| A | B |
|---|
| shelter | a place to live |
| huddled | crowded closely |
| porter | a person who carries things for other people |
| sprouted | began to grow |
| gourds | fruits with thick skins or rinds |
| brim | the top edge of a jar or container |
| peddler | a person who sells things door to door |
| bait | something that attracts animals to a trap |
| anvil | an iron block used to hammer metal into shapes |
| bellows | a machine that makes a stream of air so a fire will burn hotter |
| clatter | a rattling noise |
| intruder | a person who does not belong in a place |
| shabby | old and worn |
| wretch | a person who is looked down on as worthless |
| drought | a long time without rain |
| thrive | to grow; to be healthy |
| spring | a source of water flowing from the ground |
| withered | dried up |
| furiously | fiercely; intensely |
| parched | very dry |
| misery | great pain; suffering |
| priceless | of great worth |
