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"Myths, legends, and fairytales are all folkloric stories, but they aren't interchangeable. The components of these stories are what makes them different. "

"The interactive map feature a couple of dozen historical sites that under the care of English Heritage. As the name of the map implies, each of the sites on the map is basis for a myth or legend."

"The Drop Bear legend tells of a large, arboreal, predatory marsupial related to the Koala that 'drops' on it's prey."

Using Pourquoi Tales to Foster Logical Reasoning A pourquoi (French for "why") is a terrific way to cultivate problem-solving and divergent thinking-core skills of logical reasoning-in the student learning framework. Logical reasoning is associated with the capacity to generate alternative ideas, and pourquois involve creating alternative ideas to explain a natural phenomenon in the world (e.g., why stars shine at night or how zebras got stripes).