Ballad of Sea
and Sky by Ester
Feliciano Mendoza, translated by Sharon Benson
The clouds play swinging.
Over the waves,
how happily they glide!
The winds, like doves
Soaring over the open sea,
... spread their wingsto take flight.
The bright little stars playing like little
boys...
chase
little-girl seawith their
light.
Flinging
orange blossom bouquets to the wind,
The moon sings in the
heavens up high,
My
island's night,
what a
beautiful sight!
A vision
so lovely of sea and sky!
Write the words in bold, look up their meaning in
the dictionary, and write it on the line.
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Place these words in alphabetical order.
wind / clouds / stars
/ sea / moon / sky |
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Unscramble the phrases.
1. stars the little bright
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2. night my island's
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3. The sings moon
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Write the correct comparison.
1. The wind is compared to...
_______________. wings/stars/doves.
2. The stars are compared to...
_______________. dogs/boys/girls.
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