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TheLuckyOctopus

Ollietheoctopusonlyhadsevenlegs.

"Thelastonewillgrow,"theoceandoctorsaidthedayOlliewasborn.

"Butwhen?

"askedOllie'smother.Shewasverysad.

"WhenOllieturnseightyearsold,"thedoctorsaid.

Forsevenyears,Ollie'sbrothersandsistersteasedherabouthermissingleg.Shewastheyoungestoctopusinthefamily.HersisterOliviawastheoldest.

"Ollieonlyhassevenlegsbecausesheisn'tpartofourrealfamily,"Oliviatoldtheotherseacreaturesoneday.

Itwasalie,buteveryonebelievedOliviabecauseshewastheoldest.

Whentheotherseacreaturesplayedgamesliketagandhideandgoseek,Ollie'sbrotherOscarwouldn'tletOllieplay.

"Youcan'tcatchafishwithonlysevenlegs,"Oscarsaid."Goandfindafriendthathasanextralegtoplaywith."

Olliesearchedaroundtheocean,butthereweren'tanykindseacreaturestoplaywith.Shewasverylonely.

OnedayOllie'sbrotherOrlandosawOllieplayingbyherselfintheseaweed.Hewasveryhappy.

"GuesswhatIfoundtoday,Ollie!

"Orlandosaid."Atreasurechest.Itisfromashipanditisfullofbeautifuljewels."

"CanIseeit?

"Ollieasked."Ihavealwaysdreamedofseeingatreasurechest."

"I'mnotshowingittoanyone!

"Orlandosaid."Especiallynotatinyoctopuswithonlysevenlegs."

Olliewenthomeandtoldhermotherthatshewassad."EveryonetreatsmedifferentlybecauseIonlyhavesevenlegs,"shesaid.

"Don'tworry,"hermothersaid."Tomorrowisyoureighthbirthdayandyouwillfinallygrowanotherleg!

Thenyouwillneverbelonely."

ThatnightOlliedreamedthatshegrewanotherleg.Everyonecelebratedandatedeliciousfood.Shewassohappy.Butthenextday,whenOlliewokeupandcountedherlegs,therewerestillonlyseven.

Olliehidintheseaweedpatchandcried.Shewassosad.Suddenlyaseafairyappeared.ItwasthetiniestcreatureOlliehadeverseen.

"YouaretheluckyoctopusIhavebeenwaitingfor,"theseafairysaid.

"Iam?

"Olliesaid.

"Yes.Onlytheluckiestoctopusgetstomakethreewishes."

Ollieknewexactlywhattowishfor.

"FirstIwishthatOliviawashonest,"Olliesaid.

"Yourwishisgranted.Nowyouhavetwomorewishes,"thefairysaid.

"SecondIwishthatOscarwaskind."

"Andnowheis,"thefairysaid."Andwhatisyourlastwish?

"

"Lastly,IwishthatOrlandowasfair,"Olliesaid.

Beforethetinyseafairydisappeared,shetoldOlliethatshewasthekindestoctopusinthewholesea."Iwishthatallofyourbirthdaydreamscometrue,"theseafairysaidbeforesheswamaway.

WhenOlliegothomeherfamilywaswaitingforher."Surprise!

"theysaidallatonce.

"Iboughtyouapresent,"Oscarsaid."It'sabeautifulpearlnecklace!

"

"Thankyou,"Olliesaid."Youareverykind."

"Ibakedadeliciouscakeforyou,"Orlandosaid."AndIinvitedalloftheseacreaturestoshareitwithus."

"Youareveryfair,"Olliesaid."Thankyouforsharing."

"I'mverysorry,Idon'thaveapresentforyou,"Oliviasaid."Iforgotitwasyourbirthday."

"That'sokay,"Olliesaid."Youareveryhonest.Thankyou."

Ollie'smotherswamovertoherdaughterwitharedbirthdayballoon.

"I'msohappyforyou,Ollie,"shesaid.

"WhyMother?

