Our Original Stories &  Our Loosely Retold Myths & Legends   Short Ancient Myths & Folktales Retold by Lin Donn for use in the classroom as handouts Anansi the Spider  (Africa, Ghana) The Lion's Whisker (Africa, Kush/Nubia) Place of the Prickly Pear Cactus (Aztec) Journey of a Princess (Aztec, grades 6-12) Wise Owl (Iroquois Myth) How Raven Stole Crow's Potlatch  (Northwest Coastal Pacific Myth) Clever Coyote (Comanche Buffalo Myth) Child of Water and Little Blue Rock (Apache Myth) Theseus and the Minotaur (Minoan/Greek) Little Io (Greek Version)  Legend of the Trojan Horse (Greek) The Cyclops Cave & The Sirens (Greek, from "The Odyssey" by Homer)  The Oracle at Delphi (Greek Myth)  Zeus, Hades, and the King of Corinth (Greek Myth) Apollo and Cassandra (Greek Myth)  Pandora's Box (Greek Myth)  Demeter and Persephone (Greek Myth)  Hercules (Greek Myth)  Loawnu the Wise Woman  (Xia Times, Ancient China) Wang the Peddler (Han Times, Ancient China) The Legend of the Shadow Puppet (Han Times, Ancient China) The Legend of Gilgamesh (Sumerian) How Marduk Became the King of ALL the Gods (Babylonian) Little Io (Roman Version, which is exactly the same as the Greek version with Roman god names, because that's how the Romans did things) The Legend of Romulus and Remus (Ancient Rome) Horatius at the Bridge (Ancient Rome)  The Punic Wars & Hannibal of Carthage (Ancient Rome) The Warrior Well (Ancient Mongolia) The Hero Twins (Maya) Happy Together (Russian Folktale)  Original Short Stories  Written by Lin Donn, for use in the classroom as handouts   Walking Home (US Homefront, WWII) Rosa Parks & the Montgomery Bus Boycott (Civil Rights, 1955) The 1962 Seattle World's Fair  Written by Lin's author/artist Mom  1930's Life on the Farm during the Great Depression Back of the Bus (Civil Rights, 1935) Welcome Home (Civil Rights, 1945) You Be the Detective (written by Lin for Askacop.org) The Flyer   The Babysitter   Joey's Turn   The Coldest Day   The List  Was Columbus Smart about Safety?  Free Presentations in PowerPoint format   Retold by Lin Donn; illustrated by Phillip Martin  PPT's: Ancient History  Archaeology for Kids Early Humans Rameses II (Egypt)  Hermes & Apollo (Greece)  Nero at the Circus Maximus (Rome)  Nero Goes Insane (Rome)  Ancient Chinese Dragons (China)  Warrior Well (China/Mongolia)  The Story of Mulan (China)  PPT's: Native Americans The Hero Twins (Mayas)  The Invisible Warrior (Woodland Indians, A Cinderella Story)   Wise Owl (Northeast Woodland Indians, an Iroquois Myth) Clever Coyote (Plains Indians, a Buffalo Story) Child of Water & Little Blue Rock (Southwest Indians, An Apache Myth)  How Raven Stole Crow's Potlatch (NW Pacific Coastal Indians)  PPT's: Holidays Kwanzaa (African American)  Groundhog Day (American)  PPTs: Aesop's Fables Aesop and His Fables  The Fox and the Crow  The Fox and Sick Lion  PPT's: 7Wonders of the Ancient World The Seven Wonders (Index)  Great Pyramid at Giza   Hanging Gardens of Babylon  Statue of Zeus at Olympia  Temple of Artemis at Ephesus  Mausoleum at Halicarnassus  Colossus of Rhodes  Lighthouse at Alexandria  Free Clip Art  All Rights Reserved    Clip Art Credit: Phillip Martin Have a great year!