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DOCOMENT BRSUME ED. 200 L4 1 O. 034- 542. -AO- CoW0-110-ElimabetheCOmp.,.-And:Othe T1 11ras Fairy Tales of the Sea (arid _Por X0achers 115TITEITioN Texas A 'and , N _Univ., College Stati errant -0011 Program. _ -SPANS- AGENCY . National Oceanic and.. Atmospheric dministrat ion !IDOL) -, Rockville, Nd National,Se Grant Program. lEPORT NO TAM U-SG-B 40 2 TA SG-S1 -403 P00 _DATE 81. NOTE 'AVAI1ABLE,FROM karine In fctematibri. Service, Sea rant Programe Texat;A&M Nai r., ..Colleg Station, TX :WM 43 ($4.50.,for -student-guide and $2.00- for teacher' guide4' prkde on reguekt) ;EDRS PRICE ME01 Plus Postage. PC .Not Avail ble from EDRS. DESCRIPTORS Basic Skills: Elementary Secrvidary Education:, *English. Instruction: Environmental Education: Culture: *Language Arts: *Legends: LiteratUre: *Marine Biology; Mythology; *Oceanography ABSTRACT Presented are 25 fair tales from around the world that are related to the sea.: Included in the teacher's guide are actiiitiesi'designed to serve as a catalystto stimulate varied classroom uses for the tales. The curriculum outline. provided- folio the English Language Arts Curriculum Framework suggested by the Texas Education Agency and covers speaking, listening, reading, and writing.- Among the recommended activities are listening to confirm Predictions playing _ a story, understanding literal and figurative lamguage, and treating written intervieis with story (Atithcor/OB) *************** ***** *** *********** Rep oductions supplied by EDRS are the best that .can be from the original )document. ************** *************************************** "PE.RAiltBION TO: REPRODUCE THIS tcs 'APARTMENT OF HEALT14:-..- EmitA-nos weLtAia MATERIAL INMICROFICRE, ONLY KATIONALINSTITUTE OF :-HAS BEEN GRANTED BY . otjeATIoN HI$ DOCUMENT-M,45'.pEENREORa= I DUCEO EXACTLY 'As RECEIVED. FROM THE.FpRsim OR ORGANIZATION ATING IT POINTS OF LNEW.OR.OPLNIONSI STATED OONOT NctEssil±RILy REFRE-,; ., sENT.OFpICIAL NATION_ INSTITUTE4F, EDUCATIONAL:REBOUROES 'POLICY EDucrk,Tt9N POSITION.. INFORMATION' CENTER (ERIC):" Texas A University Sea Grant-College Progra Febru ary -1981 TAMU7SG-81-4-02 Acknowledgemen We w uld like to acknowledge the Texas A&M University Grant College Program, -National OceaniF and Atmospheric.Administiition and 'U.S. Department of -ommerce for funding this publication, our owtOepattment Of English at Texas A&MUniversiry for its supPortr and the many peoples whci preseived and cherished these tales throughout the centuries. Eli2abeth Cowan en Davis Additional copies may be ordered. fro Marine Information Service Sea Grant College Program Texas A&M University College Station,Tekas 77843 $4.50 ab of Con Latin-America; -The Girl Fish ........ ... The-Serpents.. Eskinto A Nenets Tale.... ..., .......... .. ... The Story of Naliajuk,Idther of the Sea, Ruler of All Beasts,, the. Most Dangerous and Terrible of All-SpiritS, to Wliom &othing is Impossible . The Sea Lion--Hunt-.. .... --, ..-... 27 The House of the Sea ions 29 ,. The Rolm' Bear...... ...... .. ... , .... .. .,. .... 1 The Lake Monster . .. 35 The: Young Man He s ........ North Arnmkan India The Woman Stolen by Kjiler;Wliales . .43: The Empounded W .... 43 Australian A Fish Story.... .. ........... .. -African _ The'Sercielts Bride. 47-- The Martlage blithe in .. .. ....... The Go -Had ecl Ti ........... Asian The Flying Shirt.- ... .... ... 69 . Why the Ocean isa .. .... ..-..,. The Sea of Gold .79 European ossack j. 2 0 -- :---% The Story of Trenlsin, theird Zhar And, Nasrasia the Lovely M Jet of the 5 Russian - The Raven and die Lobste k-_.91 .. Salt . PE' ...1.. .. .. .A.t. - .... ..... r...93_ - , .; German --The:Fisherrnan and His Wife _SCandlnallan The Little- Merni aid 107- The Tnill's Datight 129 \Vithe-Sea .. .. ... .......... -efflee To help_ make students aware of the treasures of the sea-. fourrd in onrearliest litentture. xve have -onvilcd arid edited_ this international collection of fairy and folk tales which USU., the se:1'as a central theme. We hope this Collection Will arouse .., the reader's interest in the Oce:tri and its mysterieS..