This story is about Bernardo likes hats, one days he buys a new hat at a street market and people laugh at it. They might laugh because it is strange for him to wear that hat. His wife sells that hat and other one, Anna, buys that hat and she is in Rome on vacation. She goes to a cafe for a drink but the wind takes her hat away. Next, a man, Cal, finds that hat and he plays guitar on the street and gets money. He thinks that hat is a lucky one but a man, Rod, takes that hat and uses it for stole money from a store. He takes the money and runs from the store. He throws away that hat before he was arrested. A young woman, Gina, is in the taxi and her hometown is Roma so she goes back to Rome wearing that hat. Finally, at the Rome, Bernardo sees Gina wearing that hat.
Something has a destiny to get back a certain place, person, position. In this story, the hat has a destiny to go back to Bernard. That hat tripped a lot and some got a good luck with that hat, others got a bad luck from that hat.
209 words/9443 words
2014年7月14日月曜日
BR : Rain, Rain, Rain!
Faye gets to school. She sees something on the school gate. It says, "No school today. School holiday."
This story is about a certain Monday when it is raining and Faye gets up at 8:20 and it leaves 40 minutes before school begins. She doesn't like the rain and she thinks she doesn't want to go to school. she worries about late for school and she is in hurry and she skips her breakfast. Her mother tries to stop Faye and say something but Faye doesn't listen to her. She rides a bike to get to the station but on that way she hits a dog walking because she didn't see that. And then when she gets to the station, a man says that there are no trains today because of heavy rain. She thinks how to get to the school and she gets the bus to get there. She waits and waits, is very very wet and she runs to the school and she only to know that there is no school on that Monday because it is school holiday.I think sometimes we do like this. There is no school but doesn't remember well and hast to go to school or office and we only to know that there is no school. I haven't had this experiences before but
I have experienced that there was an important test or class but I forgot or overslept and I was absent that. I was disappointed at myself but I learned something from that. I write down all my schedule on any schedule books and before I go to bed, I make it habit to
275 words
2014年6月30日月曜日
BR : Detective Dinosaur LOST AND FOUND

"Help! Baby Penny is lost " This sounds like a job for Detective Dinosaur and Officer Pterodacty1. They were on patrol and they heard this sound. She has taken Vinnie's taxi and headed for the park and on the way to the park, she has run over Inez. At the park gate two Maiasaurs sat in a hot-air balloon basket and they said "A baby grabbed our balloon!" Inside the park they found taxi which was stolen in a mud puddle, the hot-air ballon in a tree and the pink diaper on the grass but they did not find Baby Penny. So they decided to split up and look for her and meet back there by that big rock. Detective Dinosaur sat on the rock, he found Baby Penny!!! She was playing hide-and-seek. She wanted to play it again but she was a lost baby who stole a taxi, ran over Inez, and rook a balloon so she had to go to the police station. But she was sorry about what she had done. So she gave everything back.
179 words
2014年6月17日火曜日
BR : The Ugly Duckling
This story is about a gray ugly duckling force to go away from others ducklings. There were five eggs, four were fluffy and cute, one was gray and ugly. Four cute ducks were mean to ugly one and pecked at him and then they force him to get away. He swam and swam, he met some geese and herons but they also mean to him. They also had him get away. Once again, he met the most beautiful bird he had ever seen. But they ignored him, did not want to see ugly duck. Actually he was one of beautiful swan but he never know and no one accept him because he was ugly. One swan came to him and asked him, "Why are you so shy?""Have you looked in a mirror lately?" Then he looked into the shiny water and he noticed that he was the beautiful swan. Since then, he was always kind to all living things.
159 words
2014年5月17日土曜日
BR6-01(13) : Mercury and the Woodcutter
....There is nothing I hate more than dishonesty.This is a story about: One day, a woodcutter decided to rest by a riverbank. He put his axe on the ground and it slipped into the river. Lucky for the woodcutter, the river god Mercury wasn't far away and he was also honest, he got three axes including his own axe. Then he told his friend, he was also a woodcutter, what had happened. Then his friend went to the river and then he did same thing to slip his axe into the river on purpose. Finally, he was dishonest and he lost his axe.
