PAIREDREADTheGoldenLandFairyTaleAGiftGiftforforMarioMarioAMexicanFairyTaleretoldbyChrisEricsson*illustratedbyAlidaMassariSTRATEGIES&SKILLSAComprehensionStrategy:SummarizeSkill:PointofViewVocabularyStrategyRootWordsVocabularyadmitted,barter,considered,created,humble,magnificent,payment,reluctantlyContentStandardsSocialStudiesEconomicsWordcount:1,650****Thetotalwordcountisbasedonwordsintherunningtextandheadingsonly.Numeralsandwordsincaptions,labels,diagrams,charts,andsidebarsarenotincluded.Copyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-118852-9MHID:0-02-118852-1PrintedintheUnitedStates.123456789DOC151413121110PAIREDREADChapter1Javier’sPlan...............................2Chapter2TheTatema...............................6Chapter3Javier’sTrick..............................9Chapter4JavierLearnsaLesson....................12RespondtoReading......................16TheGoldenLand...............17FocusonGenre..........................20EssentialQuestionHowdowegetwhatweneed?AGiftGiftforforMarioMarioAMexicanFairyTaleretoldbyChrisEricsson*illustratedbyAlidaMassariChapter1Javier’sPlanLongago,inasmallvillage,therelivedtwofriendsnamedJavierandMario.Javierownedastore,andworkedextremelyhard.Hegotupearlyeverysinglemorningoftheweek,andworkedfromdawntoduskinhisstore.Javier’sfriendMariodidn’tgetupearly.Infact,everydayhelayinbedtillnearlymidday.Thenhesenthiswife,Hermila,toJavier’sstoretogetcoffeeandtortillasforhisbreakfast.JavierneveraskedMariotopayforthegroceriesHermilacollected,buthewasgettingannoyedwithhim.Oneday,Javierthoughttohimself:“WhyshouldIworksohardallthetimewhenMarioneverworksatallandgetseverythingfornothing?”Allday,Javierbr...
