1. A Folk Tale
A magic pearl brings a boy and his mother good luck. But the pearl has more power than they know.

2. CONNECT TO YOUR LIFE Guess what the story is about.
Have you ever found something valuable by accident?
Tell a partner what happened afterwards.

3. Key to the Folk Tale
Purpose: to teach a lesson about life  moral value.
Can explain why certain things happen
Ex: Malin Kundang
Tangkuban Perahu

4. Building Background
Dragon are common in both European & Chinese folklore.
In China  dragons are seen as beneficent creatures, bring luck & prosperity, bring rain in summer & spring
In Europe  evil, fire-breathing beasts
Usually slain by knights/other hero

5. Vocabulary Preview Drought noun time of little of no rain
Scorched adjective burned of the surface
Craved verb needed very badly; past tense
Pierced verb touched deeply; past tense
Flourished verb grew very well; past tense
Open WB p. 14

6. COMPOUND WORD
two words joined to make a new word with different meaning.
Written as one word.
tea + pot  teapot
sun + light  sunlight
cow + boy  cowboy
foot + ball  football

7. Hyphenated compound compound words, joined by hyphens (-)
Separate the word & look at the meaning of each word.
cloud-breathing dragon: able to breathe out clouds
good-natured friend: having good attitude
life-giving rain: able to help people or animal lives
Open WB p.13

8. 1st CHUNK
Page 26, line 1-19

9. VOCABULARY Cloud-breathing dragons= able to breathe out clouds
Good-natured boy= having good attitude
He toiled = worked hard from dawn till dusk = from early morning until night
…selling it for fuel or fodder= food for animals

10. PLOT
CLIMAX
RISING ACTION
FALLING ACTION & CONCLUSION
INTRODUCTION

11. PLOT: what happens in the story
Introduction: introduce main characters, setting. Beginnings of the problem
Rising action: The characters make efforts to solve the problem
Climax: the turning point of the story
Falling action & conclusion: the writer brings the story to a close

12. LITERATURE: PLOT What is the time & place of the story?
Who are the main characters?
What are the main problems introduced in the PLOT?

13. COMPREHENSION
What does Xiao Sheng do all day?

14. 2nd CHUNK
Page 26-27, line 20-47

15. VOCABULARY
Xiao Sheng sang to lift his spirit = to make someone happier
Rain-bringing dragon = able to help people or animal lives
Wisp of cloud = a small thin line of cloud
Grass that was not shriveled = decaying & dead
Crest of the highest hill = the top part of the hill
gazed = look at something for a long time

16. COMPREHENSION REREAD: Why is Xiao Sheng worried?
What good luck has Xiao Sheng had?
What do you think will happen when he moves the grass? (predicting)

17. 3rd CHUNK
Page 27-29, line

18. VOCABULARY Transplanting = moving a plant to another place
Rose-colored
Near-empty
Withered = dried up
Dashed off= run quickly
Brimming with rice = full with rice
Gleaming pearl = white & shiny

19. LITERATURE Rising Action happens after the INTRODUCTION.
Name two Rising Actions on pages 28 & 29.

20. COMPREHENSION REREAD: Why do you think the rice has multiplied?
In what way does the pearl change the lives of the boy & his mother?

21. 4th CHUNK
Page 29-30, line

22. VOCABULARY …not blind to their fortune
Drought-stricken = affected by drought
“What have we here!” he bellowed = to shout in a loud voice
He snatched it = take something away by force
The ruffian = violent man lunged = to attack toward the boy.
He popped = put something quickly the pearl into his mouth.
The old woman began to wail = to cry

23. COMPREHENSION
REREAD: If you are the villager, how would you have felt?
What problem has the pearl caused?

24. 5th CHUNK
Page 30-32, line

25. VOCABULARY An intense heat seared through him=burned
He craved more water = need badly
Lightning crackled = make a lot of short, dry, sharp sound
The villagers clutched one another = to try very hard to hold something
Gaping the blackness overhead= to look in great surprise (gape)
Clasped him tightly = to hold someone firmly

26. VOCABULARY
The scales of a fish rippled along his back = to cause to move
The antlers of a deer appeared = horns with part like branches
His hands became the talons of a hawk = a sharp nail on a foot of a bird
He felt the twisting & coiling of a serpent’s tail = snake

27. LITERATURE
Mention two or three events in the rising action on page 31

28. 6th CHUNK
Page 33-35, line

29. VOCABULARY
…sent then billowing into the sky = spreading Beneficent dragon = helping people & doing good act His mother clung to his legs = try hard to keep something Again and again she flung herself = to move His mother’s cries pierced his heart = touched deeply Sculpting the banks with his last farewell = to form into particular shape They tossed a few grains of rice = to throw

30. VOCABULARY A bright orange carp splashed its tail right at her feet
She knew these to be glimpses of her son = to see someone for a very short time
When the water lapped the shore= to hit gently
Tinkling sound = a light ringing sound
The jingling of golden coins = ringing sound

31. LITERATURE Point out the CLIMAX in the story
Name two FALLING-ACTION events
What is the CONCLUSION?
What life lessons do you think this folk tale might be trying to teach?

32. COMPREHENSION In your own words, describe how the boy changes
Why do you think no rain ever falls over the land owned by the two wicked men?

33. THINK IT THROUGH  HW How does the dragon end the drought?
How does the boy show his mother that he still cares for her?
What powers does the pearl seem to have?
Do you think that in this story all the good people are rewarded and all the bad ones punished? Why or why not?