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Design your own mythical creature
When Earl the llama wears a unicorn horn, he becomes … the llamacorn. (The Gazette)
Animals of mythology are often combinations of the features of real creatures.
A griffin has the body and tail of a lion, and the head and wings of an eagle. A mermaid has the tail of a fish, and the upper body of a woman. A unicorn has the body of a horse, with a fanciful horn — maybe of a narwhal or rhino — on its head.
What other combinations can you think of? Choose two (or more) of the options below — or write your own — to create your own mythological beast. Then draw a picture of it!
Choose a body
- Body of a tiger
- Body of a dolphin
- Body of a bumblebee
- Body of an ostrich
- ______________________
Choose a face
- Face of an iguana
- Face of a kitten
- Face of an elephant
- Face (and neck!) of a giraffe
- ______________________
Choose your extras!
- Wings of a toucan
- Wings of a bat
- Legs of a frog
- Antlers of moose
- ______________________
Comments: molly.duffy@thegazette.com
