Vocabulary Practice for the Book "What Was the Age of Dinosaurs?" by Megan Stine-Part III: Words to Write

 Part I-Words to Know

Part II-Words in Context

Part III-Words to Write: Read the story below and give it an appropriate title. Then use the bold words to write an interesting story. 

In the vast expanse of Pangaea, where continents were one and the earth thrummed with the pulse of a thousand species, there stood a rink, not of ice, but of time-worn stone, smoothed by the passage of aeons. Here, beneath the shadow of ancient trees, a shaggy-haired shaman danced, his feet stirring dust and magic, weaving the fate of the world with each step.

This shaman, known to all as Wind Whisperer, held in his heart the bond of every living creature, from the smallest ant to the mightiest terapod that roamed the vast forests. His brigade was not of warriors, but of spirits, guides that whispered the secrets of life and death in the rustling leaves.

One day, a sinner, heart blackened by greed, ventured into the sacred grove. His name was Greed's Shadow, a looter of the earth's treasures, blind to the beauty of balance. With him came calamity, for his eyes set upon the Heartstone, the source of the shaman's power.

As Greed's Shadow reached for the stone, the ground trembled. From the foliage emerged a snaagly beast, its hide a patchwork of earth and leaf, its eyes aflame with the guardian spirit of the grove. The dalmatian, keeper of the sacred flame, barked a warning, its spots merging into symbols of protection.

The shaman, sensing the disturbance, called upon the wind. With a duster in hand, woven from the feathers of the sky and the scales of the river, he faced Greed's Shadow. A battle of wills ensued, not fatal by blade, but by spirit.

As the looter’s resolve faltered, the earth itself rose to reclaim what was taken. Vines ensnared, and the ground swallowed, leaving no trace of the sinner. Peace returned, but the shaman knew this was but a moment in the cycle of greed and redemption.

In the aftermath, the rink bore a new mark, a reminder of the day balance was restored by a shaggy-haired shaman, a snaagly guardian, and a dalmatian of light. And so, Pangaea whispered tales of the Wind Whisperer, a legend woven into the fabric of the world.

 

Reading Practice: What Was the Age of the Dinosaurs?