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1、Visit www.readinga- for thousands of books and materials.Ali BabaA Reading AZ Level Z2 Leveled BookWord Count:2,702WritingWrite an essay analyzing how Morgianas actions influence the series of events in the story.DramaWork in a group to rewrite Ali Baba as a script for a play.Perform the play for yo

2、ur class.Connectionswww.readinga-YZ1Z2An Arabian FolktaleRetold by Lori Polydoros and Elizabeth Jane Pustilnik Illustrated by Mike McCarthyAli BabaAli BabaLEVELED BOOK Z2www.readinga-An Arabian FolktaleRetold by Lori Polydorosand Elizabeth Jane PustilnikIllustrated by Mike McCarthyDo the intentions

3、of Ali Baba make his actions acceptable as opposed to those of the robbers?Why or why not?Focus QuestionAli BabaAli BabaWords to Knowabodeaccompliceacquiescedanecdotesapprehensivecallouscandorcognizantcondolencesdestituteeuphoricexpeditiouslyflabbergastedincensedpretenseprosperousquerulousspurioussu

4、etsurreptitiouslyunscrupulousCorrelationLEVEL Z2YZN/A70+Fountas&PinnellReading RecoveryDRAAli BabaLevel Z2 Leveled Book Learning AZAn Arabian FolktaleRetold by Lori Polydoros and Elizabeth Jane PustilnikIllustrated by Mike McCarthyAll rights reserved.www.readinga-3Table of ContentsChapter 1 .4Chapte

5、r 2 .6Chapter 3 .8Chapter 4 .9Chapter 5 .10Chapter 6 .13Chapter 7 .15Chapter 8 .17Chapter 9 .18Chapter 10 .21Glossary .23Ali Baba Level Z24Chapter 1Many moons ago in a small town in Persia,a father divided his belongings equally between his two young sons,Cassim and Ali Baba.Although their property

6、was equally divided,in no way would fortune treat them alike.Cassim married Vashti,the widow of a wealthy innkeeper,and managed their inn.While husband and wife were prosperous,they hardly saw each other in the large mansion they shared in town.Ali Baba,on the other hand,was wed to Fatima,the daught

7、er of a poor shepherd,and was employed as a woodcutter.They resided in a shack but nevertheless shared a life full of love and happiness.One warm summer afternoon deep in the forest adjacent to the town,Ali Baba was chopping wood to sell.As he swung his axe into the trunk of a tree,the ground began

8、to rumble,startling Ali,and he promptly recognized the sound of horses hoovesmany horses,by the sound of it,and they were approaching fast!Grabbing his axe,Ali quickly scaled a tree and hid in its leafy foliage.There he silently watched and waited.5From this vantage point,Ali saw no fewer than forty

9、 men on horseback come into view and halt not far from his hiding place.He watched as they dismounted,tied up their horses,and boosted heavy saddlebags onto their shoulders.Scrutinizing their unsavory look,Ali theorized that the men were robbers and the saddlebags contained stolen loot.The group con

10、gregated below the shade of a tree that had a large,craggy boulder at its base.Their leader was obvious,for he towered over the others and looked even crueler than the other querulous men.As he approached the boulder,he uttered a strange phrase“Open,sesame!”Ali Baba Level Z26As soon as the man spoke

11、,the boulder swiftly slid to the side to reveal a cave.What kind of magic am I witnessing?Ali thought as the thieves hurriedly disappeared inside the cave.Ali Baba held his breath as his mind raced:This must be their secret hideaway!Eventually,the men and their leader exited the cave.He heard the le

12、ader call out,“Close,sesame!”and observed as the boulder slid back to mask the caves entrance.The men then hastily mounted their horses and galloped out of the forest.Chapter 2Flabbergasted,Ali Baba lingered in the tree until he resolved that it was safe to move again.Then he gingerly descended and

13、stood in front of the concealed rock door as sweat trickled down his forehead and face,dripping onto his already soaked tunic.Curiosity made him want to speak the words and see what lay within the cave,while fear of the thieves return held him at bay.At last,Ali Baba willed himself to recite the mag

14、ic words“Open,sesame.”The boulder creaked and then slid open to reveal a sight so magnificent that Ali nearly fell to his knees.7The cave wasnt shadowy and gloomy,as he had expected,but spacious and well lit by a crack in the ceiling where sunlight poured in.Gathering his wits,Ali looked around at t

15、he bags upon bags of gold and silver coins,stacks of fine silk rugs,and chests overflowing with colorful gems.From the sheer amount of treasure in the cave,Ali Baba surmised that the robbers must have built up the stash over generations.Surely they wont notice a few missing bags of gold and jewels,A

16、li thought.He gathered what treasure he could carry and exited the cave.Outside,he called,“Close,sesame,”and the boulder slid back.Ali Baba Level Z28Chapter 3Fatima observed her husband carrying stuffed bags into their humble abode.These dont look like wood,she reflected.Beckoning her to sit beside

