Examples from literature

• Bigfoot, yetis, mermaids, krakens, the Loch Ness Monster, dragons. . . . Do you believe they lived – or live – in our world? 
• Sailors told stories about mermaids and people believed them. 
• The sailors saw sea animals called manatees and thought they were mermaids. 
• There are stories about mermaids in many different countries. 
• They went home and told stories of an animal that was half-woman and half-fish – a mermaid. 
• Today, we know mermaids aren’t real. 
• We all know mermaids from books and movies.