Weird Animal - Wingdingdilly
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Legs
Body
Arms
Head
Tail
Describe your animal
Where does it
live (habitat)?
What species
(type) is it?
What does it
eat (diet)?
Superpower?
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Mythical Creatures
Aim
To advertise a mythical monster.
Research
Heroes have to fight against evil, usually in the form of powerful monsters or supernatural creatures.
For example, the hero Gilgamesh had to kill the monster Humbaba in his quest for life everlasting.
Find out about the following creatures and write a brief description of each one on the chart:
Find out which myths the monsters above come from and draw your own chart showing the
information.
Advertising
Read some myths that have creatures or monsters in them.
Imagine you are advertising a movie about a mythical creature. Design and publish a movie poster
using one of the creatures from myths you have read.
Philippine Mythical Creatures
Philippine mythology does not have a formal pantheon of gods like other mythologies from around
the world like the greek mythology, but rather the people keep the idea of mythological creatures
alive. Although there is no scientific proof for these creatures, the Philippine people, also known as
'Filipinos', have a strong belief in them and say that only pure and good people can see these
creatures. One of the most famous and unique creatures known to the Filipinos is the Aswang. The
Aswang is a shapeshifter with a human-like form by day and another form by night. The Aswang
shifts into a bat or more commonly into a black dog that attacks people. They eat humans and love
the internal organs such as the liver. Filipinos love to eat intestines and livers, not only because it
taste good but also because they say it helps protect against the Aswang. You can kill an Aswang by
cooking the pieces and eating the dog so that it will not come back to life.
Another popular mythical creature is the Manananggal, which is a vampire-like shapeshifter. When
the Manananggal is in its human form, it is said to look like an old woman and smell like rotten
eggs. The Manananggal shifts into a vampire creature with wings at night who can only fly when it
seperates its body starting from the lower torso. The legs stay in a hidden place while the upper
body flies to a houses to eat people with its tongue.That is the reason why Filipino people do not
like to go out at night in a forest area and why Filipinos bless their houses to ward the
Manananggals off. You can only kill a Manananggal if you find the lower body while its upper body
is flying and burn it.
There are many more mythical creatures that are also known to us, but are just called differently in
the Philippines such as the 'Multo' (ghost) or 'Mambabarang' (witch).
There is one interesting fact about the Multo that is different from a regular ghost, it is called the
'White Lady.' The White Lady is a ghost who is dressed in a white dress and has black long hair and
it is supposed to have red eyes. Nobody really knows what she does, but one thing is for sure, she
will hunt you and might scare you to death.
The good thing is, you can only find all of these mythical creatures at night only. So be careful and
listen in for the screeching Manananggal or watch out for the silent White Lady!
Listening or Reading Questions:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
What types of mythical creatures exist in the Philippines?
What does an Askal do?
What does a Manannangal look like?
How do you kill these creatures?
What can you find out about the Filipino people in this story/text?
Are you superstitious?
Vocabulary: Superstitious, Pantheon, Intestine, Mythical Creatures
Name:_____________
Date: _____
My Whingdingdilly
It has the head of _________________
It has the ears of _________________
It has the nose of ________________
© lucky to be in first It has the neck of _______________
It has the body of _______________
It has the legs of _________________
It has tail of ___________________
Name:
Part A:
Read.
There are lots of stories about fantasy animals.
Sometimes the animals were strong and killed
people; sometimes they were signs of good luck.
Here is some information about six famous fantasy
animals.
Unicorns were beautiful creatures like horses. They had a long pointed horn in the
middle of their foreheads. The horn was magical. If a unicorn put its horn in dirty
water, the water became clean. Unicorns were a sign of good luck, but only honest
people could see them.
Centaurs were wild creatures. They were half-man, half-horse. They lived a long
time ago in Greece. Most centaurs were soldiers but one centaur was different. His
name was Chiron. He was a famous teacher. When he died he changed into a star
called Sagittarius.
The Minotaur was a very scary creature. It had a bull’s
head and a man’s body. It lived in a labyrinth on an island
called Crete. If anybody went into the labyrinth, they got
lost and could never get out again. Every year, people from
the island of Minos sent 7 boys and girls into the labyrinth.
The Minotaur ate them.
One year, a brave man called Theseus killed the Minotaur.
He took a ball of string from a princess and used it to go in
and out of the labyrinth.
Chinese dragons were good, friendly and intelligent. They were made from the parts
of nine animals: a snake’s body, a fish’s scales, a clam’s stomach, a tiger’s feet, an
eagle’s claws, a camel’s face, a deer’s antlers, a cow’s ears and golden eyes.
Griffins were very strong creatures. They had a lion’s body and an eagle’s head and
wings. They could fly. They were the kings of all the animals and birds. They lived
in the mountains. Their nests were made of gold. They didn’t lay eggs, they laid
sapphires.
Part B:
Write the names of the creatures under the pictures.
Part B:
True or False.
1.
Griffins lived in trees made of gold.
2.
Centaurs had horns.
3.
People were afraid of the Minotaur.
4.
Unicorns could clean water.
5.
All of these animals were real.
6.
Chinese dragons had a tiger’s face.
Part C:
Answer Yes or No.
1.
Did a griffin lay eggs?
2.
Could a centaur fly?
3.
Did Theseus kill the Minotaur?
4.
Did unicorns have two horns?
5.
Was Chiron like other centaurs?
6.
Were Chinese dragons smart?
Part D:
Answer the questions. (Write full sentences please.)
1.
Where did the Minotaur live?
2.
What job did most centaurs do?
3
What is your favourite fantasy animal? Why?
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Strange Animals
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