Atlantis
Synopsis: The person who created Atlantis was Poseidon. Atlantis was a beautiful city with everything. The city was divided into ten parts for each son. It was considered as a paradise because it was perfect and pretty. Zeus became angry because the people started leaving and then Zeus destroyed the city and so it sank in the middle of the ocean.
The blind man and the elephant
by:John Godfrey Saxe
Synopsis: The subject talked about in the poem was the elephant. The blind men were discussing about what they are touching because they dont know its an elephant. At the end nobody still knew what it was.
Man can make his own opinion.
And i dont think it happened in real life because it is just impossible.
Vocabulary:
Grab - snatch
Cry - Howl
Strong - Powerful
Look like - Similar
Persuade - Bring around
Astronauts
Synopsis: Astronauts are the people who travel through space but before becoming an astronaut they first have tests to do. They were spun very rapidly while they were spun someone was asking them questions. the value of the test was shown the first time that astronauts in space hooked there space capsule to a stage of Agena rocket. Operating a space capsule is hard and dangerous work. To live for days or weeks cramped in a tiny moving room an astronaut must be in excelent health if they want to be an astronaut.
City of gold
Long ago a princess lived in a city made of gold. Then a fisher man traveled so the sea to get to the city of gold. But when hes bout was broke he lived in a tree hole that he saw in the see. Then he rode a bird to the city then when he was there he swam in a pool then when he did he was back home with clothes for a prince and a white horse.
William Tell
The setting of the story was in Switzerland. The two countries at war was Austria and Switzerland. Gessler was sent by the emperor to rule Switzerland. Gessler is a bad ruler and all the people never liked him. William tell was arrested because he did not salute Gesslers hat. Gessler ordered William to shoot an arrow on the apple in the head of his son as his punishment. But Gessler died because William Shot another arrow at Gessler and his son did not die. The Swiss gained freedom for Gesslers death.
Vocabulary:
Hauled - Dragged
Damp - Wet
Dashed - Galloped
Freedom - Liberty
Abundant - Enormous
The Hermit and the two maggots
Synopsis: Long ago there was a hermit who lived in a cave and he only comes out when he gathers fruits to eat and he was a very holy man. One day he saw two maggots and he made there wishes came true by turning them into humans then the maggots became rich and they decided to throw a party. Then a beggar came and they ordered the dogs to chase them so the beggar turned them back to maggots Then they realised the beggar was the hermit .
Vocabulary:
Praying silently - Meditation
hate - despise
Whisper - mumble
changed - transformed
hermit - holy man who lives on mountains away from people
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