PAIREDREADChapter1ANewPrincess..............................2Chapter2MakingFriends...............................5Chapter3NewThingstoLearn.........................8Chapter4Cara’sChallenge.............................11RespondtoReading........................16RobinHood’sGreatFriend.......17FocusonGenre............................20EssentialQuestionHowcanyoumakenewfriendsfeelwelcome?byEirlysHunterillustratedbyChrisJevonsCaraCaraandtheandtheSkyKingdomSkyKingdomCHAPTER1ANewPrincess“Hurryup,Hal,orwe’llmissthewelcomingceremony,”calledMina.Halpushedthemanualstarteronhiscloudsteragain,andthistimeitpurredtolife.Thetwinsracedtheircloudsterstocatchupwiththeirparents,andtheyalljoinedthethrongofpeopleenteringCityHall.MostofStariaseemedtohavecometoseethenewruler.Atrumpeterblewafanfare,andthentheRoyalCouncilmarchedontothestage.“Thisisanextremelyspecialoccasion,”saidthechiefcouncillor.“TheRoyalCouncilhastraveledtomanyplanetstolocatetheheirtotheStarianthrone,sopleasewelcomePrincessCara!”Agaspranthroughthecrowd,andMina,leaningforwardtogetabetterview,sawasmallfigurewalkuncertainlyintothespotlight.2Thenewrulerwasahuman!ShewasaveryyounghumanwearingaStariancloak.“PrincessCara’sunclewasourdearking,whoserecentdeathwassuchadevastatingblow,”thechiefcouncillorsaid.“Yearsago,Cara’sfatherjourneyedtoEarthandmarriedahuman.Herfatherisalsodead,andbecauseCaraishisdaughter,sheinheritsthethroneandisournewprincess!”Carasteppedforward.“Thankyou,”shesaidinatremblingvoice.“I’mafraidIonlyfoundoutrecentlythatStariaexisted.IhopethatyouwillbepatientasIlearnyourcustoms.”Someonecalledout,“HowcansheruleStariawhenshe’sonlyachild?”Someoneelseshouted,“Canshecontroltheweather?”“IwelcomeyouonbehalfofthepeopleofStaria!”thechiefcouncillorannounced.Heextendedhishandstograspherelbows,butCaratookhisrighthandandshookit.ThiscausedalotoflaughterbecauseCaradidn’tknowhowtogreetintheStarianway.3Theopeningbarsofthenationalanthembegan,andeveryoneraisedtheirarmstosing“OhStaria,OhStaria,WeLoveOurKin...
