The Sun Rising from a Love Story of Sadness

Her full name is Nancy Sandra Sinatra. She was born on 8 June 1940 in
America. Her mother Nancy Barbato and father Frank Sinatra had married in
love marriage, but Nancy, an American singer, and actress, was not as lucky as
her mother and father.

When Nancy was little, she fell in love with Cher, the
naughtiest boy in the neighborhood. Cher seemed to love her
too. In a certain time, everything seemed to be going well. At
that time, Nancy was 5 and Cher was 6. They were racing with
their horse toys from the sticks. She always said that Cher won
all the races they made. But their happiness didn’t last long.

Nancy Sinatra and her family

In 1945, one day, Cher started to make fun of Nancy in the park where they were playing
and started to shoot her with a toy gun. Cher acted as if he hadn't had a good time with Nancy
by this time. Nancy was very upset and didn't know what to do. Nancy cried a lot but, despite
her cry, Cher left and never saw each other again.

In the 1950s, Nancy began her musical career and even appeared in
films. But she never forgot Cher. She had written a song for him while
studying at music school. In 1955, she sang the song. At that time, this
song had received a great deal of interest and was a turning point in
Nancy's career. Nancy thought that Cher would return to her when her
song spread in America and she waited for a long time for him. But Cher
didn’t come back to her, never.

Nancy kept waiting for Cher for a long time, but 15 years later she
married Hugh Lambert in 1970 and decided to move on with her life. She
had a nice relationship with Hugh and they had two kids. But unfortunately,
the bad fate didn't let Nancy go. In 1985, her husband died. Now, Nancy is
79 years old and lives in America with her children. And then, she lives

Nancy Sinatra and Hugh Lambert

Answer questions 1 and 2 below according to the text. (Please, write in full sentences.)
Write your opinion according to your own thoughts in questions 3, 4 and 5.

1. What toy did Cher and Nancy race with? Who was the winner of the race?

2. What was the turning point of Nancy's career? And who caused it? How?

3. What do you think about why Cher shot Nancy with a toy gun and left her?

4. Do you think Nancy made a mistake waiting for Cher for a long time? What
would you do if you were in Nancy's place? Please think like Nancy.

5. Are you curious about the song Nancy wrote? Do you want to listen? 