The Wizard of Oz (10) New Journey to the South (HJ Lee)

 Chanpter 18~21

    All of the friends accomlished their wishes, but Dorothy didn't know how to go back to her home. In order to fulfill the wishes of Dorothy, they decide to go to the South where lives the Glinda who is a good witch. So, their journey started again.

    Via a forest and a wall, they arrived at the Dainty China Contry. They who live there have very small body, and their whole body is consisted of pottery. So, they are very careful that their bodies were broken. Dorothy and her friends did not want to harm them, but they broke several parts of the country.

    Unexpectedly, in spite of careful, sometimes we hurt others. Some people like pottery country people, their hearts are as hard as porcelain. They are broken their heart with a little touching, even if they are fitted, their looking is different from traditional. In that sense, I think people who have a job which  deals with people's minds should have gentle and soft-hearted, and also skills which does not hurt to their minds. One of my dreams is that to heal people who would be hard. In order to do, I believe that I ought to do training of my personality.


     They came into the other forest. There is a great spider, and the Lion killed it bravely! Thereupon the brave Lion became a King of the Forest.

   When I read the appearance of the lion king, my heart was proud. Now it's almost the end of reading this book. A variety of consequences of characters have been revealing. I expect the consequences.


Today's Adjectives Bank!

brittle : easily broken or cracked
solemn : very serious or formal in manner, behavior, or expression
luscious : very physically attractive


By HJ Lee *

Viel Of Roses - Charles Balamou

After her father told about the meaning of that sand, her mother told to her by this word" There's more in the box", she prompted her, and handed it back. Tami felt her hope rising, and this frightened her, for in Iran hope is seldom nearly always suffocated. When she braced herself and peeled back the next layer of tissue paper. He gasped. In the bottom of the box was a passport for her. There was a one way airplane ticket out of Iran to Turkey, and from there she was to obtain a visa and ticket to the country of her parents' dream.

Her father was saving her. He was sending her to America.

In the next blog, I will write more .

Thank you for giving your comment.

The Wizard of Oz (9) A Humbug Oz (HJ Lee)

Chanpter 15~18

The Discovery of Oz

   
     Finally, they met Oz again. However, the discovery of Oz was a humbug who was just a little mat, not a great Wizard!! So, Dorothy and friends worried that they might not get their wants.

     Oz said that you didn't need your wants - brains, heart, and courage - or you already had it. The Scarecrow had Experience which brings knowledge, the Lion already had sort of courage which is against being afraid, the Tin Woodman didn't need heart which made most people unhappy. Nevertheless, they really want these. Then Oz promised to give these soon, instead they must keep Oz's secret.

 

Getting Brains, Heart, and Courage

   
   Oz gave them each thier wants.
 
   When the Scarecrow got his Brains which made of pins and needles, he also got the patch on his head. However, he didn't care it, and he felt wise indeed.
 
   When the Tin Woodman got his Heart made of silk filled sawdust, he also got the patch on his breast. However, he didn't care it, and he felt  warm indeed.
 
   When the Lion got his Courage made of some kinds of water, the smell was terrible. However, he didn't care it, and  he felt full of courage indeed.

    When I read the story, I thought somethings. These are if I woud like to get someing, I also lost something, and if I get wants which want really, the lost is nothing. In my case, I was finally a permanent resident last week. The times are very difficult for me. I worked so hard and I feel lonly, so sometime I had been crying all day. However, after got permnent residence, the joy made ​​to forget the wounds. Such as, due to the mother's pain is forgotten as her baby. ^^

    In addition, though although these were not big, they really glad to get theirs, I think that everything depend on thier mind.  Because, Brains, which made Oz, made of just  pins and needles. It really funny, isn't it? Do you know Placebo Effect  which is from  a study of Walter Brown of Brown University, USA?  What is the placebo effect? If patients eat Placebo(not real medicine) which the patients believe real medicine, then the parients' illness has improved actually. This phenomenon called  Placebo Effect. If we believe and expect good things, they are eventually done.
 

