ILLUSTRATEDBYJAREDOSTERHOLDMythPAIREDREADThor’sCounselorSTRATEGIES&SKILLSAComprehensionStrategy:MakePredictionsSkill:ProblemandSolutionVocabularyStrategyWordOriginsVocabularyaudacity,deception,desolate,exploits,oblivious,somber,steadfast,valiantELLVocabularychallenge,proveWordCount:2,199Copyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-118689-1MHID:0-02-118689-8PrintedintheUnitedStates.123456789DOC151413121110PAIREDREADChapter1TheGiant.....................................2Chapter2Utgard........................................6Chapter3MoreChallenges..............................10Chapter4TheTruthIsRevealed..........................13RespondtoReading...........................16Thor’sCounselor...................17FocusonGenre...............................20EssentialQuestionWhydopeopletellandretellmyths?ILLUSTRATEDBYJAREDOSTERHOLDCHAPTER1THEGIANTThegodThorwasagreatfighter.Hefoughtgiantswhowereadangertogodsandmen.Thorhadabrightredbeardandwouldangerquickly.ThorhadamagichammercalledMjollnir.WhenThorusedhishammerinabattle,thehammermadethunderandlightning.OnedayThorlefthismountainhomeinAsgardandsetofftolookforgiants.Thor’sfriendLokiwentwithhim.Lokiwasatrickstergod,oragodwholikestoplayjokesonpeople.WhenThorandLokicamedownthemountain,thecloudswerehighabovethem.ThorandLokimarchedtoUtgardtoseeUtgard-Loke.Utgard-Lokewasthekingofthegiants.LokiThormagichammer2ThorandLokiwalkedallday.Thenitgotdarkandcold.ThorandLokinoticedthatthetopsofthetreeswereintheclouds.ThorandLokihadreachedthelandofthegiants.ThorandLokilookedaroundforsomewheretosleep.Theyfoundastrange,emptybuilding.Thebuildingdidnothaveadoor,buttherewasalargeopening.ThorandLoki...
