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Read

1. Know about the writer:

作者罗伊娜·艾金耶米（Akinyemi Rowena）是英国人，曾在非洲生活多年，现在在剑桥市工作、生活。她的这一有关潘德尔巫师的故事取材于发生在兰开夏郡的真实事件。

2. Short description of the story:

Witches are dangerous. They can kill you with a look, or a word. They can send their friend the Devil after you in the shape of a dog or a cat. They can make a clay picture of you, then break it... and a few weeks later you are dead. 

Today, of course, most people don't believe in witches. But in 1612 everybody was afraid of them. Young Jennet Device in Lancashire knew a lot about them because she lived with the Witches of Pendle. They were her family...

17 世纪的时候，英格兰有许多人相信巫术。巫师（witch）可能是一个老太婆，或是一个年轻女子——有时甚至会是一个成年男子或小男孩。不过，巫师通常都是女人。人们都害怕巫师，因为巫师仅凭一句诅咒（curse）就能使人丧命。

1612 年，在兰开夏郡（Lancashire）的潘德尔山（Pendle Hill）附近住着一个名叫詹妮特‘迪瓦斯（Jennet Device）的小女孩。那时她刚 9 岁，因家里穷时常饿肚子，长得很瘦弱。她缺衣少鞋，有时一连几天吃不上饭。生活对于她来说十分艰难。 詹妮特的外祖母老德姆代克（Old Demdike）是一个巫师。她的母亲伊丽莎白和她的姐姐艾丽森（Alizon）也都是巫师。就连她可怜兮兮、傻头傻脑的哥哥詹姆斯（James）也是巫师……不管怎样，村民们是这样认为的。 

本书以女主人公詹妮特的口吻来讲述她一家人的故事。故事从 1634 年讲起，当时詹妮特被关押在兰开斯特城堡监狱（prison of Lancaster Castle）里…… 

short story 短篇故事

fiction 小说

02

Watch

TeacherMillie

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sb4bkxS-SNk

Chapter 1 (0:15)

Chapter 4 (47:43)

Chapter 3 (35:43)

Chapter 2 (17:24)

03

Read again

Read carefully and analyse the storyline, take notes if you need.

（1）在线电子书（中英文）

https://m.hujiang.com/zx/p223246/

04

Speak or Write

Try to retell the story with your partners or write a short summary about this book.

You can use the following graphs to help to set the scene（介绍背景）: Who? What? When? Where? Why?

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How does the main character (主角) change? 

Try to build your vocabulary bank. 

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