4 FE et ‘THE MAGIC SWAN Ahoy hana hardile An old woman wants tohelp im, Setellsthe thoy about muse swan People ge suck othe wa with the wor old, Swan" Only mate sic fee the suck people The id ‘woman has ula. With he swan andthe sc the bY ean arya Princes {With Young Larner Classic Readers Young English language earners willejoy dvelping thet vocabulary an ening fuency with these ‘nsytoeadadapatons of well kw les for clon Each ear Sncudes th lowing features ‘Ashort introduction abou the author anor story {A plcture gallery operant characters before he try {sor including fallelrhations and highlighted logo easy Fecogation spoken guage [short playet or lasroom performance A picture dictionary of ss air word fr belnningresders ‘naval recording ofthe tory play and word st ‘companion warkbook foreach HERS erence CE AMUN | | ~ rr Csi Rls re ri a = MAGIC SWAN ‘Andrew Langrr INTRODUCTION Andrew Lang was a Scottish poet and writer However, he is best known for the stories he did not write. He is most famous for a twelve-book series containing collections of fairy tales. This series was known as his “colored! fairy books The Magic Swan isa European fairy tale which ‘was included in Lang's Green Fairy Book. This ‘book was published in 1892.A boy named Peter had two brothers. Peter was the youngest in his family, He was small and weak. Peter's brothers were mean. They made fun of him, When anything went wrong, they said he did it. And they made him do their work. Peter did not like his life. He wanted to find away to make his life better.One day, Peter went into the woods. He was collecting sticks. He thought about his life. He began to cry. A little old woman heard him. She asked Peter why he was crying. Peter told her about his brothers and his hard life. she asked. Peter thought, One morning, Peter left his home to starta better life. But he loved his childhood home. He sat down on ahill. He looked at his home one last time. The old woman walked up behind him, She asked, Peter did not know.The old woman knew what Peter was thinking. she said. Peter promised not to forget her. the old woman said,Peter started to go. The old woman said, The old woman went on. Then she gave Peter a magic stick. The old woman said,Peter met some men working by the road. They alll thought the swan was beautiful. A dirty young man asked for one of the swan's feathers, Peter told the man to pull one out. The man touched the swan. The swan screamed. “Hold on, Swan!” Peter yelled. The young man was stuck to the bird. He could not get away. The others laughed as the young man yelled for help. A young girl heard him yelling, She ran to see what was wrong. When she tried to help the young man, the swan screamed. “Hold on, Swan!” Peter yelled. The girl became stuck to the young man.Peter led them down the road. On the way, they met a chimney sweep. The man looked at the swan and the people. He laughed and laughed. The girl begged him to help her. The chimney sweep gave her his hand. But the swan screamed. Peter called. Now the chimney sweep was stuck to the girl. Peter led them down the road to a village. He saw a lot of people. The people were watching a circus. vePeter led them to the castle. From the castle, a carriage came out to the road. Inside the carriage was the Princess. The Princess looked at them, She started to laugh! ‘The King heard that the Princess laughed. He was so happy. He wanted to see the magic swan, too. When he saw it, he laughed until he cried. ‘The King turned to Peter. Peter said, Then he took the magic stick and touched everyone. The people quickly ran away from Peter and the swan. 2The Princess thought the swan was beautiful. She wanted to touch its feathers. But when she did, the swan screamed. Peter said. That is how the Princess became Peter's wife. After that, the swan flew away. Peter never saw it again. Peter did not forget the old woman. She became their head housekeeper. The three of them lived together in heir new castle yn Peter's land. And they were allThe Magic Swan Ieene Seng AN es Clown is acting in front of some people. Peter enters leading Swan, Young Man, Girl, and Chimney Sweep. ‘Clown: And now I will put this rabbit into my hat Clown sees Peter and Swan. Clown: What are you doing? Chimney Sweep: Please help me! lam stuck! Girk: Me, too! ‘Young Man: | am stuck, too! Help us, please! Clown: Of course, Iwill help you. Give me your hand! Clown grabs Chimney Sweep’s hand. Swan: SCREEEEECH! Peter: Hold on, Swan! Clown: I can't movel Let go of my hand! Chimney Sweep: I can't! Oh nol Ithink you are stuck now, too. Clown: {to others who are watching) What are you looking at? Don't just stand there! Help us! Peter: Come on, everyone. We are going to see the Princess.They all exit. (Scene 2 Sting Ion ence oihecaste Princess enters. She looks very bored. Peter enters leading Swan and all of the people. Girl: Ouch! You are stepping on my foot! Chimney Sweep: Stop pulling on my arm! ‘Young Man: What do you want with us? Clown: