Poems can be long, for example, entire epics such as Beowulf and The Odyssey . Poems, like people, come in all shapes and sizes. Sometimes they rhyme, sometimes they don't. The Cow Escape at Bedtime My Shadow Folk Tales Folk tales are stories people tell to pass on beliefs from one generation to another. In the old days before you were born and even before anybody you know was born, people would tell tales to explain history, ideas and the way the world worked.
Folk tales come from all different places around the world.
Campfire Stories Imagine sitting around in the dark of night, around a crackling campfire. Away from the light of the fire, everything is black, you never know what is lurking around in the darkness. Owls hoot, a hawk screams, something crashes through the underbrush. It's the perfect time for a story that will give you goosebumps. These are stories and poems I wrote especially for you.