Claremont COURIER/Friday, January 27, 2017

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Secret Garden brings magic to Lewis Family Playhouse

he world of vocabulary is wide as

the sea. Did you know there are a
lots of foreign words describing a
very particular feeling, person or situation
that theres no word in English for, but
which all of us will recognize.

Try using one of these with your friends. Theyll

look confused but when you explain the meaning,
theyll get it.
Hyggelig, a Danish word meaning:
Taking pleasure from the presence of gentle, comforting and soothing things; a feeling of friendship,
warmth, peace and contentment and a comfortable
and cozy atmosphere.
Still dont understand? Picture yourself drinking a
cup of hot chocolate with your favorite cousin or
friend while listening to the raindrops on the roof of
your warm house.
Resfeber, a German word meaning:
The tangled feelings of fear and excitement before a
journey begins.
Yoko meshi, a Japanese phrase meaning:
The stress of speaking in a foreign language.
Komorebi, a Japanese word meaning:
A scattered, dappled lifhgt you see when sunlight is
filtered by the trees.

he MainStreet Theatre Company will present a

production of Frances Hodgson Burnetts childrens classic The Secret Garden from January 28 through February 12 at the Lewis Family
Playhouse at Victoria Gardens.
The book, first published in 1911, tells the story of
spoiled and sickly Mary Lennox, a 10-year-old who has
lived her entire life in India. Her parents supplied her
with servants to order around and everything she
wanted, but gave her almost no attention.
After she is suddenly orphaned, she is sent to live
with her reclusive uncle in the moors of Yorkshire, a
grassy and rural area of northern England. You can expect plenty of local dialects. For instance, a young in-

habitant of the area refers to a dying plant that still has

some life in it as being wick.
Mary discovers a hidden garden, long neglected but
full of potential. As she begins to tend to the overgrown
garden, her life and those around her are magically
transformed.
This show is recommended for children ages 7 and
up. Tickets are $18, $16 for youths. Specially priced
$10 tickets are available for the opening performance
on January 28, but youll want to check to make sure
they havent sold out.
Lewis Family Playhouse is located at 12505 Cultural
Center Dr. in Rancho Cucamonga. For information, call
(909) 477-2752 or visit lewisfamilyplayhouse.com.

Wordy WORD S e a r c H

UNPACK YOUR ADJECTIVES

An adjective is a word that describes a person, place or thingor more than one person, place
or thing. When it comes to writing, adjectives can really help paint a picture.
You could write, I saw a horse in the pasture. If you really want your readers to see that horse
right along with you, however, try throwing in some adjectives.
I saw a frisky horse running in the pasture. He was reddish-brown and had a small, white mark
in the shape of a star on his forehead. As I drew closer, I saw that his eyes were bright and intelligent.
In this weeks Claremont Kids section, our word search features a whole bunch of adjectives that
can help you tell it how it is.

adorable
adventurous
baggy

Shlimazl, a Yiddish
word for:
A chronically unlucky person. Think of
Charlie Brown, or of
the Baudelaire Orphans in the Lemony
Snicket series.

bold

Gkotta, a Swedish
word meaning:
To wake up early in
the morning with the
purpose of going outside to hear the first
birds sing.

grotesque

Gattara, an Italian word for:

A woman, often old and lonely, who devotes herself
to stray cats.

unlucky

complicated
courageous
dazzling
glorious
outlandish
quaint
quarrelsome
smoggy

And I know what all you friends of felines are saying. Whats wrong with devoting yourself to cats?
Sounds about right to me.

Sarah Torribio
kids@claremont-courier.com

warmhearted
yummy
zany