| A | B |
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| Legend | a widely told story abaout the past-one that may or may not be true |
| Oral Tradition | the passing of songs, stories, adn poems from generation to generation by word of mouth |
| Folk tale | a story composed orally and then passed on from person to person by word of mouth |
| Fable | a brief story or poem, usually with animal characters, that teaches a lesson, or moral |
| moral | a lesson taught by literary work |
| myth | a ficitional tale that explains the actions of gods or heroes or the origins of elements of nature |
| besieged | surrounded |
| decreed | officially ordered |
| relished | especially enjoyed |
| brandishing | waving in a menacing way |
| unanimous | based on complete agreement |
| refute | prove someone wrong |
| routed | completely defeated |
| edifice | a large structure |
| croon | sing or hum quietly,soothingly |
| shuffle | walk with dragging feet |
| glossy | smooth and shiny |
| surpass | be superior to |
| flatterers | those who praise a person insincerely in order to gain something for themselves |
| yearned | wanted very much |
| acknowledged | recognize and admit |
| mortal | a being who must eventually die |
| dissuade | advise someone against an action |
| dominions | regions over which someone rules |
| vacancy | emptiness |
| sustained | supported |
