Fables and Stories: Supplemental Guide 2 | The Maid and the Milk Pail 35
Core Vocabulary
balanced, v. Steadied or positioned to keep in place
Example: The tightrope walker balanced on the high wire.
Variation(s): balance, balances, balancing
jealous, adj. Wanting what another person has
Example: Timothy was jealous of Carla’s new puppy.
Variation(s): none
milkmaid, n. A girl or woman who milks cows
Example: The milkmaid took three buckets of milk back to the house.
Variation(s): milkmaids
plumpest, adj. Chubbiest, most round
Example: Julie would only sleep on the plumpest pillows.
Variation(s): plump, plumper
Vocabulary Chart for The Maid and the Milk Pail
Core Vocabulary words are in bold.
Multiple Meaning Word Activity word is underlined.
Vocabulary Instructional Activity words have an asterisk (*).
Suggested words to pre-teach are in italics.
Type of Words Tier 3
Domain-Specific Words
Tier 2
General Academic Words
Tier 1
Everyday-Speech Words
Understanding
milkmaid jealous
plumpest
milk
pail
money
chicken
eggs
dress
ribbon
Multiple Meaning hatch balanced*toss lightwater
Phrases. I don’t care
Cognates
Image Sequence
This is the Flip Book image that will be shown for this read-aloud.
- 2A-1: Milkmaid and the spilled milk