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Legends
A legend is a narrative that blends fact and fiction about people, events, places, or natural features. Legends originated from the Latin word "Legenda," meaning "things to read," and were used to describe stories about saints that were read in church services. Legends differ from myths in that myths interpret nature while legends idealize history, myths involve gods and goddesses while legends can feature animals or objects, and legends are specific to one or two localities while myths are found universally. Legends can strengthen children's faith, teach history and morality, develop imagination, and introduce culture.
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Legends
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- 2. A legend isa narrative that is partly true and partly imaginary about a particular person, event, place or natural feature.
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- 4. Legend came fromthe Latin word “Legenda” which means “for things to read.” The term was used to designate the life story of a saint and was also applied to portions of scriptures and selections from lives of saints to be read at divine service
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- 6. 1. The mythis an interpretation of nature while a legend is the idealization of history.
- 7. 2. Myths arestories in which god, goddesses and other divinities play a part while legends are stories of wonder or miracles not only of gods and goddesses but about animals and other things.
- 8. 3. The legendlies within one or two localities and has one or two characters whose names and sometimes their motives change with the locality. Myths are found everywhere in one form or another.
- 9. 4. The legendis usually built into one episode on a single act of the hero.
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- 16. VALUES OF LEGENDS INCHILDREN’S LITERATURE
- 17. 1. Legend asa source of children’s literature deals with religious facts. Religious facts help children in strengthening their faith in God.
- 18. 2. Legend dealswith historical backgrounds. They awaken the national consciousness of children.
- 19. 3. They developvivid and fantastic imagination.
- 20. 4. Some legendsgive children a moral lesson. They serve as a guide on what is right and what is wrong.
- 21. 5. Legends helpacquaint children with the cultural phase of the country.
- 22. 6. They givepleasure and enjoyment to children.