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Story 1# September 5 th 2012 Type of story : Fairy tales (5 pages) Title/author : One Eye, Two Eyes, Three Eyes / Unknown Characters : One-Eye, Two-Eyes, Three-Eyes, Old Woman, Knight Summary : There are three sisters, they are Two-Eyes, she is lovely and lucky, One-Eye and Three-Eyes, they are mean and have an eye on their forehead, they lived and isolated in the woods. Because Two-Eyes was different, her sisters hate her. The old woman suddenly appeared, taught her spells, and gave her apple seed. One day a knight asked for an apple. Two-Eyes gave him one and asked him to bring her away from her sisters. Comment : I think this story is good enough for children, although it’s Cinderella-like story which is starting in a torturing and unpleasant condition and ended with a happy ending. The character is scary I think, considering the story is made for children. Useful vocabularies : - Meadow : Grazing land for cows, sheep, etc. - Vanish : Disappear, fade away - Droop : Hang down, get tired - Charm : Appeal, magic - Horrid : Disgusting, unpleasant, unkind

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Story 1# Title/author Characters Summary :

September 5th 2012

Type of story : Fairy tales (5 pages)

: One Eye, Two Eyes, Three Eyes / Unknown : One-Eye, Two-Eyes, Three-Eyes, Old Woman, Knight

There are three sisters, they are Two-Eyes, she is lovely and lucky, One-Eye and Three-Eyes, they are mean and have an eye on their forehead, they lived and isolated in the woods. Because Two-Eyes was different, her sisters hate her. The old woman suddenly appeared, taught her spells, and gave her apple seed. One day a knight asked for an apple. Two-Eyes gave him one and asked him to bring her away from her sisters. Comment : I think this story is good enough for children, although its Cinderella-like story which is starting in a torturing and unpleasant condition and ended with a happy ending. The character is scary I think, considering the story is made for children.

Useful vocabularies : Meadow Vanish Droop Charm Horrid : Grazing land for cows, sheep, etc. : Disappear, fade away : Hang down, get tired : Appeal, magic : Disgusting, unpleasant, unkind

Story 2# Title/author Characters Summary :

September 7th 2012

Type of story : Fairy tales (3 pages)

: The Beauty and The Beast / unknown : Beauty, Beast/ Prince, Beautys Father

Beauty is a sweet, pretty girl; the Beast is a cursed prince. The only way to break the spell was to learn to love. Beautys Father, a merchant, lost in the woods and seeks shelter; the Beast imprisons him for trespassing. Beauty offers her place for her father. The Beast accepts and asks her to live in the castle. At first Beauty views him as a monster. But the two soon can live happy ever after. Comment : I think this story is good. Its shows that you could do everything you dont like for your lovely father. Useful vocabularies :

Story 3# Title/author Characters Summary :

September 7th 2012

Type of story : short story (4 pages)

: Emperors new clothes / Hans Christian Andersen : Emperor, two strangers

A foolish emperor has only one interest - trying on new clothes and parading them in front of his people. One day two strangers arrive, offering the chance to try some clothes, which will be invisible to anyone who is a fool, or not fit for their job. The Emperor orders a suit of clothes to be made and he goes on a procession through the town. No one wants to admit that they cant see the clothes, until a small boy pipes up that the Emperor has nothing on at all. Comment : The story is really funny. It tells children about a greedy man and how the greediness could make him a foolish person.

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Story 4# Title/author Characters Summary :

September 8th 2012 : Cinderella / Unknown

Type of story : Fairy tales (3 pages)

: Cinderella, her stepsisters, stepmother, fairy, prince

Cinderella is a poor unhappy girl lived with her stepsisters and stepmother that hate her. They always made her do the chores. Her dream comes true as announcement is made of having ball dance with the prince. Her stepmother doesnt allow her to go but with her hope of courage a fairy comes and tells her to be before 12o clock at the end she gets married to prince and becomes his beautiful wife. Comment : I think this story is good enough for children, it ended with a happy ending teach children not to lose hope and believe. Useful vocabularies :

Story 5# Title/author Characters Summary :

