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Fairy fakes

• Werewolves (or lycanthropes) are mythological creatures said to shapeshift from human to wolf-like form, especially when there is a fuli Moon.

• It was believed that an ordinary person could become a werewolf after being bitten or scratched by a werewolf, or placed underacurse.

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Kraken

(squidlike sea monster) Scandinavian

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Chupacabra

(vampirelike creature that kills farm and forest animals) Latin America

In 1917, two cousins named Elsie Wright and Frances Griffith, claimed to have photographed fairies in Cottingley, U.K. Many people, including Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (the author of Sherlock Holmes), believed the girls, although in the 1970s the photos were revealed to be a hoax.

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What is an urban myth?

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*hese are modern myths that start out as a joke or a horror story.

The most hair-raising tales soon spread through the community.

■ Wild alligators roam the sewers of New York City, U.S.A., after they were flushed down toilets as babies.

■ If you swallow chewing gum, it will stay undigested in your gut for seven years.

■ A woman undid her fancy hairstyle after many years and unleashed a nest of killer spiders.

Viking dragon

Viking sailors carved dragons on the prow of their ships to scare away sea monsters and spirits.

Ljubljana dragon

The city of Ljubljana, Capital of Slovenia, is protected by a friendly dragon, which is also a symbol of the city.

Chinese dragons

This legendary creature symbolizes success and power. It has control over weather, such as rainfall.

George and the dragon

Saint George slayed a dragon and rescued a princess. George protected himself with the sign of a cross.