acting

To perform or behave in a certain way.



Beware
warning


characters
The people in a story, book, play, movie, or television program.  Animals and objects that act and speak like people can also be characters.


clever
Think quickly


grumbled
To complain about something in a grouchy way.


hunter
A  person who hunts.


ignored
to pay no attention


instead

one thing in place of another



mouse traps

A trap for mice



mumbled
To speak quietly and unclearly.


plots
A plot is the action or series of events in a work of fiction. 


point of view
The point of view of the story is telling the story the way a certain character believes it happens.  A good example of point of view is in the story The True Story of Three Little Pigs.  It is told from the point of view of the wolf


refused
declined


remembered
to  bring  back  memory


setting
The time and place of a story.


town

A place that has houses, stores, offices, schools, etc.  A town is larger than a village but smaller than a city.