The Dancing Bird of Paradise
The "Dancing Bird of Paradise" is about a little Japanese-American girl who was taken to a Japanese internment camp as a child with her family after the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
Kimono: (n) A loose robe that is tied with a sash
Startled: (adj.) Excited by sudden surprise or alarm
Internment: (adj.) Confined or impounded, especially during a time of war
Barrack: (adj.) Providing temporary housing; very plain
Swelter: (v) To suffer, sweat, or become faint from the heat
Ascend: (v) To climb
Enrich: (v) To make better by adding something
Startled: (adj.) Excited by sudden surprise or alarm
Internment: (adj.) Confined or impounded, especially during a time of war
Barrack: (adj.) Providing temporary housing; very plain
Swelter: (v) To suffer, sweat, or become faint from the heat
Ascend: (v) To climb
Enrich: (v) To make better by adding something