Aaron’s History Index
Here is a historic guide to Aaron Shepard’s stories and scripts, both online and off. Use it to quickly locate works related to a specific historical period. All listed works by other authors have been adapted by Aaron.
Note: Links to online formats or book info take you to different parts of this or an associated site.
Ancient
The Princess and the God: A Tale of Ancient India
Note: Princess of India is the picture book version of this story. “Savitri” is an older title of both the story and the picture book.
ONLINE — | Story | | Reader’s Theater | | Reader’s Theater (Team) | | Reader’s Theater (Trad. Chinese) | | Storytelling |
BOOKS — | Picture Book | | Folktales on Stage | | Stories on Stage (1st Edition) |
MUSIC — | Savitri |
The Prince Who Had Everything: The Legend of the Buddha
ONLINE — | Story |
How Violence Is Ended: A Buddhist Legend
ONLINE — | Story | | Reader’s Theater | | Storytelling |
Abraham and the Idols: An Islamic Legend
ONLINE — | Story |
The Stone in the Temple: An Islamic Legend
ONLINE — | Story |
The Flame of Peace: A Tale of the Aztecs
By Deborah Nourse Lattimore
BOOKS — | Stories on Stage (1st Edition) |
Medieval
The Mountain of Marvels: A Celtic Tale of Magic
Note: “Lady of Marvels” is the shorter version of this story.
ONLINE — | Story | | Story (Shorter) |
BOOKS — | Mini-Novel |
The Sea King’s Daughter: A Russian Legend
ONLINE — | Story | | Reader’s Theater | | Reader’s Theater (Trad. Chinese) | | Storytelling |
BOOKS — | Picture Book | | Coloring Book | | Folktales on Stage |
MUSIC — | Lateral Lines |
The Swan Knight: A Medieval Legend
ONLINE — | Story |
BOOKS — | Mini-Novel |
The Lady of Stavoren: A Dutch Legend
Note: “The Most Precious Thing in the World” is the shorter version of this story.
ONLINE — | Story | | Story (Shorter) |
The Man Who Sang to Ghosts: A Japanese Legend
ONLINE — | Story |
BOOKS — | Mini-Novel | | 13 Scary Ghost Stories |
Robin Hood
BOOKS — | Graphic Novel |
Early Modern
The Baker’s Dozen: A Saint Nicholas Tale
ONLINE — | Story | | Reader’s Theater | | Reader’s Theater (Team) | | Reader’s Theater (Spanish) | | Reader’s Theater (Trad. Chinese) | | Storytelling |
BOOKS — | Picture Book | | Picture Book (Spanish) | | Coloring Book | | Readers on Stage | | Folktales on Stage |
The Harvest That Never Came: A Swedish Legend
ONLINE — | Story |
Since 1800
The Legend of Slappy Hooper: An American Tall Tale
ONLINE — | Story | | Reader’s Theater | | Reader’s Theater (Team) | | Storytelling |
BOOKS — | Picture Book | | Folktales on Stage |
AUDIO — | The Legend of Slappy Hooper |
The Christmas Truce
ONLINE — | Story | | Reader’s Theater | | Reader’s Theater (Team) | | Storytelling |
BOOKS — | Picture Book |
The War Prayer
By Mark Twain
ONLINE — | Reader’s Theater | | Reader’s Theater (Team) |
Casey at the Bat
By Ernest Lawrence Thayer
ONLINE — | Reader’s Theater |