A father returns home with a full basket of fish for his family. His children excitedly greet him at the door, happy he has returned. When they ask about eating the fish, the father mumbles that they can cook it while he leaves somewhere. He thinks to himself, wondering why death has not come yet, as it is so hard to continue living.

2. About
Blowfish
Story
Questions
Vocabulary

3. Father
four kids
Mother

4. When his family saw him
back with a full basket,
they all jumped for joy. As
if he were an angel.
The kids met him at the
door, half dancing.

5. Child 1:
Pop, Pop! What is it?
Let’s eat it!

6. When his family saw him
back with a full basket,
they all jumped for joy. As
if he were an angel.
The kids met him at the
door, half dancing.
At this tears welled up his
eyes.

7. Father:
Eat. (he mumbled)
Cook the fish I’ll
just go somewhere.

11. Father:
Why, not dead yet?
(he thought aloud
softly)

12. Child 2:
Pop! We’ve been
waiting for you to eat
together!
Father:
Oh! (he exclaimed)

14. Father:
Why is it so hard
even to ask for death?
( and tears welled in
his eyes)

18. E
X C
R U C
I
A
T
To inflict intense pain: torture
E

19. M U M B L E
To utter words in a low
confused indistinct manner:
mutter

20. E R R A N D
The object or purpose of such a
trip: mission

21. P L E A D
To make an earnest request

22. W O K
A large bowl-shaped cooking
utensil used especially in stirfrying

23. D R E A D
To be apprehensive or fearful

24. G U S T O
Artistic style

25. Family:
•Tetraodontidae
Also called:
•Pufferfish,
•Balloonfish,
•Bubblefish,
•Globefish
Contain:
Tetrodotoxin