The Emperor’s Egg VocabularyMrs. Thornburg’s version

Vocabulary in The Emperor’s Egg

Flippers HatchMiserable SlipperyWaddled Horizon

What is another word for moved in a funny way like a duck?

Waddled

What is another word for breaking out of an egg?

Hatch

What do we call where the sky seems to meet the earth?

Horizon

What is another word for small fins used like hands or feet?

Flippers

What is another word for very unhappy?

Miserable

What is another word for not sticky, causing sliding?

Slippery