"Aesop's Fables"--week12

Hello, everyone!!

Have you spent a good time in this weekend? Of course, I spent a good weekend. Also, winter vacation will come after a week, so I’m looking forward to coming winter vacation. Then, I read the story of “Mercury and the Wood cutter”. This story is famous in Japan. Therefore, many people may know the story. However, I like this story, so I’ll in traduce about it.

 

 

One day, woodcutter let his ax slip by chance into the water, and it immediately sank to the bottom. Fortunately, Mercury, whose river it was, took pity on him and suddenly appeared. Then, he dived to the bottom of the river and bought back a golden ax after he heard what had happened. And he asked the woodcutter whether the ax was his. However, the woodcutter told the truth. If you were the woodcutter, could you tell the truth? When he brought back a silver one, the woodcutter told the truth. Finally, after diving a third time, Mercury produced the ax that the man had lost. The woodcutter said “That’s mine!” And Mercury gave him the other two as presents. Later one of his friend decided to see whether he would have the same kind of luck, but the friend didn’t tell the truth. Of course, he couldn’t get anything.

I think that this story thought us the honesty is the best policy. However, it’s difficult. Sometimes, honesty doesn’t pay. We should have strong mind, aren’t we?

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"Aesop's Fables"--week11

Hello, everyone!!

How are you? I’m fine, because I ate French cooking yesterday. A name of the cooking is “galette”. It’s so delicious, so if you have an opportunity, please try it!

Now then, I’ll talk about the “Aesop’s Fables”. The title of this story that I read is “The lion, the ass, and the fox who went hunting”. It’s long title, but the story isn’t so long. One day, the lion, the ass and the fox went hunting together. They caught a healthy meal, and the lion asked the ass to divide the spoils. Of course, the ass made three equal pats. When the lion noticed that the meal is equal, he was very angry and tore the ass to pieces. Next, the lion asked the fox to divide the spoils, and the fox gathered everything into one great pile except for a tiny portion. The fox learned from the ass’s fate. It is cruel story, isn’t it?

If you were the ass, what do you do? I think that the ass and fox shouldn’t be friend with the lion. The story thought us “Better to learn from the mistakes of others than by your own”. I think it is right.

"Aesop's Fables"--week10

Hi, everyone! We had a little long weekend in this week, so I think you spend good time. However, December has come!! I can’t believe. A year is very short, isn’t it?

Well then, I read the story of “Aesop’s Fables”. Today, I’ll introduce about “The Lion and the Mouse.” “Aesop’s Fables” has many stories of animals. Of course, today’s story’s main character is animal, too. One day, a lion was sleeping, but a mouse ran over the lion’s nose and awakened him. The lion grabbed the mouse with his paw. And just about to crush him, when the mouse began pleading for mercy and declared that he hadn’t consciously intended to offend the lion. Finally, the lion set the mouse free. After some days, the lion was caught by hunter, he couldn’t escape. After a while, the mouse noticed his tragedy, so he ran to the place and began nobbling the net to release. In short time, the lion was released. The story taught me that little friends may prove great friends. I think that this story is good, because, their friendship made me hot. In Japan, we had an idiom of “one who is kind to others is sure to be rewarded.”

It is nice idiom, is it? This winter is very cold, so if you want to be warm, please try to read this story!

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