Exciting people, places, and things [videorecording]
Children's Program
Young viewers ride on a train, watch deaf athletes compete, and see Bernard Bragg perform “The Lion and the Mouse.”
A follow-up series to the Four for You Fables and Fairy Tales. Each tape has five fables and two fairy tales. Fables are told by one of the cast members and then dramatized by the cast. In addition, two of the fables and one fairy tale are told twice. The first version is the traditional story, the second version is the way the story would have been told if Deaf people had created the story. Twice told tales are indicated by an asterisk (*).
Volume 1:
Fables: The Boys and the Frogs
The Wolf & the Kid*
The Mole & the Mother*
The Eagle & the Jackdaw
Two Goats
Fairy Tales: The Brave Little Tailor
How Six Made Their Way in
the World*
Volume 2:
Fables: The Jackass, Fox & Lion
The Cat & the Old Rat*
The Crab & the Mother
The Cat, Cock, & Mouse
The Wolf & the Goat*
Fairy Tales: Cinderella*
The White Snake
Volume 3:
Fables: Ants & the Grasshopper
The Wolf & House Dog
The Turtle & the Ducks*
The Wolf & the Shepherd*
The Ant & the Dove
Fairy Tales: Wonderful Tar Baby Story
Three Little Gnomes in the
Forest*
Volume 4:
Fables: The Bundle of Sticks*
The Cat & the Fox
The Peacock & the Crane
The Gnats & the Bull*
Mercury & the Woodsman
Fairy Tales: The Golden Goose*
The Nixie in the Pond
Volume 5:
Fables: The Man & the Lion*
The Owl & Grasshopper
The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
The Miser
The Jackass & the Grasshopper*
Fairy Tales: The Bremen Town Musicians*
The Ugly Duckling
Scenes portray Colonial crafts being made in Williamsburg, Virginia, plus zoo animals, chocolate-making, and old cars.
The Comprehensive Educational Resource Center at the Tennessee School for the Deaf produced this series of programs. Bart and Amy are signing bears made by Quiet Bears in Ventura, California. They read aloud and sign books. The purpose of the program is to provide a high interest method of introducing books to pre-school and elementary level children. The program is designed to be a catalyst for reading and conversation between parent and child and for classroom discussion. *Books are available to accompany each DVD.
Aesop’s fables and timeless fairy tales are told in ASL and performed by Freda Norman, Mary Beth Miller, Lou Fant and Patrick Graybill. Each fable is presented twice: first in a storytelling format and secondly in a dramatized version using minimal sets and props. The fairy tales are told by one of the talented members of the troupe. The stories told include:
Fables: The Wolf and the Shepherd Boy
The Fox and the Stork
The Old Lion and the Fox
The Milkmaid and Her Pail
Fairy Tales: Rumpelstiltskin
Little Red Riding Hood
Aesop’s fables and timeless fairy tales are told in ASL and performed by Freda Norman, Mary Beth Miller, Lou Fant and Patrick Graybill. Each fable is presented twice: first in a storytelling format and secondly in a dramatized version using minimal sets and props. The fairy tales are told by one of the talented members of the troupe. The stories told include:
Fables: The Lion and the Mouse
The Wolf and the Jackass
Three Bullocks and the Lion
The Dog and His Reflection
Fairy Tales: Hansel and Gretel
The Frog Prince
Bonus Story: The Farmer and His Three Sons
Aesop’s fables and timeless fairy tales are told in ASL and performed by Freda Norman, Mary Beth Miller, Lou Fant and Patrick Graybill. Each fable is presented twice: first in a storytelling format and secondly in a dramatized version using minimal sets and props. The fairy tales are told by one of the talented members of the troupe. The stories told include:
Fables: The Fox and the Grapes
The Birds, the Beasts and the Bats
The Cock and the Fox
The Fox Without a Tail
Fairy Tales: The Three Billy Goats Gruff
Rapunzel
Bonus Story: The Twelve Princesses
Aesop’s fables and timeless fairy tales are told in ASL and performed by Freda Norman, Mary Beth Miller, Lou Fant and Patrick Graybill. Each fable is presented twice: first in a storytelling format and secondly in a dramatized version using minimal sets and props. The fairy tales are told by one of the talented members of the troupe. The five volumes in the set include:
Fables: The Friends and the Wallet
A Raven and a Swan
The Goose and the Golden Egg
Doctor Toad
Fairy Tales: Jack and the Beanstalk
The Three Bears
Bonus Story: The Farmer and His Three Sons
Aesop’s fables and timeless fairy tales are told in ASL and performed by Freda Norman, Mary Beth Miller, Lou Fant and Patrick Graybill. Each fable is presented twice: first in a storytelling format and secondly in a dramatized version using minimal sets and props. The fairy tales are told by one of the talented members of the troupe. The five volumes in the set include:
Volume 1:
Fables: The Sun and the Wind
The Mice and the Weasels
The Bear and the Bees
The Fox and the Crow
Fairy Tales: The Tortoise and the Hare
The Three Little Pigs
Bonus Story: The Twelve Princesses