What About Me by Ed Young Ed Young Genre: Fable Author’s Purpose: To teach a lesson Skill: Sequence

merchant plenty straying thread carpenter carpetmaker knowledge marketplace Words to Know

More Words to Know stunned wanderer

someone whose work is building and repairing things made of wood carpenter

a person who makes carpet and rugs for floors carpetmaker

what you know knowledge

a place where people meet to buy and sell things marketplace

a full supply plenty

wandering straying

a thin string made of strands twisted together thread

Janet needed thread to sew the dress.

The carpetmaker sold me the rug for $

The merchant sold me three apples.

The garden gave us plenty of vegetables to eat.

We got a carpenter to help build our house.

John was worried that the small kid would end up straying off the path.

John was worried that the small kid would end up straying off the path.

Smart people have a great deal of knowledge.

Our family goes to the marketplace every Saturday to buy fruit.

Our family goes to the marketplace every Saturday to buy fruit.

Let’s review our words.

carpenter

carpetmaker

knowledge

marketplace

merchant

plenty

straying

thread

GREAT JOB!