DANNY

The Champion of the World

By Roald Dahl
CHAPTER 17 - "The Taxi"
& CHAPTER 18 - "Home"

VOCABULARY
Astounded, adjective
Definition, very surprised
Sentence, I was very astounded when I saw my mom after a tree months
Vicar,noun
Definition, priest in Protestant Christianity
Sentence, the vice talked to everyone in church on Sunday.
Prance, verb
Definition, similar to skipping
Sentence, the kindnergartners prance around pretending top horses

Equipment, noun

Definition, things you need to do a certain activity

Sentence, before deciding what to do, first check that you have the equipment you need.

Crafty, adjective

Definition, clever but a bit sneaky

Sentence, Danny and his dad need to crafty to poach the pheasants

Vicarage,noun

Definition, the place where the vicar live

Sentence I saw a vicarage

Roasted, adjective

Definition, a type of cooking

Sentence, I rate roasted potatoes

parsnips,noun

Definition a small whistist vechtible

Sentence parsnips have a strong and unique flavor

Survey, noun, verb

Definition, look closely to something

Sentence,his eyes survey closely

Freezer, noun
 Definition, cold box with food inside

Sentence put the cheese in a freezer

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1. Why did Dad call Danny The Champion of the World ?becouse no one ever did what did Danny
2. What did Dad plan to do with all of those pheasants? Give them to good frieds
3. Who is Enoch Samways, and why is Danny afraid of him? He was a village policeman. Danny was
a friend of strode.
4. Who is Mrs. Grace Clipstone? she was wife Reverend Lionel clipstone.

5. What does she have to do with the poaching of pheasants? He delivers pheasents
6. Why did they have to leave the pheasants at the coal shed instead of taking them home to the filling
station? becouse they didn’t hade place to put them

7. Why did Dad decide to buy:

a) an oven? To have the pheasants roasted
b) a deep freezer? To have in the oven pheasants

8. What three (3) things must you always have with roasted pheasant?
a) boiled parsnips
b) chipped potatos
c) bread sauce
9. Draw a picture of a Spit, and explain its purpose.