go Language Through Nature 



When Athena saw Arachne's grief she felt 

 sorry for her and said, "I may not change what has 

 been said, but I will change you so that you may 

 spin and weave without spindle or loom." Then 

 she touched Arachne and the people no longer saw 

 a beautiful maiden, but there among the leaves 

 was a happy spider spinning a most 

 wonderful silken web. 



What if all spiders are descendants of 

 Arachne, and what if she still lives 

 and spins in her changed form ! 



As you begin to read the story of Arachne, notice 

 that the first section or group of sentences tells about Arachne 

 and her work. 



Read on and you will see that each group of sentences 

 seems to tell a particular part of the story. 



These sections or groups of sentences relating to the 

 same part of a story or composition are called paragraphs. 



In writing or printing, the division into such parts is 

 shown by beginning the first sentence of the paragraph at 

 more than the usual distance from the margin. 



Study this story to find the part told by each paragraph. 



Write the story in your own words, being careful to 

 arrange it in paragraphs. 



Remember to place the first word of each paragraph at 

 the proper distance from the margin. 



If you use quotations punctuate correctly. 



