Ayaka's Reading Blog

Roger and Anita are very sad. They are waiting for Pongo and Perdita to come home with their puppies. Suddenly, the door opens and Pongo, Perdita and a lot of very dirty and very excited puppies run into the room. Roger and Anita count the dogs. "101 Dalmatians!" they cry. "What can we do with all these puppies?" Anita asks. Roger smiles. "They can stay," he says. "We can be one big, happy family! One very big, happy family!" Today I read 101 Dalmatians. Pongo and Perdita are Dalmatian dogs. They have 15 Dalmatian puppies. Cruella De Vil steals the puppies. She wants to make a new fur coat! All the animals in London are looking for these puppies. Can they save them in time? The answer is in the book. I have a dog, so I like this story. Last Fryday, I see Dalmatian in a pet shop. Dalmatian is very cute! So I'm glad to read this book. Vocabulary puppy: 子犬 dirty: 汚い、汚れた Re-told by Marie Crook.

The Queen goes to the Dwarfs' house. She gives the apple to Snow White. Snow White eats it and falls. The Queen runs. The Dwarfs run. But Snow White sleeps and sleeps. Snow White sleeps for a long time. A prince arrives. He sees Snow White. He kisses her. Snow White opens her eyes. She smiles. She loves the Prince and the Prince loves her. Goodbye, Sneezy, Doc, Sleepy, Dopey, Happy, Bashful, Grumpy. Snow White kisses the seven Dwarfs. Goodbye, Snow White. Today I read Snow White and the seven Dwarfs. Onem two, three, four, five, six, seven dwarfs live in the house. All the Dwarfs love Snow White. The Queen is angry. She makes a poisoned apple for Snow White. She eats it ... and then, she sleeps! But Prince kisses her, then she open her eyes. They love each other! I want to my Prince!!!! Vocabulary poison: 毒 dwarf: 魔力を持つ醜い小人、小人 Re-told by Kathryn Harper.

Prince Eric falls in the water. Ariel swims fast. She holds Prince Eric. She swims up. Ariel takes Prince Eric to the beach. She looks at his face. Is he sleeping? Is he okay? Prince Eric opens his eyes. He is okay! Ariel leaves the beach. But she watchs Prince Eric. Ariel swims away. She swims back to her home in the ocean. But she thinks about Eric. Ariel thinks and thinks. Prince Eric, Prince Eric, Prince Eric, Prince Eric! Ariel loves Prince Eric. "I love Prince Eric," Ariel says. King Triton is angry. "NO! You are a mermaid. You're not a human!" Today I read The little mermaid. Ariel is a mermaid. She loves human things. One day Ariel sees a boat ... and a Prince on the boat. Suddenly there is a storm. Prince Eric falls in the water and Ariel helps him. And then, Ariel falls in love with him ... This story was very nice! When I was a child, I read the book. I like this story! This book has about 100 words, so you can read easily. Vocabulary

Oh, no! Maleficent is in the castle. She is bad. Princess Aurora sees a spindle. She puts one hand on the spindle. OUCH! It is a bad spindle. Princess Aurora sleeps now. She sleeps and sleeps and sleeps. Prince Phillip is on horse. He goes in the castle. Prince Phillip kisses Princess Aurora. She looks at the Prince. Now the Prince and Princess are happy. Today I read Sleeping beauty. Princess Aurora lives in a big castle. Prince Phillip is her friend. The Princess puts one hand on a spindle ... she sleeps and sleeps. But Prince Phillip kisses her, then she wake up. This story was romantic! This story are very famous, but I have not watched this movie. So I want to watch this. Also, I want to see my prince!!! Vocabulary spindle: 紡錘、スピンドル Re-told by Caroline Laidlaw.