I had read this story in English before I read this book in English. I like the part in which after river got, Mercury found the woodcutter's axe.
The woodcutter: Thank you! Thank you!
Mercury: Thank you, too! You have been very honest. Because of your honesty, I am going to give you the golden and silver axes as well.
The woodcutter: This is wonderful. Thank you!
They thanked each other and they were happy. To be honest is more important I think. And I think, every God know that a person is honest or dishonest. So we shouldn't tell lie which hurt someone.
[ new words]
strength : 強さ、力、体力ax : おの、まさかり
wooden : 木製の、木、無表情な
handle : 扱う、処理する
firewood : まき、たきぎ
riverbank : 川岸
backward : うしろに、逆に
sob : しゃくりあげながら泣く、むせび泣く
honestry : 正直、誠実
bank : 岸、土手、銀行
angrilly : 怒って、腹を立てて
dishonesty : 不正直
honesty : 正直な
dishonest : 不正直な
honest : 正直な
338 words/6745 words
2014年5月16日金曜日
BR5-02(12) : Everything Is Changing
....He says the bad times are coming to an end, and things will get better soon ....
This is a story about the boy who got a job and whose father hasn't worked for two years. He was in the middle of hard times and lots of people couldn't find jobs. Fortunately, he got a job because of what his father and his mother gave him. His father and his mother gave him three things when his 13th birthday. First, they gave his a cake that his mother made. It was the bast cake he has ever had. The second thing he got was a notebook. His father gave it to him to keep track of his life. But he wanted to use it to write down things about his life. And third thing he got was happiness. It isn't written in this book though. I was so impressed by his thoughts. He is really good boy. He knew that it was so important for his to take a job because he found he could help his family with the money he made. Finally, his father also got a job and he was smiling again. Here is the happiness. It is not the problem how much you are poor, how much you can gain. You can be happy with smiling. Just keep smiling. That's all, I think. I learned it from this book. Keep smiling and things will get better and better all the time. People sometimes get in trouble. When they are in trouble, they forget to smile. They struggle to manage that . problem, I think. I also like that. When I'm in trouble, I take many time to think about it. But always I can do nothing alone. Always there is some helps like friends advice. And they make me smile because I don't smile at all. And then things will get better. So when you are in trouble, don't forget to smile.
[ new words]
brick : レンガ、積み木
shed : 小屋
343 words
2014年5月15日木曜日
BR5-01(11) : Danger in the Snow
....When the polar bear came out of the water, her cubs were gone. she ran back over the ice, and looked for them.This is a story about the polar bear protected her two cubs from the wolves. When she came out of the water, she found her two cubs were in danger because six wolves were running towards them. She was clever and she could get rid of the wolves.
I didn't know in which how to get rid of the wolves when the polar bear in danger. The polar bear can swim well but is not good at running on the deep ice. It is hard for polar bears to run in the snow, but they are in safe when they are on the ice. In this story, the polar bear let the wolves fall down into the water. Polar bears are so good at swimming so they are not afraid of falling down into the water. It doesn't take the polar bears a long time to get out of the water. This is how polar bears get rid of the wolves when they are in danger on the snow. I never knew that. Now they are also in danger because of global warming, I think. What can we do about this problem. It is big deal indeed. Global warming is not the polar bear's fault, it is our, human beings, fault. We can't get back to the past, so all we can do is just forward to the future. We should do something for this problem, global warming, before it is too late.
[ new words]
polar bear : ホッキョクグマ、シロクマ
cub : (キツネ、トラ、クマなどの)子
grab : つかむ、ひったくる、捕まえる
nip : つねる、はさむ、はさみとる
332 words
BR4-02(10) : Narnia
Later, Lucy shared her discovery. At first no one believed Lucy's story about Narnia.This is a story about the Pevensie family found out Narnia which is the secret inside the wardrobe. Here are heroes and heroines. Peter, the oldest, always tried to protect his family and keep them together and he knew that protecting his family was his job. Susan was worried about her family and she was worried that in Narnia too. She was a fierce protector of Narnia and its creatures. At first she thought it would be safer to go home but as time went by, she grew to love Narnia. Edmund didn't believe about Lucy's story at first, visited Narnia teasing her sister Lucy then he found out Lucy's story was true. He had a way of finding trouble whenever he went. Lucy, the youngest in the Pevensie family, found Narnia. She was the first Pevensie to find out Narnia. She loved to read and have adventures also she liked to make new friends.
