BLOWFISHWang Renshu

About Blowfish

Story Questions Vocabulary

Father four kidsMother

When his family saw him back with a full basket, they all jumped for joy. As if he were an angel.

The kids met him at the door, half dancing.

Child 1:Pop, Pop! What is

it? Let’s eat it!

When his family saw him back with a full basket, they all jumped for joy. As if he were an angel.

The kids met him at the door, half dancing.

At this tears welled up his eyes.

Father:Eat. (he mumbled)Cook the fish I’ll just go

somewhere.

Father:Why, not dead

yet? (he thought aloud softly)

Child 2: Pop! We’ve been

waiting for you to eat together!

Father:Oh! (he

exclaimed)

Father:Why is it so hard even to ask for

death?( and tears welled

in his eyes)

What is the type of conflict?

What does the story tells us?

If you were to change the ending, what would it be?

To inflict intense pain: torture

E X C R U C I A T E

To utter words in a low confused indistinct manner: mutter

M U M B L E

The object or purpose of such a trip: mission

E R R A N D

To make an earnest request

P L E A D

A large bowl-shaped cooking utensil used especially in stir-frying

W O K

To be apprehensive or fearful

D R E A D

Artistic style

G U S T O

Family:•Tetraodontidae

Also called:•Pufferfish,•Balloonfish,•Bubblefish,•Globefish

Contain:Tetrodotoxin