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Sweet
Strawberries by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Summary: A man and wife visit the market each Saturday. They trade their fish for the goods they want. Concept: Market Definition: A market exists whenever people buy and sell goods and services. Comprehension Questions: Describe the producers in the story. (man who traded fish; other merchants at the market who traded their flour, strawberries, etc.) Identify the goods the man took to the market. (fish) What other goods
were available at the market? What form of exchange was used at the market? (trade or barter) Analyze the
consequences of choosing not to purchase the strawberries at the
market. Other
Concepts: Natural
Resources, Economic
Wants, Goods and
Services, Trade and Money
(Bartering), Trade-offs
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