UINIT 5 - READING 2 "THE GREAT MINU"

"THE GREAT MINU"
The main character of this folktale is a man who walks through a city and is amazed by its
cows, shops, houses, and ships. When the traveler asks who owns these things, the
answer is always “Minu.” He thinks “Minu” is a person, but he learns that it means
something very different.

Key Words

coffin: the box or case in which  the body of a dead person is placed for burial; casket.

funeral: the ceremonies for a dead person 
prior to burial or cremation; obsequies.
 
port: a city, town, or other place where 
ships load or unload.

sailor:aperson whose occupation is 
 sailing or  navigation; mariner.

village: a small community  or group of houses in a rural area

Highlighted Words
magnificent, grand, beautiful

huts, small houses with only one or two rooms

GRAMMAR
Pronouns
Pronouns are words that take the place of nouns. A subject pronoun replaces a

noun that is the subject of a sentence.

An object pronoun replaces a noun that is the object of a sentence.


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