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Folklore is the written and oral stories from a culture. These narratives often have extraordinary people or animals who overcome some obstacle. Myths are stories that a culture uses to explain the origin of the world, unexpected events, and the mysteries of the natural world. Legends are stories that are presented as fact but have no factual support.
The ancient Greeks gave so much to literature -- fables, great playwrights, and of course, the Greek myths. Originally a way to...
November is designated Native American Heritage Month, but these passages should be of interest any time of the year. This set ...
Thirteen colonies in a land far, far away united and announced their independence from a distant, powerful monarch. No, it's no...
Teaching poetry can be made easy with a little wit, a splash of humor, and a dash of fun. This reading set has all that and mor...
While a young man's fancy may turn to love in the spring, it's on everyone's mind as February 14th, a.k.a. St. Valentine's Day,...
Christmas and children go together like, well, Santa's sleigh and flying reindeer. This reading set for younger students featur...
Older students will enjoy these Christmas reading passages from classic literature. From the poetry of “A Visit From St. Nichol...
It’s hard to believe that the same person who wrote “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” could write charming children’s poetry, but Rob...
A fable is a story with a moral, or lesson, at the end. Aesop, a Greek author in the 6th century B.C.E., is perhaps the most fa...
by James Baldwin from Old Greek Stories
Chapter 14, part III passage: One of the most famous...