Retold by S. E. Schlosser

      The Talking Mule is a short story with no actual storyline. What happens is a farmer in South Carolina on his farm sends his son to go saddle the Mule. The Mule says he doesn't want to work on Sunday and it frightens the boy and he tells his father. The farmer goes to saddle it himself and the Mule says “where is my supper”?  So the farmer runs away into the house then the dog talks which makes him run away to his wife. He tells his wife what happens and she doesn't believe him until the cat says “what is so weird about a Talking Mule.

Originates in South Carolina 

"The Talking Mule"

Uncle Sam was made during The Second World War to encourage people to join the army. Even after World War II he has been a symbol of The U.S.A even in modern times.

Nighthawks was made by Edward Hopper in 1942 with oil on a canvas. It shows how New York was in his time.

The Army Of The Dead is about a laundress that just recently moved to Charleston. Every night at twelve o’clock she is awakened by a noise from outside but she never looks to see what it is. One day she asked a fellow laundress what the noise was and was told that it was the Army Of the Dead. This was a bunch of soldiers who died before the war was over and would come out every night to fight. Now that she knew she was curious so the next night she watched. It was so mystifying that she watched for hours. When she woke up the next morning her right arm was paralyzed and she never washed a whole day again. 

This story originated in Charleston, South Carolina. A few years after the revolutionary war

By: Richard Shuckeburg

Yankee Doodle can be traced back to before the Revolutionary War. It was written by the British Army during the French and Indian War. Richard Shuckeburg was a British army physician. Some say it was written to mock colonial Americans.

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by S.E. Schlosser

State or region originated unknown

From the California to the New York island

From the Redwood Forest, to the gulf stream waters.” This shows all of the earth is deserved to be inhabited by all of us not just certain races.

By Daniel E. Kelley

    “Home On The Range” is telling about how the author wants a nice home. It will have buffalo around it with nice weather. In other words the author wants a home that is out west. 

He is talking about America and how it is for all of us.” This Land is your Land, This Land is my Land, This Land was made for you and me. “

Abraham Lincoln is an American icon because he freed the slaves. For that he will always be remembered by everyone.

A Boston family linked to mass murders. They were painted and remembered over the year.

American folklore

Christians believe that humankind is saved from damnation through the intercession of God’s son, Jesus. Human sin is washed clean through Jesus’s death on the cross. Evangelical Christians believe further that this forgiveness, or “grace,” is given freely to humans; they don’t need to earn it.

John Henry was born a slave in the 1840’s in Ohio but he was freed at war. He soon worked wet to work for a steel driving company. He was a very hard worker and no one could match his speed and strength. Until a machine was created to do his job. He tried to prove man is stronger but died in the process. “Exhausted, the mighty man crashed to the ground, the hammer's rolling from his grasp.” 

An American icon to any kid any age and even any adult who wants to see a good comedy. Many tv shows, commercials, comics, clothing, and many more has this very cuddly and cute face on it. 

New Mexico

The song Days of ‘49 by Bob Dylan shows the life of an old miner after the gold rush. The song was written in New York. The song was written to tell a story about Tom Moore a retired miner. It also tells you about what the people were like at the mine and who they were. 

John Henry was born a slave in the 1840’s in Ohio but he was freed at war. He soon worked wet to work for a steel driving company. He was a very hard worker and no one could match his speed and strength. Until a machine was created to do his job. He tried to prove man is stronger but died in the process. “Exhausted, the mighty man crashed to the ground, the hammer's rolling from his grasp.” 

The bald eagle represents freedom and hope to all Americans. It shows that you can soar free and be on your own and also that you don’t have to rely on other people you can do things on your own. The photo was created by Brianna Turner. 

This painting was done to portray the first president of the United States. This painting also is iconic because it is of the first us president. The artist was Gilbert Stuart. 

American Eagle

The American eagle is a very important icon to the American citizens. The American eagle was created in 1977

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Watson and the Shark

This art piece shows a man in the water next to a shark with people in a boat next to them. The people are trying to save him from the shark.

retold by

S. E. Schlosser

This folktale is about a scary 90 feet long big brown snake. It’s said to have ears that stick out from the side of its skinny head and a mouth big enough to eat a man. This creates was found in Bear lake,Utah. One man was casually walking near the lake. Until he seen a big bad snake appear in the water. He grabbed his rifle but chickened out and left his gun. The man claimed the rifle was gobbled up by the snake. The snake got real quiet after that. People said Pesos Bill fought it and it was slung all the way to Loch Ness. Others say the snake is just hibernating. We will never know for sure so watch out for the big snake.

The song, “Red River Valley”, was first recorded as “Cowboy Love Song” in 1925 by Carl T. Sprague. It was written to express the sorrow of a local woman as her soldier lover prepares to return to the east. This song has an uncertain origin, it can go by different names depending on where you live.

This story is based upon true events, from Spooky Pennsylvania retold by S.E. Schlosser.

Muhammad Ali is a boxing legend. Nicknamed “The Greatest” he is widely known for his saying, “Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.”