Vocabulary: Hole

The Pumpkin Jug

Sep 10, 2024

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Genre: Romance

Setting: Fairytale

New Vocabulary: A good match, Bow (verb), Come into season, Fit, Hole, Impossible, Jug, Landslide victory, Pick (flowers), Poppy, Pumpkin, Rule (noun), Thirsty

Word Count: 1348

Original Author: Ariel Goodbody

A king meets a woman who grows pumpkins. She gives him water in a dirty old jug, and then she breaks it. The king thinks this is strange, but he likes the woman. So he gives her a challenge: if she can put a big pumpkin in a small jug, he will marry her. But she cannot break the jug or the pumpkin. Can she do it?
The Emu and the Kangaroo

Apr 9, 2024

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Genre: Children’s

Setting: Australia

New Vocabulary: Desert, Emu, Feather, Hole, Kangaroo, Rub, Scratch, Shelter, Spirit, Thorn, Twig

Word Count: 741

Original Author: Prue Clarke

Dinewan gets married to Bohra the kangaroo, and they go for a walk in the desert. But Dinewan soon gets bored. Bohra is a magic kangaroo, and his spirit can walk through the sky. Dinewan thinks it would be interesting to see Bohra’s spirit…
The Holy Cat

Mar 12, 2024

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Genre: Philosophical

Setting: Fairytale

New Vocabulary: Damn, Hole, Holy, Hunt, Learn by heart, Prayer beads, Purr, Run away, Sin, Test

Word Count: 758

Original Author: Palestinian Folk Tales

A cat hunts all the mice in the town, so it goes to the fields. But the mice in the fields are too fast. So the cat decides to start praying…
Aldar Kose’s Magic Coat

Apr 27, 2021

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Genre: Comedy

Setting: Kazakhstan

New Vocabulary: Blow, Fan yourself, Fox, Fur coat, Hole, Icebreaker, Scoundrel, Shiver, Spur, Swift, Trick, Yurt

Word Count: 773

Original Author: Rose Sharipova

One day, Aldar was riding through a field. He was wearing his cheap coat full of holes, and he was very cold. His hands and feet hurt, and his nose was blue. He shivered and shivered. He wanted to find a yurt. In the yurt it would be warm and comfortable. But the wind was blowing loud and strong, and he only saw grass and ice. He saw no yurts and no fires. And the…
Hold On, Little Pot!

Oct 6, 2020

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Genre: Drama

Setting: Fairytale

New Vocabulary: Brick, Builder, Dig, Hide, Hole, Pot, Pour, Stick to, Sword, Touch

Word Count: 1483

Original Author: Fairy Tales

Once, there was a builder. He worked very hard, but he was happy. He had a good home and a beautiful wife. One day, the King came to him and said, ‘Dear builder! I have heard that you are the best builder in the country. I want to see your work. Build a house for my son.’

Vocabulary: Hole

The Pumpkin Jug

The Emu and the Kangaroo

The Holy Cat

Aldar Kose’s Magic Coat

Hold On, Little Pot!