The Great Eggscape

Before you listen to The Great Eggscape!, let's go over some vocabulary words that you may or may not know, but will be useful when you listen to the story.

If you would like to look up a word you don't know, you can use the Britannica Kid's Dictionary. Today, though, I will give you the definitions.

• Frolic - playful, fun
• Pace - the rate of moving on foot
• Comb - to search for something or someone
• Bulk - a great size
• Aisle - a passage between seats or shelves

Remember, some words have more than one definition. You need to read the sentence carefully to decide which definition is correct.

Questions:

1. Who is the main character of the story?

2. Does the main character like to go on adventures with the other eggs? What would he rather be doing?

3. How many eggs are in a dozen?

4. What were the other eggs doing when Shel went to look for them?

5. Where was Meg hiding? How did they find her?

6. What did all the eggs do together at the end of the story?

7. Eggscape is a play on what word?