Friday, April 29, 2011

4th Story Book - The Bagman's Story

Vocabulary
      1.    Carriage- noun/ a means of conveyance, in particular

2.    Pleasanteradjective/ giving a sense of happy satisfaction or enjoyment

3.    Peculiar- adjective/  different to what is normal or expected; strange

4.   Strap- noun/ a strip of leather, cloth, or other flexible material, used to fasten, secure, or carry something or to hold on to something

5.   Evidently- adverb/ in a way that is clearly seen or understood; obviously

6.   Silk- mass noun/ a fine, strong, soft lustrous fiber produced by silkworms in making cocoons and collected to make thread and fabric.

7.   Cushion- noun/ a bag of cloth stuffed with a mass of soft material, used as a comfortable support for sitting or leaning on

8.    Fascinate- verb/ [with object]  attract the strong attention and interest of (someone)

9.    Knob- noun/ a rounded lump or ball, especially at the end or on the surface of something

10.  Whisker- noun/ a long projecting hair or bristle growing from the face or snout of many mammals

11.  Rattle- verb/ make or cause to make a rapid succession of short, sharp knocking sounds

12.  Irritable- adjective/ having or showing a tendency to be easily annoyed

13.  Envious- adjective/ feeling or showing envy

14.  Obvious- adjective/ easily perceived or understood; clear, self-evident, or apparent

15.  Indignant- adjective/ feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment

16.  Extraordinary- adjective/ very unusual or remarkable

17.  Astonishment- mass noun/ great surprise

18.  Blushed- verb/ show shyness, embarrassment, or shame by becoming red in the face

19.  Solemnly- adjective/ formal and dignified

20.  Doubtfully- adjective/ feeling uncertain about something

21.  Waistcoat- noun/[ British]  a close-fitting waist-length garment, typically having no sleeves or collar and buttoning down the front , worn especially by men over a shirt and under a jacket.

22.  Struggling- verb/ make forceful or violent efforts to get free of restraint or constriction

23.  Tuck- verb/ [with object and usually with adverbial of place] push , fold, or turn (the edges or ends of something, especially a garment or bedclothes) so as to hide or secure them

24.  Conversation- noun/ a talk, especially an informal one , between two or more people, in which news and ideas are exchanged

25.  Mysterious- adjective/ difficult or impossible to understand, explain, or identify

26.  Grief--mass noun/ intense sorrow, especially caused by someone's death

      27.  Hasty- adjective/ done with excessive speed or urgency; hurried
 Introduction
The story is happened in one winter's evening. It was raining and a bagman was finding a place to hide. He found a widow's house to hide until the rain end. At night , a spirit taught him the trick to marry the widow. It was very successful. In the end, the bagman marry the widow and the live happily forever after.

Impression
After reading this story book, i found that sympathy is really important in life. If the widow didn't let the bagman to hide for rain, she would not find her happiness. Beside that, we should also listen to other's advice. As example, the bagman listened to the spirit's advice to marry the pretty widow.

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