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Chestnut Cove Mayors
eagerly • If you are waiting eagerly for something, you are excited or anxious for it to happen. • The children rushed to the palace with their beautiful flowers, eagerly hoping to be chosen. • Who is more likely to wait eagerly, a child waiting for the ice cream truck or a child waiting in a dentist office? • Think, Pair, Share – Discuss a time when you have waited eagerly for something.
transferred • If you transferred something, you moved it from one place to another. • Ping transferred the seed into the rich black soil. • Would you have transferred your pencil if you switched it from your right hand to your left or if you turned it upside down to use the eraser? • Think, Pair, Share – Discuss how you would transfer dishes from one place to another.
fondness • If you like something very much, you have a fondness for it. • Think, Pair, Share – What kind of animal do you have a fondness for?
emotion • An emotion is a feeling such as happiness. • Think, Pair, Share – What emotion do you feel when you are the winner of a game?
ridiculous • Something that is very silly is ridiculous. • Think, Pair, Share – Have you ever seen a person in a ridiculous costume? Explain.
disgraceful • If something is disgraceful, it is shocking and not acceptable. • Think, Pair, Share - Which might be considered disgraceful – a neat desk or a dirty desk?
decent • Someone who is decent is good and fair. • Think, Pair, Share - Would a decent person take someone’s pencil? Why or why not?
inherit • When you inherit something, you have been given something by someone who used to own it. • Think, Pair, Share – What might you inherit from an older brother or sister?
Read pages 226-227The Duck’s New Home • For what animal does the princess have a fondness? • Why is the princess filled with emotion? • Why does her mother say it is ridiculous to bring the duckling home? • What does the princess find disgraceful? • Why does the queen say that the princess is a decent girl? • What will the princess inherit one day?
contented • If you are contented, you are happy with the way things are. • In the beginning of the story, the villagers feel contented with life in their village. • Would you be contented with owning skates or a scooter? • Think, Pair, Share – Think of what it feels like to be contented. What emotions do you feel when you are contented?