Unit 5: Part 2 Vocabulary

The tiger prowled through the jungle till he came to the lion’s den.

“What king?” he inquired, sleepily.

Every creature from the aardvark to the zebra took part in the struggle to overthrow the lion or to repulse the tiger, and some did not know which they were fighting for, and some fought for both, and some fought whoever was nearest, and some fought for the sake of fighting.

He was monarch of all he surveyed, but it didn’t seem to mean anything.

Startled, the man dropped the net.

She lived in an obscure little village, and her father was a humble dyer of wool.

She lived in an obscure little village, and her father was a humble dyer of wool.

Rest content with your fame of being the best spinner and weaver that mortal eyes have ever beheld.

“Stupid old woman,” said Arachne indignantly, “who gave you a right to speak in this way to me?..."

Before the group that was gathered there she would not give in; so pressing her pale lips together in obstinacy and pride, she led the goddess to one of the great looms and set herself before the other.

When men look at you they may remember that it is not wise to strive with Athene.

There was a cottager named Maibon, and one day he was driving down the road in his horse and cart when he saw an old man hobbling along, so frail and feeble he doubted the poor soul could go many more steps.

Everyone in my family can disappear—Poof! Gone! Vanished!

Believe me, if I could have done, you never would have found me in such a plight.

Instead of sharing her husband’s jubilation, Modrona flung up her hands and burst out:
“Maibon, you’re a greater fool than ever I supposed!..."

He'll rue the day if I ever find him again!

Of all the seeds he had sown there, however, he was surprised to see not one had sprouted.

Nothing that happened in the world of the animals ever escaped his notice; he was full of cunning.

There was a famine in those days and Tortoise had not eaten a good meal for two moons.

Tortoise was very happy as he flew among the birds, and he was soon chosen as the man to speak for the party because he was a great orator.

None of the birds had heard of this custom but they knew that Tortoise, in spite of his failings in other directions, was a widely traveled man who knew the customs of different peoples.

His speech was so eloquent that all the birds were glad they had brought him, and nodded their heads in approval of all he said.

'Tell my wife,' said Tortoise, 'to bring out all the soft things in my house and cover the compound with them so that I can jump down from the sky without very great danger.'

“My quarry. A man’s cub went this way,” said Shere Khan.

We will see what the Pack will say to this fostering of man-cubs.

Akela never raised his head from his paws, but went on with the monotonous cry: “Look well!”

Now the Law of the Jungle lays down that if there is any dispute as to the right of a cub to be accepted by the Pack, he must be spoken for by at least two members of the Pack who are not his father and mother.

The creatures, some sitting on chairs, others reclining on a sofa, were all watching him intently.

“Well, James, have you ever in your life seen such a marvelous colossal Centipede as me?”