Dead Man's River

I read Dead Man's River. It was very interesting story. Now I will explain about this story. A man who named Jonas Clark comes into the bank. He love s Hetty. But her father Mr. Gray not permitted their companionship. Jonas Clark is poor man. So Mr. Gray not permitted their marriage.
He wants get some money, but how? Then, a old man named Harry was threatened by two men. Two men wanted to know about the place which was hid gold. Harry said "I can take you there."
They left from bar to go to the place. Jonas followed them with hid.
Jonas looked for gold in the place but he couldn't find gold. Then, he was found a man who threatened Harry. Jonas ran away desperately. And Jonas found a man. He was Harry. He also ran away from two men, but his leg was bad.
Jonas sent away two men, and he helped Harry. Harry gave gold to Jonas as appreciation.
After that Janas and Hetty can marry. Hettys father also permitted their marriage.
This is a happy story. I think Jonas is very brave man. I like his brave. But I don't like Hettys father because I think he want only money. If I was Hettys father, I permitted their marriage.

THE FIREBOY

I read "THE FIREBOY". It was very interesting story. This story theme is "success". Now I will tell yoy about this story.
This is the story of Hapu. He lives in Ancient Egypt at the time of Queen Cleopatra.
He lives with his father and makes gold tables and chairs. The work is hot and very hard. They are poor people. They need to money. One day, Bak has ill. So Hapu is very sad "Father works too hard". He thinks.
Bak is ill for two weeks. In that time Hapu makes a lot of table and chairs. He makes a gold necklace, too. "Queen Cleopatra is going to like this", Hapu thinks.
The next morning he goess to Cleopatra's place. But he was turned back by two guards.
He is very unhappy. "What do I do now?" He thinks. He heard "Cleopatra's women are coming here tomorrow morning.
"That's very good news", Hapu thinks.
Tomorrow morning, Hapu gives a necklace to Queen. Cleopatra gives a lot of money to Hapu.
After that Hapu and Bak are invited to Queen place. And they could work there.
I think Hapu is very lucky and brave boy. I would like to be Hapu!!

FLYING HOME

I read "FLYING HOME" today. It was very impressive story. I think it is the most impressive story which I have ever read. Now I will explain this story.
Felix is a blue and yellow bird from Brazil. He lives with the Baxter family in New York. Felix likes the Baxters, and the Baxters like him. But he wants to go home to Brazil.
He remembers the big, yellow moon in Brazil. Then he remembers his last day in the jungle. He was caught by the two men with white hats and sold to Baxter family.
He has a chance of escape to outside. Felix can see an open window. He escaped.
After an hour Felix stops. He stands on the head of the Statue of Liberty. At there, he metes a bird which wing is grey and white. They talk each other and Felix fly away.
Felix encountered a storm but he could find a ship. So he could rests on the ship. Fortunately, there are a lot of fishes on the ship. He ate a lot of fishes and fly away.
Two days later Felix flies across Peru. He looks down and see the Inca city of Machu picchu. He mets a big bird with beautiful black and white feathers. They talk each other and the big bird tells Felix that he has a friend from Brazil.
After that, Felix encounters some problems but he could mete Aca. Aca takes Felix to Brazil. And Felix could mete his family. He was very happy.
I think Felix is a very courageous bird. And I hope Felix could spend his happy life.

ANITA'S BIG DAY

I read "ANITA'S BIG DAY". It was fantastic story. But it was very interesting. I will explain this story.
Anita is a girl who wants to be a movie star. She has appointment to see Mr. Stein. She called her boy friend named Dan. He has a new car. It is fast, and red, and beautiful. "Anita likes men with fast car," Dan thinks.
He calls Anita's number. And Dan drive to Anita's house. And they met Anita's house.
"I love your dress. And your hair! You look beautiful!" Dan says. "Thanks, Dan" Anita says.
They encounter a lot of problem. But they could arrive to studio barely.
Boss of the movie studio, Mr. Stein, likes Dan because he can drive very well.
At first, Mr. Stein not accepted Anita to movie star because she a is short. But Anita could dance and sing. So Mr. Stein accepted Anita.
I like Dan because he is very cool. He can drive cars very well. I would like to be a good driver some time. And I think Anita is a very lucky girl.　[182words]

The Long Road

I read "The Long Road". It is story of a boy who has not his right leg. It is the impressive story. Now I will explain this story.
Terry Fox was a good student and a strong athlete. The happy times stop in March, 1977. One day, Terry is running home. He stops suddenly. The family takes him to the hospital. Terry has cancer and there is only one answer. On March 9, the doctor operates. There weeks later, Terry has an artificial leg.
He often thinks of the children with cancer in the hospital. He remembers a story about a man with one leg in the New York Marathon. He decides to run for children with cancer. He run a lot of place and a lot of people support and boost. He was award a prize of "Athlete of the Year". But Terry died on June 28, 1981. Letters come to the family around the world. "We are very sorry about Terry", they say.
I was very impressed. I think Terry Fox is very strong man. I would like to be a man like him. [186words]

Introducing myself

I will write some things about myself now.

First, I like English grammar best of all English subjects. Compared with this, I am poor at reading English books because I am tired while I read them.

Second, my character is that I am shy and skeptical. To change them, I am trying to talk to people actively and to trust them if possible.

Third, my hobbies are to play tennis and to bowl. Talking about the former, I belonged to a soft tennis club when I was a junior high school student. Now I play tennis as a hobby. Talking about the latter, I have scored 181, so I will try to score over 200.

Finally, my future dream is to become a Japanese cram school teacher. To realize it, I am taking several teaching subjects. Though it is very hard, I will make efforts and get over this difficulty.

Anyway, I would like to improve my English skills, reading, writing, listening and speaking in order to make my future brighter. I think I must make efforts more for this goal. [181 words]

Kumamoto

Kumamoto, there are many things which you need to know. Now, I will introduce to you some ones such as foods and festivals.

First, basashi means sashimi of horseflesh. This is mainly sold in meat markets. I think the price is a little expensive, but this tastes great! If you don't like basashi, I recommend you to have the cooked or grilled one! In this connection, compared with beef, basashi is light. In addition, this includes high protein. Therefore, this is relatively popular among women.

Second, a firework display is held every August. This had been held in the Lake Ezu until two or three years before. Incidentally, this is held in Ninomaru Park (near the Castle Kumamoto). Since a lot of people come to watch this every August, the traffic control is done by many police officers. Therefore, if you want to watch the firework display, you will have to go there by bus, train or on foot. It is troublesome, but this is worth watching once, because fireworks shot off in the sky are very beautiful!!

Third, 'shimotouri' and 'kamitouri' are popular spots in Kumamoto. These pictures are above. There are a lot of places in 'shimotouri'. For instance, clothes shops, bookstores, fast-food restaurants and so on. Of course, there are amusement places such as arcades. Therefore, you can enjoy shopping, playing games and having foods there. Compared with 'shimotouri', there are not so many places in 'kamitouri'. However, events are sometimes held near the entrance of 'kamitouri'.

Finally, mustard lotus root (karashi rencon) is one of local dishes in Kumamto. In this connection, do you know this is fry!? This includes mustard, so this is a little spicy. Mustard lotus root is mainly sold in shopping arcades, and famous for a ingredient of 'Osechi'.
I introduced to you about Kumamoto. How was my essay? Of course, there are many things which I haven't known about it, so I want to know more about it!!! [327 words]