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Week 11 Story: To Fall in Love in One Night

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Once upon a time there was a boy, named James, attending his first college at the University of California, Los Angeles. James was originally from Oklahoma, but decided to go out of state and to explore the world while attending college. It was difficult for him to decide whether to stay in Oklahoma to be close with his family, or to go out of state and attend UCLA to explore what is best for himself. As James went through his days in college, he bumped into someone special along the way. One night as James was heading home from the coffee shop, he met a girl that was standing outside of the bars, trying to holler a taxi for a ride back home. "Excuse me, Taxi!" said the girl. "It's hard to get the taxi's attention nowadays huh?" said James as he approaches the girl. "Very funny. Taxi!" said the girl. "Oh, no! I wasn't trying to be sarcastic. I was just giving the facts. Have you tried calling someone?" asked James. "I...

Reading Notes: The Ox Who Envied The Pig, Part B

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Notes: Ox named Big Red. Big Red had a brother named, Little Red. Both brothers did carting on a large farm. Farmer had only one daughter that is soon to be married. Her mother order for the pig to be fat before being eat for a feast. Little Red was confused of how the Ox's both have been given straw and grass to eat while the the pig gets many options and works harder than the pig. The pig is considered lazy. The Big Red told his little brother that the pig is eating a lot so that he will be eaten from people. The pig was being eaten for a wedding feast. Big Red told his brother to eat his straw and grass and to be content and live long. Not long after, the pig was killed and had been cooked for the wedding. The little pig realized that they should eat plain food for years. The pig was feed well as he lasted, but didn't last too long. Bibliography:  The Ox Who Envied The Pig , by Ellen C. Babbitt. The fattened Pig was killed & cooked for the ...

Reading Notes: The King's White Elephant, Part A

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Notes: Number of carpenters lived on a river bank near a large forest. Everyday, the carpenters went in boats to the forest to cut down trees and make them into lumber. One day while at work, an elephant approaches while limping on three feet. He held up one foot and one of the carpenters saw it was sore and swollen. The elephant layed down and the carpenters saw a big splinter in the sore of the foot. Therefore, they pulled it out and cleaned it for the elephant for him to get back on his feet again. After the elephant got better, he thought that the carpenters think  that he may have been useful for something. The carpenters fed the elephant well all day due to helping them out with the trees. The elephant helped by pulling down the trees for the carpenter to chop them down and roll the logs down to the river. Somehow, the elephant had a white son? The old elephant said that he will take his son to work to show how to work once the old elephant doesn't have str...