197. Easter Eggs

It was Easter Sunday. Mom gave a little basket to Michelle. Mom told her to look for Easter eggs. The Easter eggs were in the back yard. "What do Easter eggs look like?" Michelle asked. Mom said, "They look just like regular eggs. But they are colored. 

They are red. They are blue. They are yellow. They are many different colors." "Why are they red? Do they come from red hens?" Michelle asked. "No," Mom said. "They are red because Daddy and I colored them red. 

They are blue because we colored them blue. They are yellow because we colored them yellow." Michelle asked, "Why did you color the eggs?" Mom said, "It's an Easter tradition. 

A tradition is something people do every year." Michelle went into the back yard. She found six Easter eggs. "Next year you can help us color the eggs," Mom said. "Oh, yes!" said Michelle.

Vocabulary

1. Easter – a holiday celebrated in spring
   It was Easter Sunday.

2. Sunday – the first day of the week
   Easter was on a Sunday.

3. basket – a container used to carry or hold things
   Mom gave Michelle a little basket.

4. Easter eggs – colored eggs used for Easter fun
   Michelle went to look for Easter eggs.

5. back yard – the area behind a house
   The Easter eggs were hidden in the back yard.

6. colored – made with different colors
   The eggs were red, blue, yellow, and more.

7. regular – normal or usual
   Michelle asked what regular eggs looked like.

8. red – a color like an apple or a stop sign
   Some Easter eggs were red.

9. blue – a color like the sky
   Some Easter eggs were blue.

10. yellow – a color like the sun
    Some eggs were yellow.

11. hens – female chickens that lay eggs
    Michelle asked if red eggs came from red hens.

12. Daddy – an informal word for “father”
    Daddy helped color the Easter eggs.

13. tradition – something people do every year
    Coloring eggs is an Easter tradition.

14. every year – each and every year
    They color eggs every year for Easter.

15. found – discovered or saw something
    Michelle found six Easter eggs.

16. help – to do something with someone
    Next year, Michelle can help color the eggs.

17. ask – to say something to get information
    Michelle asked her mom many questions.

18. color – to add colors to something
    They used dye to color the eggs.

19. give – to hand something to someone
    Mom gave Michelle a basket.

20. say – to speak with words
    Michelle said, “Oh, yes!”