1. A Story, A Story Genre: Folktale
The Sky god owns all the stories that can ever be told. Ananse, the Spider Man, wants to buy them and bring the stories to Earth. But the Sky God has demanded an exacting price. Can Ananse succeed? Find out and see what happens in this traditional African folktale.

2. Table of Contents Lines 1 Line 3 Sentence 1 Sentence 3 Lines 2 Line 4
Reading Fluency
And
Comprehension
Vocabulary
Matching

3. 1.
Furious angry enraged
What do these words have in common?
What do you call words that mean the same thing?

4. *gate gopher gutter 2. *game gold gust
/g/ sound is made when the g is followed by a, o, or u. Underline the vowels and say each word.

5. /a/ can be spelled eigh. This is a special spelling of long a.3.
*weight vein
eight sleigh
/a/ can be spelled eigh. This is a special spelling of long a.

6. 4.
Stronger spun stories
Sticky slap
Can you find the consonant blends?

7. Ananse bowed and answered: “I shall gladly pay the price.”
S1-S2.
Ananse bowed and answered: “I shall gladly pay the price.”
He kept them in a golden box next to his royal stool.
Can you identify some words that have synonyms and say them.
Can you also identify the word with the /g/ sound.

8. S3
Mother held the horse’s reins the horse pulled the sleigh.
What word reviews the /a/?

9. The spider spun a sticky web across the stronger tree.
Which words contain a consonant blend?

10. Vocabulary
Defenseless
Descendants
Tatter
Flamboyant
Furious

11. Clues, Problems and Wonderings

12. VOCABULARY MATCHING