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Call it what you will nincompoop, knucklehead, ninnyhammer, numskull, noodlehead stories of the fool have been around as long as people have been telling stories. Everyone has had a noodlehead day, a day when the brain takes a leave of absence and nothing but noodles seems to fill in the head space above the sinuses.

Martha Hamilton and Mitch Weiss Bio:

Martha Hamilton and Mitch Weiss are a husband-and-wife writing and storytelling team known as "Beauty and the Beast Storytellers." They have traveled the world sharing their passion for the oral tradition and the art of telling great stories. They have co-authored thirteen books and two audio recordings with August House. A number of their books have won prestigious awards including the Irma Simonton Black and James H. Black Award for Excellence in Children's Literature (awarded by Bank Street College of Education), Parents' Choice Award, National Parenting Publications Awards, and Storytelling World Award. Mitch and Martha's story collections include world tales that they tell in a conversational manner so that children can easily comprehend and then share the stories by telling them to other students. Parents and teachers can find a wealth of information on how to get children excited about reading, telling world tales, and making up their own stories at Mitch and Martha's website

Where the Stories Come From (Map)

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Introduction

13

(4)

Noodlehead Stories

The Boy Who Sold the Butter

17

(3)

Dead or Alive?

20

(3)

The Wise Fools of Gotham

23

(3)

The Farmer Who Was Easily Fooled

26

(3)

Juan Bobo and the Pot That Would Not Walk

29

(3)

Scissors

32

(3)

What a Bargain!

35

(3)

Whose Horse Is Whose?

38

(2)

The Donkey Egg

40

(2)

Such a Silly, Senseless Servant

42

(3)

No Doubt about It

45

(2)

When Giufa Guarded the Goldsmith's Door

47

(2)

The Men with Mixed-Up Feet

49

(3)

Next Time I'll Know What to Do

52

(3)

The Hunter of Java

55

(3)

Seven Foolish Fishermen

58

(3)

The King Brought Down by One Blow

61

(2)

Clever Elsie

63

(3)

The Man Who Didn't Know What Minu Meant

66

(3)

The Fool's Feather Pillow

69

(2)

The Ninny Who Didn't Know Himself

71

(2)

The Mayor's Golden Shoes

73

(3)

I'd Laugh, Too, If I Weren't Dead

76

(3)

General Tips for Telling Stories

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Follow-Up Activities

87

(4)

Appendix: Story Sources

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Noodlehead Stories

Noodlehead Stories

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