A Picture to Remember

Christina, who works in an art gallery in Büros Aires is waiting at the traffic lights on her motorbike. (P.7)

Aires is waiting at the traffic lights on her motorbike.

She notices two men with a gun in the next to her.

Seconds later, she hit by a taxi, and wake up at the hospital.

She has no memory of the men. However, two men were afraid of which she says something about them.

Then, they decided to kill her...

I’m really scared after reading it.

Because I often walk without looking carefully around me, so if I saw some crime, I won’t notice it.

But they remembered I was there, they will come and kill.

From today, I decided to see everywhere more carefully than before.

A Picture to Remember Level 2 (Cambridge English Readers) 著者 : SarahScott-Malden Cambridge University Press 発売日 : 1999-04-01 ブクログでレビューを見る»

Mowgli’s Brothers

“I am going to come soon,” said Mowgli. “And when I come I’m going to lay out Shere Khan’s hide upon the Council Rock. Do not forget me! Tell them in the jungle never to for get me!” (P.74)

This is the story of a brave boy, Mowgli. It starts the baby boy comes up in the jungle. The main character of this story, Mowgli, was discovered by wolves at an early age. In fact, he and his parents were the prey of a tiger named Shere Khan. So, Mowgli got lost in the jungle and met wolves. By the way, his parents were desperate to escape from tiger, and they seem to have separated from Mowgli. He was a brave man who was not afraid of the wolf, and the wolves liked his appearance. The wolf who picked up Mowgli wondered what to do with the Mowgli after this. Therefore, he took Mowgli to a gathering of those who live in the jungle. Mowgli was accepted by the flock of wolves in Theoni, according to the views of Akera, the "lone wolf," Balu, the bear, and Baguilla, the black panther. In other words, Mowgli grew up with the wol Mowgli’s mother and father are wolves. It’s not a real family; they are not related to him by blood. First, they were confused by the human baby; they decided to accept the baby. They already had four baby wolves. So, Mowgli was brought up as a brother of the wolves. Especially, mother wolf loves him as much as the other baby wolves. Akera, the "lone wolf," who ruled the herd before, has stepped out of its position for some reason. And it was Sheila Khan who controlled the flock. The flow of discussion went bad, and Mowgli was rejected by many jungle people because he was a "human." In the meeting he cut a pond, only about 10 wolves on the side of Mowgli, and Akera and Bagheera remained at the end. But all animals love him, and he loves, too. Although he chose the way to go out, their bond is forever.

I connected this story to our childhoods. Mowgli was raised lovingly by wolves, bears and panthers.  This is because Mowgli himself provided the knowledge to protect himself from enemies such as tigers and tabaqui. We are raised with the love of our parents, siblings, and relatives, too. We got a lot of knowledge from them so that we wouldn't eat their rotten food and destroy their bodies. We were also taught how to protect us from pests such as mosquitoes. I wondered if Mowgli and we differ in the places they were raised from, but the purpose of gaining knowledge and the affection they received. 

Then, the family tree and the figure of the change of Mowgli’s feelings are shown below.

〔explanation of each illustration〕

① Mowgli didn’t know what happened around himself. He was so innocent.

② Father wolf and mother wolf found and brought Mowgli to their den. Suddenly, a lame tiger tried to kill Mowgli. He was so surprised and scared.

③ At a council, wolves’ pack decided whether to get Mowgli involved in it or not. At that time, Mowgli didn’t know what happened to him.

④ Baloo and Bagheera taught Mowgli the law of jungle. He was so excited.

⑤ Mowgli thought he was a wolf, but Bagheera told him that he is a man, not a wolf and he had to return man’s world. Mowgli was so confused at what to do in his near future.

⑥ Mowgli got fire and, by it, won the lame tiger and young wolves, which were against Mowgli being in the jungle.

⑦ Mowgli decided to leave the jungle. He said farewell to his family and friends. He left for a mysterious world, man’s one.

〔VOCABULARY〕

・foster family: when you lived with another family

・den: an animal’s home

・lame: someone who cannot walk well

・snapped: said angrily

・mangy: with spots and holes in their fur

・rustled: sound of leaves

・twitching: moving 

・cramped: could not move

・nosing into: putting my nose into

・quarry: hunted animal

・facing: in front of

・gravely: in a serious way

・cunning: clever

・no gift of words: not good at talking

・pay a price: gives money or something

・dropped his eyes: looked down 

・crossing his path: meeting him

・flattered: said nice things to

・turn against: become his enemy

・wicked: cruel

・wearily: in a tired way

・piteous: when you want help

・agony: great suffering

Mowgli' Brothers, Class Set. Level 2 (A1/A2) 著者 : RudyardKipling Helbling Verlag GmbH 発売日 : 2008-01-01 ブクログでレビューを見る»

Mowgli's Brothers

"Man!" he snapped. "Man cub. Look!" (P.24)

This story starts in the jungle.
There are many kinds of animals. The main animal is a wolf.They live there in a flock.
First, they found the baby boy wolves so worried how do we do.
The baby boy is so brave and no fear for wolves when he surrounded by the wolves.
Then he bring up by the wolves and grow up in the jungle.


First I read this story, it's really hard for the baby.
But he is so brave and enjoy the life in the jungle.
If I were him, I couldn't be like him.
So, I want to be like him in the aspect of bravery.

Mowgli' Brothers, Class Set. Level 2 (A1/A2) 著者 : RudyardKipling Helbling Verlag GmbH 発売日 : 2008-01-01 ブクログでレビューを見る»