Myth-Folklore Anthology

Welcome to your first reading assignment for the semester! This is an anthology of stories from various units in the Myth-Folklore UnTextbook, and the goal is to introduce you to some of the many different kinds of stories you can choose to read and learn about this semester. It should take you approximately one hour to read through these stories and write up your notes in a blog post. Remember, you are "reading like a writer," taking notes about details, characters, plot twists, etc. that can inspire you to tell your own story based on a story from this reading unit.

This Anthology is also an introduction to Google Sites, which you might be using to create your project website later this semester. You can see what you think about the Google Sites platform as you read through these story pages:

• Origins: Here you will find two different origin stories, one about "the man in the moon" and the other about "the rabbit in the moon."
• The Divine: On this page you will read about the Japanese storm god, Susanoo, and his battle with the serpent Orochi.
• The Supernatural: This page features a ghost story from the Teton (Lakota) people.
• Metamorphosis: You may already know the Greek myth of Pygmalion, a sculptor who falls in love with a statue.
• Tricksters: This page features an Indian folktale in which a very tricky jackal manages to outwit a tiger.
• Fables: This page contains four Aesop's fables about lions, with the lion playing a different role in each one.
• Fairy Tales: The final story is a variation on Beauty and the Beast, with a basilisk for the beast.