STORIES I LIKE FROM AROUND THE WORLD

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MY FAVOURITE
MYTHS,LEGENDS &
FOLKTALES

2. All cultures have stories. They are called myths, folk
tales, fairy tales, legends, and fables.

3. MYTHS
 A myth is a traditional story
that explains the beliefs of a
people about the natural and
human world.
 The main characters in
myths are usually gods or
supernatural heroes. The
stories are set in the distant
past.

4. LEGENDS
 A story in the past about a
historical person.
 Passed down through
generations
 • Originally not written down
 • Involves heroes
 Some examples :
i. the tales of Odysseus from
Ancient Greece
ii. Beowulf from the Norse lands
iii. King Arthur from Old
England

5. FOLKTALES A folk tale is a story
with no known author
that usually teaches a
lesson.
Examples of American
folktales include: Red
Riding Hood, Paul
Bunyan, Jack and The
Bean stalketc.

6. AFRICA

7. AFRICA & EGYPTIAN
ANANSI,
THE
SPIDER
ANUBIS
THE SPHINX
EGYPTIAN GODS
OSIRIS

9. EUROPE

10. GREEK
PERSEPHONE &
HADESPERSEUS KILLS
MEDUS
ATHENA
CURSES
ARACHNE THE SIRENS
PROMETHEUS,THE
FIRE THEIF
PANDORA’S
JAR

12. CELTIC
DRUIDS
LEPRECHAUNS
WITCHES
ELVESBANSHEE
PIXIES
KING ARTHUR
DRAGONS
FAIRIES
GNOMES

13. NORSE
BEOWULF KILLIG
MONSTERS
THE NINE REALMS
RAGNAROK & FREYR
FREJYA, THE CAT
GODESS
HEL WITH LOKI’S
CHILDREN
THOR,THE GOD OF
THUNDER
THE
VALKYRIE

14. AMERICAN
THE HEADLESS
HORESEMAN
LA LLRONA
BRER RABBIT
NATIVE AMERICAN
HEALERS
CHUPACABRA
WENDIGO
BIGFOOT

15. ASIA

16. INDIAN
TATAKA
LAKSHMI,DURGA &
SARASWATI
AKBAR & BIRBAL
SHIVA
GANGA

17. JAPANESE
OKUNINUSHI &
THE HARE
IZANAGI &
IZANAMI
AMATERASU COMES OUT OF HER
CAVE
KITSUNE THE WEAVER & THE
COWHERD MOMOTAROGASHADOKORO

18. CHINESE
NUWA & FUXI
PAN GU:CREATION OF
EARTH
CHINESE
DRAGON
CHINESE ZODIAC
THE WHITE SNAKE
DEMNESS
THE JADE
EMPEROR
THE 8 IMMORTALS

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