"Pandora and the Whispering Box"

In the myth "Pandora and the Whispering Box" from Enid Blyton's "Tales of Ancient Greece," the world is changed through one woman's curiosity.

Here are all the word lists to support the reading of Grade 6 Unit 1's texts from SpringBoard's Common Core ELA series: Imperfect Me, My Superpowers, Flipped, The Jacket, Kira-Kira, Thank You, M'am, Pandora and the Whispering Box, Eleven, The Treasure of Lemon Brown, The Fun They Had
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  1. sorrow
    an emotion of great sadness associated with loss
    Long, long ago, when the world was new, and no pain or sorrow was known, Epimetheus lived with his beautiful young wife Pandora.
  2. dwelling
    housing that someone is living in
    Will you permit me to put my box in your dwelling and leave it there for a while?
  3. regret
    feel sorry for; be contrite about
    "Do not open it," said Mercury warningly. "You will never cease to regret it, if you do."
  4. astonishment
    the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
    She looked at the box for a long time, and then her eyes opened in astonishment.
  5. wrought
    shaped to fit by altering the contours of a pliable mass
    It was very beautiful, made of finely-wrought dark wood, and on the top was a prettily carved head that seemed to smile at Pandora.
  6. tremble
    move quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
    Her fingers trembled to undo the cord
  7. comrade
    a friend who is frequently in the company of another
    Epimetheus looked at her in surprise, and then, thinking that she would surely come if left alone, he ran out to his comrades.
  8. eager
    having or showing keen interest or intense desire
    She looked round to see if Epimetheus was really gone, then she turned eagerly to the box.
  9. whisper
    speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
    I really must find out what makes the whispering noise.
  10. quarrel
    have a disagreement over something
    Epimetheus and Pandora began to quarrel.
  11. scold
    censure severely or angrily
    Pandora wept bitterly, and Epimetheus scolded her angrily for opening the box.
  12. mischief
    reckless or malicious behavior causing annoyance in others
    "Since you cannot do much more mischief than you have done already, you may as well see what is left," said Epimetheus gloomily.
  13. wound
    an injury to living tissue
    She flew at once to Pandora and Epimetheus and, brushing the wounds on their skin with her snowy wings, she healed them.
  14. curiosity
    a state in which you want to learn more about something
    And thus because of Pandora's foolish curiosity, sorrow, pain, and evil entered the world, and have been with us ever since.
  15. content
    satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are
    But Hope stayed too, and while we have her, we are content.
Created on Tue Aug 12 20:57:32 EDT 2014 (updated Wed Aug 13 09:40:10 EDT 2014)

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