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Tell It Again! Read-Aloud Anthology - EngageNY

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Presenting the <strong>Read</strong>-<strong>Aloud</strong><br />

10 minutes<br />

The Spice Seekers<br />

Show image 1A-2: Sofia and Giovanni<br />

1 The Indies are a part of the<br />

continent of Asia.<br />

“Sofia! Sofia!” Giovanni (GEE-o-VAHN-ee) called out excitedly.<br />

“Last night, Father told me that he and Uncle Gino are going to<br />

take me with them to the Indies! 1<br />

Show image 1A-3: Caravan through the desert 2<br />

2 As he tells his cousin Sofia about<br />

his plans, Giovanni imagines<br />

himself making the journey on a<br />

mule.<br />

3 Can you think of a spice that makes<br />

your food taste better? What else<br />

can we use spices for?<br />

“We are going to buy delicious, good-smelling spices to make<br />

our food taste better. 3 We’ll even get some spices to use in<br />

perfume to make people smell good. And in the Indies they have<br />

bright, beautiful cloth for making clothes much finer than ours.<br />

Father says that if we can bring these things home, we can sell<br />

them for a lot of money and be rich! We might even find gold there<br />

and be even richer!”<br />

Show image 1A-4: Bandits in waiting<br />

4 A journey is a very long trip<br />

5 [Point to the bandits in the<br />

picture.]<br />

6 Travelers are people who go to<br />

places far away from where they<br />

live.<br />

7 What is Sofia imagining will<br />

happen on Giovanni’s journey?<br />

Sofia looked horrified. “But Giovanni, everyone knows that is a<br />

long, dangerous journey. 4 Sometimes it takes years to get to the<br />

Indies and back, if you make it home at all. You must walk or ride<br />

on the backs of mules and horses. Bandits 5 hide out in mountain<br />

passes, waiting to ambush travelers and steal their money. 6 If you<br />

get past the bandits, you still have to cross wide, dry deserts. If<br />

you run out of water there, you will die of thirst, and . . . ” 7<br />

Show image 1A-5: Two children talking<br />

8 Here the word trip means a journey<br />

or travel. The word trip also means<br />

to miss a step and fall.<br />

“Stop, Sofia!” said Giovanni, holding up his hand. “Uncle Gino<br />

knows people who have made the trip, so don’t worry so much. 8<br />

They’ve told him all about it. We’ll make it—you’ll see—and I will<br />

bring you back some beautiful cloth so you can make a dress to<br />

wear.” Sofia was not convinced, but Giovanni seemed sure that he<br />

was right.<br />

14 Columbus and the Pilgrims 1A | The Spice Seekers<br />

© 2013 Core Knowledge Foundation

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