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The Emperor and the KiteThe Emperor and the Kiteby Jane Yolenby Jane Yolen
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Challenge WordsChallenge Words
EmperorEmperor MonarchMonarch KingdomKingdom PalacePalace NobleNoble
Read Aloud: Flying KitesRead Aloud: Flying Kites
How does the narrator feel about flying a How does the narrator feel about flying a kite?kite?
The narrator is excited and happy about The narrator is excited and happy about flying a kite.flying a kite.
Where is the best place to fly a kite? Where is the best place to fly a kite? In a large, open space without treesIn a large, open space without trees
Why do you think the kite got stuck in the Why do you think the kite got stuck in the tree?tree?
The narrator is so excited about flying the The narrator is so excited about flying the kite that he or she doesn’t pay attention to kite that he or she doesn’t pay attention to the surroundings.the surroundings.
VocabularyVocabulary
InsignificantInsignificant PlottingPlotting TwinedTwined SteelySteely EncirclingEncircling Loyal Loyal NeglectedNeglected UnyieldingUnyielding
PLOTTINGPLOTTING Plot-tingPlot-ting V.V. Planning to do something evil in secretPlanning to do something evil in secret
LOYALLOYAL
Loy-alLoy-al Adj.Adj. Constant and faithful to Constant and faithful to
people or idealspeople or ideals
NEGLECTEDNEGLECTED
Ne-glec-tedNe-glec-ted V.V. Failed to care for/attend to somethingFailed to care for/attend to something
INSIGNIFICANTINSIGNIFICANT
In-sig-nif-i-cantIn-sig-nif-i-cant Adj.Adj. Little worth, meaning or sizeLittle worth, meaning or size
ENCIRCLINGENCIRCLING
En-cir-cl-ingEn-cir-cl-ing V.V. Forming a circle around; surroundingForming a circle around; surrounding
UNYIELDINGUNYIELDING
Un-yield-ingUn-yield-ing Adj.Adj. Never-ending; not giving wayNever-ending; not giving way
STEELYSTEELY
Stee-lyStee-ly Adj.Adj. Like steel (in strength, hardness or Like steel (in strength, hardness or
coldness)coldness)
TWINEDTWINED
TwinedTwined Adj./verbAdj./verb Twisted aroundTwisted around (twine is a type of string…so picture the roll (twine is a type of string…so picture the roll
of twine on a kite wrapped around)of twine on a kite wrapped around)
VocabularyVocabulary
InsignificantInsignificant Lacking in importance, meaning, size or worthLacking in importance, meaning, size or worth PlottingPlotting Planning in secret to do something, often Planning in secret to do something, often
something evilsomething evil TwinedTwined Twisted aroundTwisted around SteelySteely Like steel, as in strength, hardness, or coldnessLike steel, as in strength, hardness, or coldness
EncirclingEncircling Forming a circle around; surroundingForming a circle around; surrounding Loyal Loyal Constant and faithful to people or idealsConstant and faithful to people or ideals NeglectedNeglected Failed to care for or attend toFailed to care for or attend to UnyieldingUnyielding Constant and never-ending; not giving wayConstant and never-ending; not giving way
CharactersCharacters
Djeow SeowDjeow Seow The emperorThe emperor
SettingSetting
ChinaChina Long agoLong ago
ProblemProblem
The emperor does not pay attention to The emperor does not pay attention to Djeow Seow because she is small.Djeow Seow because she is small.
Important EventsImportant Events
The emperor is captured by evil men. The emperor is captured by evil men. A monk helps Djeow Seow figure out how to A monk helps Djeow Seow figure out how to
rescue the emperor. Djeow Seow rescues rescue the emperor. Djeow Seow rescues the emperor.the emperor.
SolutionSolution
The emperor realizes that Djeow Seow is The emperor realizes that Djeow Seow is important and learns never to neglect important and learns never to neglect anyone.anyone.