Title: The Jungle Book
Author: Rudyard Kipling
Publisher (level): Penguin (2)
Summary:
In one jungle, one family of wolves lived. One day, Father Wolf discovered a little human boy when he went hunting. He took the boy into his family’s home. After that, Shere Khan who is a great tiger visited their home and said, “It’s I that took the boy from a human village. Give me him.” But, wolves knew Shere Khan wanted to eat him, so they never give him the boy. Then, Shere Khan said, “I will kill the boy someday,” and got off. The boy was named Mowgli and grew healthily with his brothers who are their cubs thanks to Father Wolf and Mother Wolf. He learned and played with them every day. However, the other cubs started to notice that Mowgli is different from them. Then, they isolated him from them. Almost all of his friends became enemies suddenly, but some of them continued to help him at every opportunity. However, he thought his friends will be hated by the other cubs for him, so determined to live in a human village. At a human village, one woman said to him, ”A long time ago, my son was took by a tiger. But my son is here now. You are my son.” Then, Mowgli started to live in her house. But, he didn’t sleep on a bed, so he slept near the jungle every day. One day, his friend’s wolf came to him when he slept there. The wolf said to him, “Shere Khan will try to kill you tonight.” He decided to fight with the tiger. Wolves of his friends helped him and managed to beat the tiger. But, one man who lived in the human village watched the fight and thought Mowgli is different from them. The next day, people in the village were scared of him and isolated him. He thought he is isolated even if he changes his living place, so he returned to the jungle. When he returned there, hid friends, Father Wolf and Mother Wolf were pleased very much. After that, he lived happily in the jungle with them.
Evaluation: 5 stars
Hero of this story is a human boy who was brought up by wolf’s family. Actually, I have heard the news that there was a boy who had been brought up by wolves until he was discovered. Of course, this story is a complete fiction, but I thought wild animals are very hearty. I learned human beings must not scare and persecute them without closely thinking.
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Title: The BORROWERS
Author: SHERWOOD SMITH
Publisher (level): Penguin (2.2)
Summary:
This is a story of brave dwarfs – Borrowers. In one little town, Pete and his mother and father lived in a big old house. In the house, there was a little house where one family of five borrowers lived too. There were some rules in the world of borrowers. First, they must not be seen by human beings because they will be killed by human beings. Second, they borrow necessaries from their human beings stealthily. But, one day, Arrietty who is one of the family of borrowers was discovered by Pete. However, he didn’t kill her and sent her home. The family of borrowers became to like him. One day, one man visited the big old house. The man conspired to be the owner of the house by an illegal way. The family and the borrowers were compelled to move to a new house. But, Pete and the borrowers liked the house very much, so they determined to revenge on the evil man. He made fools of them because one was a child and the others were dwarfs. But, friends of the borrowers appeared one after another to help them. At last, thousands of borrowers round the man. Then, they gave the rope a lot of turns around the man in a moment. The man surrendered to them and returned the house to the two families. After that, they lived happily in the house.
Evaluation: 5 stars
This story is fantastic story and I really enjoyed reading. The force of dwarfs is fewer than that of human beings. But, the evil man was beaten by a lot of dwarfs. This expresses importance of cooperating with friends and spirit of cherishing little lives like Pete’s spirit.
Author: SHERWOOD SMITH
Publisher (level): Penguin (2.2)
Summary:
This is a story of brave dwarfs – Borrowers. In one little town, Pete and his mother and father lived in a big old house. In the house, there was a little house where one family of five borrowers lived too. There were some rules in the world of borrowers. First, they must not be seen by human beings because they will be killed by human beings. Second, they borrow necessaries from their human beings stealthily. But, one day, Arrietty who is one of the family of borrowers was discovered by Pete. However, he didn’t kill her and sent her home. The family of borrowers became to like him. One day, one man visited the big old house. The man conspired to be the owner of the house by an illegal way. The family and the borrowers were compelled to move to a new house. But, Pete and the borrowers liked the house very much, so they determined to revenge on the evil man. He made fools of them because one was a child and the others were dwarfs. But, friends of the borrowers appeared one after another to help them. At last, thousands of borrowers round the man. Then, they gave the rope a lot of turns around the man in a moment. The man surrendered to them and returned the house to the two families. After that, they lived happily in the house.
Evaluation: 5 stars
This story is fantastic story and I really enjoyed reading. The force of dwarfs is fewer than that of human beings. But, the evil man was beaten by a lot of dwarfs. This expresses importance of cooperating with friends and spirit of cherishing little lives like Pete’s spirit.
Title: The Mysterious Island
Author: Jules Verne
Publisher (level): Penguin (2.2)
Summary:
In America in 1865, there was fighting between the north of the country and the south. One day, in March 1865, five men, and their dog flew in the balloon, because they escaped from prison. They were prisoners in the south. But, the wind was blowing hard on the day, so the balloon couldn’t fly well. Then, one man and the dog fell from it. The others strayed from the man and the dog, and got one desert island one way or another. They searched the man and the dog hardly, but couldn’t find. After a few days, they found the dog on the island. The dog ran somewhere, so they followed after him. Then, they arrived one big cave and discovered the man they found there. He wasn’t dead. But, who took him there? Nobody knew. Mysterious happening like that came one after another. For example, necessaries they wanted were sent to them, pirates who has arrived the island and will attack them were killed by torpedo someone set, and someone put medicine beside him stealthily when one of them became ill. It was not possible that there someone except them, but as if someone helped them. However, they discovered the man who helped them at last. He lived underground room secretly. He was famous captain, and he was reported to have died. He was dying, but he was impressed by the men who strove to live hard, so he helped them by main force. Shortly after that, captain died, but they were discovered and everybody survived.
Evaluation: 5 stars
This book was very mysterious. I totally didn’t predict the end, so I finished reading right away. They never gave up living, and they continued to cooperate. I was impressed by them like the captain. I thought spirit of never giving up is very important.
Author: Jules Verne
Publisher (level): Penguin (2.2)
Summary:
In America in 1865, there was fighting between the north of the country and the south. One day, in March 1865, five men, and their dog flew in the balloon, because they escaped from prison. They were prisoners in the south. But, the wind was blowing hard on the day, so the balloon couldn’t fly well. Then, one man and the dog fell from it. The others strayed from the man and the dog, and got one desert island one way or another. They searched the man and the dog hardly, but couldn’t find. After a few days, they found the dog on the island. The dog ran somewhere, so they followed after him. Then, they arrived one big cave and discovered the man they found there. He wasn’t dead. But, who took him there? Nobody knew. Mysterious happening like that came one after another. For example, necessaries they wanted were sent to them, pirates who has arrived the island and will attack them were killed by torpedo someone set, and someone put medicine beside him stealthily when one of them became ill. It was not possible that there someone except them, but as if someone helped them. However, they discovered the man who helped them at last. He lived underground room secretly. He was famous captain, and he was reported to have died. He was dying, but he was impressed by the men who strove to live hard, so he helped them by main force. Shortly after that, captain died, but they were discovered and everybody survived.
Evaluation: 5 stars
This book was very mysterious. I totally didn’t predict the end, so I finished reading right away. They never gave up living, and they continued to cooperate. I was impressed by them like the captain. I thought spirit of never giving up is very important.
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