No7

Hello!!
Today, I tell you about story of "THE DINOSAURS NEXT DOOR".
I borrowed this book in the library.
It is in Series One of Usborne Young Reading books.
It was published in 2002 by Usborne Publishing Ltd.
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be bursting with something=to have a lot of something or be filled with something
(Mr.puff was bursting with fun.)

zillion=a very large number of things
(Dinasaurs died out zillion of years ago.)

jiggle=to make something move from side to side or up and down with short quick movements, or to move like this
(The egg began to jiggle.)

crack=a thin line on the surface of something when it is broken but has not actually come apart
(A crack appeared on the shell.)

stare=to look at something or someone for a long time without moving your eyes
(Sam stared at the dinosaur.)

shatter=to break suddenly into very small pieces
(The shells shattered.)

attic=a space or room just below the roof of a house
(Mr.puff ran up the attic.)

"Oh dear!"= to show that you are surprised, upset, or annoyed because something bad has happened

peer=to look very carefully at something
(Mr.puff peered inside the machine.)

ex‧haust=to make someone feel extremely tired

pant=to breathe quickly with short noisy breaths

"Whew!"
used when you are surprised, very hot, or feeling glad that something bad did not happen

brilliant=extremely clever or skilful

No6

Hello!!

Today, I tell you about "Elves and the Shoemaker".
This is a story of shoemaker.

An old shoemaker was lived with his wife.

The shoes he made is very nice.

Everyone want to buy the shoes he made.

But, since a man who ride a cart came, his business became to bad.

Because, the man sold the cheap price shoes.

Everyone want to buy the cheap price shoes.

But, his shoes were awful.

An old shoemaker feld sad.

One day, an old shoemaker cut leather out the shoe shapes and laid them on his work table.

Then he went to bed soon.

Next morning, he and his wife were very surprised.

There was a perfect pair of shoes on his work table.

"It must be magic." they thought.

Before long, a rich gentleman came and bought the shoes.

The surprising things continued.

His business was booming again.

One night, he and his wife decided to see what happened in his work place.

Surprisingly, they saw that two little elves began to make shoes.

They knew who made the nice shoes.

His business became to good.

One day, the cheap shoe seller was leaving.

An old shoemaker and his wife thought that we should thank them.

They made little suits and pair of shoes for two elves.

The elves found the clothes and shoes, and wore it.

They said "How handsome we look!".

They were pleased!!

The next moment, fourteen elves came in the room.

These elves were working under the cheap shoe seller until he escape.

All of elves thought that we may not make shoes.

Elves ran out the shoemaker's house with smile.

They never made more shoes.

No5

Hi!! How are you?
Today,I read the book"Elves and the shoemaker".
This book is USBORNE YOUNG READING: SERIES ONE.
This was published in 2004 by Usdorne Publishing Ltd.

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sew= use the needle and thread to make the clothes.
(I can learned to sew at the school.)

crafty= ずる賢い

delight= a felling of good and happiness
(The kids were screaming with delight.)

afford= to have enough money to buy something
(I cannot afford to buy a TV.)

yawn= to open your mouth wide and breathe in deeply あくび
(Mike stretched and yawned.)

sigh= to breath and making a long sound ため息

amazement= a feeling of great surprise

neatly= きちんと、巧妙に

shiny= bright シャイニー (shiny teeth)

buffle= can't understand at all, very surprise

before long= やがて

solid= a firm object, not gas or liquid

puzzled= a feeling of anxious 戸惑った、困った

ruin= to destroy something completely
(This illness has ruined my life.)

snort= to breath air in a noisy way out through your nose
(She snorted with laughter.)

rag= a small piece of old cloth

rotten= not clean, very bad, to feel not good

attic= a space of roof 屋根裏部屋

astonish= surprise

fist= 握り拳

relief= a feeling of comfort
(It's a relief to get back home.)

proper= 適した、適切な、きちんとした

No4

Hello!!
Today,I listened to the story of "The Three Little Pigs".
I listened to it in internet.
http://storynory.com/2008/02/25/the-three-little-pigs-2/
This one is published by Coaches Reveal Publishing.

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huff and puff=make a noisy breathe.

“Little pig, little pig, let me come in.”said a wolf.
Then,a pig said...
“No, no, not by the hair of my chiny chin chin.”
I don't know what this mean.
chin is a word that it's mean あご.

→Thank you for the answer.
This comment is not so important.
Its meaning is "NO".
Children like repeat of this word(chin) and sound of it.

This book is a story of three little pigs.
Their mother is poor.
So her children seek their fortunes.
They build own house each other.


