Contents A Single Horn 4 Not So Strange 6 Unicorn Tales Around the World 8 Through the Middle Ages 14 All About the Horn 16 Catching a Unicorn 18 Looking in Nature 22 Unicorns Today 26 What Do You Believe 28 Glossary 30 Index 31 Words in the glossary appear in bold type the first time they are used in the text
A Single Horn Imagine taking a walk in the woods Suddenly you notice a large white animal through the trees It’s bent down drinking from a stream As you get closer you see it has the body of a horse It raises its head and you spot a single horn sticking out of its forehead It’s a unicorn Next you might find a camera and take a picture as quickly as you can An authentic photo would turn this creature from legend to actual animal While stories about unicorns have been passed down over centuries they’ve never been proven to be true Is it fair to label unicorns as a myth just because they’ve never been photographed or captured Let’s learn more about them before deciding if they could exist THE U.K. AND THE UNICORN The unicorn is on the coat of arms of the British queen Elizabeth II The legendary animal is a symbol of Scotland while the lion represents England In the coat of arms these animals are depicted or shown supporting a shield between them with more symbols within the shield representing England Scotland and Ireland The unicorn is a common decoration in Great Britain It’s found on the front gates of Buckingham Palace shown on the next page the Queen’s London home 4
FACT A IT'S The word unicorn was first used in the 13th century People have been talking about these creatures for a long time Unicorn comes from the Latin terms uni and cornu meaning having one horn 5
