"The Millionaire Miser"

The subtitle for the drama "The Millionaire Miser" is "A Buddhist Fable." Using narrators, human characters, and a god, Aaron Shepard shows how being generous to all, including oneself, is the best path to take.

Here are all the word lists to support the reading of Grade 6 Unit 4's texts from SpringBoard's Common Core ELA series: Shakespeare dumbed down, Shakespeare's Life, Reading Shakespeare's Language, The Southpaw, A Book of Nonsense, The Millionaire Miser, Oranges; Jabberwocky; Fireflies, The Taming of the Shrew
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  1. miser
    a stingy hoarder of money and possessions
    Sushil was a miser.
  2. stingy
    unwilling to spend
    Though his treasure house was full, he was too stingy to give away even the smallest coin.
  3. starve
    deprive of food
    And since food cost money, he ate almost nothing, and starved his family and servants besides.
  4. clench
    squeeze together tightly
    Sushil lay groaning and clenched his teeth.
  5. wealthy
    having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
    We are wealthy enough.
  6. pauper
    a person who is very poor
    You will make a pauper of me!
  7. devour
    eat greedily
    Then she looked on as Sushil, moaning with delight, devoured every crumb.
  8. appalled
    struck with dread, shock, or dismay
    SAKKA: (appalled, looking down to earth) Not in seventy-seven millennia have I ever seen such a miser!
  9. imitate
    appear like, as in behavior or appearance
    SAKKA: (imitating Sushil) Run through the town and invite everyone you see.
  10. praise
    offering words of homage as an act of worship
    Heaven be praised for your change of heart!
  11. scoundrel
    someone who does evil deliberately
    And if anyone who looks like me tries to stop you, drive away the scoundrel!
  12. frantically
    in an uncontrolled manner
    SUSHIL: (arriving out of breath, speaking frantically) Your Majesty, the people of the town are taking all I own!
  13. impostor
    a person who makes deceitful pretenses
    SUSHIL: Impostor!
  14. deceiver
    someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
    SAKKA: Deceiver!
  15. bewildered
    extremely confused and uncertain what to do
    RAJAH: (bewildered, looking from one to the other) I cannot tell the difference between you!
  16. regain
    get or find back; recover the use of
    To none! It is a waste of wealth that can never be regained!
  17. downcast
    filled with melancholy and despondency
    He turned to the trembling and downcast Sushil.
  18. deny
    refuse to recognize or acknowledge
    You are so stingy, even your wife and children deny you!
  19. hesitant
    unable to act or decide quickly or firmly
    SUSHIL: (hesitantly) Well...maybe I could be a little more generous.
  20. generous
    willing to give and share unstintingly
    SAKKA: You had better be a lot more generous. Or I'll be back!
Created on Fri Aug 15 19:31:15 EDT 2014 (updated Fri Aug 15 22:53:33 EDT 2014)

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