12A | JULY 29, 2021 | COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL © 2021 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 37, No. 35 2 38 6 8 4 10 12 Count by twos to connect the dots and draw a crane. 14 100 A F O L K TA L E F R O M J A PA N 40 42 44 36 46 34 16 Haiku (high-koo) is a kind of poetry that comes from Japan. It is a three-line poem made up of words that total 17 syllables. The first line has 5 syllables, the second line has 7 syllables, and the third line has 5. 48 32 Replace the missing words in the story. 50 30 52 Haiku poems are typically about nature. Here are four about the seasons. How many syllables are in each line? 28 54 18 98 56 20 96 22 ne day, a rice farmer ______________________ a beautiful crane that had been shot with an arrow. The farmer carefully removed the arrow, and the crane _______ away. 58 26 94 92 Fall Haiku Help this crane fly to the pond. Crunchy leaves drift down The moon glows with orange light Bats fly through the night Winter Haiku 68 Blanketing whiteness Creaking footprints make us smile Snowflakes blow around 70 The farmer explained to her that he was very poor, but she told him not to ___________. Ice cream melts in heat Swimming pools bring sweet relief In the shade it’s better 60 24 62 64 66 When the farmer ______________ home, to his _____________ a beautiful woman was waiting for him. She had come to be his wife. Summer Haiku 80 90 Spring Haiku The wife shut herself in a room and told the farmer to ___________ look inside. She stayed in the room for seven _________. hen she came out of the room, she was very thin and __________, but she gave her husband a beautiful piece of cloth. He took it to market and ________ the fabric for a high price. 78 88 82 The river runs fast Fueled by the winter snows Water brings the spring 72 Your Turn! You can write a haiku, too! few weeks later, when his wife shut herself in the room again, the farmer’s curiosity got the better of him. He investigated and discovered his wife was really the crane whose life he had _____________. She was weaving her own feathers into the ___________ for him to sell at the market so that he would no longer be poor. Now that the farmer knew she was really the _____________, the _________________ spell was broken and she had to leave. She gave him the cloth and ______________ flew away. Title: Line 1: (5 syllables) Line 2: (7 syllables) 86 84 76 74 Line 3: (5 syllables) Use the code to discover the message of The Crane Wife. Folktales are stories with messages about how to live a good life. What do you think is the message of The Crane Wife folktale? Use the code to discover one message. Could there be more than one message learned from this tale? = A = I = D = N = E = O = F = R = G = S = H = T Select five nouns from the newspaper. Think of a story to tell with those five nouns. Write your story and share with a friend. Standards Link: Identify and use nouns. Children are born curious. From their earliest days, sensory exploration brings delight and wonder. New discoveries expand their minds. When they unlock the joy of reading, their world widens further. Magic happens. Kid Scoop opens the doors of discovery for elementary school children by providing interactive, engaging and relevant age-appropriate materials designed to awaken the magic of reading at school, at home, and throughout their lives. For more information about our literacy non-profit, visit kidscoopnews.org Homophones are two or more words that sound alike but are spelled differently and have different meanings. Draw a line connecting these homophones. Use the kite shapes to help you. mail there new knew scene their male theyʼre seen Standards Link: Recognize homonyms; use knowledge of homonyms to determine meaning of words. CURIOSITY FEATHERS FOLKTALE WEAVING MESSAGE FARMER MARKET CRANE CLOTH ARROW PIECE HAIKU HIGH WIFE RICE D A W M A R K E T C Y T I S O I R U C L INVESTIGATE G R E F A R R O W T The verb investigate means to study by close and careful observation. A E W E A V I N G H S M G N P I E C E I S R E H T A E F E G E A R E E U K I A H M F O L K T A L E D Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognize identical words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns. The teacher investigated the source of the laughter in her classroom. Try to use the word investigate in a sentence today when talking with your friends and family members. Summer Jokes Curiosity Some people say that curiosity killed the cat. In this folktale, curiosity caused the crane to fly away. Look through the newspaper for some examples of where curiosity was a good thing. ANSWER: A crane! Standards Link: Research: Use the newspaper to locate information. This week’s word: E N F G E R C S O O The 2021 Summer Reading Series Is proudly brought to you by these sponsors Write down your favorite summer jokes and riddles. Mail them to a friend or family member who needs a smile.