The Story of Jumping Mouse
VOCABULARY
Content
 The far-off land sounded so wonderful the young
mouse began to dream about it. He knew he would
never be content until he had been there.
 I’m not
content with the way my bedroom looks.
Maybe I’ll paint the walls blue and put a new poster.
Content
Happy or satisfied
desert
 The young mouse liked to hear about he
desert
beyond the river, and he got shivers from the stories
about the dangerous shadows that lived in the sky.
 All kinds of cactus grows in the
survive without much water.
desert.
They can
desert
A place where little or no rain
falls
dismay
 The young mouse peered into the
deep water. “How will I ever get
across?” he said in dismay.
 To her dismay, Tammy
discovered that she had lost her
favorite sunglasses. She was upset
for days.
dismay
A sudden feeling of
disappointment
encounter
 “You will encounter hardships on your way,
but don’t despair. You will reach the far-off land if
you keep hope alive within you.”
 Where might a mouse encounter a bison? The
two animals could probably meet somewhere on the
Great Plains.
encounter
To come across or meet
exhausted
 He ate berries when he could find
them and slept only when he was
exhausted.
 After running in the marathon,
Michael said he had never been so
exhausted in his entire life.
exhausted
 Very tired
guide
 If you hop along beneath me, the shadows of the sky
won’t see you, and I will
mountains.
guide you to the
 The hiker volunteered to
guide us along the
trail. We followed her and soon reached the lake.
guide
 To lead someone along a path or to show the way
 Someone who leads or shows the way