o ou got hat ou de-
se ed. I'll take ou fu a d sell it. It ill pa fo the hi ke s ou ate, a d
o e!"
Sa i g this, the fa e let the ha dle of the t ap loose, e o ed the
Fo a d th e he aside. He a i side the house to tell his fa il that he had
aught the fo that ate his hi ke s.
At the sa e ti e, the Fo a a a to safet , gi i g tha ks to the
Hedgehog fo the illia t idea he ga e he .
Moral of the stor : O e idea hi h is trul useful is orth ore tha
useless ideas

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SCOALA GIMNAZIALA Nr. 4
ROMANIA

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The hag’s girl a d the old a ’s girl
origi all Fata a ei şi fata oşului
Io Crea gă
O e upo a ti e the e as a old a a d a hag. The old a had a gi l a d
the hag a othe gi l.
The hag’s gi l as ugl , laz , a d e il at hea t. O the othe a , the old a ’s
gi l as eautiful, o th of p aise, a d good at hea t. The hag al a s told the old
a that his gi l is laz , u o th a d that he should hase he a a f o ho e.
O e of these da s, the old a ei g e itte due to the hag’s sa i gs, alled
his gi l a d told he :
M dea gi l, lea e he e e God ill guide ou a , so that the hag o ’t
o plai a o e . But al a s e e e the o ds of a lo i g fathe : e o th of
p aise, ge tle a d la o ious, he e e ou go , said the old a .
Poo gi l kissed he fathe ’s ha d a d e t off.
O he a she et a e si k pupp a d so thi that o e a see he i s.
Beautiful gi l, ha e e a d heal ou ds a d I ill help ou so eti e ,
said the pupp .
Su e I do. Oh, ou poo thi g! said the gi l.
The gi l felt pit so she ashed it a d took a e of the pupp . Afte that, satis-
fied fo he good deeds she o ed o .
She did ’t alk u h he she sa a eautiful losso ed pea t ee, ut full of
ate pilla s.
Beautiful gi l, ha e e , a d I ill help ou so eti e , said the pea t ee.
Just a o e t, please. I ill e o e all ate pilla s , said the gi l.

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With g eat a e, the gi l lea ed the t ee of its d ied a hes a d ate pilla s
a d the she got o the oad i sea hi g of a aste . Goi g fu the she sa a udd
a d a a do ed fou tai .
Beautiful gi l, ha e e , a d I ill help ou so eti e , said the fou tai .
You a e so eed a d udd … o it’s ette , said the gi l.
She pat hed it up a d she o ed o . Afte that she et a oke la o e that
as goi g to ash.
Beautiful gi l, ha e e , a d I ill help ou so eti e , said the o e .
The gi l tu ked up he slee es a d she fi ed it… to e dea he looki g at it.
No I a go o … said the gi l.
Walki g da a d ight she a i ed at Sai t Su da ’s house.
What a e ou sea hi g fo , dea hild? Who a e ou? said ki dl the old
lad .
I’ a poo o pha gi l. I’ looki g fo a shelte a d so ethi g to o k. said
the gi l ho sta ed to se e the old lad . So, she ashed Sai t Su da ’s hild e ,
hi h e e d ago s a d a ful eatu es, a d late she ooked eal fo e e o e.
Whe o i g ho e f o hu h, Sai t Su da said:
You’ e do e ell ou o k, the food is good a d hild e lea . No go
up i the atti a d hoose a hest as a e a d.
Of all the hests she pi ked the s allest, the oldest a d the ugliest. The , sa i g
good e she left. She as happil etu i g to he fathe ’s house.
O he a a k she et the la o e hi h o ga e he toasted pies to eat.
I as aiti g fo ou. Ha e so e a pies , said the o e .
Late o she et the fou tai ith s eet a d old as i e stal lea ate to
te pe he thi st.
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Ne t she et the pea t ee that she took a e of. It as full of a ello a d
s eet as ho e pea s hi h lo e ed its a hes fo the gi l to eat.
I as aiti g fo ou. Ha e a pea as s eet as ho e , said the pea t ee.
Whe she et the pupp , hi h o as health a d p ett , it ga e he a e k-
la e ade of golde oi s, as a e a d fo taki g a e of it.
I as aiti g fo ou. Take this gold e kla e , said the pupp .
He jou e as o e a d she fi all a i ed ho e. Whe the old a sa he ,
his e es filled ith tea s a d his hea t ith happi ess.
Wel o e, dea hild , said the old a .
It’s good to e a k, dea fathe , said the gi l.
She ope ed the hest a d lots of studs, he ds a d sheep got out of it. Whe
seei g all those i hes, the old a g e ou g agai .
Jealousl , the hag’s gi l eplied to he othe : Do ’t o othe , the e a e
ple t of i hes i the o ld! I’ll go a d i g ou u h o e…
So, she sets off ith g udge a d ua elso e o the sa e oad the old a ’s
gi l as….
Whe the pupp , the pea t ee, the fou tai a d the la o e asked he to take
a e of the Beautiful gi l, ha e e , a d I ill help ou so eti e … she eplied
ith o ke a d a ge :
Yes, su e I do! I o ’t spoil little ha ds elo gi g to dea est u a d
dad!
At Sai t Su da ’s house she a ted ith i sole e a d stupidit . She s alded
Sai t Su da ’s hild e ho u a d s ea ed like az f o all that pai . The eal
she ooked as u t, s oked a d oil , that o o e ould e e eat it.
Go up i the atti a d hoose a hest as a e a d , said Sai t Su da .
As pa e t she pi ked the e est, the iggest a d the p ettiest hest, as she
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I ill take the iggest a d lea e , said the ugl gi l.
She e e left ithout sa i g good e, fea i g that Sai t Su da ould ha ge
he i d a d take a k he hest.
Retu i g to the la o e , it u t he so she ould ot take a pie…. At the
fou tai , the glasses sa k a d the ate d ied a d the hag’s gi l e ai ed ishful…..
A i i g at the pea t ee, hi h as sha ked f uit, the gi l ould ’t e e taste
the e ause the pea t ee e a e o e thousa d ti es talle tha it eall as a d
its a hes e e up i the louds.
I’ hu g ! I’ thi st ! said the ugl gi l.
These a e ot fo ou! eplied the o e , the fou tai a d the pea t ee.
Late she et the pupp .
A e kla e ade f o gold oi s! I’ll take that! said the ugl gi l.
This is ot fo ou! said the pupp a d it he .
Afte all that t ou le, she fi all a i ed ho e. Whe ope i g the ig hest, i
f o t of he othe , lots of d ago s a d eatu es a e out of it eati g the hag a d
he ugl gi l.
The old a a d his gi l li ed happil e e afte ….a d pe haps the a e still li -
i g….
Moral of the stor : If a perso is good at heart a d ho est, fate ill also e good to
hi . But if o e is e il a d proud, fate ill o k a d defeat hi .

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ODTU GELISTIRME VAKFI
OZEL ILKOKULU
TURCHIA

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THE FAIRY TALES
Fai tales, oth a ie t a d ode a d, ith agi a d a i als, e ha t the hild
a d defeat s all fea s; the a s e uestio s s/he a ’t ask et, the light up i agi-
atio .... ut the are also real , a ge e al e pla atio of life a o di g to Cal i o.
The orld is rei terpreted i a etaphori
a .
The fai tale is the pla e fo all h potheses:
it a gi e us the ke to e te ealit th ou-
ghout e paths,
it a help hild e to k o the o ld .
Gia i Rodari
Whe e did ’t k o it as so i porta t, so eo e had gi e us the joy to get
oursel es lost i a ook.