17、him,Ali emptied the bags into a heap of gold coins and jewels on the floor.Fatimas eyes became wide.“Whom did you rob?”she gasped.Ali Baba replied,“I am no robber,unless one who steals from robbers is also himself a robber.”Fatima raised an eyebrow as he commenced to tell her the whole story.Ali Bab

18、a and Fatima discussed what they should do with their newfound wealth.They couldnt spend it freely without raising suspicions.They would bury it in their garden,but they decided to weigh it first to estimate its worth.So Fatima went to Vashti and Cassims mansion and asked to borrow a scale to weigh

19、grain.Vashti was skeptical about how the destitute Ali Baba and Fatima would have enough grain to warrant measuring with a scale,so she placed a bit of suet underneath the scale.Whatever they were weighing would stick to the suet.Later,when Fatima returned the scale,the astonished Vashti discovered

20、a gold coin stuck to the bottom.Where could Ali Baba and Fatima have found such a treasure?9Chapter 4That evening,Vashti addressed Cassim,“Youll never guess what happened this afternoon.Your poor brothers wife came here to borrow a scale.What could they have to weigh?I stuck some suet to the bottom

21、of the scale to find out.Guess what I discovered after she returned the scale?”Cassim snatched the gold coin from her hand,holding it up in the flickering candlelight.“My little brother is up to something,this much is sure.”“There must be more,”Vashti asserted haughtily.“Think about ityou only count

22、 your money,but he has enough to necessitate weighing it.Go see your brother tomorrow and find out where the rest of the gold is hidden.”The next morning while Fatima was at the marketplace,Cassim pushed open the door to Alis shack.Grasping his brother by his tunic,Cassim roared,“Do not keep secrets

23、 from your brother!”He threw the gold coin at Alis face and spat,“I know all about your goldyou can blame your foolish wife.”Beside himself with shock,Ali disclosed all he knew about the hidden cave to his callous brother.Cassim barked,“Take me there now.”Ali Baba Level Z210Chapter 5As Ali Baba and

24、Cassim stood before the magic boulder in the forest,Cassim asked with disdain,“You expect me to believe that your precious gold came from within this decrepit rock?”Ali didnt reply.Instead,he pronounced,“Open,sesame”and watched his brothers amazement as the door to the cave slid open.After the momen

25、t of shock had subsided,Cassim elbowed Ali aside and sprinted into the cave.“Remember the magic words,”Ali Baba warned.Cassim waved dismissively at Ali as the boulder slid back into place.With a shake of his head,Ali began to walk home.Inside the cave,Cassim felt euphoric as he explored the treasure

26、s.He rolled around on the luxurious carpets,tossed handfuls of gold coins in the air,and draped himself in glittering jewels and elaborate silk robes.Pulling out the bags he brought,he filled them with loot.Once he was ready to leave,he paused and said,“What was that phrase again?Oh,yes,Open,barley.

27、”Nothing happened.11“I could have sworn those were the words Ali spoke to open the cave.Was it a different grain,or was it a spice?”he wondered aloud.“Open,ginger,”he cried.But yet,nothing happened.Growing frantic,he yelled,“Open,cinnamon!Open,paprika!Open,rice!”Still,nothing happened.Cassim panicke

28、d and clawed at the cave door like a caged tiger until his fingers started to bleed.Ali Baba Level Z212At dusk,the robbers returned to the cave to deposit newly gained riches.A surprise awaited themthe desperate Cassim!The leader expeditiously put an end to him.The robbers were greatly disturbed by

29、Cassims presence in their secret cave.They wondered how he had attained knowledge of its location and the magic words required to access it.Most alarming was that others might now know about it,too.As a warning to potential looters,they left Cassims body inside the cave atop the riches.13Chapter 6Th

30、at same evening,Fatima and Ali Baba ate dinner together.They had exchanged some harsh words but soon realized that Cassim had intentionally caused Ali to doubt Fatima.Vashti burst through the door,looking distressed.“Is Cassim here?”she probed,her voice fraught with emotion.Ali and Fatima exchanged

31、perceptive glances.“No,”Ali answered.“I last saw him in the forest.”Vashti implored him,“Go back there to look for him.”Ali knew that Vashti was more concerned about the treasures Cassim was to bring than Cassim himself,but Ali was still loyal to his family.The moon was high when Ali came home.Vasht

32、i looked up from her tea.“Where is my beloved?”she asked.Ali replied in a near whisper,“Vashti,he has departed for the next world.”Ali took the distraught Vashti back to her home that night,where her dedicated maid,Morgiana,awaited.Once Morgiana put Vashti to bed,she brought Ali a cup of tea with he