Hoorah! Hoorah! It's my first day in school today! Where is my school, Dad? It is here, Son. Hello! Are you the teachers? No, we're moms and dads. Hello, I'm Nemo. Are you my new friends? Yes, we are! I'm Mr Ray. I'm the teacher. Where's my new class? Here we are! Bye, Dad. Bye, Nemo. Have fun in school! Today I read Finding Nemo. Nemo is a fish. Nemo and his dad live in the ocean. It is first day in school today. Nemo meets his new friends and teacher. This story was very short. This has about 70 words, so it is easy to read. Nemo is very cute fish! I like his story. I want to watch the movie, again. Re-told by Melanie Williams.

Oh, no! It is twelve! Cinderella runs and runs. Oh, no! Where is her shoe? A man comes to the house. Where is the beautiful girl? It is her shoe? No, it isn't. Now Cinderella comes. Is it her shoe? Yes, it is! She is the beatiful girl! Now the Prince and Cinderella are husband and wife. Today I read Cinderella. There is a dance at the big house today. Cinderella is sad. Her sisters are at the dance ... POUF! It is the Fairy Godmother. Does Cinderella go to the dabce? Does she see the Prince? The answer is in this book. This book was very easy to read. Penguin kids level one! So I can read this book very fast. It is easy to understand this story, so please read this! Vocabulary godmather: 名付け親、教母 Re-told by Kathryn Harper.

Neverland is magical. Peter Pan, Tinker Bell, and the children fly to Neverland. Peter Pan, Tinker Bell, and the children fly and fly. They see Big Ben. They are happy. Bye bye, London! Hello, Neverland! It is beautiful. Today I read Peter Pan. Wendy, John, and Michaellive in London. They live in a big house. Peter Pan and Tinker Bell live in Neverland. They go to London and fly in to the house. Who is Peter Pan? Who is Tinker Bell? What is Neverland? The answer is in this book! This book was very very short! So it is easy to read. Read this, please! Vocabulary Big Ben: ビッグベン（ロンドンの英国国会議事堂時計塔の時鐘） Re-told by Nicola Schofield.

At the airport, Al was at the ticket desk. His case was on the conveyor belt for the plane. "Let's go!" cried Buzz. The toys jumped into a pet case and moved on to the conveyor belt. There were a lot of cases on the belt. Which was the right one? There! Buzz opened Al's case and Woody, Jessie, and Bullseye jumped out. "Goodbye, Stinky Pete!" they cried. "Have fun!" "Now you and Bullseye can be Andy's toys, too." Woody explained to Jessie. She was very happy. "We can live with a child again!" she cried. Woody smiled at his new friend. "That's right. Let's go home!" Today I read Toy story 2. The man moved fast abd put Woody in his bag. He wanted to sell Woody to a museum in Japan. Buzz and the other toys want to save Woody.But Jessie shows Woody he is a famous toy. He is surprised - it's nice to be famous. Woody has new friends now. Does he want to go to home? I don't think so... Voca

The whale is very angry. It swims after Pinocchio and Geppetto. Pinocchio is afraid. He takes his father's shirt in his hand and swims to an island. He saves Geppetto's life. But what happened to Pinocchio? "My boy!" cries Geppetto. "You saved my life and now you are dead." He is very sad. Then the Blue Fairy arrives. "Pinocchio, you were good," she says. "You saved Geppetto's life. Now you can be a real boy." "Father, I'm a real boy," Pinocchio. "Look!" Geppetto looks at him. "You are a real boy!" he cries. Geppeto, Pinocchio, Jimmy, Figaro, and Cleo are all very happy. They dance and dance. Today I read Pinocchio. Pinocchio is a puppet, but he can move, he can walk, and he can talk. He goes to school but Honest John and Giddy see him. "We can make a lot of money!" they say ... Can Pinocchio find his way home? Can he find his farther? Will he ever be a real boy? Vocabulary puppet

