The passage provides background information on the legend of the Phoenix bird. According to the legend, the Phoenix originated in the Garden of Eden from the first rose bush. When Adam and Eve were expelled from the garden, a flaming sword sparked a fire that burned the bird but from its ashes a red egg held the Phoenix, a bird of fire. The passage also includes vocabulary words and examples of making inferences from text clues.

1. PHOENIX FARM By Jane Yolen Page 130

2. Phoenix Bird

13. Making Inferences An Inference is a logical guess that a reader makes, using clues from the text. Clue : The bad grammar in the words painted by her window bothers the narrator. Inference : The narrator wants everything to be ____________ Narrator Clue : The narrator insists that Daddy __________, even though Everyone else says he ran away from the family. Inference: She has trouble dealing with reality. Clue : The narrator is the only one to see the ____________ Inference : since phoenixes aren´t real, the narrator may have only ____________ that she saw it. Clue : The narrator hugs Daddy when he returns. Inference : She still __________ her father.