BR 2-10: The boy who cried wolf

This book was written by Mairi Mackinon. This story is about Sam, some sheep, the villagers and a wolf.

One day, Sam lived in a little village in the mountains. Every say he took the sheep from the village. He watched them from morning until evening. Then he took them home again. He is like Peter. Sam was lonely and he was so bored because every day was the same. All his friends were down in the village. He tried talking to the sheep. But they didn't have much to say.

One day, he had an idea. "A wolf!" he shouted. People ran up the hill with him. Of course, there was not wolf. The villagers were angry, but Sam just laughed. A few says later, Sam was bored again. So He did same thing. Some people didn't believe him. A few days later, a wolf did come out of the forest. Sam was terrified. He ran down to the village as fast as he could. But, nobody believed him. In the end, Sam had to go back up the hill all alone. The wolf had killed some of the sheep. Sam stayed in the meadow until it was dark. Finally, the villagers came to find him.

Do you know this story? First told in Ancient Greece around 4000 years ago. Nobody knows exactly who Aesop was, but the stories are still popular, and they are known all around the world.

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Mackinnon, Mairi. (2008). The Boy who Cried Wolf

London, England: Usborne

BR 2-09: The Three Wishes

This bool was written by Lesley Sims. The story is about Ned and Nat, a fairy and a sausage.

Ned and Nat were hungry. They were always hungry. One day, he helped a fairy. She was very small. "Thank you. Have three wishes," said the fairy. Ned ran home and shouted to Nat. Nat want to wear a beautiful dress. But Ned said, " A sausage." She was angry. Ned was cross and he said," I wish the sausage was on the end of your nose!" And it was. Nat was very very very cross. So Ned said, "I wish the sausage was off your nose". And it was.

"Now we have no wishes", said Nat. "But we have a sausage!" said Ned.

The Three Wishes is an old folk tale from Northern Europe. This version is adapted from the tale told in Sweden.

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Sims, Lesley. (2009). The Three Wishes

London, England: Usborne

BR 2-08: The Leopard and the Sky God

This book was written by Mairi Mackinnon. The story is about the Sky God, the Leopard, his drum, the python, the elephant and the tortoise.

Long ago, the animals lived in the forest.High up above lived the Sky God. One day, the Sky God heard a wonderful sound. That sound was the leopard's drum. He was playing a great big drum. The Sky God said to Leopard, " That's a fine drum. May I try it?". But, the leopard didn't borrow it for the Sky God. The Sky God waited. But the leopard kept his eye on the drum the whole time. Then, the other animals asked him, "What's the matter?". And they try talking with leopard about his drum. But, the leopard was so angry. He showed his long teeth and his sharp claws. Everyone said, "He is too dangerous and difficult."

Finally, the tortoise talk with him. Then, it happened to something to the leopard. And the Sky God could use the drum.The Sky God was very pleased. The Sky God loved his drum.

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Mackinnon, Mairi. (2007). The Leopard and the Sky God

London, England: Usborne

BR 2-07: Snails

This book was written by Susanna Davidson.

This book is written about snails. Do you like snails? Have you ever touched snails?
Snails are hiding flower pots and under rocks. The snails wait until it is dark. Snails have soft bodies and hard shells. Slime ooze out from under a snail's body. Snails can slide over the ground, up branches and even upside down. They have rough tongues.  They rub their tongues over leaves to eat them.

They can also smell with their feelers. Their eyes are on the ends of the longer feelers. If the bird come to fly, the snails hide in their shells. The bird can't get them.

Some kinds of snails live in ponds and the sea. Some snails are huge. They can grow longer than my arm.

Snails lay lots of eggs in the ground. Pond snails lay sticky eggs on plants. Their eggs are inside blobs of jelly. This keeps them safe. After a few weeks, the baby snails hatch out. The snails bodies grow so do their shells.

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Davidson, Susanna. (2008). Snails

London, England: Usborne

report of history class

The annexation of Korea, it is intended to refer to the fact that the Japanese Empire was annexed Korean Empire on the basis of the Convention on the annexation of Korea on August 29, 1910, Japan has sovereignty over the South Korea to put it briefly it is that it was a colony Te. Is allowed to adopt the Japanese to financial advisers and diplomatic on the Korean agreement first next Sun of the Russo-Japanese war, and seized the diplomatic rights on the Korean agreement then second day, and set up a Tokan government, in 1910 (1910 was a complete colony and concluded a Convention on) merged. This is referred to Japan's annexation of the Korean Peninsula, Korea annexation, both Japan and South Korea Gappo. First of all why a thing called annexation of Korea or was done?

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About the Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby is a work that was published in 1925 in the novel writer F · Scott Fitzgerald of the United States wrote. It became the scene of work West Egg. It is likely to have to model the Great Neck to be luxury residential real in New York. 

This work, the story is advanced by Nick · Caraway is the narrator. 

"Green lights" to be drawn in this work, he represents the dream of Gatsby and at the same time symbolizes grass and trees, the peace. This means that the Gatsby is a "dream" is a very Daisy Buchanan. Gatsby has continued to ever think the Daisy is the first love of his, Daisy for him was something that does not arrive likely to reach the hand. Why Gatsby or continue think that so much of Daisy. Action he has been for Daisy becomes the form that is betrayed in the end. 

Gatsby open a party in your own home every night. People of your many wealthy people participated in the party, it is a very lively, but the party is had been opened to fill even a little loneliness that do not meet Daisy In other words, it was a symbol of Samish the might have. I seems there is a scene in which Daisy to participate in the party , but she does not seem like much . Again, the world to live from the beginning I wonder if a different Daisy and Gatsby.

This work symbolizes something called American Dream. Gatsby was poor Originally, I tried to grab everything to get rich in a variety of ways, but I think it as is depicted as a man who failed to grasp what's called the American Dream after all. In addition, it is too think strongly an important person, but to imagine a Gatsby that is no longer visible around for seems to have been working hard for Daisy, as pathetic. Able to grate American Dream is a good unlikely to be the only thing.

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News Quiz

1.    Woman visited in Tokyo ready to take up U.S. ambassadorship. Who is it?

2.    Historic change will be broken 350 years of tradition by them. Who are they?

3.    He named league MVPs on baseball. Who is it?

4.    Certain bunk has more loans to the mob. What is the name?

5.    The popular black bear field questions from members of the media during a visit to home of the Boston Red Sox baseball team. What is it?

6.    Smoke rises from emerging land. It was made after a volcanic eruption. Where is it?

7.    Toyota to make some cars, with Chinese firms. What is it?

8.    The movie was made by Ghibli’s Takahata. What is it?

9.     The man calls on Abe to ditch nuclear power. Who is it?

10.  Lawmaker under fire for letter to Emperor. Who is it?

☆Answer☆

1. Caroline Kennedy [The Japan Times, 2013/11/16] p.1

2. Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko [The Japan Times, 2013/11/16] p.1

3. Cabrera McCutchen [The Japan Times, 2013/11/16] p.14

4. Mizuho bunk [The Japan Times, 2013/11/14] p.1

5. Kumamon [The Japan Times, 2013/11/14] p.1

6. Ogasawara Island [The Japan Times, 2013/11/22] p.1

7. Hybrid car [The Japan Times, 2013/11/22] p.8

8. Kaguya－hime no Monogatari [The Japan Times, 2013/11/22] p.16

9. Koizumi [The Japan Times, 2013/11/13] p.1

10. Taro Yamamoto [The Japan Times, 2013/11/2] p.1

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