Sniffy the Wordsmith: Quest
Something for your younger students...again.
Today’s word, quest, comes from the book The Epic of Gilgamesh: Part Three The Last Quest of Gilgamesh by Ludmilla Zeman. There are three books in this series. Great illustrations and a great introduction for younger students to one of our oldest stories.
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You may not know this but I'm a quester. I like to go on quests, to search for things, to seek out new places or new knowledge—to boldly go where no hamster has gone before! Sometimes, unfortunately, my quests get me in trouble. Last week I went on a quest to the back arbor to see what was there. I ventured across Mr. Draeger's vast backyard and then I scurried up the wisteria vines—they were thick— and when I reached the top of the arbor I came face to face with a rat—now this rat looked at me with furious eyes—and he was bigger than me and without warning he grabbed my stubby tail and tossed me off the arbor. You probably heard my screams. Luckily I had my hamster double-o-seven parachute on (this comes in handy when you're on quests) and landed softly in the grass—beside a snake! I bolted under the garden fence, across the patio into the house and back to my cage. That was enough questing for me.
