FolktalePAIREDREADBrainFoodFinnMacCoolFinnMacCoolandtheandtheSalmonSalmonofofKnowledgeretoldbyMatthewRichards•illustratedbyShaneClesterANIRISHFOLKTALESTRATEGIES&SKILLSAComprehensionStrategy:AskandAnswerQuestionsSkill:PointofViewVocabularyStrategyRootWordsVocabularyaroma,expect,flavorful,graceful,healthful,interrupted,luscious,varietyWordcount:1,596****Thetotalwordcountisbasedonwordsintherunningtextandheadingsonly.Numeralsandwordsincaptions,labels,diagrams,charts,andsidebarsarenotincluded.Copyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-118847-5MHID:0-02-118847-5PrintedintheUnitedStates.123456789DOC151413121110PAIREDREADChapter1TheLegendaryFinnMacCool.............2Chapter2TheWiseFinnegas.......................6Chapter3CatchingFintan..........................9Chapter4TheBlister..............................12RespondtoReading....................16BrainFood.....................17FocusonGenre........................20EssentialQuestionWhatchoicesaregoodforus?FinnMacCoolFinnMacCoolandtheandtheSalmonSalmonofofKnowledgeretoldbyMatthewRichards•illustratedbyShaneClesterANIRISHFOLKTALEChapter1TheLegendaryFinnMacCoolThisisataleofFinnMacCool,afamousIrishherowholivedinafar-offtime.TherearemanytalesthattellofFinn’sdaringandbravery,butletmetellyousomethingofhisearlylifeandofhowhegainedwisdom.Somesaythegettingofwisdomwasnotofhisownchoosing,butwhoarewetodecidewhatliesbehindthechoicesaheromakes?BeforeFinnwasevenborn,hisfatherCumhaillwaskilledbytheleaderofarivalclan.Fearingthatherlifewasindanger,hismotherMuirrennwrappedherselfinacloakandslippedawaytothedarkestpartoftheforest.Thereshehiduntilherchildwasborn.Tokeephersonsafefromtherivalclan...