33、r condolences.Ali Baba Level Z214“Thank you,”Ali said.They sat in silence for a moment before Ali spoke again.“My brother and Vashti trust your candor,and so I must,too.”With that,he related the entire story of the treasure and Cassims death.Forthwith,Morgiana realized the predicament that Ali,Fatim

34、a,and Vashti were in,and she furthermore recognized an opportunity.“I will help you,”Morgiana said when he finished,“but despite my compassion for you,my services are not complimentary.When this matter is settled,you will reward me.Agreed?”Straightaway,Ali acquiesced,and Morgiana suggested their fir

35、st step was to make Cassims fate appear accidental so as not to draw attention.The following day,Morgiana went to the marketplace to spread the news that a donkey had kicked Cassim in the head and he had died.That evening when the robbers returned to their cave to stash more plunder,they were perple

36、xed to find that Cassims body had been removed.Incensed,and with fury clouding his dark eyes,the leader of the thieves shouted,“Now we can be certain that someone else is cognizant of the cave!”He turned to another man.“You,go into town tomorrow morning.We must learn who his accomplice is.”15Chapter

37、 7The next day,the robber,under the pretense of being a holy man,surfaced in town,offering his condolences to bereaved families.In the marketplace,he inquired about the names of families who had recently suffered the loss of a loved one.Dismissing the deaths of unlikely people,he focused on the deat

38、h of one man named Cassim.Vashti was in mourning and was not receiving any visitors,but Morgiana allowed the holy man inside the mansion to recite a prayer over Cassims body.The robber instantly recognized Cassim,and in his excitement(paying no mind to the female servant watching him)murmured a few

39、quick words before standing to leave.Morgiana had seen much of the world,and this dirge sounded strange to her.Also,the man had an unscrupulous manner about him.After escorting him back to the front door,Morgiana peered from behind a curtain to observe the robber use chalk to draw a giant X on the m

40、ansions front door.Morgiana sighed and shook her head.Simple tricks for simple men,she thought as she searched the pantrys cupboards for a piece of chalk.Finally locating one,she ran outside and drew an X on each of the houses on the street.Ali Baba Level Z216That night,the spurious holy man led the

41、 group to Cassims street.He abruptly stopped in his tracks.Now all the front doors had an X,and they looked increasingly similar to one another.Which house had he been to earlier?Frustrated,the leader declared that he would have to figure out another way to ascertain the identity of the dead mans co

42、nspirator.17Chapter 8The next day,the leader of the thieves posed as an oil merchant,and the robber who had posed as the holy man was disguised as his helper.They knocked on the doors of all the houses on Cassims street.When Morgiana answered the door to Cassims home,the robber subtly nudged the lea

43、der.“May I see the master of the house?”the leader inquired.Ali Baba identified himself.“I am the brother of Cassim,master of this house who has recently perished.How can I help you?”“I have oil for sale,”the merchant said,gesturing to the many barrels loaded on carts in the street.Morgiana glanced

44、at the barrels.Something about them made her apprehensive.“Yes,we will purchase a few barrels,”Ali said.“Thank you.May we also lodge here tonight and store our wares in your yard?”he inquired.Ali,feeling bound by the rules of hospitality,and his interest piqued in what stories an oil merchant might

45、recount,ignored Morgianas troubled expression as he replied,“You may stay here,my friend.”Ali Baba Level Z218Chapter 9As Morgiana prepared dinner that night,her lantern went out.“Good thing Ali Baba purchased some oil,”she remarked to herself.She went out to the yard and selected a barrel from which

46、 to get oil.She turned the spigot.No oil.She tried the next barrel and was pleased to find it worked.As she finished filling her lantern,she heard something move inside one of the barrels.Then she heard a barely audible grunt and a muffled cough.Despair crept up Morgianas spine as she headed back in

47、to the house,where she nearly collided with the oil merchants assistant.In the moment of surprise,the assistant forgot to cover himself,and Morgiana instantly recognized him as the holy man from the previous day.She realized why she had intuitively felt uneasy earlier.19The thieves plan materialized

48、 in Morgianas mind like puzzle pieces falling into place.She smiled tactfully and apologized for her clumsiness before leading the man to the dining room,where Ali Baba entertained the oil merchant.Her repeated attempts to pull Ali Baba from the room were met with dismissive gestures,as he was enrap

49、tured with one of the merchants enchanting anecdotes.Exasperated at Ali Babas foolishness and suppressing an urge to chide him,Morgiana left the room and contemplated her next step.Then she surreptitiously gathered all the servants,told them about the robbers hiding in the barrels,and instructed the

50、m to find all the glue they could.They reconvened in the yard,where they silently glued the barrels closed.Then,one by one,they rolled the barrels out of the yard and down the hill to where the city soldiers stood guard.Ali Baba Level Z220Morgiana addressed the captain and explained,“There is a thie