Urban legends are like spooky bedtime stories that grow bigger each time someone tells them. People believe in them because they sound real, and the stories often have parts we can relate to, like someone we know or a place we’ve been to. The more people share these stories, the more they feel true.
Examples
- A kid tells the class that a ghost lives in the school bathroom.
- Your neighbor says she saw someone hiding in the woods near her house.
- You hear about a student who ran away from home and became a legend at school.
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See also
- Why Do We Say 'Bless You' When You Sneeze?
- What Is the Purpose of a Clock Tower?
- Why Do We Tell Stories?
- Why Do We Have Different Kinds of Music?
- Why Do We Have So Many Different Kinds of Languages?
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