Good-Bye Oz

     Oz made the Ballon in order to go Dorothy to her home. However, eventually, Oz has left alone. Then, the Wise Scarecrow became a new ruler in Emerald City.

How does Dorothy go back home?


Today's Adjectives Bank!

vexed : difficult and frustrating to deal with
peculiar : not usual or normal
prosperous : having success usually by making a lot of money


By HJ LEE *

Veil of Roses - Charles. B

Dear Readers,
I have introduced my book and I have given the resume. Let's talk how the things happening.
On the occasion of twenty-seventh birthday of Tamila, her parents hosted a celebration dinner for her. It was only her fourth year of teaching. They invited all of family's friend. When finally the guests were out the door, her father pushed it closed with both hands and leaned his forehead against it for a long moment.
"Baba?" Tamila asked. " Is something wrong?"
"Of course", her mother answered.
When they lived in America, her father studied as graduated student at the University of california at Berkeley in the 1970s. In a decision he is regretted for the rest of his days, he brought his family back to Iran for an extended visit during the tumultuous days immediately after the Shah was deposed an Ayatollah Khomeini returned from exile. Her father has never been able to secure for himself permission to leave Iran.
Her Father say" Your mother and I have a present for you, Tami Joon"
Tamila asked " What is it?" and returned his smile.
" Here, open the box". Her father thrust the box at her.
Tamila lifted the blue porcelain perfume bottle from the box. But when she raised the perfume bottle to her nose and inhaled, she wrinkled her nose in confusion and felt her smile leave her face, but after carefully twisting off the spritzer and discovering it contained only sand.
Her father pulled her close and kissed her forehead. " My beautiful Tamila, this is not just any sand." 
"This " he said reverently,is sand from America. I brought it back with my own hands to give to my beautiful Tamila Joon on her fifth birthday, so she can keep it safe and know that when she is older, she has a special job to do. She is to take this sand and return it to where it belongs. She is to return it to America.
I will write a lot in the next blog.
Thank.

The Wizard of Oz (8) The Wicked Witch of the West (HJ Lee)

 

Chanpter 12~14

 

Falling in Danger 

 

      They leave the west in order to serch for the Wicked Witch and kill her, for their needs which are brains, a heart, a corage, and going home in Kansas. As epected, they met many dfficulties such as wolves, wild crows, bees, Winkies, which obey the Wickes Witch. Dorothy and her friends overcame all of them, but when they encountered Winged Monkes, Tin Woodman squeezed the whole body, Scarecrow the body is separated, the Lion was losing power, and Dorothy was caught by a slave of the Witch.

 

 

 

Death of the Witch

 

    Dorothy has had to work all day for the Wicked Witch, and she was very lonely and sad. However, because Dorothy has the mark of Good Witch's kiss and  silver shoes of the wonderful power, the Witch  even anybody couldn't hurt her. Then one day, accidentally, Dorothy was able to kill the Witch. Dorothy, who was angry, poured water toward the Witch, then the Witch was melted away!! 

 

 

    I thoght during the time, it was very tough for Dorothy. There is no friend, also she could not see a bright future. However, unexpected way  ofren solove a problem in our life. In other word, the answer is very simple, surprisingly.  A little bit luck needed, of course, as Dorothy.  ^^

 

 

Return to the Emerald City

     Winkies and Winged Monkes, who were Witch's slaves, helped Dorothy, so  the Lion, Tin Woodman, and Scarecrow were fixed and met Dorothy again. Also Dorothy got Golden Magic Cap, so the Winged Monkey obeyed her. Therefore, Dorothy and her friends could return to the Emerald City Safely. 

 

    Sometimes, someone who was enermy in the past may become helper now like Winged Monkey. If I get Golden Magic Cap, which has power of doing anything from Winged Monkey, I hope to order to biult Wonderful kindergarten, because this is my dream in the future. What will you order if you have Golden Magic Cap?


