THINKING ABOUT THE STORY

1. 1. Why is there great excitement in Chicago?

Because there was going to be a zoo. The great silver spaceship carrying Professor Hugo's Zoo settled down for

The Luckiest Time of All

by Lucille Clifton

Mrs. Elzie F. Pickens was rocking slowly on the porch one afteoon when her Great-granddaughter, Tee, brought her a big bunch of dogwood blooms, and that was the begiing of a story.

“Ahhh, now that

The luckiest time of all (by Lucille Clifton)

پدید آورنده : لوسیل کلیفتون

یک روز بعد از ظهر ، در حالی که خانم «السی اف . پِیکینز» توی صندلی گهواره ای اش روی ایوان نشسته بود و تاب می خورد . نوه اش «تی» با یک دسته بزرگ گل زغال اخته ، سر رسید و این ، شروع یک داستان بود

Setting
The main setting is in front of Mrs. Pickens house because that is where Mrs. Pickens is telling her story. The setting in the story Mrs. Pickens tells is the Silas Greene Fair.

Rising Action-When Elzie started telling her grand-daughter what she want to be when she was a

THINKING ABOUT THE STORY

1. "The Luckiest Time of All" is a story within a story. Who tells the story about the lucky stone and the Silas Greene Show?

Mrs. Elzie F. Pickens, the great grandmother

1. Why do the people at the Silas Greene Show start throwing peies?

Utzel and His Daughter Poverty

By Isaac Bashevis Singer

Once there was a man named Utzel. He was very poor and even more lazy. Whenever anyone wanted to give him a job to do, his answer was always the same: “Not today.”

آتزل و دخترش پاورتی(Povertyفقر )

1. در روزگاران گذشته مردی به نام «آتزِل» زندگی میکرد. او خیلی تنبل و فقیر بود. هر موقع کسی تصمیم میگرفت کاری به او بدهد، همواره یک جواب داشت: «امروز نه.» . وقتی از او میپرسیدند. «چرا امروز نه؟» او جواب میداد: «چرا فردا نباشه؟»

Setting: Cottage

Theme:

1- No pain, no gain:

A) The lazier the one, The poorer the one

THINKING ABOUT THE STORY

1. 1. What is Utzel's daydream for his daughter?

He daydreamed that a rich young man would fall in love with her, marry her, and provide for his wife

Utzel and His Daughter Poverty

by Isaac Bashevis Singer

This story is about a man named Utzel, who was very poor and lazy. Whenever anyone wanted to give him a job to do, his answer was