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Guess the kind from the first line
🦉 Listen to how a story starts. Can you tell from the first line what kind of story it is?
The answers, and why
"Nome was a small town in Alaska. In the winter of 1925, it was covered in deep snow. The sea was frozen, so no ships…" What kind of story is it? A true book. It's the start of The Run to Nome, a true book: it tells about real things.
"Long ago, in the land of Phrygia, there lived a king named Midas who loved gold more than anything else in the world. He owned…" What kind of story is it? A myth. It's the start of King Midas and the Golden Touch, a myth: an old story people told to explain the world.
"Long ago in Greece, there lived a boy named Phaethon. His mother was a nymph, and she had told him a wonderful secret. His father…" What kind of story is it? A myth. It's the start of Phaethon and the Sun Chariot, a myth: an old story people told to explain the world.
"It was a cold afternoon on the farm. The big ox had pulled the plow all day long. Now he was tired and hungry. At…" What kind of story is it? A fable. It's the start of The Dog in the Manger, a fable: a short animal story with a lesson.
"It was summer in the country, and the fields were golden. Beside an old farmhouse, under some giant leaves, a mother duck sat on her…" What kind of story is it? A fairy tale. It's the start of The Ugly Duckling, a fairy tale: an old story with magic, kings and clever heroes.
"Smile big. Do you see your teeth? Baby teeth hide in your jaw. You were born with 20 of them. The first one shows at…" What kind of story is it? A true book. It's the start of My Teeth, a true book: it tells about real things.
"Long ago in India, a big rose-apple tree grew on the bank of a wide, muddy river. Its branches were heavy with sweet purple fruit,…" What kind of story is it? A fable. It's the start of The Monkey and the Crocodile, a fable: a short animal story with a lesson.
"Once upon a time, a man and his wife lived in a little house and longed for a child. At the back of their house…" What kind of story is it? A fairy tale. It's the start of Rapunzel, a fairy tale: an old story with magic, kings and clever heroes.
Every question is built from Peabody's own library: each story's labels, its words and the facts on its page. Nothing is scored, kept or sent.