LON PO POLON PO POA RED RIDING HOOD STORY FROM CHINAA RED RIDING HOOD STORY FROM CHINA

Translated and Illustrated Translated and Illustrated by by

Ed YoungEd YoungHarcourt Story TownHarcourt Story Town

Grassy Lake Elementary SchoolGrassy Lake Elementary SchoolThird GradeThird Grade

TENDERTENDERSomething, like food, that is tender is soft Something, like food, that is tender is soft

and easy to chew or cut.and easy to chew or cut.

The meat was tender and juicy.

EMBRACEDEMBRACEDIf you hugged someone, you embraced If you hugged someone, you embraced

that person.that person.

Angela embraced her grandmother as soon as she walked through the

door.

BRITTLEBRITTLEThings that are brittle are so stiff and Things that are brittle are so stiff and

hard that they break easily.hard that they break easily.

A glass vase can be easily broken because it is brittle.

DELIGHTEDDELIGHTEDWhen you are very happy about When you are very happy about

something, you are delighted.something, you are delighted.

Sofia was delighted when she got an A on her test.

CUNNINGCUNNINGSomeone who is cunning uses smart Someone who is cunning uses smart and tricky ways to get what he or she and tricky ways to get what he or she

wants.wants.

The cunning fox crept into the chicken house after dark.

DISGUISEDDISGUISEDIf you are disguised, you are wearing If you are disguised, you are wearing

something that keeps people from something that keeps people from knowing who you are.knowing who you are.

Maya was disguised by a mask when she came to the costume party.

RACKETRACKETIf you make a lot of noise, you are If you make a lot of noise, you are

making a racket.making a racket.

Craig made an awful racket that woke the sleeping baby.

CHARMINGCHARMINGIf you are charming, you have a way of If you are charming, you have a way of

pleasing people with what you say pleasing people with what you say and how you act.and how you act.

Enrique charmed his neighbors by taking out their trash.

INGENIOUSINGENIOUSIf you do something clever or If you do something clever or imaginative, you are ingenious.imaginative, you are ingenious.

Caroline proved to be ingenious when she built a house entirely

made of cards.

OUTWITOUTWITIf you trick someone by doing If you trick someone by doing

something clever you outsmart, or something clever you outsmart, or outwit, them. outwit, them.

Maria won the chess game by outwitting Trevor.

Amazing!Amazing!Keep up the great work this Keep up the great work this

week!week!