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A. Find The Meaning of The Words Below: They Became Good Friends Soon, Both of Them Arrived On The Island of The

A peasant couple finds a large peach floating in a stream near their village. When they cut it open, they discover a baby boy inside. They name him Momotaro and raise him. As a young man, Momotaro decides to defeat the pirates who have been attacking the village. He sails to their island, meets an eagle companion along the way, and together they defeat the pirates using Momotaro's sword and the eagle's attacks. Momotaro returns home victorious with the stolen goods.

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A. Find The Meaning of The Words Below: They Became Good Friends Soon, Both of Them Arrived On The Island of The

A peasant couple finds a large peach floating in a stream near their village. When they cut it open, they discover a baby boy inside. They name him Momotaro and raise him. As a young man, Momotaro decides to defeat the pirates who have been attacking the village. He sails to their island, meets an eagle companion along the way, and together they defeat the pirates using Momotaro's sword and the eagle's attacks. Momotaro returns home victorious with the stolen goods.

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Once upon a time, there lived in Japan a peasant and his wife.

They were sad


couple because they had no children. They kept praying to their god pleading to give
them a child.
While cutting wood by a stream one day, the man saw a large peach floating on
the water. He ran to pick it up. His wife was excited because she had never seen such a
large peach before. They were about to cut the peach when they heard a voice from
inside.
The couples were surprised to do anything. The peach then cracked open, and
there was a beautiful baby inside. The couples were very happy, of course. They named
the baby Momotaro, which meant peach boy.
Momotaro grew up to be clever, courage young man. His parents loved him very
much.
One day, Momotaro told his parents hat he was going to fight the pirates who
always attacked their village. These pirates lived on an island a few kilometers away.
Momotaros mother packed his food, and his father gave him a sword. Having blessed
Momotaro, they sent him off on his journey.
Sailing on his boat, Momotaro met an eagle going in the same direction. They
became good friends; soon, both of them arrived on the island of the pirates.
Momotaro drew out the sacred sword his father had given him and began to fight
the pirates. The eagle flew over the thieves heads, pecking at their eyes. Finally, the
pirates were defeated.
Momotaro brought home all the goods that pirates had stolen. His parents were
proud of him, and they were overjoyed at his victory and save return.

A. Find the meaning of the words below


1. A peasant (n):
2. Pleading (n):
3. A stream (n):
4. Float (v):
5. Cracked (v):
6. Courage (adj):
7. Pirates (n):
8. Attacked (v):
B. Answer
16.
17.
18.
19.

9. Packed (v):
10.
Drew out (v):
11.
Sacred (adj):
12.
Defeated (v):
13.
Overjoyed (adj):
14.
Victory (n):
15.
Return (n):

the questions based on the text


What is the text about?
Where did the peasant find the big peach?
What does Momotaro mean?
They became good friends; soon, both of them arrived on the island of the

pirates. (Paragraph 6)
They refers to.
20.
Momotaro grew up to be clever, courage young man. (Paragraph 4)
What is the antonym of the underlined word?

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