Legends, Myths, and Folktales

Legends, Myths, and Folktales — page 7 — DID YOU KNOW ive dragons al There are some real Komodo the giant that izards l today long foot dragons in They’re 10 Indonesia ive l S EA R C H LIG H T the following does the article not say dragons breathed Which of a ice b fire c mist 10

Legends, Myths, and Folktales — page 8 — DRAGONS B e asts of FireandMist According to a popular story there once lived a terrible dragon in a city where many people lived It had huge wings like a bat The flapping of its wings could be heard for miles It could kill an ox with a single blow Its eyes flashed And it breathed fire Every year the people of the city had to offer it a girl to eat or it would kill everyone One year it was the turn of Princess Sabra to face the dragon George the youngest and the bravest of the champions who protected the Christian church came forward to save her He wounded the dragon with his magic sword Ascalon The princess threw her sash around the dragon’s neck and pulled the beast to the marketplace where George killed it with a single blow George later became the patron saint of England People used to believe in all kinds of dragons The beasts roamed the land swishing their great scaly tails They flashed fiery glances from their enormous eyes They blew rings of poisonous smoke and breathed out flames of fire without ever burning their tongues In China and other Asian countries on the other hand the dragon or long is considered good lucky and a powerful protector of human beings The Chinese emperors adopted the dragon as their symbol Dragons are linked with water and they breathe out mist and clouds instead of smoke and fire You can see immense colorful paper dragons being carried during Chinese NewYear and other celebrations Maybe stories of dragons started because people found dinosaur bones and didn’t know what they were The bones would have looked like they came from a monster LEARN MORE READ THESE ARTICLES ATLAS THE BEARER OF THE WORLD A KOREAN FOLKTALE THE TIGER IN THE TRAP MYTHS AND LEGENDS FOLKTALES AND FABLES Answer a ice 11

Legends, Myths, and Folktales — page 9 — l l M a r r y M o usie EA R C H LIG S H T Who W i There was once a charming girl mouse who knew everything a young mouse should know She could gnaw holes climb high shelves squeeze into small spaces Her father felt a smart young mouse would make a fine husband for his daughter But the mother had other ideas My daughter is finer than anybody in the world She will not marry a mouse The father mouse wanted his daughter to marry a the Sun b a mouse c the wind daughter But the wind said The wall is greater than I am He has the power to stop me So the three of them took a journey to the Sun’s palace Great Sun the mother said Our daughter is so special we want her to marry someone who is greater than all others I am honored answered the Sun But there is someone greater than I As he spoke a cloud spread itself over the Sun’s face I am not really good enough for your daughter replied the cloud There is someone more powerful than I As he spoke the wind swept the cloud across the sky Now the mother asked the wind to marry her 12

Legends, Myths, and Folktales — page 10 — AN ASIAN FOLKTALE But the wall said I should not be the husband of such a delightful young girl It’s true that I can stop the wind which can toss the clouds which can cover the Sun But there is someone even greater Who asked the mother A mouse said the wall A mouse can pass through me or under me If you want a son-in-law who is the greatest in all the world find a mouse So the three mice went home happily and the daughter married a mouse LEARN MORE READ THESE ARTICLES A EUROPEAN FOLKTALE THE COUNTRY MOUSE AND THE TOWN MOUSE A STORY FROM JAPAN THE STONECUTTER D I D YO U K N OW There have been many famous m i c e i n c h i l d r e n s s t o r i e s including Mickey and Minnie Mouse Mighty Mouse Speedy Gonzales Pinky and the Brain Motor Mouse Danger Mouse Minute Mouse and Biker Mice from Mars Answer b a mouse 13

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