Have you ever decorated or dyed eggs at Easter? Do you have a favourite colour that you like to use?
Todays story is "Rechenka's Eggs" by Patricia Polacco. An injured goose is rescued by Babushka. The goose breaks the painted eggs intended for the Easter festival and lays thirteen beautifully coloured eggs to replace them. Together they discover that miracles happen.
Words to know:
Babushka - Grandmother
Dacha - A cottage or home
Trundled - To move along slowly
Moskva - The city of Moscow in Russia
Kulich - A sweet bread
Pashka - A spread of cheese, butter and raisins
Onion domes - a building that has a dome that looks like an onion
Enjoy the story of "Rechenka's Eggs"