SHORT STORY

PRE-READING

No.	Day	Titles	Why I am interested to read	Questions before I read
1.	Wednesday	1) A Rich Man and His Son 2) A True Servant	Vocabulary that is easy to understand makes me want to continue reading the text.	What is the content of these stories?
2.	Thursday	1) A Good Boy 2) Be Helpful	Because the titles appeal to me, and makes me curious to read the text.	Will this story be interesting?
3.	Friday	1) Different Cultures 2) Go By Heart	I want to know more about these short stories.	Will these stories interest me?
4.	Saturday	1) The Boy of The Farmer 2) The Farmer and His lazy sons	I was curious about the story after reading the title.	What are the special things from these short stories?

 

DAY 1                                                  

Day 1 Wednesday Date: 8 April 2020
Time	9.34 – 9.36
Title & Page	A Rich Man and His Son
Sources	https://www.advance-africa.com/a-rich-man-and-his-son.html
Characters	a father, a son.
Main points of the story	A son who just graduated from college hoped to receive a new car gift from his father, knowing that his father had more than enough money. When graduation day arrived, the young man's father called him to the study. The father gave him a wrapped gift and congratulated him on his graduation and achievements. The son looked disappointed receiving the gift, he angrily raised his voice, threw the journal and rushed out. The young man has not seen his father since graduation day. He became successful and rich like his father, with a beautiful home and family. He realized that his father was old and maybe it was time to forget their past. At that time, he received a message that his father had passed. knowing the news, he was very sorry. He began looking for the gift his father had given him. He opened it, and when he flipped through the pages, a car key fell from the back of the journal.
New Vocabularies found	Embossed, Aging.
Comments	No matter what you expect, be grateful for what you are given. It may be more of a blessing than you think.

What character do you like most? why? A father. Because in my opinion, his father is a kind-hearted and patient son.

                                                             

Day 1 Wednesday Date: 8 April 2020
Time	9.48 – 9.49
Title	A True Servant
Sources	https://www.advance-africa.com/a-true-servant.html
Characters	A king, The slaves, The black slave.
Main points of the story	A king has many slaves. One of them is very black. He is loyal to the king. So the king loved him very much. One day the king left with a camel. The king has a box, there are pearls in it. On the way, the box fell on a narrow road. It broke into pieces, pearl rolled on the ground. The king said to his servants. "Go and get the pearls. I don't want them anymore," the king said. Slaves ran and collected pearls. They took the pearl. But the black slave did not leave his place, he was by his master's side. He did not care about his master's pearls, he was a true servant. The king observes the attitude of the servant and gives him many presents.
New Vocabularies found	Narrow, Guarded.
Comments	I really like the nature of the black slave, he is a very loyal person.

What character do you like most? why? The black slave. Because he's a very loyal person, he takes good care of his master.

DAY 2                                                  

Day 2 Thursday Date: 9 April 2020
Time	10.16 – 10.17
Title	A Good Boy
Sources	https://www.advance-africa.com/a-good-boy.html
Characters	An old woman, the boys.
Main points of the story	An old woman wants to cross the road. He was weak, so he wanted help. He waited a long time, he waited alone. Then came a large number of boys who had just returned from school, They looked at the old woman. but they didn't help him, they went on. But a boy goes to the old woman. The boy helped the old woman, he took her across the street.
New Vocabularies found	Led.
Comments	Be someone who likes to help others, someday you or those around you will also be helped by others in times of trouble.

What character do you like most? why? A kind boy. Because he's a kind person, helping others. Not selfish.

                                                             

Day 2 Thursday Date: 9 April 2020
Time	10.50 – 10.51
Title & Page	Be Helpful
Sources	https://www.advance-africa.com/be-helpful.html
Characters	A man, a wife, a drunk stranger.
Main points of the story	A man and his wife wake up at 3 am with a loud noise on the door. The man got up and opened the door for a stranger who was drunk, standing in the pouring rain, asking for a push. The husband initially did not want to help, but the wife reminded him that people had helped him three months ago. finally, the husband wants to help the drunk stranger.
New Vocabularies found	Pounding, Slammed.
Comments	Be a helpful person, if there are people who are in trouble, help them. even if that person has helped us before or not.