 

Today's Adjectives Bank!

shaggy : covered with hair or fur that is long and tangled
plaguey : causing irritation or annoyance
swiftly : moving or able to move very fast in a manner : with speed

 

 

By HJ Lee *

 

The Wizard of Oz (7) Emerald City & Oz (HJ Lee)

 

chapter 10~11

Emerald City

    Finally, they reached Emerlad City!! Eveything was green colour in Emerald City such as houses, tables, clothes, shoes, hats, candies, cars, and even coins, while everyting  had been blue in Munchikins's city. If you can change colour all the world, what colour will you choose?  Hmm.... I would like choose blue. This is because blue colour seems to make comfort people's mind.


   They had to put on the spectacles(like sun glasses) because if they didn't wear specracles, the brightness and glory of Emerald City would blind them.  Have you ever wore 3D glasses? When wear glasses, they make fantastic and real scenes. Likewise, I believe that the spectacles would make Emerald City more gloriously,  mysteriously, gorgeously.

Meeting Oz

      They had been anticipating to meet Oz for long time. It was time to meet Oz eventually. As they were told, Oz could change his shape as he wanted like a Big Head, a Beast, a Beautiful Lady. If you can change your shape 10minuite, what do you wnat to be? I want to be a Flying fish, so I both hope to fly in the sky and breathe in the water!! ^^


    They want get their wish incontinently, but Oz required cost which is to kill the Wicked Witch of the West. So, Dorothy and her friends fell into disorder. Indeed, they could give the needs for Oz? This is really cliff-hanging and exiting story!



Today's Adjectives Bank!

tame : not wild : trained to obey people
bold : not afraid of danger or difficult situations
idle : not working, active, or being used

By HJ Lee *

 

The Wizard of Oz (6) The Rugged Journey(HJ Lee)

 

Chapter 7~9

 

 

They met many rugged stuations in the journey to Emerald City. These days are so eventful.

 

 

1. Going Over a Wide Ditch 

 

2. Getting Away From the Kalidahs(ferocious wild animal)

3. Another Gulf Across the Road

     Scarecrow, who doesn't has a brain, solve the Three Problem, only he knew how did they do! 
  I thought again that he wuold already has perfect brain in his head instead of straw.  

    In addition, Woodman's sharp axe and Lion's strong front legs cooperated, so, they
overcame these hardships! 

  I think Cooperation has big power! It makes Synergy effect.

 
4. Scarecrow fell in the mud                                           5. The Deadly Poppy Field

    As a long pole stuck fast, so Scarecrow was lefted clinging to the pole in the middle of river. Then the other friends tried to save him, but they couldn't do anything. However, a Stock save Scarecrow.

    They met Poppy field, where is so beautiful but dangerous flower because the folower has poison smell, they were slept by the Poppy flower except Scarecrow and woodman.  Scarecrow and woodman coudln't save the other friends, but the Field Mice help them, so they  escaped there safety.

What did you think when read it? I thought that we have three kind of method solve some problems.
1. do myself
2. do together
3. do from someone.

We always try to solve oursleves, but, sometime,  the solution is in unexpected way.

 

Today's Adjectives Bank!

snug : providing or enjoying warmth, shelter, and comfort
eventful : having many important things happening
untiring : working very hard with a lot of energy for a long time : never seeming to get tired

 

By HJ Lee * 

 



Charlotte's Web - Chapter 8. - Kim

Chapter 8. On Sunday morning, fern and her family ate breakfast. When they were eating, they talked about their animals. Fern talked about what she saw and listened at barn. About Wilbur, Charlotte, Templeton. Mother was worried about her. Because she thought that it is not normal talking. She didn’t believe Fern’s talking. And she talked her husband. “I’d like to ask Dr. Dorian. “But her husband told her, “maybe they do talk, our ears aren’t as sharp as Fern’s,” he thought kids always like that. He didn’t worry about her. When I was young, I was same as her. I listened animals talking, I talked with them, I could read animals mind but I don’t know why now I can’t listen. Maybe my imagination is gone. Sometimes I’d like to talk with everything? Human, chair, animals, books and so on. Because sometimes I think about when I was young. Sometimes we want to come back to when we were young. In fact we can’t come back. However we can think same as when we were young. If you are open your mind and listen carefully.

