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    Folktales (Big Ideas: High Beginner): Wayzgoose Graded Readers
    Folktales (Big Ideas: High Beginner): Wayzgoose Graded Readers
    Folktales (Big Ideas: High Beginner): Wayzgoose Graded Readers
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    Folktales (Big Ideas: High Beginner): Wayzgoose Graded Readers

    By Jessica Williams

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    Every culture has its own folktales. They sometimes explain origins. How did the world begin? How did our community begin? They sometimes explain customs. Why do we eat these foods? Why do we celebrate these holidays? Finally, folktales can include lessons on how to live a useful, honest life. They also tell what happens to people who are not kind and good.

    Folktales features 15 different stories from around the world.  Some may be familiar to you; others may be new to you. All of them are easy to read and enjoy, with simple grammar and vocabulary. Improve your reading speed, comprehension, fluency, and vocabulary in a fun and easy way. The Big Ideas readers help you learn about the world while you learn English.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWayzgoose Press
    Release dateMay 18, 2019
    ISBN9781393669258
    Folktales (Big Ideas: High Beginner): Wayzgoose Graded Readers

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      Folktales (Big Ideas - Jessica Williams

      Part I

      The Americas

      Picture of two wolves

      The stories in this unit come from the native peoples of North and South America. Some stories explain the world. Others tell people how to behave and what happens to people who behave well or behave badly.

      The Winter Duck

      Long ago, animals lived in a beautiful place that was warm in summer. But it was very cold in winter. It was too cold for the people, so every winter, they moved their homes to a warmer place. The people returned to the beautiful place in the spring.

      But one year, Shingebiss the duck said, This is not fair. I don’t want to move. I am not frightened of Old Man Winter. I will stay here all winter long.

      But you must come with us, everyone said. It will be too cold. You will die when Old Man Winter comes. There will be nothing for you to eat. But Shingebiss did not want to go with them. She decided to stay.

      Shingebiss built a home from leaves and sticks. The walls were strong and heavy, so the wind and cold could not get in. She saved a lot of wood and food for the winter. Inside she made a warm fire.

      Soon Old Man Winter arrived. He brought a cold wind, snow, and ice. Then Old Man Winter saw the smoke from Shingebiss’s fire.

      What is this? asked Old Man Winter. No one can live in this cold and wind. And he blew a cold wind across the land. All the plants died, and the trees lost their leaves.

      But Shingebiss did not notice. She had a lot of food in her warm house, so she was happy. Old Man Winter came back, and he saw the smoke from Shingebiss’s house again.

      What is this? he asked. He was angry. I am stronger than a little duck! He made a cold wind go across the water, and the water turned to ice.

      But Shingebiss was not afraid. She went outside and made a hole in the ice. She went under the ice into the cold water. She found a big fat fish. She took the fish from the cold water to her house. Then she cooked it for dinner.

      Now Old Man Winter was really angry. He decided to go inside Shingebiss’s house. He did not wait for Shingebiss to ask him in. He brought a cold wind and ice. Her house became colder, but she put more wood on the fire. Soon her house was warm again. Old Man Winter was surprised. He moved closer to Shingebiss to make her colder, but she just put more wood on the fire. The fire went higher and higher, and hotter and hotter. Old Man Winter looked at the floor. It was wet. He looked at his clothes. They were wet. Suddenly, he was

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