Legend

A long long time ago in a deserted town called Romberine existed an old woman that liked very much to told stories. All the mornings were the same, the children went to school, the mommies cleaned the houses and the daddies sweated for their job. Amazingly by 6 p. m everybody stopped their activities and went to the old church. People may think they went to pray but it wasn't true they went there to hear stories from the old…...

According to Tom Harris, urban legends are modern fictional stories or myths passed "from person to person and frequently have the elements of caution, horror or humor. " Most of the urban legends are always false though some have proven true. They are mostly always inspired by a true story but tend to change in the course of transmission from one person to another. Moreover, it is hard to follow back an urban legend to its source, this is because…...

Long time ago, there was a scarecrow live in farm to save it from the birds. This scarecrow was so different from the other, because he want to talk with the crows and make friend with them, but all of the crows were scared from him. He feels lonely and he doesn’t have friends. So he decide to make friend with the crow by moving his hand to them and gave them some seeds, but they never gave him any…...

Who was Samuel Colt? He was a legendary inventor from Hartford, Connecticut that helped revolutionize the way the world produced firearms. Colt was born to a family of farmers, his father Christopher Colt was a farmer, however he later stopped farming and became a business man. Meanwhile Colt’s mother Sarah Colt passed when he was just six years old. His father remarried two years later and overall there would be six siblings in the Colt family. Despite being part of…...

In a rural country town called Dampier the legend of Red Dog was born. Affectionately known as the Pilbara wanderer, Red Dog travelled around Australia’s west coast in search of his mate and this is how it all began. Sitting in the middle of the road waiting for a ride hoping that someone would pick him up, Red Dog was discovered by a married couple on their way to a new life in a mining town called Dampier. They picked…...

The Mothman legend centers around a horrific event that took place in Point Pleasant, West Virginia on December 15, 1967. On that cold December evening, at around 4 p. m. , the U. S. Highway 35 Bridge, known as the Silver Bridge, collapsed. The Silver Bridge connected Point Pleasant, West Virginia and Kanauga, Ohio. Thirty-seven vehicles were on the Silver Bridge when it collapsed, sending 31 of those cars into the cold river water. Forty-six people perished and nine were…...

The many legends of Mariang Makiling tell of a young woman who lived on the beautiful mountain that separates the provinces of Laguna and Tayabas. Her dwelling place was never definitely known, because those who had the good luck to deal with her would wander about for a long time lost in the woods, unable to return; neither did they remember the way, nor were they agreed as to the place and its description. While some say her home was…...

I. Intro It experienced a long history. Many locations of the nation have actually been connected with a dragon which was the very first of four spiritual animals. Image of the dragon is a familiar image in the cultural life and spiritual of the Vietnamese from countless years earlier. For that reason, many areas of the country have been gotten in touch with them (Dragon, Unicorn, Turtle, Phoenix). The common Dragon Place-name is well-known in Vietnam such as: Thang Long…...

The story revolves around the birth, life, death and the creation of the legend of Osiris, the great king of ancient Egypt. Osiris was born as the son of Goddess Nut. His birth was a miracle in itself as Nut had to sidestep the curse of Re by adding five more days to the ordinary calendar. We understand right from the beginning that he is no ordinary person. His divinity is confirmed by the several auspicious signs that were seen…...

Latin American storytelling of the mythological Chupacabra, whose alleged sightings relate to those of aliens and vampires, regulate children’s behavior by implanting a fear of the unknown. Since 1995, stories about a strange, blood-sucking, goat-eating dog-like monster appear in many scholarly articles, journals, and books causing mass hysteria. With several misconceptions, witnesses believe the Chupacabra preyed on and mutilated goats and other farm animals. Articles, journals, books, and people’s stories have often compared and described the Chupacabra as a vampire…...

INTRODUCTION How the Spaniard influence Philippines literature. What are the changes made by the Spaniard to the Filipino tradition. How Spaniard change Filipinos life. Why did the Spanish friars burned down our ancestor records. What are the books printed during the Spaniard time SUMMARY OF PRE-SPANISH PERIOD The Pre Spanish Period The variety and abundance of Philippine literature evolved even before the colonial periods. Some parts of the Philippine literature are influenced by some Asian countries that first traded with…...

1. What purposes did myths serve to ancient peoples? The purpose myths served to ancient people were to keep them entertained and keep them interested in the stories. 2. How do creation myths differ from nature myths? Creation myths differ from nature myths because creation myths seek to explain how the earth came to be and nature myths seek to explain natural phenomena that happened. 3. What types of works make up the literary genre of folklore? The types of…...