VOCABULARY
To eat up hungrily
Devour
This is the main character of the story who loves chocolate.
John Midas
John had these on his nose
red spots
John saw this on the sidewalk.
A coin
The toothpaste turned into
Chocolate
very quickly
hastily
John's friend who is excited for her birthday party.
Susan Buttercup
Said John had not been eating the proper meals.
Dr. Cranium
The coin that John found was as big as a
Quarter
John squeezed this into his mouth.
toothpaste
moving about with no purpose
wandering
John Midas' sister
Mary Midas
The instrument that Mrs. Quaver allowed John to play in the school orchestra
Trumpet
These letters were on the coin that John found
J.M.
This character looked puzzled
Mrs. Midas
continue something for a long time
persisted
Says he has nothing but the finest chocolates in his shop
The storekeeper
All of John's money went to
Candy
The initials J.M. stand for what
John Midas
John's toothpaste and this turned into chocolate
Breakfast (orange juice, bacon, eggs)
walked in a slow and relaxed way
ambled
the storekeeper
Mr. Midas
John bought this from the small corner store
a box of chocolate
Told Mrs. Midas that John ate all toothpaste.
Mary