A lion demanded the daughter of a woodcutter in marriage. The Father, unwilling to grant, and yet afraid to refuse his request, hit upon this expedient to rid himself of his importunities. He expressed his willingness to accept the Lion as the suitor of his daughter on one condition: that he should allow him to extract his teeth, and cut off his claws, as his daughter was fearfully afraid of both.  The Lion cheerfully assented to the proposal. But when the toothless, clawless Lion returned to repeat his request, the Woodman, no longer afraid, set upon him with his club, and drove him away into the forest. 

Gift of the Magi

Skill One:Vocabulary

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Skill Two:Practice

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Skill Three: Test Time!

How much did you learn about stress and how it hurts the body and how to manage for resilience?

Oppression by Jimmy Santiago Baca

is a question of strength
of unshed tears
of being trampled under and
always, always
remembering you are human.

Look deep to find the grains of hope and strength
and sing, my brothers and sisters,
and sing.  The sun will share
you birthday with you behind bars,
the new spring grass like fiery spears
will count your years
as you start into the next year.
Endure my brothers, endure my sisters.
Oppression Study Guide