Reading Log (Short Story)

 

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No	Day	Titles	Why I am interesting to read	Questions before I read
1	Friday	A Rich Man and His Son	It seems interesting to read.	Why the title is A Rich Man and His Son?
		100 Percent Love	The title makes me curious.	Is it about true love?
2	Saturday	Perspectives	It seems interesting.	What perspectives is this?
		Humanity	It seems interesting.	Is it worth to read?
3	Sunday	Sands of Forgiveness	The title is interesting.	Why the title is Sands of Forgiveness? Is it something related to problem-solved?
		Taking Responsibility	The title make me curious.	Taking Responsibility of what?
4	Monday	Sometimes we need the struggle	I want to know about the story.	Is it worth to read?
		Use All Your Strength	It seems interesting.	What is the story about?
5	Tuesday	Selfish Friendship	The title seems interesting.	Is it a problem about friendship?
		Be Grateful	I like the title.	What is the story about?

Day 1 Friday Date : on May 7, 2021
Time	12.00-13.30
Title & Page	A Rich man and His Son & Page 1
Sources	https://www.advance-africa.com/a-rich-man-and-his-son.html
Characters	A young man and his father.
Main points of the story	A young man was asking his father that he wants a new car because he knows that his father had more enough money. The father handed him a wrapped gift and congratulate him about his graduation and his achievement. The son opened the gift to find a lovely, leather bound journal, with the young man's name embossed on the cover. He angrily raised his voice, threw down the journal and stormed out. The young man had not seen his father since graduation day. He became successful and was wealthy like his father, with a beautiful home and family. He return home and he flipped through the pages a car key dropped from the back of the journal. A dealer tag was attached to the key that read "Paid in full. Wherever this car takes you, write about it to remember it forever. Love, Dad"
New Vocabularies found	Embossed
Comments	He must be grateful for what are given, it’s a gift from our lovely, appreciate them about whatever they give for us.

Time	13.40-14.20
Title & Page	100 Percent Love
Sources	https://www.advance-africa.com/100-percent-love.html
Characters	A boy and a girl.
Main points of the story	A boy and a girl were playing together. The boy had a collection of marbles. The boy told the girl that he would give her all his marbles in exchange for the sweets with her. The boy kept the most beautiful and the biggest marbles with him and gave her the remaining marbles. The girl gave him all her sweets as she promised. That night the girl slept peacefully. But the boy could not sleep as he kept wondering if the girl has hidden some sweets from him the way he had hidden the best marbles from her.
New Vocabularies found	Exchange
Comments	If you can not trust someone, you will always doubt them.

Day 2 Saturday Date : on May 8, 2021
Time	15.00-16.00
Title & Page	Perspectives
Sources	https://www.advance-africa.com/perceptive.html
Characters	Two twin boys and father.
Main points of the story	Two twin boys were raised by an alcoholic father. One grew up to be an alcoholic and when asked what happened, he said “I watched my father." The other grew up and never drank in his life.
New Vocabularies found	Raised
Comments	Perspective in life will determine our destination.

Time	16.10-17.00
Title & Page	Humanity
Sources	https://www.advance-africa.com/humanity.html
Characters	Father and son.
Main points of the story	Father and son, went to a temple and suddenly son shouted after seeing the pillars of Lions at the entrance of the temple.
New Vocabularies found	Entrance
Comments	The son has critical thinking about what he saw.

 

Day 3 Sunday Date : on May 9, 2021
Time	13.00-14.00
Title & Page	Sands of Forgiveness
Sources	https://www.advance-africa.com/sands-of-forgiveness.html
Characters	Two friends
Main points of the story	Two friends were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey they had an argument and one friend slapped the other one in the face. The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, wrote in the sand. And The one who had been slapped got stuck in the mire and started drowning. But the friend saved him.
New Vocabularies found	Slapped, Desert.
Comments	If we get hurts by someone we should forgive them, and when someone does something good for us, we must engrave it in stone where no wind can ever erase it.

Time	14.10-15.00
Title & Page	Taking Responsibility
Sources	https://www.advance-africa.com/taking-responsibility.html
Characters	Two families.
Main points of the story	Two families lived nearby. One family was constantly fighting while the other one lived quietly and friendly. One day, feeling jealous about how nicely the neighbor family got along, the wife told her husband go to the neighbors and look to see what they are doing for their well-being.
New Vocabularies found	Constantly
Comments	We must take our responsibility for our own.

 

Day 4 Monday Date : on May 10, 2021
Time	20.00-21.00
Title & Page	Sometimes we need the struggle
Sources	https://www.advance-africa.com/sometimes-we-need-the-struggle.html
Characters	A man, the butterfly.
Main points of the story	A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared. He saw and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gone as far as it could and it could go no further. So the man decided to help the butterfly.
New Vocabularies found	Force
Comments	Struggles are exactly what we need in our lives. If we went through our lives without any obstacles, it would cripple us.

Time	21.10-22.44
Title & Page	Use All Your Strength
Sources	https://www.advance-africa.com/use-all-your-strength.html
Characters	Diana and her father.
Main points of the story	While walking along a forest path, Diana and her father came across a large tree branch on the ground. Diana tried her best to lift the branch, but she couldn't move it. The disappointment was evident in the little girl’s voice. Try again with all your strength and encouraged her father. Diana tried again but failed.
New Vocabularies found	Branch
Comments	When we ask in case we need something isn’t a sign of weakness is it a wisdom. Our real strength is in interdependence.

 

Day 5 Tuesday Date : on May 11, 2021
Time	21.00-22.00
Title & Page	Selfish Friendship
Sources	https://www.advance-africa.com/selfish-friendship.html
Characters	A cat, a mouse, a mongoose, the owl
Main points of the story	Once a cat was caught in a hunter's net. A mouse used to live in a nearby hole. The mouse seeing the cat in the net started playing around the cat. Soon a mongoose came there. He wanted to kill the mouse. As he lifted his head, he saw an owl sitting on a tree trying to catch him. The mongoose went very near the cat's net to save himself. The cat took to heels and so ran the mongoose too. The owl was very much disappointed to see even the mouse running away to safety.
New Vocabularies found	Lifted
Comments	Be a friend with someone who can understand you and do not with selfish person.

Time	22.10-23.20
Title & Page	Be Grateful
Sources	https://www.advance-africa.com/be-grateful.html
Characters	Carl, Hans.
Main points of the story	A rich landowner named Carl often rode around his vast estate so he could congratulate himself on his great wealth. One day while riding around his estate on his favorite horse, he saw Hans, an old tenant farmer. Hans was sitting under a tree when Carl rode by.
New Vocabularies found	Wealth, Rode.
Comments	Be grateful for whatever you have in your life.

 

 What character do you like most? why?

I like a rich man and his son. The character of the father. Why? Because his father is really love his son, even his son is raised his voice instead listen his reason. He is so patience, because parents will always be parents who love their kids.