Charlotte's Web - Chapter 7. - Kim

Chapter 7. Wilbur liked his house of barn. He gained a lot of weight. He grew and grew. He ate three big meals a day. Someday, someone spoke to Wilbur. She is old sheep. She said to him that why they are fatting you up? Because they want to kill you and make bacon and ham. Wilbur was screamed. She said, “I’m an old sheep and I see the same thing, same old business, year after year.” Wilbur was cried yelled. And asked to Charlotte, “I don’t want to die. Is it true they are going to kill me?” Charlotte answered, “Well, the old sheep has been around this barn a long time. She has seen many a spring ping come and go. I’m sure it is true”. Wilbur burst into tears. He yelled and cried a lot again. Charlotte said to him. “Don’t cry. I will save to you. So stop crying.” Now Wilbur knew that true!!! How can he do after? I expect his story more!!!!

Charlotte's Web - Chapter 6. - Kim

Chapter 6. This chapter just introduced about summer days. i think it is not interesting this part of story..hahaha :)

The Wizard of Oz (5) The Lion without Brave (HJ Lee)

 

  Chapter 6

 

 

 

 

     Dorothy, the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman met new friend! It's the cowardly Lion. At first time, the Lion looked like be awfully scared, but in fact, he was the Cowaedly Lion. When he face danger, his heart began to beat fast! Even he is the King of Beasts.

 

 

1.

    Interestingly, because the Tin Woodman doesn't have heart, he feeled envious of the Lion's fasting  heart. I realized that everyone feels envy other who has somethings that they doesn't have. Sometimes, I make a complain about life in Canada because I cannot speak English well, and I can't eat enough Korean food (I love Korean food sooooooooo much!). However, my friends live South Korea envy me live Canada. Therefore, let's remember that we should be thankful for what we have.

 

 

2.

    When the Tin woodman stepped upon a beetle, he killed the poor little things. Eventhough it's not his intention, he was very unhappy and sad. Then, his tears ran slowly down his face, mouth, and jaws, so he rusted his whole face. (However, even Dorothy and the Lion, who have the haert, couldn''t understand what he killed small things was what make to be sad.) The  Scarecrow understood it and oiled the Woodman. What are you thinking about this? 

   I found fun and interest things. The Tin Woodmanㅡwho hadn't heartㅡfeels hurts due to killing something, and the Scarecrowㅡwho hadn't brainㅡ did solve the problem. I believe,  the Tin Woodman and  the Scarecrow already have what they want to get, real heart and brain!!  On the contrary, Dorothy and the Lion didn't do anything though. Possibly, we may already have what we don't have something!

  

Today's Adjectives Bank!

ashamed : feeling shame, guilt, or disgrace
curious : strange, unusual, or unexpected
cowardly : afraid in a way that makes you unable to do what is right or expected : lacking courage






by HJ Lee *

Veil of Roses - Charles. B

From her first Victoria's bra to her first ride on a motor scooter to her first country line-dance, Tamila drinks in the freedom of an American girl. Inspired to pursue her passion for photography, she even captures her adventures on film. But looming over her is the fact that she must concede to an arranged marriage before her visa expires.To complicate matters, her friendship with Ike, a young American man , has grown stronger. And it is becoming harder for Tamila to ignore the forbidden feelings she has for him.

It's in her English as a second language classes that Tamila finds a support system. with the encouragement of headstrong Eva, loyal Nadia,  Agata  and Josef, who are carving out a love story of their own, perhaps Tamila can keep deeming and find a way to stay in America.

