The Boy Who draw a Cat

A poor farmer and his wife live with their large family in a small village in Japan. They find
it difficult to feed all their children and they have to help with chores around the farm.
However, their youngest child is not eligible for voluntary work because he is too smart. His
parents think he will create a better priest than a farmer, so they take him to the old priest in
the village temple and ask the priest to take the boy as his ally. The priest is very impressed
with the boy’s intelligence and agrees to teach the boy to be a priest. Although the boy
excelled as a student, he had the irresistible habit of drawing cats everywhere, including the
margins of books, the temple’s pillars, and all its screens. Finally, one day, the priest advises
the boy to be an artist because he’s not a good priest, but he gives the boy some advice, that
is to “Avoid big places at night; keep it small!” The boy leaves the temple without really
understanding this advice. He is afraid to go home because he has disappointed his parents,
so he travels to the next village because he remembers that there is a big temple there, where
he can continue his education. When the boy arrives, he notes that everything is covered in
dust and no one is there. This means that the priests want to help clean up. He sees some big
white screens and decides to draw cats while he waits. Later, he feels sleepy; However, he
realizes that he is in a big place and remembers the priest’s advice, so he finds a small
cabinet where he can sleep. As he rises, he sees a large “goblin style” dead on the “floor”
larger than a cow. He notices that the cats he drew on the wall have blood-red in their
mouths. He now understands the teachings of the priest and soon becomes a famous artist.

The summary of “King Midas' Golden Touch”

“King Midas’ Golden Touch” was a story about a rich king that lived long named Midas who
had a little daughter name Marigold who he loved very much but not as much as his gold. Even
though he was very rich, he still wanted more. One day he met a fairy boy in his gold room.
The fairy gave him magic powers so that anything he touched would turn to gold. He was very
happy because his dream came true. However, he accidentally turned his daughter into a golden
statue. So the king regretted called the fairy back. He gave up his “golden touch” exchange his
daughter back. He doesn’t no long any gold anymore
The open window
Framton is not a social man so his sister has set up him to know heracquaintances.He arrives at
her acquaintance’s house, Mrs Sappleton. Her niece, Vera, greets him. She entertains him till the
aunt arrives to greet him. During this encounter, we learn a few things about the Sappletons.When
talking to Vera, Framton reveals to her about his lack of social skills. Thus, she starts telling him
about the story of the open window. She says it was a great tragedy which took place in her aunt’s
life.The open window summary explains the great tragedy that took place three years ago. Vera
points at the large French window which was open even in the chilly weather. Thus, she begins to
tell all about it.Mrs Sappleton’s husband and her two brothers left through the same window for
hunting. However, she says the earth swallowed them up as they never returned. Thus, her aunt
still in grief keeps the window open waiting for them to return.She describes the same exact way
in which they left. Her husband was carrying a white coat. At this point, her aunt comes in to greet
Framton. She apologizes for being late and hopes Vera amused him meanwhile.After that, to
Framton’s shock, Mrs Sappleton makes a remark on the open window. She tells him it is open as
she is waiting for her husband and brothers to return from a hunting trip.This convinces Framton
even more of Vera’s story. He is shocked to see her still fixated on their death. Moreover, Mrs
Sappleton continues looking at the open window anticipating their return.But, what shocks
Framton the most is the arrival of three men in hunting attire. They approach the house and
Framton is convinced they are ghosts. Thus, he runs away frantically.Finally, we see Vera has a
story for this as well. Framton’s reaction confuses Mrs Sappleton. But she assures her that
Framton got scared of the hunting dog because he has a phobia of dogs.Thus, we look at how
Vera is so good at spinning tales. She utilizes the situation at hand and is quick to whip tales back
to back without any hesitation.

The Necklace

Matilda was a young and pretty lady. She was born into a family of clerks. She was simple
and had married a pretty office clerk. She dared not to visit his friendly schoolmate’s house which
was richly furnished. One day Mr Loisel and Mme. Loisel get an invitation to dinner from the
Minister of Public Instruction.The husband got elected to get the select invitation but the wife got
irritated because she didn’t have proper clothes and jewelry to wear. Her husband gave her money
to buy a dress. At her husband’s suggestion, Mme. Loisel went to Mme Forestier’s house and she
got ready to lend her entire jewelry. However, she borrowed only a diamond necklace.Mme Loisel
danced at the; ball with enthusiasm. She looked pretty. It made her swell with joy. Her husband
wrapped her shoulders in poor wraps. They hired a carriage and reached home and instantly she
noticed that the necklace was missing.They had looked all around but they didn’t find it, then
Loisel found a chaplet of r diamonds in a shop. It looked exactly like the lost necklace and they
bought it for thirty-six thousand francs.They handed the jewel to Mme Forestier but she did not
open it. But it took them ten years to repay the borrowed amount from which they bought the
necklace.The Loisels sent away the maid and lived in a rented room in an attic. They led quite a
humble and poor life for few years. Thus they repaid their loan. One day Mrs. Loisel happened to
meet Mme Forestier while they were taking a walk. Mme Forestier revealed that her false necklace
was only worth five hundred francs.
 Colleagues = people that you work
with in a job
 Complicated =difficult to understand
 Decade =a period of ten years
 Fair =a large public even to show
things like jobs or crafts
 Get involved =to take part in
something
 Inventor =a person who makes a new
thing
 Produce =to make something
 Repair =to make something damaged
good again
 Advisor =counselor
 Consumers =buyers
 Craft =art
 Donations =gifts
 Market= advertise
 Publish =print
 Self-sufficient=independent
 Virtual=computer-based
 Compost =a mix of dead plants and
old food that helps plants grow
 Exception =a thing that doesn’t
follow a rule
 Landfill =a place where large
amounts of garbage are put into the
ground and covered with dirt
 Recycling bin =a container that holds
items that can be made into other
things again in a different form
 Smell= to have a strong or unpleasant
odor
 Sustainable =able to use natural
products and energy in a way that
doesn’t hurt the environment
 Waste =material that is not needed
and is thrown away
 Weigh =to measure how heavy
something is
 Garbage=waste material
 Attract =to cause something or
someone to go to a place
 Deep =going a long way from top to
bottom
 On purpose =not done accidentally
 Reduce =to make something less
 Float =to stay on the surface of a
liquid
 Marine =about the ocean
 Current =the flowing movement of
water
 Ingredients= necessary parts
 Sequence= the order in which things
happen
 Suspense=a feeling of excitement or
worry when you don’t know what’s
going to happen
 Ordinary= normal, not special
 Destination=the place where someone
or something is going
 Reflect on =to think about something
carefully
 Curious=wanting to know or learn
about something
 Constantly= all the time
 Chilly=cool
 Zoom by=quickly go past
 Chat=talk informally
 Snatched=quickly took
 Wave=move the flags back and forth
 Bunch= a group of thing that grow
close together
 Remind=help me remember
 Relief=good feeling when something
unpleasant stops
 Muscular=strong and well-formed