Topic Research: Legendary Creatures

Top 5 Legendary Creatures 

Articles, basic information, and images:

Big Foot: Wiki. Story.

• North American -- Pacific NW
• Hairy, walking, Ape
• Large Foot prints 
• Children were warned not to say the name for it might come get them

                          Big Foot. 2013. Flickr.

Black Dog: Wiki. More information.

• British 
• Nocturnal 
• Larger than normal dog and has glowing eyes
• Sinister 

                      Demon Dog. Eddie, 2006. Flickr.

Centaur: Wiki. Chiron.

• Greek
• Upper body of human with lower body of horse
• Chiron is said to be wisest of them
• In many Greek myths are seen as wild 

                       Centaur. Xgthox, 2010. Flickr.

Chupacabra: Wiki. History.

• Latin America
• Drinks animals blood (goat)
• Reptile like creature with scaly skin
• Hops like kangaroo 

                   Chupacabra. Clevergrrl, 2004. Flickr.

Yeti: Wiki. More information.

• Nepal (Asia)
• Ape like
• Lives in Himalayan mountains 
• Footprints and hair of unknown species found

                            Yeti. Lorie Shaull, 2018. Flickr.

--Wanted to stick with more common and well know creatures, so I could add more creatures into one story without having to do a long back story for each one.


*Story option 1:
A young boy encounters all 5 of these creatures while out on an adventure but because all these creature are only legends no one would believe him. He went back to try and collect evidence of his new friends to prove to people but when he goes back they are gone. They must remain a legend and cannot let the young boy expose them. The story would talk about the boys encounter with each creature and the extent that he took to prove their existence.

Story option2:
All of the creatures are actually friends and have yearly meetings talking about ways that they stay hidden. Also, they talk about the funny ways they confuse humans about their existence.
The story would talk about each creature and would be based off of evidence of actual sighting that humans believe they have.

Story option 3:
Focusing on only 1 or 2 of the creatures. Maybe write about how lonely they are being the only one of their kind. Or that they can't interact with other species.

* indicates top choice.