Stories, Myths, Legends
Written by Lin Donn
Some restrictions apply.
Before using these stories in your classroom, please see restrictions at the bottom of this page.
Ancient Myths & Folktales for Kids
Africa
Native American
How Raven Stole Crow's Potlatch (word)
How Raven Stole Crow's Potlatch (ppt)
Child of Water and Little Blue Rock (word)
Child of Water & Little Blue Rock (ppt)
Ancient Greek
Theseus and the Minotaur (word)
Theseus and the Minotaur (ppt)
Hades, Cerberus, and the Underworld
Baby Hercules & The 12 Labors of Hercules
The Charming Story of Eros & Psyche
King Midas and the Golden Touch
King Midas and the Donkey Ears
Story of the Just Plain Rotten King Tantalus
Perseus, Andromeda, and the sea god, Poseidon
The Gift of Fire - Zeus & Prometheus
How Aphrodite Caused the Trojan War
The Magic Rocks - a myth about Ares
The Cyclops Cave & The Sirens
(Greek, from "The Odyssey" by Homer)
NEW SECTION: Case
Files from The Hercules Detective Agency
(Greek myths written by Lin and
Donn Donn)
The Hercules Detective Agency Case File: How It All Started
The Hercules Detective Agency Case File: The Misunderstood Minotaur
The Hercules Detective Agency Case File: The Enchanted Well
The Hercules Detective Agency Case File: The Missing Olive Trees
The Hercules Detective Agency Case File: Kerberos on Strike
The Hercules Detective Agency Case File: The Very Inventive Rescue
The Hercules Detective Agency Case File: The Scaredly Fish
The Hercules Detective Agency Case File: The Tricked Bully
The Hercules Detective Agency Case File: The Stone Zoo
The Hercules Detective Agency Case File: The Reluctant Oracle
The Hercules Detective Agency Case File: Olympic Team Herc
The Hercules Detective Agency Case File: The Bad Barber
The Hercules Detective Agency Case File: The Talking Tools
The Hercules Detective Agency Case File: The Mad Machine
The Hercules Detective Agency Case File: The Constant Chatterbox
The Hercules Detective Agency Case File: The Voiceless Storyteller
More Case Files from the Hercules Detective Agency
Ancient China
The Legend of the Shadow Puppet
The Story of the Warrior Well (ppt)
Ancient Mesopotamia
The Legend of Gilgamesh - the First Superhero!
Gilgamesh Makes an Unusual Friend (ppt, illustrated)
Gilgamesh and the Tree of Eternal Life
How Marduk Became the King of ALL the Gods (word, Babylonian)
Purim, The Story of Esther and an ancient Babylonian (Persian) king
Ancient Rome
The Legend of Romulus and Remus
The Punic Wars & Hannibal of Carthage (elephants rule!)
Little Io (Roman Version)
Nero at the Circus Maximus (ppt)
Ancient Egypt
The Red Slippers - an Ancient Egyptian Cinderella story
Poor Soldier (Freedom of Speech in ancient Egypt)
Inca
Aztec
Place of the Prickly Pear Cactus
Maya
The Adventures of the Hero Twins (ppt)
Others
The Warrior Well (ppt, China, Mongolia)
The Legend of the Christmas Stocking (old legend, word)
Short Stories for Kids
based on USA historical events (Word format)
Written by Lin Donn
Was Columbus Smart about Safety?
Walking Home
(USA Homefront, WWII)
Martin Luther King Jr, Rosa Parks & the Montgomery Bus Boycott (word) (USA Civil Rights, 1955)
Same story in ppt format: Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, and the Montgomery Bus Boycott (ppt)
Written by Lin's author/artist Mom
- Dorothy Scalzo
1930's Life on the Farm during the Great Depression
Back of the Bus Civil Rights, 1935)
Welcome Home (Civil Rights, 1945)
Retold by Lin Donn
More Ancient History Powerpoints
The Most Ancient Race, the San People
7 Wonders
of the Ancient World (ppt)
All Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Powerpoints about Time
Holiday Presentations in PowerPoint format
Jan/Feb
Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, and the Montgomery
Bus Boycott - Black History Month
March/April
May/June
July/Aug
Sept/Oct
Was Columbus Smart about Safety?
Nov/Dec
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