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Swifts Silver
Ocean Born Mary and Others
Beverly Diamonds &
Others
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#136 Swifts Silver Mine A gun was buried pointing toward the entrance of the mine.
What is the clue that was left to find the mine?
100
#128 Ocean Born Mary Ocean Born Mary will lead them to the treasure of the King of the Pirates
What do the fishing folk believe the ghost of Ocean Born Mary will do?
100
#130 A Gold Hunter Finds a Ghost He kept pulling the trousers of the man digging for gold causing him to fall backwards.
How did the ghost guard the treasure in A Gold Hunter Finds a Ghost?
100
The University of Virginia
What is where the collection of Virginia Folk Legends are held.
200
#135 The Old Woman Who Found the Silver She did not realize it was silver at the time, it only looked like a cylinder of iron.
What is why the lady ignored the treasure when she first found it?
200
The lady who just had a baby promised the King of the Pirates that she would name her daughter after his deceased wife Mary.
Why didn’t the King of the Pirates harm anyone on the Irish emigrant ship?
200
#131The Sign that Pointed to Gold Some sort of treasure
What did old Man J.W. say the Indians hid in the Hurricane country?
200
Hunting for treasure is a waste of time and will end up in failure.
What is the pessimistic view of the treasure legends.
300
#134 A Spirit dog Guards Swift’s Mine A dog as big as a yearling, with green eyes
What is what kept the man and his wife from getting the treasure in A Spirit Dog Guards Swift’s Mine?
300
# 129 The Two Pine Trees A chest of gold.
What is believed to have been removed from the children’s play ground in “The Two Pine Trees?”
300
#131The Sign that Pointed to Gold There was an arrow painted on a rock that pointed in the direction of where the treasure was buried.
How was the Indian’s treasure marked?
300
Hunting for treasure offers a chance of a better future and keeps hope alive.
What is the optimistic view of the treasure folk legends?
400
#133 The story of Swift and his compass Swift was afraid that Monday would tell the Indians the location of the silver mine they were using to counterfeit money.
Why did Swift kill Monday?
400
# 129 The Two Pine Trees The gold chest was removed by pirates who left it there, because the night before the hole was found the children spotted a huge black ship anchored in front of the two pine trees.
What inference can you make about what was removed from the playground.
400
#132 The Beverly Diamonds Because Cavindish believed Old Man Beverly hid a stash of diamonds there.
Why did old Cavindish spend one entire summer digging at Beverly Rock?
400
Etiological Tales
What is another name for Beginning or Origin tales?
500
#133 The story of Swift and his compass The ghost of Monday would place his hand over Swift’s compass so Swift could not find the treasure.
What kept Swift from finding the silver he buried?
500
#130 A Gold Hunter Finds a Ghost The ghost wants the treasure to go to its proper owner.
Why is the ghost blocking the gold in this story.
500
The Indians had a practical use for the silver, they used to shoe their horses. The white man had an impractical use, they used it for money.
What is the difference between how the Indians used the silver they found and how the white man used the silver.
500
My pap tole me thet one time they's a squad uh Reds come through hyar an' all uh 'em wuz loaded down an; with skin sacks hung crost their backs. is an example of this "D" word.
What is dialect?