FOLK TALES IN PUPPET THEATRE
  • INTRODUCTION
  • TASK
  • PROCESS
  • RESOURCES
    • Catalonia
    • Finland
    • Germany
    • Greece
    • Italy
    • Netherlands
    • Poland
    • Romania
    • Slovenia
    • UK
  • EVALUATION
  • CONCLUSION
  • TEACHER 'S PAGE

POLISH FOLK TALES AND LEGENDS

King Popiel and Mice  /   Piast the Wheelwright

The two tales 'King Popiel and Mice' and 'Piast the Wheelwright' come together and make a whole story. They are very old tales. They were first written in the old chronicles of Poland from 12th century.
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Twardowski

The legend about Twardowski is one of the most popular Polish tales. Twardowski was a real person. He lived in 16th century and was a magician at the court of king Zygmunt August. One of the stories about Twardowski says that  he summoned for the king the spirit of his beloved, dead wife Barbara.

Gingerbread from Toruń

The story about gingerbread comes from the town of Toruń in the north of Poland.
Also today there are many bakeries in Toruń. The town has been famous for its delicious gingerbread since 13th century. 
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Queen of the Baltic Sea

The story about the queen of the Baltic sea came to Poland from Lithuania a long time ago.
Amber is fossilized resin of prehistoric trees. You can find pieces of amber on sandy Baltic beaches.  It is yellow, orange, yeallow-green or light brown. It has been valued for centuries as a gemstone and used to make jewellery and decorative objects.

Basilisk

The story about the basilisk is a popular Warsaw legend. Its literary version was writen in 19th century by Artur Oppman.

PLAYS IN OUR SCHOOL

The Musicians from Brema (Germany) and Aesop's Fables (Greece)

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