I had watched this movie before I read
this
book in English so I have already known this story. No one imagined that there
was the magical land, Narnia, inside the wardrobe. No one can imagine that
there is another whole world in the back of a wardrobe. But in this story, it
could be possible. Every the Pevensie family had different experienced at the
magical land, Narnia. That is one of my interesting points in this book. Even
though they were same place, they felt different. What's more, they never forgot
thinking about their family wherever they were. They always paid attention to
their family and never threw their problem away. They were so nice family
indeed. Finally, they returned to their home. They though that there was no good
place like home, I think.[ new words]
wardrobe : 衣装たんす、洋服たんす
hide-and-seek : かくれんぼう
play hide-and-seek : かくれんぼうをする
otherwise: ほかの、べつの、違っている
creature : 生き物、動物、奇怪な生き物
discovery : 発見、きづくこと、発見されたもの・人
beyond : ~の向こう、かなた、~より遠くに
enchant : 魅惑、魅了する、うっとりさせる、魔法をかける
Turkish : トルコ風の、トルコの
delight : 大喜び、楽しみ、うれしさ、喜びを与えるもの
spell : 呪文、まじない、魔力
under a spell : 呪文で縛られて、まじないをかけられて
fierce : どう猛な、荒々しい、強烈な、激しい
protector : 保護者、擁護者
responsibility : 責任、責務、義務
bravery : 勇敢さ、勇敢な行動
magnificent : 実に印象的な、壮大な、とても美しい
gentle : 優しい、思いやりのある、柔和な、穏やかな
valiant : 勇敢な、雄々しい
eventually : 結局は、最終的には
612 words
2014年5月11日日曜日
BR4-01(9) : Henry and Mudge and Annie's Perfect Pet
"I love my bubby," Annie told Henry. ... "She's soft and dry and doesn't fly." ...
This is a story about Henry wants to find the perfect pet for his cousin Annie who are quiet and careful. Annie needs a pet that is soft and dry and does not fly --- one that is quiet and careful, just like Annie. Annie loved Mudge. She loved his soft eyes and his warm nose and his big paws. She wished she had a dog. But her father was at work eery day so no one would be home to take care of a dog. Henry had a dog and he remembered how much fun it was to get a new pet so he felt sorry for Annie. Henry and Mudge and Henry's mother and father took Annei to the pet store to get a new pet for Annie. They were looking at a pet which is soft and dry and does not fly. At the pet store, only the bunnies in the corner were being quiet. Then Annei picked up a white baby bunny and she named it Snowball because she had a little cottontail which Mudge didn't have.
I like the part in which Snowball, Annei's new pet, went flying through the air and landed on Mudge's back. They had a ne pet that is soft and dry and does NOT FLY but Snowball does FLY. She did fly to Mudge's back and HEnry and Annei laughed. That scene also made me laugh.
[ new words]
mice : mouseの複数
crab : カニ
giggled : くすくす笑う、しのび笑いをする
bark : 吠える、ほえるような声をだす
meow : にゃあとなく
squeak : ネズミがちゅうちゅうなく
金切り声をだす、
甲高い声をだす
cottontail : ふわふわしたしっぽ
sniff : クンクン匂いをかぐ、ふんと鼻をならす
hutch : うさぎなどの小屋、ハッチ
381 words
BR3-03(8) : Henry and Mudge and the Sneaky Crackers
And for ID, they always carried some real crackers in their pockets. Did Mudge ever love THAT!This is a story about Henry's new spy kit and his faithful sidekick Mudge. Henry is ready to look for clues, steal secrets and flirt with danger. One of the first things Henry and Mudge find is a coded message. It said "Who are you?" For a week Henry left secret message by the trash can. And then he found another boy spy who had same spy kit and dog wearing a spy hat.