September 8th 2012

Type of story : short story (3 pages)

: The Ugly Duckling / unknown : Ugly duck, farmer, mother duck

When the tale begins, a mother duck's eggs hatch. One of the little birds is perceived by the ducks surroundings as a homely little creature and suffers much verbal and physical abuse from the other birds and animals on the farm. He sees a flock of migrating wild swans; he is delighted and excited but he cannot join them for he is too young and cannot fly. Winter arrives. A farmer finds and carries the freezing little bird home. When spring arrives the farmer set him free. The ugly duckling, now having fully grown and matured. He is surprised when the swans welcome and accept him, only to realize by looking at his reflection in the water that he has grown into one of them. Comment : I think this story is good enough. It teaches us not to be too disheartened by what anyone did to us because maybe something good and big waiting for us in the future. Useful vocabularies :

Story 6# Title/author Characters Summary :

September 9th 2012

Type of story : short story (3 pages)

: Goldilocks and The Three Bears / unknown : Goldilocks, The three bears

A little girl named Goldilocks, goes for a walk in the forest and comes upon a house where she enters and finds to her delight three bowls of porridge. The first one she tastes is too hot, the next too cold but the third one just right so she eats it all up. Goldilocks finds the three different size chairs where she tries them out and finds the first one too hard, the next too soft, and then the little one just right but it breaks when she sits in it. As she wonders in the home she finds three beds and tries them out. The first bed is too hard, the next too soft but the third is just right and she curls up and falls asleep. Meanwhile the owners come home who happen to be three bears, Papa, Mama and little baby bear. Much to their demise they discover the outcome of what Goldilocks has done to their porridge, chairs and finally their beds. Goldilocks wakes with a fright when she sees and hears the bears; she jumps from the bed and runs away as fast as she can. Comment : I think this story is good enough for children. It gives moral teaching especially for children. It tells children to be a polite girl, and never use anything that dont belong to us. Useful vocabularies : Story 7# Title/author Characters Summary : Hansel and Gretel were brother and sister. Their poor parents were starving, so they went out in search of food. They took one slice of bread along, which they used to mark a path back to their home by leaving crumbs along the way. After a while, they came upon a little house made of gingerbread. Hansel broke off a piece to eat. Suddenly, an old woman came out and invited them in. She fed them mountains of pancakes and fruit, and then tucked them into bed to sleep. What Hansel and Gretel didnt realize was that the old witch was fattening them up so she could use them in her favorite dish and when she asked them to stick their fingers out of their cell so she could judge how fat they were getting, Hansel held out a bone instead. Finally, the children escaped and pushed the witch into the oven. They filled their pockets with gold and food and used the trail of bread crumbs to find their way back home, where they lived happily ever after. Comment : I think this story is good enough for children. it gives moral teaching especially for children. It tells children to be a clever boy and never give up through hard times. Useful vocabularies : September 9th 2012 Type of story : short story (3 pages)

: Hansel and Gretel / unknown : Hansel, Gretel, Father, Mother, Witch

Story 8# Title/author Characters Summary :

September 9th 2012

Type of story : short story (4 pages)

: Jack and the Beanstalk / unknown : Jack, The Giant, Mother, The Giants wife

Jack and his mother were hungry. The cow in the barn gave them milk, but they needed food. Jacks mother asked him to sell the cow for some food. Along the way, Jack met a farmer who talked him into giving up the cow in exchange for a handful of beans. When Jack returned home, his mother was very cross because they lost their cow for a few beans and threw it. The beans began to grow up to the sky and Jack climbed it. Then he found a castle of Giant who want to eat him. Then he played harp and the giant slept and grabbed giants magic hen. He went down the stalk and cut it down with axe. Comment : I think this story is good for children. But it gives moral value in it. It seems that this story tells us to be an opportunist and should help each other. Useful vocabularies : Story 9# Title/author Characters Summary : One day there live a very clever Kancil with the cunning of reason and intelligence to speak to fool his opponent. Then he targeted a monkey as his victim. One day the monkey hold a cake, Kancil wanted that piece of cake. With his cleverness Kancil eat the cake little by little, the monkey saw that but he didnt realize that there was nothing left for him to eat. Finally the monkey hated Kancil so much after he realized what did Kancil do with his cake. Comment : I think this story is funny enough for children. But it gives no moral value in it. It seems that this story just told about how Kancil fools the unlucky monkey. Useful vocabularies : September 10th 2012 Type of story : fable (1 pages)

