Book review # 12 "GUESS HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU"

One day, Little Nut-brown Hare said to Big Nut-brown Hare “Guess how much I love you.” Big Hare said “Oh, I do not think I could guess that.” “This much.” said Little Hare, stretching out his arms as wide as they could go. Then, Big Hare stretched his even longer arms and said, “But I love YOU this much.” Little Hare thought, “That is a lot.”

Next, “I love you as high as I can reach,” said Little Hare stretching himself. Big Hare did the same, it was quite high. Little Hare tried various ways, a handstand, hopping, bouncing up and down to express his love.

Meanwhile, it became dark and Little Hare felt sleepy. He looked up the dark sky. “I love you right up to the MOON,” he said and close his eyes. “Oh, that’s very very far,” said Big Hare talking Little Hare up in his arms. Then he whispered with a smile “I love you right up to the moon, AND BACK.”


Feeling
Little Hare was very lovely. The scenes that he was trying to express how much he loved big Hare were heart-worming.

Love is invisible. So, it is hard to express the size in words or forms. I learned about it from this book. I wish I could express my love like them to my lover someday.


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Essay #5 The worst days in my life

There were two worst days for me.

The first one was the day the Hanshin Tigers was overtaken the leader and won the championship by the Yomiuri Giants although the tigers had a 13 games lead. It was October 10 in 2008, an unforgettable day for me. The Tigers played very well from the early stages to the middle stages last year, but it lost games in a row after August. At last the Giants won “historical upset victory”. It made many Tigers’ fans sad and despondent. I was one of them. I felt as if I was strangled with a cord every time the Giants narrowed the gap. I still remember the pain I felt then.

On October 10, I shed tears when the Giants won the championship. I was so sad that my voice failed me. At the same time, I said to the Tigers “You did a great job. Thank you for the dream to win.” in my heart. We the Tigers’ fans never give up. We will go on supporting. We are sure that the Tigers will win again someday. I will remain a fan of the Tigers forever. This year, the Tigers is for from the winner but I hope that the Tigers will be stronger for next year.

The second one was the day that Southern All Stars stopped their music activities. Last year was the thirtieth anniversary since they made the debut. Southern All Stars announced to stop their music activities for the time being. I have been a fan of Southern All Stars since I was a junior high school student. I have been fascinated by the songs written by Mr. Keisuke Kuwata. He is the main vocal of Southern All Stars. His songs have various sides, some songs are sad and others are delightful or passionate. When I first heard that Southern All Stars would stop their activities, I couldn’t believe it. I was shocked by the news. I was very sad because I had listened and sang their songs almost every day.

However, they didn’t break up. They decided to take a rest for a while. Even if they won’t resume their activities, they will continue their activities in my mind. I wish they will start their activities again someday.


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My grandfather's sweet corns

My grandfather was a high school teacher. Though he retired more than 20 years ago, his former students or parents still send him the crops or marine products which they grew.

A few days ago, he calls me. He said “A lot of sweet corns were sent to me. They are too many to eat for grandmother and me. I would like to share with your family. Please come to my house.” I went to his house by car and got many corns. He said “The best way to eat them is eat row corns.”

At home, I ate a row corn as he said. He was true. It was very good. The next day, my mother seasoned the corns with a pirch of salt and wrapped them in plastic wrap. Then, she cooked them with a microwave. I ate one, it was also good. I will eat the corn with butter and soy sauce next.


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