LIST OF MOST USED ENGLISH WORDS …a fun and natural way to learn English Your Virtual World has compiled the four column list below of the 2,284 most commonly used words inthe English language. English is used and spoken by over 2,000,000,000 people around the world. It is the global default language of science, finance, […]
Read moreMEMBERS & VISITORS: Your Virtual World’s Campfire Tale Series Introduction “How To Improve Reading Skills” LIST OF MOST USED ENGLISH WORDS …a fun and natural way to learn English Your Virtual World has compiled the four column list below of the 2,284 most commonly used words inthe English language. English is used and spoken […]
Read moreMEMBERS & VISITORS: How To Improve Reading Skills Using “Raggedy Ann” …a fun and natural way to learn English Your Virtual World has compiled the four column list below of the 2,284 most commonly used words in the English language. English is used and spoken by over 2,000,000,000 people around the world. It is […]
Read moreMEMBERS & 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 “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 […]
Read moreMEMBERS & VISITORS Your Virtual World Presents “Anansi And Nothing” – African Folktale Within the ancient African kingdom of the Ashanti people in Ghana was born the story traditions about Anansi. Anansi the trickster is a spider, and is one of the most important characters of West African and Caribbean folklore. He is also known […]
Read moreMEMBERS & VISITORS Your Virtual World Presents “Beauty And The Beast” Based on the classic French fairy tale, the story of Belle, an intelligent young woman scorned by her townspeople for being a bookworm, weary of fighting off the advances of the arrogant Gaston, and dreaming of escape. Her father was a wealthy merchant and […]
Read moreMEMBERS & VISITORS Your Virtual World Presents “Aster And Other Flowers” Do you know that flowers, as well as people, live in families? Come into the garden, and our storyteller will show you how. Your host, Binary Mouse, introduces Your Virtual World’s Campfire Tales Series in the hosted version.
Read moreMEMBERS & 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 […]
Read moreMEMBERS & VISITORS Your Virtual World Presents “Beasts And Serpents” – African Folktale Do you know where the animals of the earth came from? Well, let our storyteller relate the fabled West African account of where the beasts and serpents REALLY came from. It all started out in a small West African village with a […]
Read moreMEMBERS & 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 […]
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 Your Virtual World Presents “A Municipal Report” “A Municipal Report” takes place in Nashville, Tennessee shortly after the American Civil War between the North and the South in the United States. It is told in the form of a report by a man who came to Nashville on business but whose name […]
Read moreMEMBERS & 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 […]
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 VELVETEEN RABBIT The Velveteen Rabbit lives in the nursery with all of the other toys, waiting for the day when the Boy will choose him as a playmate. The little cloth rabbit was given as a Christmas gift to a young boy. In time, the shy velveteen rabbit befriends the tattered Skin […]
Read moreMEMBERS & VISITORS “Puss in Boots”, is a French literary fairy tale about a cat who uses trickery and deceit to gain power and wealth. The youngest son thought about how to manage with this cat. Through cleverness Puss got a bag with lettuce then went to field and caught a rabbit then went straight […]
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 […]
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