Spring Semester Week 6

  "The Horned Toad Prince"

Story Summary

    Reba Jo was a young girl who liked to play guitar, race her horse, and play with her lasso on the prairie.

One blustery morning, as she was looking for something to lasso, she came upon a dry riverbed.

She wanted to lasso a sassy looking vulture near the riverbed before going home, but a gust of wind blew her new cowgirl hat away.

A big fat horned toad asked her, “"Que pasa, señorita?”

The toad then looked up and asked, "What's the matter, señorita?"

She told him about her hat and made a deal with him to get her sombrero back.

 The horned toad would later come to her home, but Reba Jo didn't want to help him.

Reba's father reminded her that a deal is a deal so the horned toad asked for some chili, to listen to her guitar,

 and for a kiss which would turn him back into a nobleman.

He tells Reba that he is Prince Maximillian, and that magic turned him into a toad.

Reba asks him if they will be hitched, but he says that a deal is a deal. (so it can't be changed.)

Prince Maximillian, the horned toad prince, then leaves.

Week 6 Vocabulary

1 cootie (n.): a small insect that lives in people’s hair 

 2 reptile (n.): an animal that produces eggs and uses the heat of the sun to keep its blood warm 

 3 lizard (n.): a type of reptile that has four legs and a long body and tail 

 4 pucker (v.): to pull the sides together so that folds or wrinkles are formed 

 5 spit (n.): the liquid produced in your mouth

 6 dust devil (n.): a spinning column of dust being blown by the wind 

 7 offend (v.): to make someone upset or angry 

 8 spell (v.): to form a word with the letters in the correct order 

 9 nobleman (n.): a man who is a member of nobility like dukes and knights 

 10 recollect (v.): to remember something 

 11 get hitched (phr. v.): to get married quickly and with little planning

 12 generation (n.): all the people that were born within a group of years and have a similar age in a family or society: e.g. Gen Z or Gen X 

 13 traditional (adj.): a way of thinking or behaving that has been used by the people for a long time 

 14 fabulous (adj.): very good; excellent 

 15 scurry (v.): to move quickly, with small, short steps 

 16 thunder (v.): a loud noise that comes from the sky during a storm or from a person’s voice 

 17 trickster (n.): a person who tricks or deceives people especially in order to get something 

 18 sí (n.): yes in Spanish 

 19 te prometo (phr.): I promise in Spanish 

 20 muy soñoliento (phr.): very sleepy in Spanish 

 21 lo siento (adj.) : sorry in Spanish

 22 adiós (int.) : goodbye in Spanish

 23 muchas gracias (n.) : thank you very much in Spanish

 24 caballero (n.) : the Spanish word for gentleman, knight, or horse rider 

 25 pronto (adj.) : Spanish for quickly 

 26 hola (n.) : Spanish for hello; (the h is silent) 

 27 por favor (adv.) : Spanish for please

 28 padre (n.) : Spanish for father or priest 

 29 amigo (n.) : Spanish for friend

 30 trellis (n.) : Spanish for a frame that is made of wood or metal 

YouTube Resources:

Reading Street Story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qvu-xRADfjE

Trickster Tales Intro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jELsxA28CgM

Spanish Greetings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5v2S84EuN0A

Extra Resources:

Horned Toad Prince Story Activity: https://wordwall.net/resource/88190531

Week 6 Vocabulary:  https://wordwall.net/resource/88665377

Week 6	Homework 回家功課
Monday Mar. 17th	1. Write Week 6 Vocabulary 1-15 x2 + definitions + Chinese
Tuesday Mar. 18th	1. Write Week 6 Vocabulary 16-30 x2 + definitions + Chinese
Wednesday Mar. 19th	1. Write sentences with five vocabulary words in the Bubble Book 2. Grade 4 Shared Worksheet
Thursday Mar. 20th	1. Read the "Horned Toad Prince" Reading Worksheet 2. "Horned Toad Prince" Vocabulary and Story Worksheet
Friday Mar. 21th	1. Handwriting Worksheet 2. Sensay 3. Savvas