Do Tell Story Swap
Denmark: The Bed Just So
Do Tell Story Swap Summaries
February 10, 2026
2026 Virtual Story Swap via Zoom sponsored by the Storytelling Association of California (SAC)
Previously Featured Stories
Ireland - Billy Beg and the Giants
Australia - Aboriginal Tracker
Mexico - The Wise Woman of Córdoba
Scotland - Archie and the Little People
Pacific Islands - The Eight Cow Woman
Bali - Tirta Empul
Mexico - Snowing Tortillas
Haiti - The Story of Owl
Norway - The Seventh Father of the House
American Folktale: Halfway up the Mountain
American Folktale: The Wish Ring
Arab Tale: The Friend of a Friend of a Friend
African Folktale - A Mende Story
Swap Summaries
Our hosts:
Katy Mangan
Vicky Ness
Check back every month for insights, resources, and tips from our storytellers!
By Brandon Spars
Published in The Story Beast, Fall 2023 Issue, p 38-41
By Vicky Ness
By Brandon Spars
Published in The Story Beast, Summer 2023, p 35-38
By Meg Brown
By Vicky Ness
By Katy Mangan and Brandon Spars
Published in The Story Beast, July 2022 Issue, p 7-8
Beverly Schwartz called in from Albany, New York, to share a story about a mouse that terrorized her and her three cats.
Beth Wakelee told a traditional folk tale about a king who wanted a tower to reach the moon – always a recipe for disaster!
Kenneth Foster, zooming in from Ephraim, Utah, told a story of a wealthy man with two wives. He gave each the advice to “Spread your fingers when you eat.” One understood the meaning of that advice, but the other did not.
Laurie Reaume told about putting hours of effort into a Halloween costume only to be outdone.
Walter Wilson, in Sacramento, gave us a thrilling adaptation of Paul Revere’s famous ride.
Vicky Ness told an evocative story about an album cover with no record inside, but a profound message on the outside.
Rose Owens shared her adaptation of Jonathan Allen’s story, Mucky Moose. Mucky is a moose who “smells like yucky swamp juice.” How can that turn out well?
Sharon Elwell told the old story of the peddler who helped people to deal with their troubles by putting them all up on a Trouble Tree.
Renu Narayan called in from India to tell the story of a man with three vices: He was a thief, a liar, and a drinker. When he gave up just one vice, everything changed for him.
Genevieve Franklin reminded us of the long-ago presidential race between McGovern and Ricard Nixon and led us to think about the implications for our present time.
Katy Mangan ended the evening with a return to Eduardo’s word of magic and mystery, this segment centering on Eduardo’s return home after a 10-year absence.
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Do Tell Story Swap Summaries
January 13, 2026
Chester Weems zoomed in from Oklahoma with a wild story about how his Uncle Bill won a medal in the war. It wasn’t true, or was it?
Beth Wakelee told a Chinese parable about a thief whose greed proved to be his undoing.
Renu Narayan came to the swap from India to share a story she wrote about a man who took pride in his thick head of hair until he became the object of town gossip.
Sharon Elwell shared a story about a wealthy investment broker who tried to teach his son how to invest wisely.
Vicky Ness gave us a glimpse into her wild imagination with a story about Miss Edna, who tested her powers of seduction against Mother Nature herself.
Katy Mangan concluded the evening with a story about a favorite character of her invention: a British woman who talk to trees, Shirley Anne.
