Drew Myth & Folk

The topic I have chosen to dive further into is OU ghost stories. This topic has many stories that are possibilities to write about, but the three that I have chosen for this post consist of the following. The Boy skating on elm avenue, Hospital Haunting, and Tri Delta Girl. The Boy skating on Elm Ave would be a possibility for writing a story over. The boy was skating on elm ave when he collapsed, some thought he was struck by a car, while others thought he had an asthma attack. He rushed to Ellison hall where the infirmary was located, but this is where he died. But to this day the motion sensor lights turn on without anybody in the room, as well the elevator goes to random floors when no one is in the building. The Hospital Haunting is the second possible story for the story book. The infirmary was originally named Hygeia hall this one was based off the first story, but people claim to hear roller blades from the boy skating through the hall. He is also known to play marbl...

There were many myth and folklore topics that grabbed my attention. But the four possible story book topics that have caught my eye the most were Foxes, OU Ghost stories, Zeus and Creek Stories. The topic of Foxes grabbed my attention because I like animals and I think that it would be interesting to read stories about them, and retell those stories. I do not have any previous knowledge of the folktales that foxes are apart of. One of the stories i could see me making about foxes is a day in the life of a fox. This was one promising source i found that a possible story could be based around. The Fox and the Grapes The next topic that I found interesting and that could be a possible story book topic is OU ghost stories. I do have a little bit of knowledge of some of the ghosts stories at OU but chosing this topic would allow for me to gain alot more knowledge of all of the different ghost stories at OU. One source that I found very promising for this story book was from the OU daily...