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Ines Maria Mendoza High School
English Department
11th grade

Short Story: The Lady or the Tiger
By:
Kiana Acosta
Noelia Ponce
Gabriela García
Anydellis Quintana
Emanuel Urban
Erika Vélez
For:
Mr. Roman

December 7, 2011

Introduction:

A short story is a narration of something that happened. In this work we analyze the story “The Lady or the tiger”. This story is fictional based in the old day.Also we are going discuss the problem of the story, and you can learn about the characters. You can see the opinion of each one of us about the story. In the story we had to invent a final which you can see later on . The end was invented by us all. At the end of the presentation we will do a role play.

Author: Frank R. Stockton

Frank R. Stockton is best remembered as the author of the shortstory "The Lady, or the Tiger"," but he is also acknowledged as an American humorist and the first associate editor of prestigious children's publication St. Nicholas, whose work for the magazine helped to establish its high standards. Although Stockton is a minor children's author and is not read extensively by modern youngsters, some of his short fantasy stories have remained in print.
Born inPhiladelphia on 5 April 1834, Francis Richard Stockton was the third son of William Smith Stockton and his second wife, Emily Drean Stockton. Since their first two children had died in infancy, he was the eldest living child. Stockton was a slight, frail boy who was born with one leg shorter than the other. His physical activities were limited during his youth, so he began creating lengthy stories.Often these tales were developed in his imagination for several days before he began to put them on paper.

Vocabulary Words:

1. Sharpened - To make or become sharp or sharper
2. Untrammeled - Not limited or restricted; unrestrained.
3. Smoothly - Having a surface free from irregularities, roughness, or projections ; even. [Middle English smothe, from Old English sm th.]
4. Orbs -One of a series of concentric transparent spheres thought by ancient and medieval astronomers to revolve about the earth and carry the celestial bodies. [Middle English orbe, orbit, from Old French, from Latin orbis, circle, disk, orbit.]
5. Crooked - Informal Dishonest or unscrupulous; fraudulen
6. Rhapsodies - Exalted or excessively enthusiastic expression of feeling in speech or writing.[Latin rhaps dia, section of an epic poem, from Greek rhaps idi , from rhapsoidein, to recite poems : rhaptein, rhaps-, to sew; see wer-2 in Indo-European roots + aoid , id , song; seewed-2 in Indo-European roots.]
7. Widen - To make or become wide or wider.
8. Vault - A room or space, such as a cellar or storeroom, with arched walls and ceiling, especially when underground. [Middle Englishvaute, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin volvita, volta, from feminine of volvitus, arched, alteration of Latin vol tus, past participle of volvere, to roll; see wel-2 in Indo-European roots.]
9. Punished - To subject to a penalty for an offense, sin, or fault [Middle English punissen, punishen, from Old French punier, punish-, from Latin poem, from poena, punishment, from Greek poine; seekwei-1 in Indo-European roots.]
10. Emanated - To come or send forth, as from a source.
11. Allegiance - Loyalty or the obligation of loyalty, as to a nation, sovereign, or cause. [Middle English allegiance, alteration of ligeaunce, from Old French ligancy, from lige, liege; see liege.]
12. Arrangements - The condition, manner, or result of being arranged; disposal
13. Guidance - Theact or process of guiding.
14. Aforementioned - The one or ones mentioned previously.
15. Sprang - A past tense of spring.
16. Tore - (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) Architect another name for torus [from French, from Latin: TORUS]
17. Doleful - Filled with or expressing grief; mournful.
18. Mourners - To feel or express grief or sorrow. [Middle English mourned, from...