[ new words]
piggy bank : 貯金箱
magnifying : 虫眼鏡、拡大レンズ
flirt : 気軽にやってみる
puddle : 水たまり
suspicious : 疑い深い、怪しい、不審な
sneak : こそこそ入る、こっそり近づく
bush : 小やぶ、茂み、低い木
zip : 勢いよく進む
nasty : いやな、不快な
drooly : よだれを垂らす、よだれがでる
pat : 軽くたたく、軽くなでる
snore : いびきをかく
chew : 噛む、噛み砕く、噛みつく
350 words/4493 words
2014年5月2日金曜日
BR3-02(7) : A Girl Named Helen Keller
"It was as if I had come back to life after being dead"This story is about Helen Keller who is blind and deaf. She was born at 1880, then she became ill when she was not yet 2 years old. The doctor thought that she might not alive but she lived. After her illness, she was deaf and blind. Her parents felt sorry for her so they tried to find someone who help Helen. Then on March 3, 1887, the teacher who name is Anne Sullivan arrived Helen's house. She never ever gave up teaching Helen about anything. At first, Helen didn't listen to her and there were terrible fights. But little by little, they became close and Helen did listen to Miss Sullivan. When they walked in the garden, Miss Sullivan taught Helen the word "water". She used a water pump then taught Helen that is water. Helen understood and wanted to know she name of everything. She lived 1880-1968. She graduated from Radcliffe College with honors. She and Anne Sullivan stayed together almost 50 years until Anne Sullivan died. Helen worked to help people who were blind or deaf.
I know this story because I have ever read this book in Japanese before. It was really sad beginning this story but little by little Helen understood what Miss Sullivan taught her. I love the part that when Helen understood what Miss Sullivan was going to teach her. It is not east to learn something without words, sounds. We learn something from hearing. Even though we can't listen to, we can contact with people using sign language. I had used sign language with someone who were deaf. I didn't remember well how to use sign language so it was hard to talking with the person using sign language. But I could tell her my name then we talked a little bit. Even if I can't use sign language, we can talk with drawing. There are many way to talk to people, for example we can talk with our own body language, sign language, drawing, gesture and anything. If only we don't give up doing something, everything can become true. This book tell about that "Don't give up."
[ new words]servant : 召使い、家来
deaf : 耳の不自由な、耳の聞こえない
blind : 目の不自由な、目の見えない
bright : 明るい、晴れやかな
comb : くし、くしでとく
lap : ひざ
firm : かたい
pump: ポンプ
pour : 注ぐ、流す
burst : 破裂する、張り裂ける
466 words
2014年4月29日火曜日
BR3-01(6) : The Sun and the Wind
"See that man? Can you take his coat off?"
This is a story about the competition of the Sun and the Wind. They competed to take a man's coat off with their ability. First, the Wind tried to take the man's coat off blowing a strong wind but the man wore his coat tightly and hid because he felt cold. And then the Sun's turn, the Sun shined and made the man warm. Then he got warm and went out from a cabin.
83 words
2014年4月26日土曜日
BR2-03(5) : Henry and Mudge and the Best Day of All
....He never knew that crackers could come from the sky.
[ new words]
snore : いびきをかく
sticky : 粘着性の、ねばねばの
fix : 修理する、固定する、決める、用意する
taffy : おべっか、タフィー
238 words / 2365 words
BR2-02(4) : Henry and Mudge and Long Weekend
Mudge loved the basement. It had million of new smells. It had lots of places to hide. And some of his old dog toyss were down there. "Come on, Mudge!" Henry called. But Mudge was already on his way.
The story of
this book is Henry and Mudge build a glorious indoor castle with knights and
kings. When the weather is not good and there is nothing to do outside, only Henry,
Mudge and Henry’s father and mother can do is just stay at home. Mudge always
know what to do if there is nothing interesting to eat, nothing interesting to
smell, and nothing interesting to chew. He always goes to sleep. But there is
one thing that wakes Mudge up is the basement. He loves basement because it has
millions of new smells, lots of places to hide and some of his old dog toys are
there. Henry’s mother suggested that make a castle. They downed in the basement,
and they ran upstairs for a castle book, pencils, a stapler and a quick snack. Then
they build a castle with those things except a quick snack. If
there is nothing to do outside because of the heavy rain or the typhoon, what
would you do? I would sleep all the time or do assignments or clean my room. But
I wish I had basement at my home like foreign countries. If I had it, I would
make places to play sports with friends so that no one could be boring of the
weather.
