Read it! A dove is a small pigeon. The most common dove in North America is the mourning dove. The mourning dove gets its name from the songs it sings. Many people think that the song sounds sad. It is unusual to see a mourning dove without a partner. Mourning doves mate for life. They are devoted partners. They build their nest together. The male collects twigs and leaves for the female. He stands on her back while she puts the nest together. He gives her the materials. The female lays eggs. Then males and females take turns caring for the eggs. The male warms the eggs from morning to afternoon. The female does this from afternoon to night. Do It! Mourning doves work A quickly B ESLnoisily C often D together Submit

1. find at least 9 adjectives from this opening passage used to describe the setting of the story- "to build a fire" setting: day had broken cold and gray, exceedingly cold and gray, when the man turned aside from the main yukon trail and climbed the high earth-bank, where a dim and little-travelled trail led eastward through the fat spruce timberland. it was a steep bank, and he paused for breath at the top, excusing the act to himself by looking at his watch. it was nine o'clock. there was no sun nor hint of sun, through there was not a cloud in the sky. it was a clear day, and yet there seemed an intangible pall over the face of things, subtle gloom that made the day dark, and that was due to the absence of sun. this fact did not worry the man. he was used to the lack of sun. it had been days since he had seen the sun, and he knew that a few more days must pass before that cheerful orb, due south, would just peep above the sky-line and dip immediately from view.