"Mysterious creatures of Great Britain"

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The actuality of the problem. The history of nation is similar to the mosaic, created by wonderful combination of facts and myths. And the United Kingdom is not exception. Since ancient times, Great Britain has been amongst the most significant countries in the world for myths and magic. The aim of our investigation is to study some kinds of mysterious creatures of Great Britain.

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To know about geographical background of Great Britain ; To find out the mysterious creatures of Great Britain. The methods of investigation are analyse and conclution

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We decided to take this title because the World is rich in myths, folktales and legends. Almost every city, town and village in the World has its own special story. We think, it is interesting, specially for people who learns English and wants to know something about the culture of Britain.

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Baba Yaga is an old witch in Russian fairytales. She flies around on a giant mortar, kidnapping and devouring children. She lives in a hut which stands on a pair of giant chicken legs .

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Koschei is an evil person of ugly senile appearance . Koschei cannot be killed . His soul is hidden separate from his body .

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Vodyanoy is a male water spirit. He is a naked old man with a greenish beard and long hair, with his body covered in black fish scales.

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A domovoi is a house spirit. Domovoi is a small man, and sometimes covered in hair all over. Traditionally, every house is said to have its domovoi. It does not do evil.

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Kikimora is a female house spirit. Kikimora is said to look after the chickens and the housework . Kikimora can also be found in a swamp or forest.

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The Fairyland

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We’d like to tell you about some kinds of Mysterious Creatures of Great Britain.

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is a little man with a beard. Dwarfs are very strong. They don’t like people because of their greed.

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is an evil monster. They are very greedy and love gold. They posses various magic abilities.

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is a mythical creature. Fairies do kind actions and help people. Fairies have magical sticks. They like music and dancing.

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is a very small creature with wings, living on the flowers. They play musical instruments and dance well. Elves are immortal. They live in a magic land. Elf

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is an imaginary man. Giants in tales are very stupid. Some of giants eat people, especially children. But some giants are friendly.

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is a legendary creature popular in folklore around Scotland and England. They enjoy porridge and honey. Brownies help people about the house. They only work at night. Brownie

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Troll is a supernatural being. Trolls live in rocks, mountains or caves. Trolls may be ugly. They are considered dangerous to people. The sunlight is dangerous for them, they can change into stone.

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We have learnt different mysterious creatures of Great Britain and Russia and made the conclusion. In Russian fairytales mysterious creatures are fantastic creatures. All of them have evil and bad characters. They have supernatural abilities. In British fairytales mysterious creatures are merry and joyful, such as elves and fairies. Fairytales in Britain and Russia have a lot in common, folklore of various nations has many similarities that allows us to speak about the integration of cultures.

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Be careful: mysterious creatures are around you!