BR 2-03: The Story of Chocolate (Daynes, 2004)

"In 1883, Peter won a gold medal for his new, creamy chocolate recipe. Milk chocolate was a hit" (Daynes, 2004, p. 33).

I love chocolate very much. I eat it every day. I like milk chocolate. It is standard chocolate now. But, chocolate was a drink at first. I think it likes cocoa, but it was different from cocoa.

Mayan kings and priests began to drink chocolate every day. They liked the froth best. Also, Mayan people use cocoa beans like money. When they want to exchange something, they use some cocoa beans. It was very precious things for Mayan people.

Now, chocolate is loved by many people in the world. Chocolate is processed to many sweets. We can eat chocolate easy. I want to eat chocolate fondu now. Hot chocolate is very good. 

Reference

Katie, Daynes. (2004) The Story of Chocolate. London, England: Usborne Young Reading

[147 words]

BR1-11:The Gingerbread Man (Mackinnon, 2006)

"Most of time, they were happy. But one thing made them sad. They had no children. So the little old woman decided to make a boy out of gingerbread." (p. 8)

A little old woman and a little old man had no children. They felt sad of it. The little old woman made gingerbread man instead of children! It is too wild story. But, this gingerbread man's illustration was very cute. So I want gingerbread man. He was very naughty child, and ran away from the house. He ran away around the town. He ran down the road singing. 

He ran and ran around the town. Then he came to a river. He wanted to cross it, but he could not swim, because he was cookie! A fox saw him, and fox talked to him, "I'll take you across". Actually, fox was aimed gingerbread man, because fox want to eat him. But, gingerbread man believed his said, and jumped fox's back. After that, fox led him to climb on to his nose. Finally, the gingerbread man was eaten by fox!!

It was disappointing ending for me. I like happy end story. I felt sorry for the little old woman and the little old man. They wanted children...

Reference

Mairi, Mackinnon. (2006). The Gingerbread Man. America: Usborne First Reading

[218 words]

BR1-05: Hansel & Gretel (Daynes, 2005)

This is the Grimm Brother's fairy tales. Hansel and Gretel was sibling. They were left in deep forest by their parents. They worked hard to back home. Their step mother didn't like them, but their father loved them very much. They wanted to see their father, so they tried to go back home from deep forest. Finally, they could go back home, and they met again their father.

In this story, Hansel and Gretel found the candy house. The house was made from cake, candy, cookie, and chocolate. The walls were made from chunks of cake and the roof was glinting chocolate.  I want to see a real candy house. I love sweets. If I see a real candy house, I want to eat it. These days, I sometimes see a kit of candy house. It can makes mini candy house. I want to try making it, and eat.

Reference

Katie Daynes. (2005). Hansel & Gretel. London, England: Usborne Young Reading

[161 words]