MrDonn.org - Genres of Children's Literature - Traditional (Folk & Fairy Tales, Myths, Legends, Fables, Proberbs) Lesson Plans Illustration

Traditional Stories
Lesson Plans, Games, Activities

Folktales, Myths, and Legends retold by Lin Donn (handouts to use in class)

Theseus and the Minotaur (Minoan/Greek)

Little Io (Greek Version) & Little Io (Roman Version)

Anansi the Spider (Africa, Ghana)

Loawnu the Wise Woman (Xia Times, Ancient China)

Wang the Peddler (Han Times, Ancient China)

The Warrior Well (Ancient Mongolia)

The Hero Twins (Maya)

Place of the Prickly Pear Cactus (Aztec)

Journey of a Princess (Aztec)

The Clever Coyote (Comanche Buffalo Myth)

Child of Water and Little Blue Rock (Apache Myth)

Wise Owl (Iroquois Myth)

More!