SHORT STORY

PRE- READING

No	Day	Titles	Why I am interesting to read	Questions before I read
1.	Wednesday	1.An old man lived in the village. 2.The four smart students	1.I think the story have a moral value. 2.From the title,I think the story can get motivation to me.	1.What happened with old man ? 2. who is the smart students?
2.	Thursday	1.The foolish Donkey 2.Two friends & the bear	1.I am curious about the title 2.The title of the story about friends	1.What is the donkey called foolish ? 2.what is relationship between the two friends and the bear?
3.	Friday	1.A rich man and his son 2.An apple tree and our parents	1.The title is very interested. 2.I think the story is about family	1.what the story tell about wealth? 2.Is there moral value?
4.	saturday	1.Do not give up 2.A farmer and his wife	1.The title about motivation. 2.I think the story tell about relationship a farmer and his wife.	1. Does the story tell about motivation ? 2Does the story tell about love story ?

Day 1 Wednesday Date :8 April 2020
Time	08.00-09.15
Title & page	1.An old man lived in the village 2.The four smart Students
Sources	1. https://wealthygorilla.com/best-short-moral-stories/ 2. https://wealthygorilla.com/best-short-moral-stories/
Characters	1.Old man 2.Four college students and Dean
Main Points of the story	1. An old man lived in the village. He was one of the most unfortunate people in the world. The whole village was tired of him; he was always gloomy, he constantly complained and was always in a bad mood.The longer he lived, the more bile he was becoming and the more poisonous were his words. People avoided him, because his misfortune became contagious. It was even unnatural and insulting to be happy next to him.He created the feeling of unhappiness in others. 2. One night four college students were out partying late night and didn’t study for the test which was scheduled for the next day. In the morning, they thought of a plan. They made themselves look dirty with grease and dirt. Then they went to the Dean and said they had gone out to a wedding last night and on their way back the tire of their car burst and they had to push the car all the way back. So they were in no condition to take the test. The Dean thought for a minute and said they can have the re-test after 3 days. They thanked him and said they will be ready by that time.
New vocabularies found	1.Gloomy, poisonous,misfortune 2.Appeared, separate
Comment	1.Don’t chase happiness. Enjoy your life. 2. Take responsibility or you will learn your lessons.

What character do you like most ? why ? I like the old man ,because Although he was ostracized by many people, he did not reply in the slightest.

Day 2 Thursday Date : 9 april 2020
Time	13.00-14.00
Title & page	1.The foolish Donkey 2.The two friends & the Bear
Sources	1. https://wealthygorilla.com/best-short-moral-stories/ 2. https://wealthygorilla.com/best-short-moral-stories/
Characters	1. The salt seller and the Donkey 2.Vijay, Raju and the Bear
Main Points of the story	1. A salt seller used to carry the salt bag on his donkey to the market every day. On the way they had to cross a stream. One day the donkey suddenly tumbled down the stream and the salt bag also fell into the water. The salt dissolved in the water and hence the bag became very light to carry. The donkey was happy. Then the donkey started to play the same trick every day. The salt seller came to understand the trick and decided to teach a lesson to it. The next day he loaded a cotton bag on the donkey. Again it played the same trick hoping that the cotton bag would be still become lighter. But the dampened cotton became very heavy to carry and the donkey suffered. It learnt a lesson. It didn’t play the trick anymore after that day, and the seller was happy. 2. Vijay and Raju were friends. On a holiday they went walking into a forest, enjoying the beauty of nature. Suddenly they saw a bear coming at them. They became frightened. Raju, who knew all about climbing trees, ran up to a tree and climbed up quickly. He didn’t think of Vijay. Vijay had no idea how to climb the tree. Vijay thought for a second. He’d heard animals don’t prefer dead bodies, so he fell to the ground and held his breath. The bear sniffed him and thought he was dead. So, it went on its way.
New vocabularies found	1.Tumbled, hence 2.Sniffed
Comment	1.From the story, we can get a moral value. 2. even though raju left vijay by climbing trees, vijay could save himself

What character do you like most ? why ? I like character vijay. Even though he was not left to climb by Raju, but he was not angry.

Day 3 Friday Date : 10 april 2020
Time	20.00-21.20
Title & page	1.A rich man and his son 2.An apple tree and our parents
Sources	1. https://www.advance-africa.com/a-rich-man-and-his-son.html 2. https://www.advance-africa.com/an-apple-tree-and-our-parents.html
Characters	1.A rich man and a rich man’s son 2.A little boy, an apple tree, old man
Main Points of the story	1. A rich man's son was graduating college.For months, the son was asking his father for a new car, knowing that his father had more than enough money.When graduation day came, the young man's father called him into the study. The father handed him a wrapped gift and congratulated him about his graduation and his achievement. Looking disappointed, 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. 2. Once upon a time there was a huge apple tree. A little boy used to come to play near the tree. He would search for juicy apples. He would play alongside the tree and rest under the shade. The tree was overjoyed after meeting this little bundle of joy. One day, the tree was surprised to see that boy approaching it with a sad face.
New vocabularies found	1.Stormed 2.Approaching, Scowled
Comment	1. I think that a rich man’s son doesn't have to be angry with his dad. 2.Give while we can

What character do you like most ? why ? I like character apple tree, because the apple tree always giving what he has to little boy.

Day 4 Saturday Date : 11 April 2020
Time	15.00-16.00
Title & page	1.Do not give up 2. A farmer and his wife
Sources	1. https://www.advance-africa.com/do-not-give-up.html 2. https://www.advance-africa.com/a-farmer-and-his-wife.html
Characters	1.I and God 2.A farmer and farmer’s wife
Main Points of the story	1. One day I decided to quit my job and to end my life. There seemed to be no reason for me to live any longer. I quit my job, my relationship, my spirituality…everything… I wanted to quit my life. 2. A farmer said to his wife, “You are lazy. You work slowly and lethargically. You waste your time." The wife was angry at the words of her husband. She said to her husband, “You are wrong. Stay at home tomorrow. I will go to field. I will do your work there. Will you do my works at home here?" The farmer said happily, “Very well. I will do your works back at home." The wife said, “Milk the cow. Feed the pigs. Wash the utensils. Take care of our hen. Spin the yarn." The woman went to the field. The farmer stayed back at home. He took a vessel and went to the cow to milk it. He tried to milk the cow. He received a good kick. He then went to the pig-sty. He hit his head against the beam. He went to feed the hen. He forgot to spin. The wife returned from the field when it turned evening. The farmer hung down his head in shame. Thereafter he did not find fault with his wife. They lived happily together for a long time.
New vocabularies found	1. - 2.Vessel, beam
Comment	From the two stories above, many moral value can be taken.

What character do you like most ? why ? I like the farmer’s wife, because she show to him that the farmer was wrong.