Ihave a show to do! Let me go! Princess: (seeing all of the people) Ha, ha, hal Look atthem! Ha, ha, hal Have you seen such thing in your life? Ha, ha, hal I must tell my father! King enters. Princess: Father, do you see these people? Look at them! King: Princess, you are laughing! Oh my! Ha, ha, ha, ha! They are funny, (laughing) Young man, ‘you seem to be the leader here. What is your name? Peter: Peter. Your Majesty. King: Well, Peter, do you know what you have won for making my daughter laugh? Peter: No, Your Majesty. King: You havea choice. You can havea thousand gold coins. Or you can have some land Which do you want? Peter: I choose the land, Your Majesty. King: Very welll You shall have some fine land fora house. Peter: Now that I have some land, I will let you go.Princess: Your swan is so beautiful. Its feathers look so soft ‘Swan: SCREEEEECH! Peter: Hold on, Swan! Princess: Help! I cannot move! Peter: Now you will be my wife!beg to ask for something, Ike afavor or help The dog begs forfood. = The girl begged the man to help her. behind prep. n back of to the rar of The child is behind the tre. + The old woman walked up behind Peter. carriage n.a covered car pulled by horses Rich people rode in cartiages. * Inside the carriage was the Princess. castle 1 the place where king lives The king lives in the castle, * Peter led them to the castle. catch ¥ta take something that is mov Huse my net to catch fish. ‘+ "You wll eatch many people withthe swan.” to capture chimney sweep 1, aman who cleans chimneys as fis job Heisa chimney ween. * On the way, they met a chimney sweep. 2 SD@Oo®, Circus 1. a show with animals, clowns, acrobats, etc The elephant dances in a circus. = The people were watching a crcus. Clown n, an actorin a cicus who tls to make people laueh He isa clown, = The chimney sweep asked the clown for help. coin n. a small ound disc used as money Thisis a coin. “= "You can have a thousand gold coins.” collect v,to put together many things, usually things ofthe same king {collect bottles. * Peter was eollecting sticks. cy veto make sad noises The baby er * Peter began to ery. feather n.acovering that grows fom a bird's skin The feathers white. * *Beople will want its Feathers.”forget » tonotremenber He forgot the phone number. * Peter id not forget the old woman. {gold adj a shiny yellow color Gold rocks are worth a lt of money. = "You can have a thousand gold coins." hill n. high place of ground Some trees are near the hil = Peter sat down ona hill, last adi final: at the end ofatine or row The last sheep is black. * Peter looked at his home one last time. rmagle od having special power thats not natural, Such as the power offas, witches ee ‘rabbit comes out ofthe magic hat. “itis a magic swan.” princess on, the daughter of aking The Princess is wearing a pink dress + “The Princess has never laughed.” 2 OoO@re® Dromise v.tosay one wit surely do something They promise something. + Peter promised not to forget er. Pull to hold an bring ateryou He pulls a heavy block. * Peter old the man to pula feather out. rich edi. having lots of money ‘The man is ich, * "Remember me when you ae ich.” road on. apath orway fr carts or carsto go on ‘The toad is long. * Peter led them down the read. scream ¥.to cy out loudly He screams when he is scared. “The swan will scream when it's touched.” Stick . to not beable to move from ‘The fy sticks to the paper. ‘= “Anyone touching the swan wil be stuck to it.”O2OO®’, Stick i. along piece of wood Thisisa stick. * She gave Peter a magic stick. suddenly adv. without warning: quickly and Surprisingiy ‘The top suddenly popped off the bottle. * Suddenly, the clown saw Peter's swan. ‘swan na large white water ‘Swans have long necks. + “The swan is very beautiful” ir the v.toattach ofasten with a sting ‘She can tie the ribbon in a bow. * "The swan willbe tied to the tee.” touch v.to putone’s hand or finger on He touches it. * “Touch anyone stuck to the swan.” trick ma cleverway to fool others The clown’s lower shoots water. Iti a funny trick. * Aclown was doing some tricks, Pa 6 f) ntle ¥. to takeoff or loosen sting She can untie the bow. = "Untie the swan.” until con up tothe time that ‘The hen sts on the eggs until they hatch. * When the King saw the magic swan, he laughed until he cried. village man old county tom This isa smal vitage. + Peter led them down the road toa vilage. wake up x phrase ogo trom slepingto not sleeping ‘The baby wakes up. = "Do not wake up the man.” weak adi nt strong: wih ttle energy He is weak. He can’t itt «= Peter was small and weak. ‘wife n.awoman whois marred to someone ‘She is the man’s wife. * That s how the Princess became Peter's wife. a‘woods n.a place with ots of trees ‘There are many trees in the woods. * One day, Peter went into the woods. wrong. ad. bad; incorrect Wrong answers have a red X by them. * When anything went wrong, his brothers said Peter didi. yell v.to speakwith a very loud voice He yells alot. + *Hold on, Swan! Peter yelled.