Ruby loves to copy everything her neighbor Sally does. One day, Sally's mother tells her not to imitate Ruby anymore. Ruby is upset that Sally will no longer be her friend and play the same games with her. However, the next day Sally invites Ruby to play dress-up with her. Ruby is happy they can still be friends, even if Ruby is not copying Sally anymore.

1. Ruby the Copycat
by Peggy Rathmann
Robust Vocabulary, Day 1
Created by Roberta Jacobs

2. trudged
If you walked slowly as
though your feet were stuck
in mud, you trudged.
Which would you trudge
through: a pool or a swamp?

3. gushed
When you
were excited
about
something
 When would you
and talked a gush over a
lot about it, puppy: when it
you gushed. obeyed you, or
when it chewed
your shoe?

4. frustrated
When you try and try to
do something and
cannot, then you might
feel frustrated.
Would you feel
frustrated if you
couldn’t open a jar, or if
someone opened it for
you?

5. imitated
If you
copied what
someone did
or said, you  Would you
imitated imitate a dog by
him or her. taking it for a
walk or by
making a
barking sound?

6. Pleasant
Something that
is pleasant is
enjoyable and
makes you
happy.
What would the
weather be like
on a pleasant
day?

7. coincidence
A coincidence is
when two things
happen that seem
to fit together but
are not connected.
If you and a
friend wore the
same clothes on
the same day,
would that be a
coincidence?
Explain.

8. modeled
If you modeled
something, you showed
it so that other people
could see it.
Why would you see a
costume being
modeled?

9. loyal
Someone who is loyal
stands by you in good
times and bad.
How would a loyal friend
behave?

10. recited
If you recited
something, you
memorized it and
then spoke it out
loud.
When have you
recited something
in front of other
people?

11. murmur
When people
murmur, they
speak so softly that
they can hardly be
heard.
Is it hard to hear
something that is