BR 2-08: Dog in School (Strong, 2000)

"Oh no! He isn't called Mystery. His name is Trouble!" (Strong, 2000, p.24)

This is a simple, but funny story. One day, a dog followed a girl who was going to school and the dog made the school reckless and wild. The sentences on the top were when the dog was sent to the owner. The girl named the dog Mystery and it was wrong. However, his real name was Trouble. Although it was different from the genuine one, I could understand why the owner called his name Trouble.

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Reference

Strong, Jeremy. (2000). Dog in School. Essex, England: Peason Education Limited.

BR 1-13: It's not fair (Hunt, Brychta, 1993)

"It's not fair,"

This is the story of discrimination against women. A girl wanted to be a knight but she couldn't. She was cast a spell and the magic took her to King Arthur's castle. Though she asked him to let her become a knight, she couldn't .

King Arthur lived and there were many knights long time ago. It goes without saying that men have worked outside and women have kept their houses since many years before, and so only men could be knights. On the other hand, in our time, both men and women can get almost any jobs and they are treated more fairly than the past.

By the way, I think that processors' wisdom is marvelous and amazing because they found a round table so that everyone can join meetings. We can't realize how the round table works in a daily basis, though, people got a chance to discuss something fairly.

Reference

Hunt, Roderick. Brychta, Alex. (1993). It's Not Fair. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press.

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BR 1-09: Cinderella (Hobart, 2006)

'But the shoe is mine.'

As you know, "Cinderella" is one of the most famous stories all of the world. A pretty but poor girl Cinderella meets a nice princess at the ball and she gets married with him. 

At first, she was bullied by her ugly sisters. One day, they got an invitation to the ball at the Palace from the king. They were so happy but Cinderella's ugly sisters made her leave her at home and do everything for their party. However, she really wanted to go to the ball. Then, the Fairly Godmother suddenly turned up there and she fulfilled the Cinderella's wish but she made a resolution, 'But, you must be home before midnight.' The prince became quite fond of Cinderella and danced with her all evening, but she realized that it's become midnight. Though she ran home, she forgot her glass shoe. After that, the Princess went and asked every girl in the town to put on the shoe. Cinderella's sisters couldn't fit the shoe but she fitted it. She honestly said she wasn't a princess but she asserted the shoe was hers. Finally, she and the prince had a nice wedding and everyone lived happily.

When I was a small child, I read this story and felt happy. However, I felt unusual to read it after becoming older. At first, Cinderella was severely bullied by her sisters like that but she could easily get along with them after she got married to the prince. It sounded a little strange to me because we, especially women can't readily be friends to whom they are hostile.

Reference

Hobart, Ruth. (2006). Cinderella. Genoa, Italy, Canterbury, England. Black Cat.

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