Myths And Legends

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1 Myths, Myths, Myths, Myths, Legends, Legends, Legends, Legends, Folk Tales, Folk Tales, Folk Tales, Folk Tales, & Fairy Tales Fairy Tales Fairy Tales Fairy Tales What is a What is a What is a What is a myth? myth? myth? myth?

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Myths, Myths, Myths, Myths, Legends, Legends, Legends, Legends, Folk Tales, Folk Tales, Folk Tales, Folk Tales,

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What is a What is a What is a What is a myth?myth?myth?myth?

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A myth is a story that A myth is a story that A myth is a story that A myth is a story that attempts to explain major attempts to explain major attempts to explain major attempts to explain major

events in the world.events in the world.events in the world.events in the world.

What is a What is a What is a What is a myth?myth?myth?myth?

The main characters can The main characters can The main characters can The main characters can include heroes along with include heroes along with include heroes along with include heroes along with gods or other creatures.gods or other creatures.gods or other creatures.gods or other creatures.

What is a What is a What is a What is a myth?myth?myth?myth?

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What is a What is a What is a What is a legend?legend?legend?legend?

It is a story usually based on a true It is a story usually based on a true It is a story usually based on a true It is a story usually based on a true event in the past. Over time, the event in the past. Over time, the event in the past. Over time, the event in the past. Over time, the story is handed down and may story is handed down and may story is handed down and may story is handed down and may

change to become sort of mythical.change to become sort of mythical.change to become sort of mythical.change to become sort of mythical.

What is a What is a What is a What is a legend?legend?legend?legend?

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Legends usually have a real hero at Legends usually have a real hero at Legends usually have a real hero at Legends usually have a real hero at the center of the story and are often the center of the story and are often the center of the story and are often the center of the story and are often

set in fantastic places.set in fantastic places.set in fantastic places.set in fantastic places.

What is a What is a What is a What is a legend?legend?legend?legend?

What is a Folk Tale?What is a Folk Tale?What is a Folk Tale?What is a Folk Tale?

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What is a Folk Tale?What is a Folk Tale?What is a Folk Tale?What is a Folk Tale?

A folk tale is a A folk tale is a A folk tale is a A folk tale is a story with no story with no story with no story with no known author. known author. known author. known author.

Folk tales are passed Folk tales are passed Folk tales are passed Folk tales are passed down from one down from one down from one down from one generation to generation to generation to generation to

another by word of another by word of another by word of another by word of mouth.mouth.mouth.mouth.

What is a Folk Tale?What is a Folk Tale?What is a Folk Tale?What is a Folk Tale?

There are often There are often There are often There are often many versions of many versions of many versions of many versions of the same tale.the same tale.the same tale.the same tale.

The main characters The main characters The main characters The main characters in folk tales are in folk tales are in folk tales are in folk tales are often animals.often animals.often animals.often animals.

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What is a fairy tale?What is a fairy tale?What is a fairy tale?What is a fairy tale?

A fairy tale takes the A fairy tale takes the A fairy tale takes the A fairy tale takes the reader into an reader into an reader into an reader into an invented world invented world invented world invented world

where the laws of where the laws of where the laws of where the laws of nature as we know nature as we know nature as we know nature as we know

them do not them do not them do not them do not operate.operate.operate.operate.

What is a fairy tale?What is a fairy tale?What is a fairy tale?What is a fairy tale?

They are usually They are usually They are usually They are usually written for children written for children written for children written for children and may include and may include and may include and may include fairies, giants, fairies, giants, fairies, giants, fairies, giants, dragons, elves, dragons, elves, dragons, elves, dragons, elves,

goblins, dwarves, goblins, dwarves, goblins, dwarves, goblins, dwarves, etc.etc.etc.etc.

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