[ new words]
muddy : 泥だらけの、濁った
yuck : おえっ(嫌悪、拒絶などを表す)
drool : よだれを垂らす、よだれがでる
grumble : ぶつぶつ文句を言う、不平を述べる
growl : うなる
flatten : 平らにする、ぺしゃんこにする
chew : 噛む
frown : まゆをひそめる
goodness : 善良さ、親切
turret : 小塔、タレット
drawbridge : はね橋、可動橋
buttress : 控え壁、バットレス
stapler : ホッチキス
fancy : 好み、空想、思いつき
admire : 感嘆する、感心する
thrill : ぞくぞくする感じ
lick : なめる
435 words/ 2127 words
2014年4月21日月曜日
BR2-01(3) : Henry and Mudge in Puddle Trouble
I like the part in which Mudge protected tiny little kittens from a new dog. The cat who lived next door to Henry and Mudge had a litter of kittens. Henry named five kittens Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn because he loved planets. Henry and Mudge wanted some kittens of their own so Henry named them and Mudge protected them from a new dog. When the new dog got closer to Henry's house, Mudge's ear s went up then Mudge barked and barked and barked. I think the new dog just wanted to see the five tiny little kittens in the box but for Mudge it seemed like he was going to eat them. Mudge lay down beside the box waited for Henry like he owned the five kittens.He called them Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. Henry loved planets, too.

[ new words ]
puddle : 水たまり
bark : 吠える
lick : なめる
paw : 足
sneeze : くしゃみ、くしゃみをする
collar : 襟、首輪
bend : かがむ
belly : 胃、おなか
petal : 花びら
Venus : 金星
Mars : 火星
Saturen : 土星215 words/1462 words
2014年4月17日木曜日
BR1-02(2) : Henry and Mudge and the Wild Wind
“And at least you know where to find Mudge if you need him!” Henry’s father said
This is a story about when the wild wind comes. In this book, Henry and Mudge face wind, thunder and lightning. Henry does not like thunderstorms, neither does Mudge. When a thunderstorm comes, Mudge do strange things. He whines, walks around the kitchen table about a hundred times, sits in the bathroom alone and puts his head between the couch cushions. And then, when a thunderstorm comes, Henry whistles a lot. He whistles “Jingle Bells”, “Happy Birthday” and “The Star-Spangled Banner” Henry whistles and whine like crazy because to make himself calm. Then a thunderstorm became much harder and wild blew much harder. Henry's father suggested to Henry that rescue Mudge. Henry crawled to the place where prisoner Mudge were.
I like the part that Henry rescued his best friend Mudge. He was crawling inch by inch cross the enemy line to rescue Mudge. It was just like game that Henry's father suggested but he felt really sure to rescue. They are really good friend and they know that they need each other.
[
new words ]
fur
: 毛
jumpy
: びくびくする
whine
: 泣き言をいう
whistle
: くち笛をふく
lightning
: 稲光/電撃的な/稲妻が走る
pow
: ぽかっ、ぱーん
splat
: ぴちゃっ
grumble
: ぶつぶつ文句を言う,不平を述べる
wag
: 尾を振る,動かす
prisoner
: 囚人、囚われの身
scorpion
: サソリ
inch
by inch : 少しずつ、ゆっくりと
bravely
: 勇敢にも
collar
: 襟、首輪
frown
: 眉をひそめる
grin
: にっこりと笑う
348 words /1247 words
348 words /1247 words
2014年4月14日月曜日
BR1-01(1) : Henry and Mudge in the Green Time
Then Mudge licked Henry's face. Mudge licked the taste. It was salty. So Mudge licked Henry's face again and again and again. Every tear that Henry cried Mudge licked away.

As the title suggest, Henry and Mudge in the Green Time is they have a good time in the nature. Henry and Mudge are good friends, even thought they are human and dog. Mudge seems like eating anything that Henry gives him. Dry dog food, popcorn, cookies and tears.
[ new words ]
gingersnap(s):ジンジャースナップ
59 words/899 words
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