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Ancient Myths & Folktales for Kids

Written by Lin Donn
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Africa

Why Anansi Has Eight Thin Legs (ancient story retold by Lin Donn)

The Lion's Whisker (ancient story retold by Lin Donn)

Why Rabbit Has Crooked Back Legs (ancient story retold by Lin Donn)

American Indian

Wise Owl (word)

Wise Owl (ppt)

How Raven Stole Crow's Potlatch (word)

How Raven Stole Crow's Potlatch (ppt)

Clever Coyote (word)

Clever Coyote (ppt)

Child of Water and Little Blue Rock (word)

Child of Water & Little Blue Rock (ppt)

The Invisible Warrior (ppt)

Ancient Greece

Theseus and the Minotaur (word)

Theseus and the Minotaur (ppt)

Hermes and Apollo (ppt)

Dionysus & Ariadne

Little Io

The Oracle at Delphi

Hades, Cerberus, and the Underworld

Hades and the King of Corinth

Apollo and Cassandra

Demeter and Persephone

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

Icarus and Daedalus, Wings

The Gift of Fire - Zeus & Prometheus

Pandora's Box

Zeus and the Great Flood

How Aphrodite Caused the Trojan War

The Magic Rocks - a myth about Ares

Legend of the Trojan Horse

The Cyclops Cave & The Sirens
(Greek, from "The Odyssey" by Homer)

Aesop and His Fables (ppt)

Fox and Crow (ppt)

Fox and Sick Lion (ppt)

NEW SECTION: Original Stories written by Lin and Don Donn, Case Files from The Hercules Detective Agency
Learn about Ancient Greece the easy way - with Herc and his buddies and their adventures in Ancient Greece

How It All Started

The Misunderstood Minotaur

The Enchanted Well

The Missing Olive Trees

Kerberos on Strike

The Very Inventive Rescue

The Constant Chatterbox

The Voiceless Storyteller

The Monster Under the Bridge

The Mischievous Trickster

The Monster on the Causeway

The Amazing Matchmaker

The Temple Worm

More Case Files from the Hercules Detective Agency

Ancient China

Loawnu the Wise Woman

Wang the Peddler

The Legend of the Shadow Puppet

The Real Story of Mulan (ppt)

Dragons (ppt)

The Story of the Warrior Well (ppt)

The Warrior Well (word)

The Warrior Well (ppt, China, Mongolia)

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

Horatius at the Bridge

The Punic Wars & Hannibal of Carthage (elephants rule!)

Little Io (Roman Version)

Nero at the Circus Maximus (ppt)

Nero Goes Insane (ppt)

Ancient Egypt

The Story of Rameses II (ppt)

The Red Slippers - an Ancient Egyptian Cinderella story

Poor Soldier (Freedom of Speech in ancient Egypt)

Creation Stories

Isis and Osiris

Inca

Manco Capac

Llama Legends

Aztec

Place of the Prickly Pear Cactus

Journey of a Princess

Maya

The Adventures of the Hero Twins (ppt)

Others

The Legend of the Christmas Stocking (old legend, word)

Happy Together (word)

Happy Together (ppt)

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)

The 1962 Seattle World's Fair

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

What is Archaeology?

How Man Began (early humans)

The Most Ancient Race, the San People

7 Wonders
of the Ancient World (ppt)

All Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

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

Powerpoints about Time

The Trouble With Time

Daylight Savings Time

Holiday Presentations in PowerPoint format

Jan/Feb

Chinese New Year

Groundhog Day

Presidents Day

Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, and the Montgomery
Bus Boycott - Black History Month

March/April

April Fool's Day

Earth Day Every Day

May/June

May Day, Beltane

Mother's Day

Father's Day

July/Aug

July 4th - Independence Day

Sept/Oct

Grandparents Day

Was Columbus Smart about Safety?

The Ghost with the Most!

Halloween Bats

Nov/Dec

Kwanzaa

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Stories, Myths, Legends
By Lin Donn>

Ancient Myths & Folktales for Kids

Written by Lin Donn
Some Restrictions Apply. Please see end of this page for restrictions.

Africa

American Indian

Ancient Greece

NEW SECTION: Original Stories written by Lin and Don Donn, Case Files from The Hercules Detective Agency
Learn about Ancient Greece the easy way - with Herc and his buddies and their adventures in Ancient Greece

More Stories written by Lin Donn

Ancient China

Ancient Mesopotamia

Ancient Rome

Ancient Egypt

Inca

Aztec

Maya

Others

Short Stories for Kids
based on USA historical events (Word format)

Written by Lin Donn

Written by Lin's author/artist Mom!
- Dorothy Scalzo

More Ancient History Powerpoints

7 Wonders
of the Ancient World (ppt)

Powerpoints about Time

Holiday Presentations in PowerPoint format

Jan/Feb

March/April

May/June

July/Aug

Sept/Oct

Nov/Dec

RESTRICTIONS

Is your material copyrighted and may I use it?

The question was: May I use your material? The answer is - absolutely, with a few restrictions. See below:

Teachers: Of course you can use our work in your classrooms with some restrictions as stated above. We hope you find it useful!

Note to Our Students: It's okay to copy little pieces of someone else's work as long as you do it in the right way. There are rules (laws, really) on how to do it. For more information, see this site: Copyright & Fair Use.

Links: If you need our permission to link to our site, you have it! Links to our site are encouraged and appreciated. Thank you!

Stories, Myths, LegendsBy Lin Donn>

Ancient Myths & Folktales for Kids

Written by Lin Donn Some Restrictions Apply. Please see end of this page for restrictions.

Africa

American Indian

Ancient Greece

NEW SECTION: Original Stories written by Lin and Don Donn, Case Files from The Hercules Detective Agency Learn about Ancient Greece the easy way - with Herc and his buddies and their adventures in Ancient Greece

More Stories written by Lin Donn

Ancient China

Ancient Mesopotamia

Ancient Rome

Ancient Egypt

Inca

Aztec

Maya

Others

Short Stories for Kidsbased on USA historical events (Word format)

Written by Lin Donn

Written by Lin's author/artist Mom!- Dorothy Scalzo

More Ancient History Powerpoints

7 Wondersof the Ancient World (ppt)

Powerpoints about Time

Holiday Presentations in PowerPoint format

Jan/Feb

March/April

May/June

July/Aug

Sept/Oct

Nov/Dec

RESTRICTIONS

Is your material copyrighted and may I use it?

The question was: May I use your material? The answer is - absolutely, with a few restrictions. See below:

Teachers: Of course you can use our work in your classrooms with some restrictions as stated above. We hope you find it useful!

Note to Our Students: It's okay to copy little pieces of someone else's work as long as you do it in the right way. There are rules (laws, really) on how to do it. For more information, see this site: Copyright & Fair Use.

Links: If you need our permission to link to our site, you have it! Links to our site are encouraged and appreciated. Thank you!

Stories, Myths, Legends
By Lin Donn>

Written by Lin Donn
Some Restrictions Apply. Please see end of this page for restrictions.

NEW SECTION: Original Stories written by Lin and Don Donn, Case Files from The Hercules Detective Agency
Learn about Ancient Greece the easy way - with Herc and his buddies and their adventures in Ancient Greece

Short Stories for Kids
based on USA historical events (Word format)

Written by Lin's author/artist Mom!
- Dorothy Scalzo

7 Wonders
of the Ancient World (ppt)