The Empty Pot A Chinese Folktale

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The Empty PotA Chinese Folktale

• Unit 5 Story 5
• By Mrs Nailon

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emperor

• Male ruler of an empire

The emperor of China was very powerful.
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successor

• A person who comes next

Simba was Mufasas successor.
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swarmed

• to move in a large group

The bees swarmed out of the hive.
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ashamed

• To feel bad or guilty because you have done
  something wrong
• To feel bad because you have failed

Ping was ashamed because he couldnt grow a
flower.
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worthy

• deserving

The emperor was looking for a person worthy of
being an emperor.
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admire

• To approve
• To respect

I admire Ping because he was honest with the
emperor.
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courage

• The strength to overcome fear

It takes courage to do something when you are
afraid.
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proclamation

• A public announcement

The emperor issued a proclamation to the people
in his kingdom.
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issue

• To give
• To send

The emperor issued a proclamation to his people.
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sprout

• The youngest form of a plant

Ping could not even grow a sprout to show the
emperor.
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soil

• Bits of rock, dead animals, and plants
• dirt

I planted the seed in dark brown soil.
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transfer

• To move from one place to another

Did you transfer that plant to a larger pot?
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tend

• Care for
• Take care of

If I tend to my plants, they will grow into
beautiful flowers.
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perfume

• Aroma
• smell

The flowers smelled like perfume.