| A | B |
| message | what someone says that has meaning |
| wonder | want to know |
| echo | the when sound bounes off something |
| grain | seed like wheat |
| granary | place where grain is kept |
| kernel | a piece of corn or wheat |
| kingdom | country controlled by a king |
| palace | home of a king |
| plantation | large farm with many workers |
| storyteller | person who tells stories |
| village | a community smaller than a town |
| villager | a person who lives in a village |
| similar | almost the same |
| folk tale | a story from a certain culture |
| modern | now |
| drought | when there is no rain |
| proclamation | an important message |
| insist | say again and again that you must |
| harvest | when people pick plants |
| annoyed | upset, bothered, irritated |