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Words to Understand folklore: Traditional customs, beliefs, stories, and sayings. moorland: An expanse of open, rolling, and infertile land. mythology: The myths dealing with the gods, demigods, and legendary heroes of a particular people.

BELOW: Wastwater is one of many lakes in the Lake District National Park. The Lake District is in the county of Cumbria, in the northwest of England. The region also features England’s highest mountain, Scafell Pike, at 3,209 feet (978 meters) above sea level.