"The real Queen Elizabeth didn't go to the play," continued Lord Cecil. "We knew about a plot to kidnap her, so the young actor, Jack, took hher place." "Which meant Kipper had to take my place," smailed Jack. "Thanks for nothing," snorted Kipper. "But what about kidnappers?" asked Jack. Biff looked at the others. "Two of them have been dealt with, but one is still on the loose." "He'll be well away by now," said Lord Cecil. "It was a fast tide!" "He'll be back, though," said Biff quitely. Queen Elizabeth turned to go. "Well, thank you one and all,"  she said. "I will send Lord Cecil to tthe theatre to reward you." Wilf pressed his Link. "Portal position please, Tyler. The show's over, We're coming home." Today I read A Jack and  three Queens. The book was written by David Hunt. When Biff, Wilf and Kipper travel back in time to Elizabetha

The children stood in front of the painting. After a few minutes Peter said, 'It's a good picture. It looks like a real tiger.' 'Yes,' saiad Yasmin, 'but I've never seen a tiger that colour before.' 'No,' said David, 'but it still looks like a real tiger. Its eyes look very real.' The tiger turned its eyes and looked at the children. 'And that mouth looks real,' said Peter. The tiger moved its nose and opened its mouth. 'You're right,' said Yasmin. 'It looks real and it almost looks alive.' The tiger waved its tail, moved its legs and walked slowly out of the painting. The children moved back and watched the tiger. The tiger looked around and smelt the air. Then it turned and ran upstairs. 'It's going upstairs,' Peter shouted. 'Come on. Let's follow it.' Today I read Mr Star and his tiger. The book was written by Robin Mellor. When I red this scene, I remembered Ikkyu-san, w

The next day, Chip was at school. He spoke to Mr Johnson in the playground. "Look at all the litter," he said. "There are crisp pockets and wrappers all over the ground." "Yes," said Mr Johnson. "But how do we stop everyone from throwing litter on the ground?" "Let's do a litter project," Chip said. The children in Mr  Johnson's class picked up all the litter around the school. Then they made posters and wrote stories. Mr Johnson put the project in the "Save our countryside" competition. Mr Johnson's class won the competition. Chip won a special prize for his story called "The Litter Queen". An impoetant person came to give out the prize. "That was a very good story, Chip," she said. "It was a nightmare!" said Chip. Today I read The litter queen. The book was  written by Roderick Hunt. Chip is careless about dropping litter. Meeting the Litter Queen soon teachs him a lesson.

At the end of the week, there was a party. Mrs May played her guitar and everyone sang songs. Mrs Honey came. She told the children stories about some of the animals she had look after. "But you have the best story to tell," she said. "It isn't every school trip that becomes famous!" A photographer came. She made everyone stand in a group. Then she took a photograph. "We're going to be in the newspaper," said Wilf. "We are going to be famous." "I've never been famous before," said Chip. "I wonder what it feels like." The next day the story of Green Island was in the newspaper. The children were excited. "I'm going to buy three newspapers," saud Chip. "One for me, one for Mum and Dad, and one for Gran." "Now I'm famous I don't feel any different," said Wilf. Today I read Green island. The bok was written by Roderick Hunt. After reading this book, I think that it is

The famous bears were very happy. They thanked Kipper and his friends. 'You were very clever,' said the famous bears. 'Now we can go back to the Teddy Bears' Picnic!' The magic key began to glow. It was time for Kipper's adventure to end. 'I must tell Biff and Chip about my magic adventure,' said Kipper. Today I read The kidnappers. The book was written by Roderick Hunt. This picture was very cute! So I enjoyed to read it. I think that the best scene was it when Kipper poured some honey onto the ground. This story was funny! I laughed at this story. Vocabulary crept: creep(ゆっくり動く）の過去形 kidnapper: 誘拐犯人 Hunt, R.(1998). The kidnappers.

