B r i t i s h M y t h s a n d L e g e n d s BRITISH MYTHS AND LEGENDS P L O T S U M M A R I E S The Pot of Gold Shaun O’Brian wants to be rich, but he doesn’t like hard work. One day, while he’s sleeping, a leprechaun cuts some of Shaun’s golden hair and wakes him. The hairbecomes real gold and the leprechaun runs into the forest with it. The next day, Shaun manages to catch the leprechaun and he takes Shaun to the pot of gold. It’s under a bush. Shaun needs to go home and get his shovel to dig for the gold. But he can’t leave because he won’t remember where the bush is! The leprechaun tells Shaun to tie his yellow scarf around the bush to mark it. He promises not to take the scarf. But when Shaun returns with the shovel, there are yellow scarves on all the bushes! Shaun can’t find the gold! The clever leprechaun has tricked him. The Two Boxes Mrs Spring lives with her two daughters, Megan and Bella. Megan is lazy, but Mrs Spring gives hereverything. She’s cruel to Bella. The family needs money, so Mrs Spring tells Bella to leave home and find a job for one year. Miranda gives Bella a job on her farm. Bella works hard and is very kind to the animals. When it is time for Bella to leave, Miranda gives her three difficult things to do. The animals help Bella and she succeeds. Miranda then tells Bella to choose a box from her cupboard. There are two boxes, one gold and one black. Bella chooses the black box and takes it home. Mrs Spring is angry because Bella didn’t bring any money, but when Bella opens the box, there are diamonds and jewels inside. Megan wants jewels too, so she goes to the farm to work. But Megan doesn’t work hard and she’s cruel to the animals. After a year, Miranda gives Megan the same three difficult things to do but the animals don’t help her and she can’t do anything. Megan also chooses a box, the gold one, but there’s only a spiderinside! Bella buys a farm with the jewels from the black box. She forgives her mother and sister and invites them to live with her. The story shows that it’s better to be hard-working and kind than lazy and cruel. George and the Dragon One day, George arrives in a town on his white horse. There aren’t any animals or vegetation in the area. George learns about a ferocious dragon with poisonous breath. It destroyed the vegetation and ate all the animals. Then it wanted to eat all the people. The King of the country and the dragon decided that the people must give the dragon one young man or woman to eat every day. Now it is the King’s turn to give Princess Claire. She goes to the dragon’s cave. When the dragon comes to eat the Princess, George kills it. He saves the Princess and all the young people. B A C K G R O U N D • Leprechauns are imaginary people. They live in Ireland, are very small, honest and always keep a promise. They trick people and make strange things happen. There are many stories about them . • S t George lived in the 3rd century AD. He travelled to different countries to tell people about Christianity, and the English made him their patron saint. George and the Dragon is a famous legend about him. L I S T O F M A I N C H A R A C T E R S The Pot of Gold Sha un O’Bria n: ___________________________________________________________A leprechau n: _____________________________________________________________The Two Boxes Bella:_______________ _________________Meg an: __________________________________________________________________Mr s Spr ing : ______________________________________________________________Mir anda: ________________________________________________________________George and the Dragon George: ___________________________________________________________________Princess Claire: _____________________________________________________________
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Shaun O’Brian wants to be rich, but he doesn’t like hard work. One day, while he’s
sleeping, a leprechaun cuts some of Shaun’s golden hair and wakes him. The hair
becomes real gold and the leprechaun runs into the forest with it. The next day, Shaun manages to catch the
leprechaun and he takes Shaun to the pot of gold. It’s under a bush. Shaun needs to go home and get his
shovel to dig for the gold. But he can’t leave because he won’t remember where the bush is! The
leprechaun tells Shaun to tie his yellow scarf around the bush to mark it. He promises not to take the scarf.
But when Shaun returns with the shovel, there are yellow scarves on all the bushes! Shaun can’t find the
gold! The clever leprechaun has tricked him.
The Two Boxes
Mrs Spring lives with her two daughters, Megan and Bella. Megan is lazy, but Mrs Spring gives her
everything. She’s cruel to Bella. The family needs money, so Mrs Spring tells Bella to leave home and find a
job for one year. Miranda gives Bella a job on her farm. Bella works hard and is very kind to the animals.
When it is time for Bella to leave, Miranda gives her three difficult things to do. The animals help Bella
and she succeeds. Miranda then tells Bella to choose a box from her cupboard. There are two boxes, onegold and one black. Bella chooses the black box and takes it home. Mrs Spring is angry because Bella
didn’t bring any money, but when Bella opens the box, there are diamonds and jewels inside.
Megan wants jewels too, so she goes to the farm to work. But Megan doesn’t work hard and she’s cruel to
the animals. After a year, Miranda gives Megan the same three difficult things to do but the animals don’t
help her and she can’t do anything. Megan also chooses a box, the gold one, but there’s only a spider
inside! Bella buys a farm with the jewels from the black box. She forgives her mother and sister and invites
them to live with her. The story shows that it’s better to be hard-working and kind than lazy and cruel.
George and the Dragon
One day, George arrives in a town on his white horse. There aren’t any animals or vegetation in the area.
George learns about a ferocious dragon with poisonous breath. It destroyed the vegetation and ate all theanimals. Then it wanted to eat all the people. The King of the country and the dragon decided that the
people must give the dragon one young man or woman to eat every day. Now it is the King’s turn to give
Princess Claire. She goes to the dragon’s cave. When the dragon comes to eat the Princess, George kills it.
He saves the Princess and all the young people.
B A C K G R O U N D
• Leprechauns are imaginary people. They live in Ireland, are very small, honest and always keep
a promise. They trick people and make strange things happen. There are many stories about them .
• St George lived in the 3rd century AD. He travelled to different countries to tell people about
Christianity, and the English made him their patron saint. George and the Dragon is a famous legend