: Kancil with Monkey / unknown : Kancil, monkey

Story 10# Title/author Characters Summary :

September 11th 2012

Type of story : Fairy tales (4 pages)

: Little Red Riding Hood / Unknown : Little Red Riding Hood, Wolf, Granny, Woodsman

Little Red Riding Hood (LRRH) went to the forest to visit her ill granny. She took some cake and lemonade in a basket. She met a wicked wolf that asked her which path she was taking. While LRRH was busy picking flowers to take to her granny, the wolf went to the cottage and swallowed granny in one gulp. Then the wolf put on grannys cap, got in grannys bed, covered up in blankets, and settled in to wait. LRRH arrived at the cottage and came into grannys bedroom and asked many things about her Grannys new appearance. The wolf swallowed LLRH in one gulp and then fell asleep. A woodsman came by while the wolf was still asleep. The woodsman cut the wolf open with his ax and out popped Granny and LRRH. Then the woodsman, Granny, and LRRH all sat down by the fire and enjoyed cake and lemonade. Comment : I think this story is funny, it shows how innocent LRRH is. Useful vocabularies : Story 11# Title/author Characters Summary : Inventor Gepetto creates a wooden marionette called Pinocchio. His wish that Pinocchio be a real boy is unexpectedly granted by a fairy. The fairy assigns Jiminy Cricket to act as Pinocchio's "conscience" and keep him out of trouble. Jiminy is not too successful in this endeavor and most of the film is spent with Pinocchio deep in trouble. Jiminy Cricket, a vagabond insect, spends a rainy night at the shop of toymaker Geppetto. The Blue Fairy brings a marionette to life after Geppetto wishes on a star for a son, and Jiminy Cricket is appointed the new boy's conscience. He has a devil of a time keeping up as Pinocchio is willingly lured through various forms of temptation, the most frightening of which leads him to Pleasure Island, where he drinks, smokes, and is almost turned into a jackass. Comment : I think this story is good enough for children. it gives moral teaching especially for children. It tells children not to be a bad boy and not to lose hope. Useful vocabularies : September 12nd 2012 : Pinocchio / unknown : Pinocchio, Geppetto, Jiminy Cricket Type of story : Fairy tales (7 pages)

Story 12# Title/author Characters

September 13rd 2012 Type of story : short story (2 pages) : Bill and the Boom Box/ Artie. S : Bill, Ron, Mom

Summary : Bill was a dreamer, he was dreaming about be an astronaut who went to the moon. He had dreamt that he went to the moon with his brother. He felt like he was really in the outer space. On his dream his rocket was in trouble so they could not go back. Then Bill used the battery of his brother boom box to return. Finally his mom woke him up and asked him to sleep. Comment : I think this story is good enough for children. It gives moral teaching especially for children. It tells children to dream and not to lose hope. Useful vocabularies : Story 13# Title/author Characters September 13rd 2012 Type of story : fable (2 pages) : Three Little Pigs/ Brother Grimms : Wise pig, lazy pig, second pig, and wolf

Summary : The three little pigs had left home to see the world. They built houses for welcoming winter. They built their own house that can protect them from a wolf. While the wolf came he was trying to destroy the house and only the wisest house can save. Due to his cleverness the wolf would not want to come back. Comment : I think this story is good enough for children. It gives moral teaching especially for children. It tells children to be a wise and clever man in order to help them in the future. Useful vocabularies : Story 14# Title/author Characters September 14th 2012 Type of story : fairytale (2 pages)

: Snow white and the seven dwarfs : Snow white, step mother, the dwarfs, servants and prince

