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Learn Shavian/Vowels/Reading Practice 1

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By this point, you should know the following 8 Shavian vowels.

Name Letter
if 𐑦
eat 𐑰
egg 𐑧
age 𐑱
ash 𐑨
ice 𐑲
ado 𐑩
up 𐑳

In the below text, we will utilize all of these letters. Read carefully and have fun!

𐑩 scorpion and 𐑩 frog m𐑰t on the b𐑨nk of 𐑩 str𐑰m and the

scorpion asks the frog to c𐑨rr𐑦 h𐑦m 𐑩cross on 𐑦ts b𐑨ck. The

frog asks, “How do 𐑲 know you won’t st𐑦ng m𐑰?” The scorpion

s𐑧s, “B𐑦cause 𐑦f 𐑲 do, 𐑲 w𐑦ll d𐑲 too.”



The frog 𐑦s s𐑨t𐑦sf𐑲ed, and th𐑱 s𐑧t off. M𐑦dstr𐑰m,

the scorpion st𐑦ngs the frog. The frog f𐑰ls the ons𐑧t of

par𐑨l𐑩s𐑦s and starts s𐑦nk𐑦ng 𐑳nder the water. Know𐑦ng th𐑱 both w𐑦ll drown,

the frog h𐑨s just 𐑦n𐑳gh t𐑲me to croak “W𐑲?”

The scorpion r𐑦pl𐑲s: “Th𐑦s 𐑦s m𐑲 n𐑱ture.”