The children took Floppy outside. "It's time to do the Dogof the Year course again," they said. Suddenly Floppy ran off. He jumped over fence and ran away as fast as he could. "Come back, you bad dog," shouted Chip. Floppy ran into the park and hid inside a giant pipe. "They won't find me in here," he thought. "I don't want to be the Dog of the Year, and I'm not Superdog. I'm just me. I'm just a floppy old dog who wants a bit of peace." Today I read Superdog. The book was written by Roderick Hunt. Floppy hates it when the children want him to be Dog of the Year. But in  a magic adventure he becomes a big hero. I have a dog, and my dog is similar to Floppy, so I felt as if I read my dog's story. This story was interesting! I want people who has a dog to read this! Vocabulary edge: へり、かど、ほとり

Ben listened and opened one eye. 'We know about it,' said Ada. The  there was a knock on the front door. Harry went to answer the door and then came back to the kitchen. 'It's a reporter from the newspaper, The Daily News,' said Harry. 'He wants a photogragh of Ben. The bus-driver told him about Ben taking the bus by himself. Is this true?' 'Yes, it is,' said Ada. 'He's a clever dog.' Ben jumped out of his basket. He was excited. He liked photograghs. The next day everyone in Blossom Street saw Ben's photogragh in the newspaper. It said, 'Ben goes by bus!' A lot of people rode on the bus with Ben so the bus0driver made a lot of money. Ben was still the boss dog of Blossom Street although he did not live there any more. Today I read The boss dog. The book was written by Rita Ray. I like dogs very much and I have a dog. So this story was interesting. My dog isn't clever as Ben ... But my dog very cute too! I someday w

He hit the ground hard. His bad leg buckled under him. Out of the corner of his eye, he glimpsed the Viran. He launched his Zaptrap as he fell. As it flew, it opend up and released a bolt of plasma. Inatantly the Viran froze. It was sucked into the trap which snapped shut. "You're  history!" Chip screamed. Today I read Time runners. The book was written David Hunt. At last the Timeweb is up and running, and the children can begin their work as Time runners, helping Mortlock to defeat Virans. But their first mission - to ancient Rome - shows they still have plenty to learn. This story was fantasy, so I was enjoy to read it. I was moved when Chip could defeat Viran at last. Vocabulary buckle: 崩壊する plasma: プラズマ bolt: 稲妻、電光 Hunt, D.(2010). Time runners.

"So we aren't the first men to fly after all," said Henry. "The Wright brothers have beaten us to it." "Never mind," said Harold. "I have an idea for a boat that goes under the water." The maglot of washing up to do."ic key began to glow. It was time for Nadim and Anneena to go. "Sorry we were such a long time," said Biff. "There was a lot of washing up to do." "Never mind," laughed Anneena. "The time just flew by." "And it wasn't just the time that flew," joked Nadim. Today I read The flying machine. The book was written by Roderick Hunt. Nadim and Anneena go back in time and meet two crazy inventors. Did they invent the very first flying machine? Maybe not! This story was very interesting and short, so it is easy to read for me.

I took the letter and walked away. A snowball hit the back of my head. It was from Harriet. She wanted to play, but I did'nt stop. I ran back to my house, took Gossamer's snowball from the shoebox, brought it into the kitchen and put it a cup. After a short time there wasn't any snow in the cup. My snowball of love was only water. I gave it to my dog. He drank it all. But then I smiled. I remembered the snowball on the back of my head. Harriet Beck threw a snowball at me, I thought. I think I'll write her letter. So I went up to my room and started to write: Dear Harriet, Can you meet me after school ...? Today I read The plan. The book has four stories. The plan, Boys and girls, Snowball of love and My football. My favorite story of them is Snowball of love. A boy loves Gossamer Campbell, who is a beautiful girl at him school. But she loves not him but Gordon Staples. So he gave up her, and then he wrote a letter to Harriet, who was a friend of Gossamer. I don'

"Stop there! I am going to eat you up!" yelled Troll. "OK," said Big Billy, for he had a sneaky plan. When Troll climbed up on the bridge, Big Billy rammed him so hard that he fell into the water with a giant splash! After that, the three brothers crossed the bridge whenever they liked. And,my the sweet green grass was delicious! Today I read The three billy goats gruff. The book was written by Violet Findley. The book series, Fork & Fairy Tale, is very easy to read. I thought that the three brothers were smart and sly. But Troll was a bad monster! So, I was glad to survive the three brothers. I want to read other books from this series. Vocabulary billy goat: 雄ヤギ Findley, V.(2006). The three billy goats gruff.