- Thi collection is the result of months of searches thiough- hundreds of volumes. \Xre have included rates from eve' inhafcited continent soThat American students can ,enjoy their- arced.' heritage. Our search led us to Houston. Boston, New ork Citir and WashinAton, D.C.' As far as 'we can determine, this-collection represents die Only /Volume of international fairy' and folk, tales exclusively about the. elirth's Seas. E.C. K.D. nee Upon a time there lived,. on the hank of a stream, a man and a woman who had a daughter: AS she was, an only child and very.prettlf besides, they never could Up their minis to punish her for hetfavits or to teach her rice manners; and as' for wOrk--she laughed in her:mother's face if she asked her to help_ cook the dinner or to wash the plates. All she girl would do was to spend her days in dancing and playing with her fends; and for any use she was to her- parents they might as well have hack no daughter at all However, one morning her mother looked so tired that even the selfish girl could not help seeing it and asked if there. was anything she was able to do, so that her mother might rest a little. The good woman looked so surprised and grateful for this offer that the girl felt rather ashained, an&at that moment would have scrubbed` down the ,,house if she had been requested; but her mother only begged her to lakelhe fishing-- net out to the bank of the river and mend some holes in it as her father intended to go fishing thatnil The girl took the riet and worked so hard that soon there was nut a hole to be round. She felt- quite pleased with herself, though she. had had plenty to amuse her, as everybody who passed by had stopped and had a chat with her But by this tive the sun was high Overhead, audkshe was just folding her net to carry it home again, when she heard a splash behind her and looking rekind she saw big fish jump into ,thg air. Seizing the net with both.:hands, she flung it into the water where the circles were spreading one behind the other, and more by luck than .skill, .drew out the fish. "Welf,'yot? aria beauty'" She cried to heelf; but the fish lookedup :,to heil and said: "You had better no Ifyou dO, twill turn you into.? a fish yourself!" The girl laughed with contempt,- and ran straight .to her mother. -Look what I have caught,- she s4id gaily; but it is almosta pity to cat it, for it -can-talk, and it declares that, if I kill it it will turn me into,a fish tool!' "Oh, put it back, put it back!" implored the mother. Perhaps it is skilled in magic. And I should die, and so could your fathei, if anything should, happen to you." "Oh, nonsebse, mother, what power could a creature like that have over me? Besides, Iamhungry, and if I don't have my dinner very soon, I shall be cross.r And off she went to gather some flowerS to stick in her hair. About hour later a horn blowing told lie that dinnerwas read "I i It It 't I.say that fish would be delicionS?"she tried; and plunging her spoon into the dish ihe girl helped herself to a large piece. Buttlie instant ittouched her mouth a cold shiver ran the6ugh her Her head seemed to flatten, and her eyes to loOk odd around the corners tier legs and her arms were stuck to her Sides, and she gasped wildly for breath: WO a mighty bound shesprang through the window'and fell into the rivek, where she soon felt better and was able to swim to the sea, which was, close by.4 No sooner had she arrived there than the sight of her sad face attracted the -notice of some of the other fishes,and they pressed round her, begging her to tell the tti her story. "cam not a fish at allsaid the new.i:orner, swallowing a great-deral of salt water as shcspoke; fOr you cannot learn'how to be a proper fish all in a moment: "I am not a fish at all but-a girl; at least I was a girl .a few minutes ago, only--'\Ar?d she ducked her head Under the waves so that they should riot see her-crying. "Only you did believe that the fish you-caught had poWer to carry out its threat," said an old tunny. never mind, . that has happened to all of us, and it rally i not a bad Cheer up-and come with.us and see our queen, who lives in a palace which is rn ch'more beautiful that anyyour queens can boast of" The nevi fish felt a little afraid of taking such journey; but as she wak still mdre afraid oh bangJeft-alone, she wayed,her tail in token of consent, and 'off they all set, huadredS- of them tngether. The people on the-rocks and In the ships that SI them pass said to each other: ' "Look what a-splendid shut!" and had no idea that they ere hastening to the,queen's palace; _but, then; dwellers on land have so little notion of what goes on in the bottorit of the sea! Certqnly the little- new fish had .none. She dad watched jelly-fish and nautilus sWirnming a little way beloW the stuface;, and beantiful coltpured sea-weeds floating about; but that Was _all. Note, when she lunged deeper her eyes=fellupon strange things.- , Wedges cif gold, great anchors, heips of pe4r1, inestimable stones, unvalued jewels- -all scattered in the bottom of the Sea! Dead men's bones werethere also withlong_wliite creatures who had never seen tht light, for theFmoStlydweltin the clefts f rocks where the Siin's-f4ys:could notsome,=-At first our little sh-- felt as if she were, blind also, btu by,ancf-by she began to ake put one object after another iii the green dimness, and by the time She had swum for a-few hours all clear: "Here at last," cried a big fish, going down into a deep 4 valley, for the sea has its mountains and-valleys just as much as the land.