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In legends and myths, we often come across strange
creatures like the phoenix or the dragon. ___1___
are even records of an unusual creature called the
griffin which is supposed to ___2___
the head of an eagle ___3___
the body of a lion. ___4___
all these creatures, the one that has fascinated man
___5___ the ages
is the unicorn. The unicorn is believed to be a
creature that ___6___
a horse. Yet, ___7___
makes it so distinct is that it has a single horn
___8___ out in
the middle of its forehead. This beautiful creature
___9___ alone in
the forests.
___10___
medieval Europe, some people had ___11___
to possess the unicorn's horn. According to them,
the horn was believed to have magical ___12___.
When pounded ___13___
fine powder, it could be used to ___14___
diseases. The horn was ___15___
precious in another way; it could be used to ___16___
any trace of poison in drinking water.
No man has ___17___
captured the unicorn. In Europe, there was a legend
that the ___18___
way to capture a unicorn is to leave a young girl in
the forest all by ___19___.
When this happens, a unicorn would come by and lay
its head ___20___
her lap.
Do unicorns ___21___
exist? These creatures were said to have been
sighted ___22___
early as 400 B.C. However, there is no scientific
___23___ of
their existence. Many people have actually ___24___
antelopes for unicorns. For a long time, the
rhinoceros, ___25___
its single horn, was also thought to be a unicorn. |
