The Stone by Lloyd Alexander

The Stone by Lloyd Alexander

Story Map

Main character: Maibon

What the character wants: to be forever young with the help of a magic stone.

What happens:

Event 1:  Maibon didn’t get older any more.

Event 2: The hen’s eggs didn’t hatch.

Event 3: His wife tells Maibon to get rid of the stone.

Event 4: The stone doesn’t disappear easily.

Event 5: Maibon meets again the dwarf and tells him to break the spell because he wants to grow old and old. 

Moral lesson: One has to think of the consequences of our wishes so that others do not suffer because of our greed. Hiss greed of eternal youth took over his family.

VOCABULARY: Write a word from the Word Bank…

1.       Delved

2.       Obliged

3.       Jubilation

4.       Rue

5.       Mired

Reading Comprehension

1.       He helps a dwarf who was struggling to free his leg under a log.

2.       That he could ask for something else like jackets for the children or a new apron for his wife, or have the roof repaired.

3.       Because it is magic and his wish made the stone be with him.

4.       That he was really selfish and rude not to think of the needs of the family.

ADAPTED VERSION

PASSAGE FROM THE STORY	WHAT HAPPENED NEXT	CLUE (REAL-WORLD…)
1.
2.	They started to have problems in the farm.	“There’s enough trouble in the chicken roost. Those eggs should have hatched by now” Some days went by and still the eggs had not hatched. The cow had not calved. The wheat had not sprouted. And now Maibon saw that his  apple tree showed no sign of even the smallest, greenest fruit.
3.	He was unable to get rid of the stone.	His wife blamed the stone. She told Maibon to get rid of it. Maibon replied, “The season’s slow, that’s all.” His wife kept at him. Finally, Maibon threw the stone out the window. The next morning, though, he found the stone sitting on the window sill.

VOCABULARY.

A.      Match words or definitions…

1.       C             2. E         3. D        4. A        5. B

B.      Choose two words from the list above…

1.       Hesitated:         During my English exam, I hesitated too much in answering the grammar          questions

2.       Glittering:          The sky was so beautiful with its glittering stars and constellations.