FolktalebyDeborahNovemberillustratedbyLindaBittnerPAIREDREADWhyCornHasSilkSTRATEGIES&SKILLSAComprehensionStrategy:VisualizeSkill:ThemePhonicsr-controlledvowels/îr/:eer,ere,earVocabularyStrategyRootWordsVocabularyashamed,boast,dash,holler,plenty,similarities,victory,wisdomWordcount:390Copyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-119029-4MHID:0-02-119029-1PrintedintheUnitedStates.12345678DOC171615141312byDeborahNovemberillustratedbyLindaBittnerEssentialQuestionHowcanweunderstandnature?GenreFolktalePAIREDREADScene1LifeoftheTurtle..................2Scene2Capture!..........................5Scene3TheVillage.......................8Scene4Escape!..........................13RespondtoReading...............16WhyCornHasSilk.........17FocusonLiteraryElements........20LittleTurtle:Whatalovelyday!TurtleFriend1:Yes,lifeisgood.Setting:AlongtimeagoinfarawayAfricaLittleTurtleHunter1TurtleFriend1Hunter2TurtleFriend2ChiefLIFEOFTHETURTLE2TurtleFriend2:Weliveahappylifeplayinginthetallgrass.LittleTurtle:Andwealwayshaveplentytoeat.3TurtleFriend1:Somehuntersarecoming!Hurryandhide!TurtleFriend2:LittleTurtle,runasfastasyoucan!STOPANDCHECKWheredotheturtlesliketoplay?4Hunter1:Wehaveyou,LittleTurtle!Hunter2:Don’ttrytodashaway.Itistoolate.Setting:ApathinthejungleCAPTURE!5LittleTurtle:Ohmygoodness!ThehuntersweresofastIdidnotevenhaveachancetoholler!Iamfilledwithfear.6STOPANDCHECKWhocaughtLittleTurtle?LittleTurtle:Iamashamedthatthehunterscaughtme.Hunter1:Notalking,LittleTurtle!7Hunter2:Hereweareinourvillage.LittleTurtle:Idon’twanttolook!Setting:Thehunters’villageTHEVILLAGE8Chief:Iamthechiefofthisvillage.Welcome,LittleTurtle!LittleTurtle:Thankyou,si...
