Princess Rose and the Creature

There was once a beautiful princess named Rose. Her mother, the queen,

however, was not as beautiful as the princess. The queen felt bad that she was not

the most beautiful woman in the kingdom anymore. She was tired of competing

with her daughter. She made a decision. She prepared a drink for the princess.

After the princess drank it, she fell asleep. Then the queen took the princess to

the forest. She left the princess there. It was a very serious thing to do. "Either

she will be killed by animals or she will get lost in the forest," the queen thought.

The princess had a dream. She dreamed about a man with brown hair and

brown eyes. It was the man she would wed.

The princess woke up. She saw a strange creature on the ground. It looked like

a man, but he was hairy and green. He had horns on his head and a pig's nose.

The creature said, "Did I scare you? I hope not. Let me introduce myself. I am

Henry."

"I am not scared. To tell you the truth, I think you are cute," said Rose.

Rose and Henry spent the day together. They collected

berries, caught fish, and had lunch. They had a very good day

filled with nice conversations.

"Rose, I have to go home," said Henry. "My ship will sail

home soon. I can't leave you here in the forest alone. Will you

come with me?"

Rose was very happy. She gave Henry a kiss right on his pig

nose. As soon as she kissed Henry, he began

to change. His pig nose turned into a man's

nose. His horns and green hair went away.

Standing in front of her was the man Rose

had dreamt about.

Rose and Henry were married, and

they lived happily.

Reading Comprehension

Answer the questions.

1. What is this story about?

a. A strange creature that competes with a princess

b. Why a queen had a conversation with a princess

c. How a princess met a creature in a forest

d. A serious decision made by a princess

2. Which of the following is NOT true in the story?

a. The queen fell asleep in the forest.

b. The princess had a dream.

c. The creature wasn't mean or scary.

d. Henry said he was going to sail away on a ship.

3. What did the queen want to happen to the princess?

a. A creature would wake the princess.

b. A creature would prepare a drink for the princess.

c. An animal would kill the princess if she was left on the ground.

d. Rose and a creature would collect either berries or fruits.

4. Which of the following is true at the end of the story?

a. Rose introduces Henry to the queen.

b. Rose and Henry wed.

c. The queen learns the truth about Rose.

d. The queen sails away on a ship.

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5. What did the princess dream in the forest?

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UNIT 11 

anymore [ènimo:r] adv.

Anymore means any longer.

Her old pants don't fit her anymore.

ORADENS

asleep [ǝsli:p] adj.

When a person is asleep, they are not awake.

The baby has been asleep for hours.

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berry [ber] n.

A berry is a small round fruit that grows on certain plants and trees.

The berry looked delicious.

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collect [kelékt] v.

To collect things is to group them together all in one place.

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→ I collected shells when I was younger.

compete [kampi:t] v.

To compete is to try to be better than someone.

He will compete with very good athletes.

conversation [känvərseiſən] n.

A conversation is a talk between people.

There were two conversations going on at once.

creature [krí:tſər] n.

A creature is any living thing.

The creature we saw today was either a dolphin or a porpoise.

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decision [disizən) n.

A decision is a choice.

He made the wrong decision.

either [ber] conj.

Either is used with "or" to say there are two or more possibilities.

You can choose to be either white or black when you play chess.

forest [fɔ̃(:)rist] n.

A forest is a place with lots of trees and animals.

→ I love to go walking in the forest.

ground [graund] n.

The ground is the top part of the Earth that we walk on.

→

→ The ground under our feet was dry and brown.

introduce [intrədjū:s] v.

To introduce someone or something is to say who they are.

→ I introduced myself to our newest co-worker today.

marry [mæri] v.

To marry is to legally become husband and wife.

Rose and Henry were married, and they lived happily.

Oprepare [pripéər] v.

To prepare is to get ready for something.

I prepared my speech to the class.

sail [seil] v.

To sail is to move a boat on the water.

→ I love to sail my boat on the lake.

serious [siaries] adj.

When something is serious, it is bad or unsafe.

The accident was very serious.

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spend [spend] v.

To spend is to use time doing something or being somewhere.

→ I like to spend my free time fishing.

strange [streind3] adj.

When something is strange, it is not normal.

→ Joe had a strange look on his face after he saw what happened.

truth [true] n.

The truth is a fact or something that is right.

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▸ He was telling the truth about seeing a large green snake.

wake [weik] v.

To wake is to not be sleeping anymore.

He is always full of energy when he wakes in the morning.

Exercise 1

Choose the right word for the given definition.org

1. to marry

a. collect

2. a living thing

a. conversation

b. truth

3. to move a boat across the water

a. spend

b. berry

b. wed

4. one thing or the other

a. asleep

5. any longer

a. ground

b. compete

b. strange

Exercise 2

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4. I stop sleeping when the dog barks.

c. prepare

c. creature

5. The area was full of trees and plants.

f

c. forest

c. either

3. He loved to travel in his boat to many islands.

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c. wake

d. introduce

d. decision

Write a word that is similar in meaning to the underlined part.

1. The doll broke when it fell onto the floor.

gr

2. I like to use my time taking long walks in the forest.

sp____ time

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d. sail

d. serious

d. anymore

The First Peacock

Argos lived in Ancient Greece. He was a husband and a proud father. He

worked hard and did well at his job. But one thing about him wasn't normal. He

was born with 100 eyes. Having many eyes was usually a benefit to him. He had

a chance to see many things.

Also, since he had so many eyes, he was very good at guarding things. While

sleeping, he only rested a few eyes at a time. The others stayed awake. He worked

for Hera, a great goddess. His primary function was to guard a special cow. The

cow was very important to Hera. It was her favorite pet. The most essential part

of his job was to keep the cow alone. It had to be kept separate from all the other

cows and far away from people.

This was an easy job for Argos. The cow just ate grass all day. But the god Zeus

wanted the cow. He wanted to take it away from Hera. He had a plan. He found a

great music player. He asked the man to play a beautiful song for Argos. Zeus was

certain Argos would go to sleep.

The song had an immediate effect. Argos couldn't focus on his job. He fell

asleep. Zeus saw this, and he took the cow.

Hera was very angry with Argos. She turned him into a peacock. She put his

many eyes on his tail. Argos was very sad.

Zeus saw how much trouble he had

caused Argos. He made another

plan. He turned Argos into a

group of stars. He wanted

Argos to remain in the

sky forever. Even today,

Argos' image remains

there, above the

site where all his

problems began.

We can still

see him in the

night sky.

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Answer the questions.

1. What is this story about?

a. Why it is essential to guard cows

b. How to play beautiful music

Reading Comprehension

c. How the image of a peacock in the sky came about

d. How being born with 100 eyes benefited a man

2. Why was guarding Hera's cow easy for Argos?

a. All it did was eat grass all day.

b. It was kept separate from all the other cows.

c. He had a chance to listen to music.

d. He was able to sleep instead of focusing on it.

3. Why did Zeus turn Argos into a group of stars?

a. He wanted Argos to see the site of his trouble.

b. He was certain that Argos would fall asleep.

c. He wanted to make Argos remain in the sky forever.

d. He wanted to cause Argos immediate trouble.

4. What was the primary function of Argos' job?

a. To make sure the cow was never sad

b. To keep the cow far away from people

c. To see the effects of music on the cow

d. Work for a proud goddess named Hera

5. How did Argos sleep?