[영단어 4000] Unit 5. The Jackal and the Sun Child

4000 Essential English Words 1

aware adj.

If you are aware of something, you know about it.

→ I was not aware of the ringing phone.

badly adv.

in a severe or harmful way

→ He hurt his arm badly playing with friends.

belong v.

If something belongs to you, you own it.

→ The blue suit belongs to Paul.

continue v.

to keep doing something

→ She stood under her umbrella as the rain continued to fall.

error n.

something you do wrong.

→ I made an error on my report, so my boss was angry.

experience n.

something you have seen or done.

→ Rock climbing was a fun experience.

field n. 

a big area of land.

→ The field of flowers looked so pretty.

hurt v.

to do something that makes you feel pain.

→ She hurt the leg falling down the stairs.

judgment n.

the ability to form opinions or decisions.

→ The judgment of the court is that he is not guilty.

likely adv.

something that is likely will probably happen or is probably true

→ I will likely stay at home and watch TV tonight.

normal adj.

It is not strange nor surprising to you.

→ It is normal for me to bathe every night.

rare adj.

not seen or found very often

→ It is rare for him to miss his flight.

relax v.

to rest

→ The frog relaxed in the warm sun.

request v.

to ask for something

→ The little girl requested a special gift from Santa Claus.

reside v.

to live somewhere permanently or for a long time

→ My brother and his family reside in a lovely house on the beach.

result n.

something that happens or exists because of something else

→ As a result of all the rain, the man had to climb on the roof.

roll v. 

to move by turning over and over

→ You must roll the ball into the pins when you bowl

since prep.

at or from particular time or event in the past

→ Since 1992, he has been driving that car.

visible adj.

able to be seen

→ The moon and stars were visible in the night sky.

wild adj.

living in natural state

→ You should be careful around a fox, because it is a wild animal.

The Jackal and the Sun Child

A jackal is a wild dog with a big black back. It resides in the desert. But how did the jackal get his black back? This was how it happened.

One day, the jackal saw a girl. She was sitting upon a rock. She was not a normal child. She was a rare and beautiful sun child. She was bright and warm like the sun. The child saw the jackal and smiled.

She said, "Jackal, I have been relaxing on this rock for too long. I must get home soon. But, I am slow and you are fast. You will likely get me home more quickly." Then she requested, "Will you carry me home? If you do, I'll give you a gift. This necklace belongs to me, but I will give it to you."

The wild jackal agreed. So the sun child sat on the dog's back. They started to walk. But soon, the jackal felt ill. The sun child was very hot on his back. The heat was hurting his back very badly. "I made a terrible error in judgment." he thought. He shouldn't have agreed to carry her. So he asked her to get off.

But she did not. The jackal's back continued to get hotter and hotter. He had to get away from the sun child. So he made a plan. First, he ran as fast as he could. He hoped the sun child would fall off. But she did not. So when the sun child was looking at the sky, not aware of the jackal's next plan, he jumped into a field of flowers. As a result, the child rolled off his back. The jackal ran away.

But the sun child left a mark on the jackal's back, a visible black mark. Ever since his experience with the sun child, the jackal has had a black back.