1. one skilled in music
2. wanderer
3. a merchant
4. to move around
5. language of Gypsies
6. to begin
7. one who claims to foretell the future
8. to move from one place to settle
9. going place to place
10. to say no to
11. human speech
12. one who wanders
Gypsies
Gypsies are a group of people with a history that dates back many hundreds of years. This history is uncertain because it never was recorded. Romany, their language, originated in the country of India. Many believe that this was the first home of the Gypsies.
Gypsy people are known as wanderers. Large bands traveled through Asia before they finally migrated to Europe in the fifteenth century. Before long, Gypsies could be found living in all parts of the world. Today, there are about 75,000 Gypsies living in North America.
Gypsies never stay in any one place long. They roam from place to place. Most of them keep to themselves, refusing to settle in any country.
Gypsies are fine musicians. Many of them live as itinerant workers. They are also known for their fine metal work. Others work as horse traders or fortune-tellers.
Questions
Remember, spelling counts!
13. Most Gypsies work as _____ workers.
14. Large bands of Gypsies migrated to Europe from _____ .
15. Gypsies are known as _____ .
16. Gypsies are believed to have originated in the country of _____ .
17. _____ is the language of the Gypsies.
18. The history of the Gypsies is uncertain because we have no _____ of it.
