“The Singing Man”

Vocabulary

abide

Banzar tried to be a good member of the village and abide by the elders’ rules.

abide

(v.) support or follow along with

acceptable

He never broke any rules and tried to act in a way that was acceptable to them.

acceptable

(adj.) what is approved

boyhood

During his boyhood, he did what he was told, but when he grew to be a man, he had to go against the elders.

boyhood

(n.) for a male, the period of time between infancy and adulthood

wares

He did not want to make wares to sell in the market.

wares

(n.) goods or objects for sale

trill

He wanted to play the flute and trill like a bird.

trill

(v.) to make a rapidly quivering musical sound

famine

Then one year, there was a famine in the village and people became weak from hunger.

famine

(n.) extreme shortage of food