The legend of Popoca and Itza

Emperor and Empress

100

_{They called} the baby girl _{Iztaccíhuatl.}

_{They called} her _{Iztaccíhuatl.}

200

_{The empress told} the emperor _{that she was going to have a baby.}

_{The empress told} him _{that she was going to have a baby.}

300

_{The emperor gave} Izta _{the bad news.}

_{The emperor gave} her _{the bad news.}

400

_{The emperor told} Popoca _{that if he brought back the head of the enemy chief, he could marry Izta.}

_{The emperor told} him _{that if he brought back the head of the enemy chief, he could marry Izta.}

500

The emperor, the empress and Itza _{were very loved by} their people.

They _{were very loved by} them.

Aztec Love Story

100

_When Izta _{grew up, she fell in love with Popoca.}

_When she _{grew up, she fell in love with Popoca.}

200

Izta _{died of sadness.}

She _{died of sadness.}

300

The gods of the Aztecs _{were very touched by Popoca and Izta’s love and sacrifice.}

They _{were very touched by Popoca and Izta’s love and sacrifice.}

400

_{Popoca put} Izta’s body on the table.

_{Popoca put} it _{on the table.}

500

My classmates and I _{liked to read about} Popoca and Izta.

We _{liked to read about} them.

Conflict

100

The Aztecs _{lived in Mexico.}

They _{lived in Mexico}

200

Popoca _{had to go to a war.}

He _{had to go to a war.}

300

The message _{said that they had won the war.}

It _{said that they had won the war.}

400

_{Izta died because of} the false message.

_{Izta died because of} it.

500

_{Popoca ordered} the warriors _{to build a funeral table.}

_{Popoca ordered} them _{to build a funeral table.}

The volcanoes

100

The volcano _{sometimes throws out smoke.}

It  _{sometimes throws out smoke.}

200

Popoca _{is still watching over} Izta.

He _{is still watching over} her.

300

_{The gods of the Aztecs turned} their bodies _{into great volcanoes.}

_{The gods of the Aztecs turned} them _{into great volcanoes.}

400

Popocatépetl and Itzaccíhuatl _{are the two of the three biggest volcanoes in Mexico.}

They _{are the two of the three biggest volcanoes in Mexico.}

500

A Mexican girl _told me and my friends _{that they love} the legend of the volcanoes.

She _told us _{that they love} it.