MythPAIREDREADThor’sCounselorILLUSTRATEDBYJAREDOSTERHOLDSTRATEGIES&SKILLSAComprehensionStrategy:MakePredictionsSkill:ProblemandSolutionVocabularyStrategyWordOriginsVocabularyaudacity,deception,desolate,exploits,oblivious,somber,steadfast,valiantWordCount:2,632Copyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-118659-4MHID:0-02-118659-6PrintedintheUnitedStates.123456789DOC151413121110PAIREDREADChapter1TheGiant.....................................2Chapter2Utgard........................................6Chapter3MoreChallenges..............................10Chapter4TheTruthIsRevealed..........................13RespondtoReading...........................16Thor’sCounselor...................17FocusonGenre...............................20EssentialQuestionWhydopeopletellandretellmyths?ILLUSTRATEDBYJAREDOSTERHOLDCHAPTER1THEGIANTOfallthegodslivinginthehighcityofAsgard,Thorwasthegreatestfighter.Withhisflamingbeardandhisfearsometemper,hewasaterrifyingsightwhenhefoughtwithhismagichammer,Mjollnir.Themightyimpactofitsblowscreatedthunderandlightningacrosstheheavens.OnedayThorsetoutinsearchofgiantstobattle.Kissinghisfamilyfarewell,hetookuphissturdyhammer,andheandhisfriendLoki,thetrickstergod,passedthroughtheAsgardgates.Whenthecloudswerewellabovethem,theyturnedforUtgard,thehallofthegiantking,Utgard-Loke.1ANTCTHE2ThorandLokiwalkedallday,andasnightfell,theyapproachedaforestwherethetreesweresotallthattheirtopsdisappearedintotheclouds.TheywereinGiantLand.Itwascold,andaneeriemisthadbeguntowinditswaythroughthetrees.Lookingforsomewheretopassthenight,thetwofriendsencounteredastrangelyshapedemptybuilding.Therewasnodoor,butalargeopenentranceatoneendl...
