Your Virtual World Presents “One Day Is Christmas”

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12 Feb

MEMBERS & VISITORS Your Virtual World Presents “One Day Is Christmas” This is a story about Christmas Day at an orphanage not so long ago and not so far away. A kindly old man turns a lousy no-good rotten Christmas into a day to remember for life. Your host, Binary Mouse, introduces Your Virtual World’s […]

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Your Virtual World Presents “Santa’s Favorite Reindeer”

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12 Feb

MEMBERS & VISITORS Your Virtual World Presents “Santa’s Favorite Reindeer” This is the TRUE story of Santa’s favorite reindeer with the bright red nose. Do you remember his name? Yup, Rudolph! Your host, Binary Mouse, introduces Your Virtual World’s Campfire Tales Series in the online version.

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Your Virtual World Presents “A Cup Of Rice”

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12 Feb

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 […]

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Your Virtual World Presents “Abandoning The Old Ones” – Korean Folktale

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12 Feb

MEMBERS & VISITORS Your Virtual World Presents “Abandoning The Old Ones” – Korean Folktale In this ancient Korean folk tale, we learn of a loving and dedicated son who refused to follow the custom of taking his very old parent to the mountain and leaving him to die. When the Emporer was able to find […]

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Your Virtual World Presents “Honourable Minu” – African Folktale

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12 Feb

MEMBERS & VISITORS Your Virtual World Presents “Honourable Minu” – African Folktale Do you know somebody who constantly seek fame, riches, and all of the material pleasures of life? Listen to the tale of Minu, a very rich man living near the coast in West Africa. The poor villager travels to the big city of […]

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Your Virtual World Presents “A Pair Of Silk Stockings”

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12 Feb

MEMBERS & VISITORS Your Virtual World Presents “A Pair Of Silk Stockings” Little Mrs. Sommers suddenly and surprisingly gets fifteen dollars, which seems like a large amount to her. She now feels wealthy and considers how to best invest her newfound wealth. During the night, she thinks of a sensible use for the money. She […]

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Your Virtual World Presents “Snow White”

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12 Feb

  MEMBERS & VISITORS: Your Virtual World Presents “Snow White” Long ago, in a land far away, a wicked queen asks her Magic Mirror, “Who is the fairest one of all?” and is told that Snow White, her blossoming stepdaughter, is now the “fairest one of all.” In an envious rage, the queen orders a […]

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Native American Storytelling

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12 Feb

MEMBERS & 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.

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African Storytelling

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12 Feb

MEMBERS & 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.

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Your Virtual World Presents “The Legend of John Henry”

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12 Feb

MEMBERS & 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 […]

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Your Virtual World Presents “The Little Boy And Girl In The Clouds” -Native American Folktale

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12 Feb

MEMBERS & 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 […]

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Your Virtual World Presents “Princess Pyongyang And Ondal”

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11 Feb

MEMBERS & VISITORS This children’s folk tale tells of a strong-willed princess who falls for a foolish woodcutter and helps him seize his destiny to become great. Her father, the king, had once threatened his daughter that if she did not stop crying, she would be forced to marry Ondal, the village fool. Guess what? […]

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Your Virtual World Presents “Sunday Seven” (Mexican Fairy Tale)

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11 Feb

MEMBERS & VISITORS Two humpback woodcutters find both fortune and misfortune is this story. The hardworking one meets some fairies and the other meets some evil ogres. “Domingo Siete” is one of Mexico’s best known tales. Any time somebody has done something very foolish the others will say, “y salio con su Domingo […]

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Your Virtual World Presents “Cinderella”

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11 Feb

MEMBERS & VISITORS There once was a widower who remarried. His second wife was ill-natured. The man had a beautiful, gentle daughter of his own, and she was soon to become the servant of her evil step-mother. They called her Cinderella. The King needed to find a queen for his prince, so he threw a […]

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Your Virtual World Presents “Sleeping Beauty In The Wood”

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11 Feb

MEMBERS & VISITORS Once upon a time there was a king and a queen, who were very sorry that they had no children,—so sorry that it cannot be told. At last, however, the Queen had a daughter. There was a very fine christening; and the Princess had for her godmothers all the fairies they could […]

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Your Virtual World Presents “Big Paul Bunyan”

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11 Feb

  MEMBERS & VISITORS: Paul Bunyan is a lumberjack figure in North American folklore and tradition. One of the most famous and popular North American folklore heroes, he is usually described as a giant as well as a lumberjack of unusual skill, and is often accompanied in stories by his animal companion, Babe the Blue […]

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Your Virtual World Presents “The Ransom Of Red Chief”

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11 Feb

MEMBERS & 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 […]

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Your Virtual World Presents “Domingo Siete”

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11 Feb

MEMBERS & 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 […]

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Your Virtual World Presents “Abandoning The Old Ones”

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11 Feb

MEMBERS & VISITORS In this ancient Korean folk tale, we learn of a loving and dedicated son who refused to follow the custom of taking his very old parent to the mountain and leaving him to die. When the Emperor was able to find help solving very perplexing riddles he came to learn how the […]

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Your Virtual World Presents “Ali Baba And The Forty Thieves”

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11 Feb

MEMBERS & 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 […]

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