One day, a swan swam over and spoke to him. "Why are you so shy?" he asked. "Because I am ugly," said the ugly duckling. The swan laughed, "Have you looked in a mirror lately?" That made the ugly duckling curious. He looked into the shiny water. Wow! He had grown into a beautiful swan, just like them! From that day on, the once ugly duckling lived happily ever after. And he was always kind to all living things, from peacocks to potato bugs. Today I read The ugly duckling. The book was written  by Violet Findley. This series is very short, so it is easy to read for me. I thought that the ugly duckling was happy because he became a beautiful swan! I want to be like him. Vocabulary ugly: 醜い peck: くちばしでつつく heron: 鷺 Findley, V.(2006) The ugly duckling.

Then a mouse came by and said, "Marry me!" "What sound do you make?" asked Martina. "Kiiii, kiiii," he said. "Oh, I love that sound! It is like a whistle! It is like music!" said Martina. Martina and the mouse got married the next day. All of their friends came to the wedding. The mouse's friends song to the couple. Martina and the mouse lived happily ever after. And his soft sound was always music to her ears. Today I read Martina the cockroach. The book was written by Kama Einhorn. A pretty cockroach named Martina was ready to get married, but she could'nt find the best marriage partner because everyone who make a proposal of marriage to her makes noises. But a mouse makes sound which she likes. So she accepted his proposal and they got married.This story was interesting, but I can't understand why she determined her marriage by sounds. As for me, I want to marry a man who I love. Vocabulary cockroach: ゴキブリ

Last sunday, I ate dinner with my best friend. She and I have been friends for many years, so I can talk about everything to her. I go to the university now, but she works for a company ahter her graduation of high school, so we don't have time to see each other. She got a driver's license, so I got into her car and we went to Sushiro to eat Sushi. We don't enough time to talk about everything, but I enjoyed! I want to see  her again!

I didn't know what to say. I don't know what to say now. I feel confused!! I don't want to go back to the city just yet. What about Luke? But I don't want to leave Sally and all my friends either. Mum says that I never know what I want. Dad says that this is normal when you're 14. I think they're also a bit confused! Anyway before we left　I wrote a note to Luke with my address and telephone number. I hope he calls me and if he doesn't ... I'll call him. Whew! What a holiday. I've got so much to tell Sally! Today I read Val's Diary. The book was written by Mary Flagan. School's over at last! Summer holidays are here but who  wants to spend them in the countryside? Not Val, of course! She hates the country, but eventually she'll change her mind. Guess why! Read her diary and find it. She tells her diary all about herself, her moods, her emotions and her dreams. This country holiday is really boring and she can't stand it, bu

Hi, everyone, how are things? I went to a fireworks with my friends. It was held in an amusement park which is near my house. Fireworks are very beautiful! I was moved. I want to go to some festival this year!

Human beings and animals live in one world. We know a lot about this world, it is true, but we do not know everything. We look for new and interesting animals because we can learn from them. We are finding them, but at the same time we are losing many more. We change things in our world quickly, but animals change very slowly. They are all going to disappear soon - or we can help them. Our home is their home too; we cannot forget this. Today I read Animals in Danger. The book was written by Joc Potter and Andy Hopkins. Every year some species of animal disappear - we never see them again. Every year cities, factories and pollution eat up more land - land that animals need. Every year hunters kill more elephants, rhinoceros and tigers. Animals everywhere are in danger - what can the world do to save them?

Last Friday, my friends and I sang karaoke for about four hours because we have a lot of spare time. These days, the weather is very bad, so I couldn't go out most of last week. But last friday is very fulfilling. After that, we took a class. After school, I ate out with my friend who is a member of the same club as me. I was very happy!