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Two ducks who lived in a big lake had a friend who was a turtle. One year
there was a very little rain and the lake began to dry up. One of the ducks said to
the other, Soon, therell be no water in this lake. Lets go and look for lake.
Yes, answered the second duck, But first lets say good bye to our
friend, the turtle.
When they told the turtle they were going to leave, he said, Ill die here
without any water and without any friends. Take me with you.
The ducks answered, We cant. We are going to fly, and you have no wings.
The turtle thought for a minute and then said, please wait here.
Then he went away and found a strong, straight stick. He brought it back to his
friends, put the middle of it in his mouth and said, Now if each of you takes me
one end of the stick in his mouth, you can lift me up and carry me with you.
That is dangerous, said the ducks, if you try to talk while were
carrying you through the air, you wont be able to hold the stick, so youll fall
down along way and break your shell.
all right, answered the turtle, I promise not to talk while were in the air.
So the ducks took the stick and flew away, with the turtle between them. All
went well until they were flying over a town. Then some people saw them and
shouted, Look, those ducks are carrying a cat!The turtle got very angry, A cat?
Im not he said, but he did not get any further, because when he opened his
mouth, the stick came out of his mouth and the poor turtle fell to the ground.
Silent Love
Once, there was a couple who love very much each other. From the very
Begining, the girl's family objected strongly on her dating this guy. Saying that it
has got to do with family background & that the girl will have to suffer for the
rest of her life if she were to be with him.
Due to family's pressure, the couple quarrel very often. Though the girl
love the guy deeply, but she always ask him: "How deep is your love for me?"
As the guy is not good with his words, this often cause the girl to be very
upset. With that & the family's pressure, the girl often vent her anger on him. As
for him, he only endure it in silence.
After a couple of years, the guy finally graduated & decided to further his
studies in overseas. Before leaving, he proposed to the girl: "I'm not very good
with words. But all I know is that I love you. If you allow me, I will take care of
you for the rest of my life. As for your family, I'll try my best to talk them round.
Will you marry me?"
The girl agreed, & with the guy's determination, the family finally gave in
& agreed to let them get married. So before he leave, they got engaged.
The girl went out to the working society, whereas the guy was overseas,
continuing his studies. They sent their love through emails & phone calls. Though
it's hard, but both never thought of giving up.
One day, while the girl was on her way to work, she was knocked down by
a car that lost control. When she woke up, she saw her parents beside her bed.
She realised that she was badly injured. Seeing her mum crying, she wanted to
comfort her. But she realized that all that could come out of her mouth was just a
sigh. She has lost her voice......
The doctors says that the impact on her brain has caused her to lose her
voice. Listening to her parents' comfort, but with nothing coming out from her,
she broke down.
During the stay in hospital, besides silence cry,.....it's still just silence cry
that companied her. Upon reaching home, everything seems to be the same.
Except for the ringing tone of the phone. Which pierced into her heart everytime
it rang. She does not wish to let the guy know. & not wanting to be a burden to
him, she wrote a letter to him saying that she does not wish to wait any longer.
With that, she sent the ring back to him. In return, the guy sent millions &
millions of reply, and countless of phonecalls,.. all the girl could do, besides
crying, is still crying....
The parents decided to move away, hoping that she could eventually
forget everything & be happy.
With a new environment, the girl learn sign language & started a new life.
Telling herself everyday that she must forget the guy. One day, her friend came &
told her that he's back. She asked her friend not to let him know what happened
to her. Since then, there wasn't anymore news of him.
A year has passed & her friend came with an envelope, containing an
invitation card for the guy's wedding. The girl was shattered. When she open the
letter, she saw her name in it instead.
When she was about to ask her friend what's going on, she saw the guy
standing in front of her. He used sign language telling her "I've spent a year's
time to learn sign language. Just to let you know that I've not forgotten our
promise. Let me have the chance to be your voice. I Love You. With that, he
slipped the ring back into her finger. The girl finally smiled.
In the town of Verona there lived two families, the Capulets and the
Montagues. They engaged in a bitter feud. Among the Montagues was Romeo, a
hot-blooded young man with an eye for the ladies. One day, Romeo attended the
feast of the Capulets', a costume party where he expected to meet his love,
Rosaline, a haughty beauty from a well-to-do family. Once there, however,
Romeo's eyes felt upon Juliet, and he thought of Rosaline no more.
The vision of Juliet had been invading his every thought. Unable to sleep,
Romeo returned late that night to the Juliet's bedroom window. There, he was
surprised to find Juliet on the balcony, professing her love for him and wishing
that he were not a "Montague", a name behind his own. "What's in a name? That
which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet." Romeo was ready
to deny his name and professed his love. The two agreed to meet at nine o-clock
the next morning to be married.
Early the next morning, Romeo came to Friar Lawrence begging the friar to
marry him to Juliet. The Friar performed the ceremony, praying that the union
might someday put an end to the feud between the two families. He advised
Romeo kept the marriage a secret for a time.
On the way home, Romeo chanced upon his friend Mercutio arguing with
Tybalt, a member of the Capulet clan. That qurreling last caused Merquito died.
Romeo was reluctant no longer. He drew his sword and slew Tybalt died. Romeo
realized he had made a terrible mistake. Then Friar Lawrence advised Romeo to
travel to Mantua until things cool down. He promised to inform Juliet.
In the other hand, Juliet's father had decided the time for her to marry with Paris.
Juliet consulted Friar Lawrence and made a plot to take a sleeping potion for
Juliet which would simulate death for three days. The plot proceeded according
to the plan. Juliet was sleeping in death.
Unfortunately, The Friar's letter failed to reach Romeo. Under the cover of
darkness, he broke into Juliet's tomb. Romeo kissed the lips of his Juliet one last
time and drank the poison. Meanwhile, the effects of the sleeping potion wear
off. Juliet woke up calling for Romeo. She found her love next to her but was lying
dead, with a cup of poison in his hand. She tried to kiss the poison from his lips,
but failed. Then Juliet put out his dagger and plunged it into her breast. She died.