Expression in reading is how you use your voice to express feeling. Use this passage to practice reading with proper expression. Print a copy of this passage from InsideNG.com to help you monitor your progress.
Then the Voice of the Mountain shouts, “Shu Fa, you told my secret! Now you must live in my river forever.”
Shu Fa cries. She begs the Voice to let her say goodbye to her family. The Voice grumbles, “Go, but you must return here tonight.”
Shu Fa runs back to the village. “What can I do?” she asks herself. “I do not want to live in the river!” She decides to tell Uncle about the problem.
Uncle thinks for a few minutes. Then he says, “I have a plan.”
Uncle works all day to carve a statue out of stone. The statue looks just like Shu Fa. He thinks the statue will trick the Voice of the Mountain.
“I just need one thing,” Uncle tells Shu Fa. He cuts Shu Fa’s long, white hair and attaches it to the statue. Then he places the statue in the river. Water flows over the statue. It carries the white hair over the mountain like a waterfall.
The Voice of the Mountain sees the statue. It says, “Hello, Shu Fa!”
The trick worked!