How Grandma Spider Stole the Sun

Why is "How Grandmother Spider Stole the Sun" a Myth?

• A. Because it is a true story about a real person teaching about pottery

• B. Because it explains a scientific fact about the sun

• C. Because it involves trickery & has talking animals

• D. Because it was long ago & it is a fiction story that explains something about how something in nature came to be; there are supernatural events (not realistic)

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Why do opossums have tails without any hair?

• A. Opossums lost their tail hair in a fight with another animal.

• B. Opossums naturally evolved to have hairless tails.

• C. The light that the opossum stuck in his tail was so hot, that it burned off all of the hairs on his tail.

• D. Opossums use their tails to climb trees, and hair would get in the way.

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Why are some eagles bald?

• A. Eagles naturally have bald heads to help them see better.

• B. The sun ray that the eagle put on his head was so hot that it burned off all of the feathers on his head.

• C. Eagles shed their feathers during the winter months.

• D. Eagles naturally have bald heads to help them see better.

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Why did the Cherokee need the sun?

• • A. To communicate with the gods.

• • B. To power their magical rituals.

• C. Because it was always dark and they could not see anything. They were always bumping into things.

• • D. To scare away evil spirits.

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How did the Cherokee people finally get the sun?

• • A. Grandmother Spider stole a piece of the sun by putting in a clay pot to keep from burning. The spider was too small for anyone to see.

• • B. A brave warrior fought and defeated the sun god.

• • C. The sun returned on its own after a long winter.

• • D. A wise shaman performed a ritual to summon the sun.

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How did the Cherokee learn how to make pottery?

• • A. They learned from spirits and ancestors in dreams.

• B. They taught themselves.

• C. The opossum taught them.

• D. Grandmother Spider taught them

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The story has talking animals. Why is this considered a Myth & not a Fable?

• A. Myths are short stories and fables are long stories.

• C. Myths are usually longer and harder to understand than fables.

• C. Myths are always true stories, while fables are always fictional.

• D. Myths often involve supernatural events, while fables typically focus on animals with human-like qualities.

  This also has humans in the story (Cherokee people) This also tells about how something in nature (animal traits) came to be

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