KING MIDAS
LEPRECHAUNS
THE ANTS AND THE GRASSHOPPER
THE VANISHING HITCHHIKER (URBAN LEGEND)
STORY TYPES
100

Who was King Midas grateful to?

Dionysus

100

Where is the story of leprechauns from?

Ireland (Ulster)

100

Which season did the ants collect food?

Summer 

100

Who does the driver pick up?

A female hitchhiker

100

Which story is a myth?

King Midas

200

What special power did King Midas wish for?

Everything he touched would turn to gold

200

What kind of creature is a leprechaun?

 A fairy

200

What was the grasshopper doing all summer?

singing

200

Where does the driver take her?

To her home

200

Which story is a fable?

The Ants and the Grasshopper

300

Name two things that turned into gold when Midas touched them.

Fruit, a chair, a horse (any two)

300

What do leprechauns love to collect?

Gold

300

Why was the grasshopper hungry in winter?

He didn’t collect food

300

What strange thing happens in the car?

The girl vanishes

300

Which story is a legend?

Leprechauns

400

Why did Midas become unhappy with his wish?

He couldn’t eat food and he killed his daughter by touching her

400

In a pot at the end of a rainbow

In a pot at the end of a rainbow

400

What did the ants say to the grasshopper at the end?

He must go to bed without supper in winter

400

What does the driver learn after knocking on her door?

The girl died in a car accident years ago

400

Which story is an urban legend?

The Vanishing Hitchhiker

500

How did King Midas lose his magic touch?

He washed it away in a river

500

What must a leprechaun do if a human catches him?

Grant three wishes

500

What lesson does this story teach?

Work hard and prepare for the future / Don’t be lazy

500

 Why is this story called an urban legend?

It is a modern scary story told as if it really happened

500

Which story teaches a moral lesson?

The Ants and the Grasshopper