Teaching & Learning English
Japan’s Yuki-onna is a beautiful woman with long black hair and pale skin who appears during snowstorms. She can blow cold breath that freezes people to death, but sometimes she’s kind. She might spare travelers or even fall in love with humans. The Yuki-onna represents both the beauty and the danger of winter in rural … Read more
My grade 6 students have been busy putting together an epic fantasy story book that is suitable for a middle school readership. There are, however, some parts that sensitive readers may find disturbing so here is an advisory: Note to Readers: 6-7 Yoshi Kingdom is a collaborative fantasy novel created by student writers. It contains … Read more
My grade 6 students have been busy putting together an epic fantasy story book suitable for a middle school readership. This team had something of an artistic disagreement when putting the final book together which resulted in this alternative version: This is a creative, collaborative fantasy adventure written in the style of a middle-grade or … Read more
My grade 6 students have been busy putting together an epic fantasy story book suitable for a middle school readership. Here is the result: This is a creative, collaborative fantasy adventure written in the style of a middle-grade or young adult novel. The themes are positive—focusing on friendship, courage, loyalty, sacrifice, and the triumph of … Read more
From West Virginia, USA, there’s the myth of the Flatwoods Monster. In 1952, a group of children and a local woman said they saw a weird human-like creature with a spade-shaped head, glowing red eyes, and a tight green suit. The creature made a hissing sound and smelled like metal. This myth is a classic … Read more
In Southern Africa, the tikoloshe is a small, tricky or evil spirit. Witches are said to summon it to torment their enemies, and it can cause illness, bad dreams, or even death. To protect themselves, people sometimes sleep with their beds raised on bricks or put a broom under the bed. Adults can’t see the … Read more
In Cameroon, Africa, the Jengu are water spirits that live in rivers and lakes. They look like beautiful mermaids. The Jengu are said to take humans underwater to their realm, where they teach them how to heal others and use magic. Many traditional healers in Cameroon claim they were taken by the Jengu and came … Read more
shooting: selecting levels: walking: (this is what I made, if it’s bad, please state out! I’m still improving it) PS. is there any more sound effects that i needs to make？
European folklore has the myth of changelings. People used to believe that fairies or trolls would steal human babies and leave a changeling in their place—usually a sickly or naughty fairy child. To check if a baby was a changeling, they’d do weird things, like putting the baby on a hot shovel (thinking the changeling … Read more
Japanese urban legend talks about the Ningen, a giant, pale human-like creature that lives in the Antarctic and North Pacific oceans. It’s said to be 20 to 30 meters tall, with smooth skin, no nose or mouth, and big human-like eyes. The Ningen started as a hoax on Japanese internet forums in the 2000s, but … Read more
The myth of the tulpa comes From Tibetan Buddhism. It is a being or object made purely by strong thoughts and meditation. Stories say people who practice meditation can make tulpas so real that others can see and even touch them. Later, Western people who studied magic became interested in this idea, so they created … Read more