MEMBERS & VISITORS Your Virtual World Presents “A Cup Of Rice” Long ago, two young boys became the closest of friends. Both grew old together and each later became prime ministers of Korea. This is a true tale of loyalty, friendship, truth, and the wisdom of loving parents. This is a very old and true […]
Read moreMEMBERS & VISITORS Your Virtual World Presents “Tom Thumb” Long ago, in the merry days of good King Arthur, there lived a plowman and his wife. They were very poor, but would have been contented and happy if only they could have had a little child. One day, having heard of the great fame of […]
Read moreMEMBERS & VISITORS Native American Storytelling Storyteller Gene Tagaban, of Tlingit, Cherokee, and Filipino heritage, talks about the importance of storytelling as a tool to teach, entertain, and heal. Learn more about Gene HERE.
Read moreMEMBERS & VISITORS African Storytelling Oral storytelling is an African tradition. The National Museum of African Art, in Washington, D.C., is keeping the griot tradition alive and using it to encourage children to read more about Africa. Voice of America’s Saskia de Melker has more.
Read moreMEMBERS & VISITORS Your Virtual World Presents “The Legend of John Henry” Though the story of John Henry sounds like the quintessential tall tale, it is certainly based, at least in part, on an actual historical character. John Henry was an African American folk hero ranking with other imaginary legends like Pecos Bill and Paul […]
Read moreMEMBERS & VISITORS The old Native American storyteller named Iagoo has told a story about a magical hill called Tutokanula. Other mountains and hills were formed many years ago when the earth was young, but this hill magically appeared overnight. One day it was an ordinary rock, but overnight it rose and stretched until it […]
Read moreMEMBERS & VISITORS The story is a classic English literature children’s tale that tells the adventures of a mischievous, freshly-baked gingerbread man who jumps from Cook’s oven and flees in an attempt to escape being caught then eaten by the monkey and then by little Bobby. Your host, Binary Mouse, introduces Your Virtual World’s Campfire […]
Read moreMEMBERS & VISITORS Our story takes place in rural Alabama. Two crooks, Bill Driscoll and Sam have $600 between the two of them and figure they need another $2000 to pull off a fraudulent real estate scam. They have it all figured out. The two men are fugitives who have escaped to the Deep South […]
Read moreMEMBERS & VISITORS Domingo Siete is one of Mexico’s best known fairy tales. This is the Campfire Tales Series version of “Sunday Seven” starring young storyteller Sudhi Rao whose video animation was created by Your Virtual World as a gift of encouragement. It concerns fairies who remove the hump from a hunchback after […]
Read moreMEMBERS & VISITORS Your Virtual World presents one of only a few “full” uncut versions of its personalized videos in the Campfire Tale Series on our web site. We present here the complete tale, “Ali Baba And The Forty Thieves”. Ali Baba was a poor middle eastern man who stumbles across the hidden treasure cave […]
Read moreMEMBERS & VISITORS SHARE OR THINK ABOUT IT Would you like to be famous? In what way?
Read moreMEMBERS & VISITORS SHARE OR THINK ABOUT IT What roles do love and affection play in your life? Enjoy this short folktale of love and affection from one of America’s native tribes.
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