Summary : The snow whites step mother wanted to kill her because she was not the most

beautiful girl in the land. She asked the servant to kill her but only left her. After that she decided

to kill her by herself and snow white could not wake up anymore until the prince came and kissed her. Comment : A really good story. It tells us not to trust strangers easily and respect others.Useful vocabulary Story 15# Title/author Characters : Type of story : fairytale (2 pages)

September 15th 2012

: Rapunzel / Brother Grimms : Rapunzel, witch, Rapunzels parents

Summary : There were a wife and her husband who had no child. One day she wanted to eat rampion so her husband took it on the witch garden. The witch was angry and asked him to give his future baby to her. Rapunzel was lived on a tower that had no door. Then a prince came but the witches knew about it and send her to the dessert. Finally the prince found her and took her home.

Comment : It tells us that we have to ask someones permission if we want something that is belong to them.Useful vocabulary Story 16# Title/author Characters : Type of story : fable (2 pages)

September 15th 2012

: The lambkin and the little fish / Brother Grimms : The brother, the sister, the stepmother, the cook and the wise woman

Summary : The stepmother who was a witch turned her stepchildren into animals. The stepmother asked to cook the lamb that was the brother. When the cook heard the conversation between the lamb and the fish he did not cook the lamb but he took it to the wise woman and she turned them into a human. Comment : Stepmother should treat the stepchildren well even if they are not her biologist

children.Useful vocabulary :

Story 17# Title/author Characters

September 16th 2012

Type of story :Short story (2 pages)

: The banker and the pauper : The pauper and Banker.

Summary : One day lived the pauper and the banker. The banker lived unhappily whereas the pauper lived happily. They talked each other and the banker gave him a lot of money when he came to the banker house. When the money got huge amount the pauper lived unhappily then they knew what caused the banker unhappy Comment : We have to live a simple person so that we do not have anything to be worried. Useful vocabulary Story 18# Title/author Characters : Type of story :Short story (2 pages)

September 16th 2012

: Dancing with daddy/ Geary Smith : Jessica Beth and her dad

Summary : On Sunday morning, Jessica was bored because everything she did to entertain herself

was not interesting anymore. Her daddy knew about it and asked her to dance with him so that she was very happy and did not feel bored again. Comment : it tells us to always try something new to kill our boredom. Useful vocabularies :Story 19# Title/author Characters September 17th 2012 Type of story :Fairytale (2 pages)

: Princess / Sara McKenna : Kimmy, Katie, Kristen, Krystal, Kevin, Uncle

Summary : There live three little princesses who were very nice to other people. One day their grandmother was sick so that they should live with their uncle who had no respect and politeness to other people. They decided to make their uncle got a lesson to respect other people. They treat the butlers kindly and did their job but then their uncle angry but he could learn from that. Finally he became a respect person.

Comment : A good story, It teach us that we have to be kind and respect other people no matter

what our position is. Useful vocabularies :Story 20# Title/author Characters September 18th 2012 Type of story :short story (2 pages)

: Emmas secret/ Laura Flett : Emma

Summary : One day lived a girl name Emma she had secret. She was afraid of someone who would know her secret so that she kept it on her heart. Then everything had changed when she began to socialize with other people so that she can share her feeling to others. Comment : A really good story, it tells children that we cannot carry our problems by ourselves so that we have to share it with other people. Useful vocabularies : Story 21# Title/author Characters September 18th 2012 Type of story :short story

: High and lifted up/ Mike krath : Mrs. Pennington, Tommy

Summary : On a windy day Tommy ran and played with leaves. He was exploring his windy day to see the world on what leaves saw. He did not know where he would go yet two leaves made their decision. Tommy followed the younger leave went to the dump but the old leave was gone. His mother asked him to go home and saved the leave. Tommy was hoping to know where the old leave was. Comment : a really interesting story, it tells that your decision to your life will change your destination will be. Useful vocabularies : Story 22# Title/author Characters September 18th 2012 : Tangkuban Perahu : Dayang Sumbi, Sangkuriang, Tumang Type of story :myth

