the story of three whales unit 2 kindness story 6 by mrs. nailon

The Story of Three WhalesThe Story of Three Whales

Unit 2 KindnessUnit 2 Kindness

Story 6Story 6

By Mrs. NailonBy Mrs. Nailon

lurklurk

• To hide in or about a placeTo hide in or about a place

Electric eels lurk under pitch-black overhangs of rock.

Electric eel snake

surfacesurface

• To rise to the top of any liquidTo rise to the top of any liquid

Whales surface to breathe air.

trudgedtrudged

• Walked or marched with great effortWalked or marched with great effort

The man trudged slowly through the mud.

plightplight

• A bad condition or situationA bad condition or situation

Everyone read about the terrible plight of the whales.

invincibleinvincible

• Impossible to defeatImpossible to defeat

The undefeated soccer team was invincible!!

ordealordeal

• Something that is difficult to doSomething that is difficult to do• ChallengeChallenge

The hard science test was an ordeal.

Pack-icePack-ice

• Ice frozen thick on top of waterIce frozen thick on top of water

Thick pack-ice spread out from the shore and its shadow fell over the whales.

plungingplunging

• divingdiving

The herd of whales were plunging and rolling, leaping and belly-flopping off the north coast of Alaska.

InuitInuit

• Alaskan IndianAlaskan Indian

An Inuit hunter passed and saw the trapped whales.

Ice-polesIce-poles

• Poles used to make holes in the ice.Poles used to make holes in the ice.

People used axes, chainsaws, and ice-poles to make breathing holes for the whales.

Sky-craneConcrete torpedo

Ice breaker