| A | B |
|---|
| Pochantas | Indian princess who saved Captain John Smith |
| Johnny Appleseed | Planted seeds all over the Ohio Valley |
| John Henry | Railroad man of incredible strength |
| Robin Hood | English outlaw who stole from the rich & gave to the poor |
| Pecos Bill | Cowboy who rode a cyclone |
| Paul Bunyan | Lumberjack whose pet was Babe, a blue ox |
| King Arthur | Pulled a sword out of a stone to become king |
| Daniel Boone | Pioneer scout born near Reading, PA |
| Rip Van Winkle | Dutch man who slept for 20 years |
| legend | Stretched story about someone who really lived |
| tall tale | Stretched story about someone who never lived |
| nonfiction section | Folklore is found in this section of the library |
