Fairy Tales
In "Rumpelstiltskin," the desperate miller's daughter is ordered by the king to spin this ordinary farm material into gold.
Straw
This large, semi-aquatic African mammal's name literally translates to "river horse" in ancient Greek.
Hippo
Written by John Phillips, this folk-rock group had a massive #1 hit in 1966 with the bittersweet song "Monday, Monday."
The Mamas & the Papas
What you look at when you need to know the time.
Clock
The physical activity of moving through water by using your limbs.
Swimming
In the classic French fairy tale "Beauty and the Beast", the Beast can only break his curse if someone falls in love with him before this specific flower loses its last petal.
A rose
These flightless birds native to Antarctica are famous for huddling together in massive groups to stay warm during freezing blizzards.
Penguins
In traditional astronomy and mythology, Monday is named after and dedicated to this celestial body.
Moon
This musical instrument, often associated with bluegrass music, features a circular body and strings plucked with the fingers.
Banjo
It is the active pastime of using a rod, reel, and bait
Fishing
Locked away in a tower with no doors, this maiden lets down her 70-foot-long golden hair so a prince can climb up to see her.
Rapunzel
This slow-moving, tree-dwelling South American mammal is known for spending most of its life upside down and is named after one of the seven deadly sins.
Sloth
This lasagna-loving, cartoon comic-strip cat created by Jim Davis is famous for his deep, passionate hatred of Mondays.
Garfield
This citrus fruit is yellow, sour, and often used to flavor water.
Lemon
This form of rhythmic movement is often performed to music in a club, ballroom, or studio.
Dancing
In Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale about a tiny girl born from a flower, she is named this because she is no bigger than a human thumb.
Thumbelina
This large Australian marsupial moves by hopping and carries its undeveloped newborn babies inside a specialized front pouch.
Kangaroo
On October 28, 1929, the U.S. stock market suffered a massive crash that triggered the Great Depression, a day historically known by this dark name.
What is Black Monday?
This planet is known as the "Morning Star" and is the second from the sun
Venus
This term describes the sport of descending a snow-covered slope on a single wide board attached to your feet.
Snowboarding
This wooden puppet wants to become a real boy, but his nose famously grows longer every time he tells a lie.
Pinnochio
These strictly vegetarian, tree-dwelling great apes are native to the rainforests of Sumatra and Borneo and are known for their distinctive reddish-brown hair.
Orangutans
In the United States, this federal holiday honoring a civil rights leader is permanently celebrated on the third Monday of January.
Martin Luther King, Jr Day
A block of dried clay used to build walls and houses, like the third little pig's home
Brick
The specialized craft of binding and shaping pieces of metal together using intense heat.
Welding