A Long Time Ago Short Story |
"....And, oh! what a lovely rummage we had in dear Auntie's boxes for clothes to dress up in! She lent us her beautiful silks and satins, but made us promise to be very careful of them. And then we made crowns out of cardboard, and painted them with green, and red, and blue, until they looked quite covered with emeralds, rubies, and sapphires. And Papa's silver-headed cane made a lovely sceptre; and we made flags out of handkerchiefs...." Click here to print the short story by Edric Vredenburg. Click here to print the worksheet to the right, featuring questions based on the text. |
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.3: Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events. |