Rakugo

Good evening, everyone. I am going to write about Rakugo which is traditional comic storytelling in Japan. We have learned about it in inter – cultural communication class, and we have to translate Japanese to English each one story which we choose. It’s so hard for me to translate it, but I have to try, so I am going to put on this blog. It maybe not perfect, so if you have any advice, please tell me.

The Liars Town

 A small town, the Liars has been known the people who live in there always tell lies from morning till night. Yahachi was the most famous man who especially tells many lies, so one day a man visited him to challenge. But, there is nothing so difficult as to find a person who you want to see in the town. At last, he found out Yahachi’s house, but there was only a child, and he said
“My father wasn’t here.”
“Where does he go?”
 “Mt. Fuji has leaned, so he went to there to prop up with toothpick.”
A man who challenge to Yahachi was really surprised at the child.
“What? I’m no match for this kid. Yahachi must be stronger than his son. I had better back my home.” The man ran back his home hurry.
After a short time, Yahachi came back, and he told his son.
“I saw a big bottle of wine which was went through the cloud.” But, his son didn’t lose.
 “Oh, really? I saw a big cork which likes an island.”
 “There is no such a cork, you’re a liar.”
 “Hey, father. If you say I’m a liar, of course you too. Because It’s impossible to cap such a bottle without a big size one.”
 And then, the father couldn’t say any words.

 That’s all today. Thank you for reading : )

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Spanish meeting

Good morning, everyone. It’s cold this morning, isn’t it? I want to write about my holiday.

I went to Mexican restaurant with my friends of Spanish class last Saturday. That was very fun, because I could become friends who I have never told with, so I was really glad. Also, the Mexican foods were taste very good. They were hot, and I like hot foods. Eriko who is my friend of Eibei and she also takes Spanish class doesn’t like onion, but there were a lot of onions in the all Mexican foods, so she tried to take off the onions. She looked so busy.

  We presented to Mr. Okamura who is our Spanish teacher, because his birthday is November 18th, so we wanted to celebrate his birthday. We brought a birthday cake, and a chocolate plate which was written that “¡Feliz cumpleaños! Senior Okamura” was on the cake. Also, we wrote a message which was to Mr. Okamura each, and the message put on a square piece of high-quality paperboard for telling our feelings. He looked glad, so we were really glad to seeing the smile. He became 59 years old, and we want to celebrate his 60 years old birthday, too.

After we enjoyed the time when ate and drank at the restaurant, we went to karaoke or a bar. Senior year’s students went to a bar to drink, and I went to karaoke with Eriko, Sahoko, Yusei, George and Junpei. I am not good at singing, so I didn’t sing any song, but I really enjoyed the time, because they has good voice and they were very good at singing. I want to be good at singing, but I like listening the singing which someone’s. It was not long time we spend at the karaoke, because we had to back home by train, but it was really good time to me.

I took some picture when we were the restaurant, but my sister has my digital camera now, so I will put on the pictures to this blog someday.

That’s all today. Thank you for reading : )

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My favorite season

Hello, everyone. This is my typing home work, and the topic is My favorite season. Which season do you like?

I am not good at cold weather and hot weather, so I like spring or autumn. Of course, summer and winter have many good points, and I think that we who live in Japan who very lucky, because Japan has beautiful four seasons. Each season has good points and beautiful view like spring’s sakura, summer’s green, autumn’s colored leaves, winter’s snow. I feel that 1 year has come around soon. I like autumn, because my birthday is November. I am glad to come my birthday now, but if I will 25 years old, I will sad, because I am older than now. Japanese did anything events in the year, but we are not Christian. I think that it common season and food. It means the food has good season to eat in my mind like ice cream is good in summer, a dish cooked in a pot at the table is great in winter .

That’s all today. Thank you for reading : )!!

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BR2-8 Puss in Boots

“Your Royal Highness, I have brought you a gift from my master, the Duke of Carabas.” (p.12)

This story is one of fairy tales in Tales of Mother Goose which was written by Charles Perrault, but Puss in Boots has been passed by word of mouth. Puss is a cat which can talk, and he was so clever. His master, Tom who was the youngest of three brothers thought that he was unlucky and he will have to eat Puss for his life when his father died. I think, however, Puss was the best one among his father left them. Puss has known about what he should do for his master’s happiness in the future, and he did everything which he had to do. Puss was not any mistakes, so his master trusted Puss always. When I finished reading this book, I want Puss to help my future, because I will be anything I want if Puss likes me. However, there was not Puss in the real world, so we have to do everything ourselves for our future. I want Tom who is Puss’ master to take care of Puss until he died.

Patchett, Fiona. (2005). Puss in Boots. Usborne: London.

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