Vocabulary

pageant: (noun) show competition, usually about beauty

canines: (plural noun) dogs

felines: (plural noun) cats

stray: (verb) to wander away

physique: (noun) body type

prosper: (verb) to do very well, usually to make a lot of money

diverse: (adjective) many different kinds, a variety

fertile: (adjective) able to grow many things, productive, rich

arid: (adjective) dry

encounter: (verb)  to experienced,  to meet with

entrepreneur : (noun) a person who starts his or her own business

crawl: (verb) to walk on hands and feet like a baby

gross: (noun) the total, all

permanent: (adjective) not changing, staying the same forever

Phrases

take for granted: not being thankful or grateful for what you have

Wigglewords: Find the Vocabulary Words in this paragraph! Then select your favorites and make your own short piece of fiction .

Once there was an extremely ugly girl whose greatest dream was to win a beauty pageant. She entered millions of contests but lost again and again. This may have been because she had a feline face with long whiskers and a canine body with hands and feet like small clawed paws that forced her to crawl. One day she strayed far from her hometown to the city where she hoped to find others with a similar physique. She never found any others but she joined a circus and made great money as an entrepreneur by starting her own traveling freak show. She added a bearded lady, a very small man, a pair of Siamese twins, and a fire-eater. The business prospered. The diverse acts were a delight to all who encountered them and the gross income for the year was over 100 million won! They traveled the arid landscape of the Southwest. Finally happy, the girl took nothing for granted and enjoyed the rest of her life as a cat/dog woman.

VOCABULARY

cultivating: growing

nutritious: has nutrients, good for your health

orchard: farm of tree fruits

damper: making something less or lower in quality

demand: the want or need for goods (like oranges)

bruise: blue/purple spot where you are injured

currents: the way water moves in the ocean or a large lake

vast: very large amount, big

diversifying: making a situation were there is a variety or 'many different types' 

PHRASES

prove it: show me so I know it is true