CONTENTS 10 10 12 14 What Is a Legend Why Are Legends Told Themes in Legends Legends Retold The Legend of King Arthur The Legend of Hiawatha Let's Compare The Legend of Atlantis The Legend of EI Dorado Let's Compare Alligators in New York The Legend of Big Foot Let's Compare Write Your Own Legend Glossary For More Information 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 31 Index 32
WHAT IS A LEGEND ome stories are What Is a Legend based on history but are not completely true They are called legends Legends tell of a time place or person as though the events actually took place Robin Hood is an example of a legend A statue of Robin Hood stands in Nottingham
WHAT IS A LEGEND Long ago people in England thought that some of the laws there were not fair to poor people They told stories about a man named Robin Hood who took money from the rich to help the poor Many legends were first told aloud and passed down through many generations This meant that many versions of the same story were told Eventually legends were written down Generations are groups of people born at around the same time The legends we read in books today were first told long