What character do you like most? why? A wife. Because she's a kind person, and also someone who likes to remember the services of others who have helped her.

DAY 3                                                  

Day 3 Friday Date: 10 April 2020
Time	12.15 – 12.16
Title	Different Cultures
Sources	https://www.advance-africa.com/different-cultures.html
Characters	Amy, a teacher,
Main points of the story	Amy's school needs to have a fundraiser so they can get money to buy more computers. Amy knows that many of her classmates' families are from various countries in the world. They have many special traditions, speak various languages ​​and eat various types of food. Amy has a brilliant idea for fundraising. He suggested that each student could bring their favorite food and hold an ethnic dinner. She knew parents and community members would be happy to pay money to try food from all over the world. Fundraising was a huge success. Everyone likes to see, smell and taste food from various cultures.
New Vocabularies found	Stewed, Grilled, Cucumber.
Comments	I really like Amy's character. She's smart and kind person, she helps raise funds for his school.

What character do you like most? why? Amy. Because she's a smart person, she made a good idea to help raise her school's funds.

                                                             

Day 3 Friday Date: 10 April 2020
Time	12.53 – 12.54
Title	Go By Heart
Sources	https://www.advance-africa.com/go-by-heart.html
Characters	A rich man, the angel.
Main points of the story	A rich man is retiring when the grim reaper comes to him. He had worked long and hard to get huge wealth and retire in luxury, and could not believe that his time was up. He tried to buy more time from the grim reaper in any way. But the angel still refused. Finally, the man asked if the angel could give him at least one minute so he could write a farewell note. Finally, his wish was granted and he wrote a note.
New Vocabularies found	Retiring, Acquire, Wealthy.
Comments	Spend your time, which was given to you, in the right way. Listen to your heart and check if the things surrounding you have a true value. Cherish every minute of your life.

What character do you like most? why? The angle. He was kind enough to finally give the man time to make a goodbye note.

DAY 4                                                  

Day 4 Saturday Date: 11 April 2020
Time	14.49 – 14.50
Title	The Boy of The Farmer
Sources	https://www.advance-africa.com/the-boy-of-the-farmer.html
Characters	The boy, the farmer, the farmer’s wife, the farmer’s daughter.
Main points of the story	One dark night a lame boy went to a farmer's house, he asked the farmer for work. The farmer's wife was also concerned about the boy, he turned to the boy and said, "Stay here. We will give you food. " The farmer's daughter liked the boy, he told his father not to send him away. The boy lived with the farmer, he worked hard in the fields. After a few years, the farmer died. Then his wife also died. The boy married the farmer's daughter.
New Vocabularies found	Lame, Plough, Lands.
Comments	How lucky the boy came to the right place and time.

What character do you like most? why? The farmer's wife. Because she was very kind, she immediately offered help to the boy.

                                                             

Day 4 Saturday Date: 11 April 2020
Time	14.45 – 14.55
Title	The Farmer and His lazy sons
Sources	https://www.advance-africa.com/the-farmer-and-his-lazy-sons.html
Characters	Gopal, Ram, Laxman, Hanuman.
Main points of the story	In Madhapur, there lived a very diligent farmer named Gopal. He has three sons, Ram, Laxman, and Hanuman. All three are strong and healthy, but they are all lazy. Gopal was sad to think of his sons and the future of his farm. One day, Gopal got an idea. He called all his sons and said, "Ram! Laxman! And Hanuman! I have hidden treasure in our farm. You are looking for and sharing treasure among you." The three sons were very happy. They went to the fields and began searching. They dig every inch of the field. But they could not find anything. Gopal said to his sons, "My children! Now that you have made and conditioned the fields, why don't we sow the plants! "Go the sons of sowing plants. Days passed. Soon, plants grow lush green. Children are happy.
New Vocabularies found	Dug, Field, Tooled, Sow.
Comments	Very thankful now the children from Gopal don't become lazy anymore.

What character do you like most? why? Gopal. He is very patient in guiding his sons to be better.