Vocab
Inquisitive, interested
Curious
Empty of people, abandoned
Desolate
Why was James miserable?
His aunts treated him badly
What danger did the travelers meet at sea?
Sharks began to attack the peach
Who were James' aunts?
Aunt Spiker and Aunt Sponge
Peaceful, calm
serene
Swelling outward
Bulging
Why were the aunts surprised to see a peach growing on the tree?
It had never grown a peach before
What did the centipede mean when it demanded that James turn off the light?
He wanted James to tell the glowworm to turn off its light
Sly, clever
Crafty
Of very great area
Vast
Why did James sleep more comfortably inside the peach than he did at his aunts' house?
He felt safe and was given a bed to sleep on
What was mysterious about the man James met?
He wore strange clothes, appeared out of the bushes, he gave James the crystals
To lose consciousness
Faint
rickety, shaky
ramshackle
Why was James upset when he dropped the bag of crystals?
He thought he couldn't be happy anymore
What was magical about the peach?
He kept getting bigger
Very large in size, huge
Enormous
shining
radiant
Why was James scared when he saw the creatures inside the peach stone?
He thought the creatures would eat him
What did the aunts want to do with the peach when they first saw it?
Aunt Sponge wanted to eat it, Aunt Spiker wanted to make money