| A | B |
|---|
| collared | to seize or grab |
| pestered | to harrass or bother |
| hysterical | extreme emotion-laughing/crying |
| horrified | to cause unpleasant surprise |
| pageant | a public dramatic presentation |
| manger | a wooden feeding trough for animals |
| role | a part played by a person in a play |
| Gladys | meanest Herdman of them all |
| Imogene | knows secrets about everybody |
| Mr. Herdman | hopped on a train and nobody knows where he is |
| Mrs. Herdman | works 2 shifts at the shoe factory |
| Lesson learned from the fire | where there's a fire there will be free donuts |
| Charlie said there would be dessert there | Reason Herdmans started going to church |
| Stolen chemistry set | Used by Herdmans to burn down old toolhouse |
| Lie, steal, smoke cigars, cuss their teachers | Things the Herdman children were known for doing |
