I was cleaning out my Google Drive files, and I came across a story which I had written about 5-6 years ago that was related to weather talk. It was from the first week of school, and since I was introducing weather words as part of calendar talk to my Latin 2 classes, I felt that we needed a reading so that the words had "somewhere to go" and were not randomly introduced - plus, it also served as an easy review reading from the year before but with the new weather words. I also introduced this reading as an embedded reading.
Below is the reading in both Latin and English.
Tier 1
Sol non lucet, et pluit. Rhonda umbrellam non habet. Rhonda dicit, “Ubi est mea Mickey Mouse umbrella? Quis meam Mickeyem Mousem umbrellam habet?” Rhonda est madida (soaking wet). Rhonda est irata, quod pluit, et umbrellam non habet.
The sun is not shining, and it is raining. Rhonda does not have an umbrella. Rhonda says, "Where is my MIckey Mouse umbrella? Who has my Mickey Mouse umbrella?" Rhonda is soaking wet. Rhonda is angry, because it is raining, and she does not have an umbrella
Tier 2
Rhonda est tristis. Sol non lucet, et pluit. Rhonda est in domo. Rhonda umbrellam non habet. Rhonda dicit, “Ubi est mea Mickey Mouse umbrella? Mea Mickey Mouse umbrella non est in meo sacculo! Quis meam Mickeyem Mousem umbrellam habet?”
Pluit, sed Rhonda umbrellam non habet. Rhonda est madida (soaking wet). Quod Rhonda est madida (soaking wet), est irata!
Rhonda Carolem videt. Carol Mickeyem Mousem umbrellam habet! Rhonda est irata, et dicit, “Carol meam Mickeyem Mousem umbrellam habet! Sol non lucet, et pluit, et madida sum (I am soaking wet)!”
Rhonda Carolem pulsat, et umbrellam capit! Rhonda est laeta, quod habet Mickey Mousem umbrellam! Carol est tristis. Rhonda ridet.
Rhonda is sad. The sun is not shining, and it is raining. Rhonda is in her home. Rhonda does not have an umbrella. Rhonda says, "Where is my MIckey Mouse umbrella? My Mickey Mouse umbrella is not in my bookbag. Who has my Mickey Mouse umbrella?"
It is raining, and Rhonda does not have an umbrella. Rhonda is soaking wet. Because Rhonda is soaking wet, she is angry.
Rhonda sees Carol. Carol has a Mickey Mouse umbrella! Rhonda is angry, and she says, "Carol has my Mickey Mouse umbrella. The sun is not shining, and it is raining, and I am soaking wet!"
Rhonda punches Carol, and takes the umbrella. Rhonda is happy, because she has her Mickey Mouse umbrella. Carol is sad. Rhonda laughs.
Tier 3
Hodie est primus dies scholae. Rhonda est tristis. Sol non lucet, et pluit. Rhonda est in domo. Rhonda non vult ire ad scholam (to go to school), quod sol non lucet, et pluit. Rhonda umbrellam non habet. Rhonda dicit, “Ubi est mea Mickey Mouse umbrella? Mea Mickey Mouse umbrella non est in meo sacculo! Mea Mickey Mouse umbrella semper est in meo sacculo! Quis meam Mickeyem Mousem umbrellam habet? Sol non lucet, et pluit!”
Rhonda ad scholam ambulat. Pluit, sed Rhonda umbrellam non habet. Rhonda est madida (soaking wet). Quod Rhonda est madida (soaking wet), est irata! Rhonda dicit, “Hodie est primus dies scholae, et madida sum (I am soaking wet!). Sol non lucet, et pluit. Quis meam Mickey Mousem umbrellam habet?!”
Rhonda Carolem videt. Carol Mickeyem Mousem umbrellam habet! Rhonda est irata, et dicit, “Carol meam Mickeyem Mousem umbrellam habet! Sol non lucet, et pluit, et madida sum (I am soaking wet)!”
Rhonda Carolem pulsat, et umbrellam capit! Rhonda est laeta, quod habet Mickey Mousem umbrellam! Carol est tristis, et quod pluit, Carol est madida (soaking wet). Rhonda ridet, quod pluit, et Carol est madida (soaking wet).
Subito, Bob Rhondam videt, et dicit, “O Rhonda, habeo tuam Mickeyem Mousem umbrellam! Quod sol non lucet et pluit, cepi tuam (I took your) umbrellam!” Rhonda est laeta, quod habet DUAS Mickey Mouse umbrellas, sed Carol est irata, quod Rhonda cepit Mickey Mousem umbrellam. Carol displodit (explodes).
Today is the first day of school. Rhonda is sad. The sun is not shining, and it is raining. Rhonda is in her home. Rhonda does not want to go to school, because the sun is not shining, and it is raining. Rhonda does not have an umbrella. Rhonda says, "Where is my MIckey Mouse umbrella? My Mickey Mouse umbrella is not in my bookbag. My Mickey Mouse umbrella is always in my bookbag. Who has my Mickey Mouse umbrella? The sun is not shining, and it is raining!"
Rhonda walks to school. It is raining, but Rhonda does not have an umbrella. Rhonda is soaking wet. Because Rhonda is soaking wet, she is angry. Rhonda says, "Today is the first day of school, and I am soaking wet! The sun is not shining, and it is raining. Who has my Mickey Mouse umbrella?!"
Rhonda sees Carol. Carol has a Mickey Mouse umbrella! Rhonda is angry, and she says, "Carol has my Mickey Mouse umbrella. The sun is not shining, and it is raining, and I am soaking wet!"
Rhonda punches Carol, and takes the umbrella. Rhonda is happy, because she has her Mickey Mouse umbrella. Carol is sad, and because it is raining, Carol is soaking wet. Rhonda laughs, because it is raining, and Carol is soaking wet.
Suddenly, Bob sees Rhonda, and he says, "O Rhonda, I have your Mickey Mouse umbrella! Because the sun is not shining, and it is raining, I took your umbrella!" Rhonda is happy, because she has TWO Mickey Mouse umbrellas, but Carol is angry, because Rhonda took her Mickey Mouse umbrella. Carol explodes.
