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By: Julie LawsonBy: Julie Lawson

Folk tale• A story in which

the characters are ordinary people or animals that act like people

• Magic often plays a role

• Dragons are water gods

drought• Noun• Time of little or no rain• Example: It hadn’t rained in 5

years, this drought made several animals die of thirst.

scorched• Adj• Burned on the surface• Example: The river burned like fire

along its scorched banks.

craved• Verb• Needed very badly• Example: But even after the jar

was empty, he craved more water.

pierced• Verb• Touched deeply• Example: His mother’s cries

pierced his heart.

flourished• Verb• Grew very well• Example: She told him how the crops flourished and how lush the land was.

cause Why an event happened

Example: I didn’t study for the quiz.

effect• What happens as a result

• Example: I didn’t study for the quiz, that’s why I got all 13 questions wrong.

Signal Words• As a result• Because• Since• So• In order to

Examples:• A fierce storm struck last night.

(cause) As a result, the street was littered with braches. (effect)

• Because ice cream was left on the table (cause), it melted. (effect)