One little pig built a house of straw.
Soon, a wolf came.
He broke it, and ate a pig!

The second little pig built a house of bundle of furze.
Soon, the wolf came.
He also break it, and ate a pig!

The third pig was clever.
He build a house of bricks.
Soon, the wolf came.
He huffed and puffed.
But the sturdy house didn't break.

He thought that what should I do to get a pig into out.
He flash an idea.
He said to the pig "I know where there is a nice field of turnips.”
"we will go together, and get some for dinner.”
The wolf said to go out the house next morning at six o’clock,
then to go to the field together.
Next morning, the wolf came again.
But, the pig have already gone the field to get turnips.
The wolf angered.


Next, the wolf flash an idea.
He said to the pig "I know where there is a nice apple-tree.”
"...if you will not deceive me I will come for you,
at five o’clock tomorrow and get some apples.”
Next morning, the pig was going to get apples before the wolf come.
And he threw it so far, that, while the wolf was gone to pick it up, the little pig jumped down and ran home.

Finary, the pig beat the wolf!!
Happy end♪♪

No3

Hi!!How are you?
Today, I tell you about continuation of "Sleeping Beauty".
This story is retolded by Kate Knighton.
Publisher is USBORNE YOUNG READING.
Following words are the words I don't know.
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beat 打ち負かす　（My father beat me at chess.）
hover = stays in one place in the air
blast (A blast of cold air swept through the hut.)
icy = very cold (The water is icy cold.)
chilling = It makes you feel scary
How dare ~　 よくも～できるね。(How dare you say that?)
roar = say something very loud ('Get out of my house!' he roared.)
stammer = to speak with a lot of pauses
("We just..." "...forgot you" she stammered.)
flame = to burn brightly　(『Flame on!!』ファンタスティック４より・・・)

No2

I read a picture book.
The title is "Sleeping Beauty".
This story is retolded by Kate Knighton.Publisher is USBORNE YOUNG READING.
The following words show that I don't know what it's mean.
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stitich縫う　(This cut needs 10 stitiches.)
sew縫う　(sew a dress)
tinyごく小さい（very small）　（a little tiny baby）
palace 宮殿　(Buckingham Palace)
lapひざ　(sit on his lap)
majesty威厳、陛下　(her majesty the queen/his majesty the king)
bowお辞儀する　(She bowed before the queen.)
leap跳ぶ　(leap into the boat)
feast祝宴　(a wedding feast)
fairy妖精
servant召使
scrubごしごし磨く、磨きあげる
gleam光る、輝く　(The black man's white teeth gleamed when he smiled.)
"There had never been a party like it."→It's mean・・・
「このようなパーティーは今までになかった」?
crowd群集　(a crowd of 10,000　people)
cloakマント　(draw on a cloak)
trail跡　(follow a bear trail)
merry陽気な　(Merry Christmas! )
pile積み上げる＝a group of several things of the same type that are put on top of each other [=stack]　(His mother came in carrying a pile of ironing in her arms.)
scrumptiousとてもおいしい、すばらしい　(This turkey is absolutely scrumptious.)(a scrumptious chocolate cake)
curtsyひざを曲げてお辞儀する　(make a curtsy to the queen)
flutter羽ばたきする
wandつえ
grace優美、上品、気品　(She danced with grace.)
instrument道具＝a small tool used in work such as science or medicine
cradleゆりかご＝ a small bed for a baby

Ｎｏ１

I read three picture books written by easily English.
One title is “Hide and Seek With Carla Crocodile”.
This is a story of playing.
Carla Crocodile found Hippo, Seal and Penguin.
They had to get home before Carla count to three.
But Penguin fell over before he got home.
So Penguin had to count to three and seek.
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Hippoかば　Sealアザラシ
fell over倒れる　(He tripped and fell over.)
thereさぁ、ほら、おい、よしよし

Second　title is “Brian Fixit”.
A boy, Brian Fixit, liked to fixing things.
He always helped his family, (his father, mother, grandfather and grandmother) fix things. He always said “how do we fix it?”
One day, his trolley was broken when he was playing that.
His father helped him fix things.
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tap蛇口　(turn on [off] the tap)
drip (off, down)したたる、ポタポタ落ちる　(The tap is dripping down.)
fizzシュシュ音をたてる　popポン　bulb電球　rip裂ける
swing揺らす　(don’t swing your stick (around).)
creakキーキー　wheel車輪　(a toothed wheel歯車)

Third title is “June’s New Car”.
June’s family needed a new car. So they went to get a new car.
But their opinion don’t fit. So it took long time.
Finally they could get a nice car they needed.
It’s a big size car!!