Charlotte's Web - Chapter 5. - Kim

Chapter 5. At chapter 4, Wilbur(pig) heard some voice but he can't see that. After morning, He was finding around his area. He asked about that voice to many animals, but many animals said that I don't know about that voice and I'm not. And Wilbur came to his barn. After few times, Wilbur heard thin voice. That said to him, "Salutations.". But Wilbur couldn't hear well. After that "Salutations are greetings." that said. Wilbur yelled, "Where are you?" "how can I find you?" that said to him that "look up here in in the corner." That's a spider. Her name is Carlotte. Wilbur said to her, "You are pretty." Wilbur thought that all kind of spiders nice-looking. Carlotte said to him, "I want to see you clearly but I can't because I'm near-sighted." And She said to Wilbur, "Look at this fly." She caught one fly. And she said to him that how can I drink this fly." She drinks bug's blood. Wilbur was frightened and asked, "are you eat flies?" she answered, "yes, I have to live." Wilbur said to her that this is right but he thought, `It is terrible.' And she continued about her way of how can drink flies. "Nobody feeds me like you. I live by my wits. I have to be clever. And if I didn't catch bugs, bugs would increase and get so numerous that they will destroy the earth." Wilbur said, "perhaps your web is a good thing after all." But he was not sure.  When goose had been listening to this conversation and chuckling to herself and she said, "There are a lot of things Wilbur doesn't know about life. He is really a very innocent little pig. he has no idea that Zuckerman and Lurvy are plotting to kill him." After finish conversation, Wilbur thought, ' How can I learn to like her, even though she is pretty and, of course, clever?' When I read this story, I thought that looks like our life and competition. We are living many kind of people and compete with them. As a result, some people alive and some people die. Wilbur thought that why she doing terrible ways. Actually, she only had her ways, and used. She have to protect herself. When I was young, also I thought that why people kill or heart each others. For what?, Is Competition more important than some people hurting? Actually, I sometimes think that we can go together. only not just me. However we have to compare each other because we want to good job, money, life. If I don't compare them, they will took my good job and I will live to be sadly. So we made. RULES. We protect RULES. and fight inside RULES. To be fair. We can't kill someone but we can win to competition, and government have to give fail people to opportunity. And we can live together. I don't agree that too much compare between someone. But if we will compare with someone fairly, we can more develop ourselves. Competition or everything have good way and bad way. we have to find better way of competition. We haven't think about just myself. We live with many people. Don't be selfish. But study for myself. And don't see just your way. we are living various, different people.

The Wizard of Oz (4) The Tin Woodman without Heart (HJ Lee)

Chapter 5

      Dorothy and the Scarecrow found the Tin Woodman, who has been stood there one more year, next to a tree. He needed oil, so Dorothy took the oil-can and oiled hisnec, arms, and legs.

    The Tin Woodman had long sad story. He was a human, who was the son of a woodman, and he loved a Munchkin girls. However he has been cuted his arms, legs, and even head by the evil Wicked Witch. A tinner restored his body by tins, but  he lost his brain, and heart, and of corse his love from his heart. Therefore, he wanted regain his heart and love, so he also decide to go with Dorothy and the Scarecrow.

   I thought it's just as well that he didn't lost his mind. Although, he didn't have his heart anymore, but he still want his love. Also, He'd like to get his heart than brain, and he believe that if he resolve his love, he will be happy again. It means his happieness form loving! I agree about that. Love is the greatrst and worthest. On the other hand he has been stood and asked to help one more year. During the time, he could give up, but he didn't do. He had already the patience which it made during the hard time. I really hope he resolve his heart!
 


Today's Adjectives Bank!

timid : feeling or showing a lack of courage or confidence
anxious : afraid or nervous especially about what may happen
squirrelly : tending to move around a lot ; very odd, silly, or foolish













by HJ Lee *