BR 2-01: The Peach Boy

What an enormous peach! (p. 7)

I read this book. This story is famous for Momotaro in Japan. The peach boy was so strong and kind. He names the peach boy because he was bone to the peach. He subdued many ogres with a dog, a monkey and a pheasant. I felt this story is so fantastic.

[51 words]

Reference

Frith, Alex. (2009). The peach boy : based on a folk tale from Japan. London: Usborne

BR 2-02: King Midas and the Gold

I wish I could touch things and turn them to gold. (p.11)

I read this book. This story was so fantastic. King Midas was very rich and kind.  He helped an old man. His son was a god and he gave King Midas a wish. King Midas wished he touches things and turn them to gold. However, it wasn't useful because he touched his dinner and persons and turned to gold. He went to a secret river in the hills to stop his golden touch.

[74 words]

Reference

Frith, Alex. (2008). King Midas and the gold, London: Usborne.

BR 2-04: The Ant and the Grasshopper

Next summer I'll work too. (p.23)

I read this book and I thought that if I keep something for the future, I don't worry. This story is that there were the ant and the grasshopper. Ant worked for the winter but Grasshopper played and sang. When the winter comes, Ant is happy but Grasshopper is cold and hungry. I have to study hard for the future because I'm a university student.

[67 words]

Reference

Aesop. (2008), The ant and the grasshopper, London: Usborne 

BR 2-03: The Boy who cried Wolf

I promise you, there's wolf! (p.38)

This story is famous for Okami shonen for Japan. Sam lied to the villagers that there is wolf because he watched the sheep from the village everyday. He was lonely and bored. I think if I become a liar, I am hated everyone. I don't like to a lie.

[50 words]

Reference

Aesop. (2008). The boy who cried wolf. London: Usborne

BR 2-05: The Reluctant Dragon

But I don't like fighting. (p.19)

I read this book I thought there is friendly dragon. This story was one day, the boy find a dragon. The dragon was friendly and lonely. Then the villagers was were terrified about him. Saint George the Dragon Killer came here fighting the dragon. The boy took him to meet the dragon to do not fighting. George and the dragon became a friend. They show a fighting play the villagers. Finally, The dragon could make many friends.

[77 words]

Reference

Grahame, Kenneth. (2009), The reluctant dragon, London: Usborne

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BR 1-01:STORIES OF ROBOTS(Punter,2007)

 STORIES OF ROBOTS is children's book. It is short and easy to read. This story is Luke who is the laziest boy in the world was got angry and his mother because His room was so untidy. She said "clean up this room and computer goes" He bought the Tidybot for cleaning up his room. It is so useful but He accidentally broke the remote control and the Tidybot go crazy. It was leaving untidy every room. Finally, he couldn't his room and be got angry by his mother. If you get a useful robot, you may be a lazy.

[102 words]

Reference 

Punter,Russell.(2007).STORIES OF ROBOTS.London.