Summary : One day lived a woman named Dayang Sumbi. When she was quilting, it was fell off from her house. Then she prayed to the God, if man or dog picked it up he would be her husband while a girl

she would be her sister. Finally, Dayang Sumbi married a dog named Tumang. Then she gaved a birth a son named Sangkuriang but she never told who his father was. When Sangkuriang and Tumang were hunting and didnt find anything he killed Tumang and served it as a hunting animal. She cursed him and then he ran away. When he was adult he asked her to marry him but Dayang Sumbi asked him to build a boat in a night but he didnt make it. He got angry and kicked it. Finally, it turned into a mountain. Comment : A good story, It tells us not to be so enthusiastic about something Useful vocabularies : Story 22# Title/author Characters September 19th 2012 Type of story :fable

: Fraidy Mouse/ Anne Wellington : Fraidy mouse, grey mice, tabby cat

Summary : There lived three mice and one of them was a fraidy mouse. One day it left alone and he met a big potato that he thought was a tabby cat. Next morning he met real cat but he shouted to it as if he was a big potato. Two elder mice were admiring his brave to against tabby cat. Knowing that it wasnt a big potato suddenly he collapse. Comment : A good story, It tells us not to afraid anything. Useful vocabularies : Story 23# Title/author Characters September 19th 2012 Type of story :fable

: The little brute family/ Russel Hoban : Brute family

Summary : The brute family life was not happy. Their life was full of mess. One day the baby

brute found good feeling on a daisies field and he brought the good feeling into his family. Then the brute family life now full of joy and they changed their family name into Nice.Comment : A good story, We have to bring positive feeling to our life so that our life will be nice Useful vocabularies :

Story 24# Title/author Characters

September 20th 2012

Type of story :short story

: A Bed for Tiny Ted/ Margaret Joy : William, Mother

Summary : William had many teddy bears. His bears always sleep with their own pillows and blankets so there will be no space left. One day he bought tiny teddy bear but there is no space left for the tiny bear. He put it on his pyjamas pocket so that it would be tiny teddy bear sleeping bag. Comment : A good story, we have to take care of anything we have carefully. Useful vocabularies : Story 25# Title/author Characters September 20th 2012 : Night Dream : Author, Bus driver, Rabbit Type of story :short story

Summary : I had dreamt about the way I got a present for my Dad. On that dream I had no money to buy but someone give a stack of money. Then I remembered that a coyote was looking a t me and I was afraid of him. Finally my mom and dad woke me up and I realized that I had not bought a present then I back to sleep. Comment : A good story, We do not have to be too afraid of something so that we will not get a trouble because of it. Useful vocabularies : Story 26# Title/author Characters September 23th 2012 Type of story :fable

: Ants and the grasshopper/Aesop : Ants, The Grasshoper

Summary : On the summer Ants had worked all day long to get some foods while the Grasshopper only sang and danced. When winter came, the Grasshopper could not find any food to eat and he had no place to stay also. After that he tried to get some foods from Ants by singing songs but Ants refused to give some foods to the Grasshopper because he was too lazy to work.

Comment : A good story, We have to work hard to reach something that we wanted to. Useful vocabularies : Story 27# Title/author Characters September 23th 2012 Type of story :fable

: The wedding of Mrs. Fox/ the Brothers Grimm : Old fox with nine tails, Mrs. Fox, Miss Cat, Young fox

Summary : The old fox thought that Mrs. Fox was unfaithful to him so that he pretended to be death. Mrs. Fox decided to married again with young fox with miss. Cat helped and threw the death husband away. Comment : A good story, We have to be faithful wife to our husband Useful vocabularies : Story 28# Title/author Characters September 24th 2012 Type of story :Short story

: The magic pen/ Laura Flett : Author, Magic Pen

Summary : There was a girl who had a magic pen that can talk with her by writing something on a paper. On a pleasant day they sat on a backyard and saw their surroundings. The magic pen can be able to show her many pictures on her surroundings and what she thought can be read by some children that she did not know who she/he was. Comment : A good story, Having something that is very special like magic pen is fantastic yet we have to use it wisely. Useful vocabularies : Story 29# Title/author Characters September 25th 2012 Type of story :Short story

: A home for Caspian/ Jessica Gunawardena & Nicola Perera : Caspian, Mrs. Thane

Summary : One day there was a boy name Caspian didnt have place to stay because he was an orphan so that he was asked to go out to make a new life. Then he met an old Lady name Mrs. Thane who was very kind and let him stay with her.

