Every people, every country, every civilization composed its own myths and legends on a variety of topics: about powerful gods and all-powerful rulers, about brave heroes and, of course, about animals. Throughout the long history of mankind, animals and birds lived next to people, were helpers, friends, provided food and skins, were sources of worship, and sometimes danger... In this book you will find a huge number of myths and legends about various representatives of the animal kingdom: horses, lions and elephants, snakes, dragons and lizards, storks, vultures and swans, cicadas, ants and scorpions - these are just a small part of the heroes of legends collected in this book.