PAIREDREADCrowRetiresCrowBringsDaylightMythbyJamesMcNaughtonillustratedbyFranciscaMarquezSTRATEGIES&SKILLSAComprehensionStrategy:MakePredictionsSkill:ProblemandSolutionVocabularyStrategyWordOriginsVocabularyaudacity,deception,desolate,exploits,oblivious,somber,steadfast,valiantWordCount:2,500Copyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-119165-9MHID:0-02-119165-4PrintedintheUnitedStates.123456789DOC151413121110PAIREDREADChapter1DarknessintheNorth.........................2Chapter2CrowSetsOut................................6Chapter3ASmallBallofLight..........................9Chapter4LightintheNorth...........................12RespondtoReading..........................16CrowRetires.......................17FocusonGenre..............................20EssentialQuestionWhydopeopletellandretellmyths?byJamesMcNaughtonillustratedbyFranciscaMarquezCrowBringsDaylightCHAPTER1DarknessintheNorthWhentheworldwasyoung,theInuitpeopleofthefarnorthlivedindarkness.Thesundidn’triseinthemorning,buttheydidn’tmindbecausetheyhadneverseenitanddidn’tknowwhatitwas.Afterwaking,theywentouttohuntandfishusingthelightofthemoon.Whentherewasnomoon,theyreliedonthefeebleglimmerofthestars.Whenitwascloudyandthedarknesswasthickest,theystayedclosetohome.Theythoughtitwasnaturaltowakeupinthedarkanddressbythesomberlightoftorches.Whentheyneededfood,theyhuddledaroundholesintheice,fishingandlisteningforbears,hopingnonewouldcreepuponthem.Theyreliedontheirdogstowarnthemofimpendingdangeruntilthemoonandstarsreappeared.—.—2Therewasafullmoonwhenanoldcrowreturnedfromhisjourneytothesouth.Thepeoplewerealloutsideoftheirhouses,enjoyingthepalelight.WhenCrowsawhowhappymoonl...
