OV we ee be ev NTT Scene 1: It is late at night, The shoemakers, Mr. and Mrs. Shoe, are hard at work, Mrs. Shoe: We ought to quit now and have some dinner. Mr. Shoe: But we must make these shoes. We must make money so we can buy the things we need. Mrs. Shoe: Let's eat and go to bed for now. (They leave.) Two elves quietly come in and see the finished shoes. They jump on the table. In a flash, they finish making the shoes. Scene 2: It is morning and Mr. Shoe is talking to a customer. Mr. Shoe doesn't notice the finished shoes. Mr. Shoe: Please forgive me, but my wife and I ‘were unable to finish your shoes last night.(Customer: I don't mind, for T see you have this fine pair which I like very, much, I will pay extra for them, (As the visitor leaves, Mr. Shoe speaks.) Mr. Shoe: Someone mace the shoes while we were asleep. We must find out who did this kind deed. Scene 8: It is tate-at night. Mr. and Mrs. Shoe hide and watch as the two elves run in, make a pair of shoes, and run out. Mrs. Shoe: Weanust repay them tomorrow night! Let's, make gifts to give them, Scene 4: The next night, Mr. and Mrs. Shoe watch as the elves come in. " Elf 1: Someone left packages for us and a note that says, “Thank you, kind friends!” BIE2: Look! They made new clothes for us! ASTUTE (They try on the clothes and dance with ee a joy as they sing.) can ae Elf 1 and 2: We love to do our work and apetechal i we love to run and play. But most of all we love to do a good deed every day. —Barb KellyCHECK YOUR. Write the letter of the best answer for each question. 1. Which sentence best summarizes winat happened before the elves went to work? A. Mrand Mrs. Shoe finished making toys for the day B. The elves told Mr Shoe to finish the shoes. C. Mrs. Shoe wanted to stop working for the day. D. Mr. Shoe told the elves to start working, right away. ‘What happened the next morning? ‘A. The elves got caught working and having agoodtime. BB. The customer liked the shoes that the elves finished. . The customer was angry because his shoes were not done. D. The elves told Mrs. Shoe what they hhad done. - Find each vocabulary word in the selection. ‘The words and sentences around it will help ‘you figure out its meaning. Write the letter of the best definition of the underlined word. 1. will quit working as soon as I finish the job. A. stop B. continue . plan D. goon 2. The elves worked on the unfinished shoes. A. expensive B. old and worn-out CC. not completed D. used for sports 3. 4, = Which word best describes the elves? A. mean C. selfish B. helpful hopeful - The visitor was willing to pay extra for |. She will repay them for the good deeds | What did Mr.and Mrs. Shoe do for the elves? ‘A, They yelled at the elves for messing up the workroom, B. They did nothing. . They returned the elves’ act of kindness by making clothes for them. D. The shoemaker asked the elves to make more shoes. ‘Why do you think the elves did what yaa A. They enjoyed making shoes. B. They enjoyed doing good things for people. C. They wanted to be repaid. D. They had nothing better to do. the shoes, A. more than is usual B. alot of money C. in dollar bills D. less than other people would pay they did A. not pay B. save . pay back D. keep the money Mrs, Shoe decided to make gifts for the elves. A. cakes B. toys . shoes D. presentsA prefix comes at the beginning of a word and changes the meaning of the word. Knowing the meaning ofa prefix helps you figure out the meaning of the whole word. prefix un- means “not.” The prefix re- means "back" or “again.” untied not tied rewrite write again or over Read the definitions below. Add the prefix lun or re= to the base word to make a new word that fits the definition. Write the new word. I, not finished: __finished 2. payback: pay 3. read again: ___read 4, not available: available 5. not able: __able A compound word is made of two shorter words. Combining the meanings fof two shorter words often explains the meanings of the compound word. shoemaker = maker of shoes Look at the compound words in the box. Write the word that best completes the sentence. Then draw a line between the two shorter words that make up the compound word. ‘workroom tabletop footwear | handmade footsteps 6. Two elves entered the shoemaker’s 7. Mr. and Mrs.Shoe didn't hear their__. 8 The elves found unfinished shoes on a 9. They decided to finish making the 10, The shoes looked fine. Recall how the shoemaker felt when he saw the finished shoes in the play of ‘“The Elves and the Shoemaker.” The word web shows one word that might describe this feeling... ‘© Pretend that you are the shoemaker. Plan to ‘write a thank-you nate to the elves. Think of three other words that might deseribe the shoemaker's feelings when he saw that his work vas fished, Pace them in a word web tke the © Write your thank-you note. Use at least two of the words you chose to describe the shoemaker’s feelings in your note. Gone) — Box A, Card