Yesterday, I entered Track and Field tournament in Suizenji park.
I run 1500m, and my time was 5.35. It is very bad, slow! I decided to lose weight.
Today, I ate

I entered Track and field tournament in Fukuoka.
I run 1500m in this meet. As a result, my time was bad, but I could know that I have to loose my weight. I will do my best!
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Egyptians

The ancient Egyptians built their towns and cities along ariver called the Nile.

Egypt is a hot and dry country in north Africa, but ancient Egyptians lived affluend life.
    The Nile flooded every year. This made the soil good for growing plants. When the land dried up, plants grew in the sun. Egyptian farmers grew fruit, vegetables and other plants on the banks of the Nile. Some people had a pool in their garden where they kept fish to eat.
    Egyptian kings were called pharaoh was the richest and most important person in the whole country. When a pharaoh died, his coffin was put inside an enormous stone pyramid.


servant  召使、使用人
bank    土手、川岸
train    訓練する
whole  　全体の、すべての
goddess     　女神
look after     ~を見守る
coffin　　　棺
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The Moon seems to change

Which phase of the moon can you see tonight?

In the story, It is written about the moon. Moon is divided by shape.
The moon be big and round. It is a full moon. Maybe you will see only part of it.
It may be a quarter moon.
It may be only a little sliver. It is called a crescentm moon.
Tonight, It is quarter moon. Accroading to this book, A day on the moon is almost a month long.
So, 9 days later, I will could see full moon in same part.



wax     月が満ちる
waning 　　消えゆき　　漸減
face      　顔を向ける
crescent　　三日月                             100words

The Big Dipper

when the sky is clear and dark, go outside and look for the dippers. Look to the north.

There you will see the Big Dipper, the North Ster, and the Little Dipper.



In the book, the story about the North Star is written. In summer and in winter, we can see some of the stars. The form of these stars are different summer and winter, but same stars.
These stars named Big Dipper, because The Dipper in the sky looks a water dipper.
If you find Big Dipper, you can find North Star near Big Dipper.
The North Star is a very important star. Sailors and other travelers use it to help them find their way.









Dipper            お玉じゃくし　ひしゃく
bend                曲がっている
sail                 船の帆                                             156wards

Fireflies in the Night

In this story, the little girl's grandfather tell her many thing about Fireflies.
Fore example, Fireflies always shire brighter in warm weather,  but in cold weather firefly lights will fade.
Firefly light was used as many use. In the Caribbean, and in some parts of South America. People sometimes wear net bags full of fireflies tied to their ankles. these home made flashlights help them find their way along the dark jungle.
I surprised that the gardens are lighted at night by firefly lanterns in japan!


Bug  小さな昆虫
Beetle  カブトムシ
Fold    折り畳む　折る
Fade    衰える
Cozy   居心地のよい


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The Lion and the Mouse

"I'm sorry, little mouse," said Lion.

In this story, the lion was woke up by a mouse. the lion got angry and roared.
The mouse begged the lion " Please don't kill me. Maybe I can save your life too"
Lion didn't believe the mouse's said, but the next day, Lion walked into a trap, and he was helped the mouse. The Lion said the mouse "I'm sorry, little mouse. I'm wrong. Even little friends can be good friends."


I knew this story named Nezumi no Ongaesi.












roar  吠える
beg   懇願する                                         83words