第7章 Lesson 7: Brother Moon and Sister Sun

One night there was a drum dance. A young girl stayed at home alone. Someone came in, blew out the light, and pulled the girl's hair. The person ran away before the girl could see whom it was.

The young girl wanted to find out who pulled her hair. She put some ashes in her hair and waited.

The visitor came back, pulled the girl's hair again, and ran away. The girl went quickly to the dance hall. She saw that her brother had ashes on his hands. The girl was very angry. She grabbed a torch and ran away. Her brother grabbed his own torch and followed her into the dark night. He wanted to say sorry. They both ran so fast that they took off into the sky.

The girl became the Sun and her brother, whose torch went out, became the Moon.

I. Word List

ashes: gray powder from wood or other material

torch: a stick of wood with fire for seeing at night

II. Unscramble the opposites of these words.

1. bright: akdr __________

2. pushed: lulepd __________

3. day: tighn __________

4. slowly: cqkiyul __________

5. left: tyseda __________

6. happy: ragny __________

III. Answer the following questions.

1. Why was the girl angry?

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2. Why did the girl put ashes in her hair?

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3. What did the girl and her brother grab?

___________________________________________________________.

4. Why did the girl's brother chase her?

___________________________________________________________.

5. What happened to the girl and her brother?

___________________________________________________________.

IV. Wrong sentences—Each sentence has a mistake. Correct the mistakes.

For example: A young boy stayed at home. A young girl stayed at home.

1. The girl put egg in her hair. __________

2. The boy cut the girl's hair. __________

3. Her brother had fish on his hands. __________

4. They took off into a tree. __________

5. Her brother became a star. __________