Comment : A good story, We have to help other people who in a trouble. Useful vocabularies : Story 29# Title/author Characters September 25th 2012 Type of story :Short story

: A home for Caspian/ Jessica Gunawardena & Nicola Perera : Caspian, Mrs. Thane

Summary : One day there was a boy name Caspian didnt have place to stay because he was an orphan so that he was asked to go out to make a new life. Then he met an old Lady name Mrs. Thane who was very kind and let him stay with her. Comment : A good story, We have to help other people who in a trouble. Useful vocabularies : Story 30# Title/author Characters September 25th 2012 Type of story :myth

: Nyi roro kidul or Lady of south sea/ Mario Rustan : Dewi Kadita, Harems, Prabu Siliwangi, Dewi Kaditas mother

Summary : Dewi kandita and her mother were very beautiful yet they were getting cursed due to the jealousy of the harems. Due to that reason, they were kicked out of palace and her mother was finally dead. Then Dewi Kandita dreamt that she had to throw herself to the sea to ease the curse. Finally, she became a supernatural creature and married by the king of Mataram. She always tries to avenge her father. Comment : A good story, we should be patient of everything and try not to avenge other people. Useful vocabularies : Story 31# Title/author Characters September 28th 2012 Type of story :myth

: Why doesnt bear have a long tail?/ Mario Rustan : Mouse deer, Tiger, Bear

Summary : : One day tiger was walking near pit yet there was a mouse deer. Afraid of a tiger so he was bullying the tiger by acting that he was eating tiger eyes. The tiger was run away and tell everything to the

bear. When bear checked, mouse deer was bullying the bear too. Trying to run away, tiger stepped on his tail because their tail were tied together and then bears tail was cut off ; that is why bear dont have long tail. Comment : A good story, We dont have to be afraid for something which is unreal Useful vocabularies : Story 32# Title/author Characters September 28th 2012 Type of story :short story

: The thin king and the fat cook/ Donald Bisset : Fat king, Thin cook

Summary : One day the fat king asked his cook to make a cake. He poured all of the ingredients but he added a pound of yeast to make the lightest cake. As a result the cake began to fly around the sky. The king asked the cook to eat all of the cake so that he was able to cook dinner for him but it took two weeks. Finally the cook was so fat due to the cake and the king was so thin because he was waiting for the cook. Comment : A good story, We have to think whatever we want to do Useful vocabularies : Story 33# Title/author Characters September 28th 2012 Type of story :fairytale

: The paper palace/ Paul Beigel : Caroline, mother, grandmother

Summary : Caroline had a bad leg so she couldnt move at all. She got bored so her grandmother brought her a scissor. She made everything perfectly. One day the paper that she made was become alive. She became the queen of the paper palace. No one believes that the paper was alive. Comment : A good story, We have to give our best to make something best. Useful vocabularies :

Story 34# Title/author Characters

October 15th 2012

Type of story :fairytale

: The Little Mermaid / Hans Christian Andersen : Sirenetta, Sirenettas sister, Sirenettas Father, a witch, a prince, an unknown lady, a fairy

Summary : There was a mermaid named Sirenetta who had a deal with a bad witch to turned in to a human because she fell in love with a man. The man that she loved was a prince. She was in torture when she knew the fact that the Prince was in love with another woman and they would get married soon. Sirenetta was totally sad and she killed herself because of that. Comment : A tragic story, not really appropriate for children I think. Useful vocabularies : Story 35# Title/author Characters November 11th 2012 Type of story :fairytale

