2. How The Guinea Fowl Got Her Spots Edited by Mrs. Randolph Ralph Witters Elementary Unit 4 Lesson 4

3. Glossy Bright and shiny Synonym: glistening Antonym: dull Nganga the Guinea Fowl had glossy black feathers all over.

4. delicate Not strong Something easily removed, or broken Synonym: breakable Guinea Fowl craned her head and admired the delicate speckle covering her back.

5. reeds Tall grass Antonym: mowed lawn But something yellow was twitching in the reeds.

6. bank The land along a stream of river Synonym: edge She scratched and scrambled up the bank as fast as she could.

7. admired To think well of someone or something Synonym: Respected, loved Antonym: unwanted Guinea Fowl craned her head and admired the delicate speckles covering her back.

8. temper Mood, a way of feeling Synonym: feeling He went home in a terrible temper, growling like his empty belly.

9. glossy

10. delicate

11. reeds

12. bank

13. admired

14. temper

15. More Story Words

16. whirlwind

17. calabash

18. tasseled

19. My lovely spots are just the thing for hiding in the shadows and grass. I am so pretty! I know you must think so, too!

20. You just did a whirlwind of a job of reading!