The Dragon’s Pearl By: Julie Lawson

Folk tale A story in which the characters are ordinary people or animals that act like people Magic often plays a role Dragons are water gods

drought Noun Time of little or no rain Example: It hadn’t rained in 5 years, this drought made several animals die of thirst.

scorched Adj Burned on the surface Example: The river burned like fire along its scorched banks.

craved Verb Needed very badly Example: But even after the jar was empty, he craved more water.

pierced Verb Touched deeply Example: His mother’s cries pierced his heart.

flourished Verb Grew very well Example: She told him how the crops flourished and how lush the land was.

cause  Why an event happened  Example: I didn’t study for the quiz.

effect What happens as a result Example: I didn’t study for the quiz, that’s why I got all 13 questions wrong.

Signal Words As a result Because Since So In order to

Examples: A fierce storm struck last night. (cause) As a result, the street was littered with braches. (effect) Because ice cream was left on the table (cause), it melted. (effect)