WingsWingsBy: Christopher MyersBy: Christopher Myers

Genre: FantasyGenre: Fantasy

A story in which unbelievable A story in which unbelievable things happenthings happen

Words to knowWords to know

attentionattention complainedcomplained driftingdrifting gigglegiggle glaringglaring loopinglooping struggledstruggled swoopingswooping

More Words to KnowMore Words to Know

gawk – to stare in a rude waygawk – to stare in a rude way

snickered – laughed in a sly, snickered – laughed in a sly, silly waysilly way

AttentionAttention

Careful thinking, looking, or listeningCareful thinking, looking, or listening

ComplainedComplained

Said that you are unhappy or Said that you are unhappy or annoyed or upset about somethingannoyed or upset about something

DriftingDrifting

Being carried along by currents of air Being carried along by currents of air or wateror water

GiggleGiggle

To laugh in a silly or uncontrolled To laugh in a silly or uncontrolled wayway

GlaringGlaring

Staring angrilyStaring angrily

LoopingLooping

Forming a line, path, or motion Forming a line, path, or motion shaped so that it crosses itselfshaped so that it crosses itself

StruggledStruggled

Tried hard, worked hard against Tried hard, worked hard against difficulties.difficulties.

SwoopingSwooping

Coming down fast on somethingComing down fast on something

Let’s Let’s Practice!Practice!

The roller coaster kept The roller coaster kept around and around and around, crossing itself.around, crossing itself.

LoopingLooping

He about his food He about his food because it was not very because it was not very good.good.

ComplainedComplained

If you always pay close If you always pay close in school, you in school, you should get very good should get very good grades. grades.

AttentionAttention

She to finish the She to finish the hard test.hard test.

StruggledStruggled

I tried not to when I tried not to when she fell on the ice, but it she fell on the ice, but it was so funny! was so funny!

GiggleGiggle

She must have been She must have been angry with me because angry with me because I could see her at I could see her at me from across the me from across the room.room.

GlaringGlaring

The hawk came The hawk came down on the mouse. It down on the mouse. It must have been time to must have been time to eat!eat!

SwoopingSwooping

The balloons were The balloons were in the air after the in the air after the girl let them go.girl let them go.

DriftingDrifting

Let’s listen to our Let’s listen to our story!story!