"

"Look,you'vefinallygrownyoureighthleg!

"Ollie'smothertiedtheballoontoherdaughter'snewleg.

ItwasthehappiestdayofOllie'slife.

Nowanswerthequestionsaboutthestory!

>>

StorybyTaraBenwell

TheLuckyOctopusQuiz

A.Doyouunderstandwhatthewordsinthestorymean?

Matchthevocabularywiththedefinitions:

a

happy

1

tobeattractive

b

kind

2

tohaveapleasanttaste

c

delicious

3

tobeequalforeveryone

d

honest

4

tohavegoodthingshappenbychance

e

fair

5

tobeextremelysmall

f

lucky

6

tobeunhappy

g

tiny

7

tobeunhappybecauseyouaren'twithotherpeople

h

beautiful

8

tofeelpleased

i

sad

9

tobegenerousandhelpful

j

lonely

10

tobetruthful

Grammarnote

Anadjectiveisusedtodescribeanoun.Thereare2placestoputanadjective:

1.Beforeanoun（example:

Sheisaniceteacher）

2.Aftertheverb"tobe"（example:

Myteacherisnice）

Howmanywordsinthevocabularylistdoyouthinkareadjectives?

__________

Note

Someoftheadjectivesinthestoryarecalledsuperlatives.Superlativesareusedtodescribe"themost".

Add-esttoformasuperlativeforadjectiveswithoneortwosyllables（soundbeats）.

Example:

Sheisaniceteacher.Sheisthenicestteacher.

Iftheadjectiveendsin"y"changethe"y"to"i"whenyouspellthesuperlative.

Example:

Sheispretty.Sheistheprettiest.

Lookfortheseadjectivesinthestory.Howdoyouformthesuperlative?

adjective

superlative

young

youngest

old

__________

lucky

__________

kind

__________

tiny

__________

happy

__________

B.Doyouunderstandhowtousethewordsfromthestory?

Fillintheblanks:

1.Theseafairywasthe_______________creatureOlliehadeverseen.

a.lucky

b.tiniest

c.lonely

d.delicious

2.Orlandobakedhissistera_______________cake.

a.fair

b.honest

c.luckiest

d.delicious

3.Thejewelsinthetreasurechestwerevery_______________.

a.honest

b.happiest

c.beautiful

d.luckiest

4.Olliewas_______________becausenobodywouldplaywithher.

a.kind

b.happiest

c.lonely

d.fair

5.TheseafairyappearedbecauseOlliewasthe_______________octopus.

a.tiny

b.luckiest

c.fair

d.delicious

C.Doyouunderstandwhatthestoryisabout?

Answerthecomprehensionquestions:

1.Whattypeofcreatureisthemaincharacterinthisstory?

a.aseafairy

b.anoctopus

c.afish

d.ahuman

2.WhyisOlliedifferentfromtherestofherfamily?

a.Sheisbig.

b.Sheisunlucky.

c.Sheonlyhas7legs.

d.Shedoesn'tlikegames.

3.WhoareOscarandOrlando?

a.TheyareOllie'sfriends.

b.TheyareOllie'sbrothers.

c.TheyareOllie'schildren.

d.TheyareOllie'sparents.

4.WhydidOlliecryintheseaweedpatch?

a.Itwasherbirthday.

b.Shedidn'tgrowhereighthleg.

c.Shewantedtoseethetreasure.

d.Herbrotherwasdishonest.

5.WhatdidOllie'smothergiveherattheparty?

a.abirthdayballoon

b.acake

c.anapple

d.anecklace

Nowcheckyouranswers!

AnswerstoTheLuckyOctopusQuiz

A

Matching:

a-8,b-9,c-2,d-10,e-3,f-4,g-5,h-1,i-6,j-7

Numberofadjectives:

All10wordsareadjectives

Superlatives:

oldest,luckiest,kindest,tiniest,happiest

B

Fillintheblanks:

1b,2d,3c,4c,5b

C

Comprehension:

1b,2c,3b,4b,5a