: Honesty is The Best Policy : A poor wood-cutter, a fairy

Summary : There was a poor wood-cutter dropped his axe in the river. When he looked for it, suddenly a river fairy came. She helped the wood cutter. She showed a golden axe and silver axe but the wood cutter said that his axe was made from iron. Because of his honesty, the fairy gave all the axes to him. He sold the golden and silver axe, so he would live in humble. Comment : A really inspiring story, it teaches children to be humble and honest. Useful vocabularies : Story 35# Title/author Characters November 11th 2012 Type of story :fairytale

: The Most Beautiful Woman in the World : A little boy, Ivan, Vanya, The little boys mother

Summary : A young man, named Ivan found a lost little boy who was crying and looking for his mother. People asked him who was his mothers name but she didnt know. She said that her mother was the most beautiful woman in the world. Then, Ivan called Vanya, the most beautiful women in the village. But the

boy said that she wasnt his mother. Suddenly, a not-so-good looking woman from another village came and the boy shouted that was his mom, the beautiful woman in the world Comment : A good story, it tells children not to make physical appearance as a priority in life. Useful vocabularies : Story 36# Title/author Characters November 11th 2012 : Sleeping Beauty : The Sleeping beauty, a prince, angels, an evil angel, a king, a queen, a frog. Type of story :fairytale

Summary : Once upon a time, when the Queen gave birth to a baby princess, Angels came down and gave the infant blessings. However one evil Angel set a curse that would make the princess prick her finger on a spindle of a spinning wheel and die. Another Angel set a magic on the princess that she would sleep, instead of dying, for a hundred years until a prince comes and awakes her from her sleep. Then, a prince came and kissed her, and she awoke and they lived happily ever after Comment : A good story, But, I dont think theres a moral message in it. Useful vocabularies : Story 37# Title/author Characters November 11th 2012 Type of story :fable

: The Hare and The Tortoise/Aesops Fables : The hare, the tortoise

Summary : A snobby tortoise was very proud of his ability that could run fast than anyone else in the forest. One day, a tortoise asked him to beat him in a challenge But because of his vanity, he denigrated the tortoise, he took time to rest as long as he want, but he was doze and didnt realize that the tortoise was closed to the finish line. Finally, the tortoise won the race. Comment : A funny story, it tells us not to underestimate others. Useful vocabularies :

Story 38# Title/author Characters

November 11th 2012

Type of story :fable

: How the Chicken Got his Wings/ Kaytlynne and Gwen : chicken, birds, owl

Summary : A chicken was invited to a party of birds, but a bird yelled at him that he was not a kind of bird because he had no wings. He was sad and wondered how to get wings. Winter would come and he saw other birds were going to fly to south, he wanted to join them and he asked a wise owl to give him wings, finally he got wings but as he never learnt how to fly, he could not fly like the other birds. Comment : We should respect ourselves and thank God for what God has given to us Useful vocabularies :

Story 39# Title/author Characters

November 11th 2012

Type of story :fable

: Appearances are Deceptive/Aesops fable : Bina the ant, Sundri the butterfly

Summary : One day Bina the ant was currying about in search of food for the upcoming autumn. When she was busy toing and froing, she saw something hanging from the leaf of a bush. She didnt know what was that, but that was the pupa of a butterfly. She sneered at the pupa as she was fat and unable to move. A few days later she saw a beautiful butterfly, abd Sundri the butterfly avenged Binas boos and flew away Comment : This story teaches us not to judge the book by its cover. Something may look bad or ugly outside, but who knows what good things are in themselves. Useful vocabularies :

Story 40# Title/author Characters

November 11th 2012

Type of story :fairytale

: The Gingerbread Man / Unknown : A gingerbread man, an old woman, a pig, a cow, a horse, a wolf

Summary : Once upon a time, there was an old woman who was baking a gingerbread man for her husband. The old woman and old man were hungry and wanted to eat the gingerbread man. But suddenly,

he jumped and left the house. The old woman, pig, cow, and horse were chasing the gingerbread man, but he was being so arrogant. Then he wanted to cross a river but he ended up eaten by a wolf. Comment : It is a good story, it teaches us not to be an arrogant person. We should not show off for a special ability that we have got. Useful vocabularies :