TABLE OF CONTENTS Folklore: legends, myths, fables and fairy tales ................................................ 4 BEFORE READING ..................................................................................................................... 6 Chapter 1 King Arthur (English Legend) ................................................... 7 AFTER READING ..................................................................................................................... 12 Extension: Stonehenge ..................................................................................................... 15 BEFORE READING .................................................................................................................. 16 Chapter 2 Robin Hood (English Legend) ............................................ 17 AFTER READING ..................................................................................................................... 22 Extension: Sherwood Forest ..................................................................................................... 25 BEFORE READING .................................................................................................................. Chapter 3 Owain (Welsh Myth) .................................................................... AFTER READING ..................................................................................................................... Extension: Welsh Castles ................................................................................................ 26 27 33 36 BEFORE READING .................................................................................................................. Chapter 4 The Sprightly Tailor (Scottish Fable) ....................... AFTER READING ..................................................................................................................... Extension: Scottish Superstitions .................................................................................... 37 38 42 45 BEFORE READING .................................................................................................................. Chapter 5 Deirdre (Irish Fairy Tale) .......................................................... AFTER READING ..................................................................................................................... Extension: Irish Folklore ................................................................................................... 46 47 53 56 SUMMING-UP ACTIVITIES .......................................................................................... 57 GLOSSARY ......................................................................................................................... 60