The Clever Woman

 His mother is playing the guitar. His wife is playing the piano. His two younger children are fighting. His older children are arguing about the television. And the pots and pans are bubbling on the cooker. But Mr Murphy doesn't mind. Now his house seems so quiet. (P.24 L.3~6)

  I read The Clever Woman, a book in the Helbling Readers series. The main character a man, Mr Murphy. He is tired because of his job, so he want to relax at his home. But his mother is playing the guitar and his wife is playing the piano. Also, his children are arguing. He can't relax with all the noise. In order to solve this problem, he asks the clever woman to help him. She tells him some ways to improve the situation, but it doesn't seem to be good idea. He does what she said,  but his house doesn't become quiet. On the contrary, his house is noisier. He doesn't know what to do, so he goes to see the clever woman again. She tells him a way and he tries the way. Finally, he can relax at his home. The idea of the clever woman is nice. I thought she is really clever. What does she say to him?

Within High Fence

 I don't want a big house anymore. I want to change. I'm going to do something with my life. (P.30 L.13 ~15)

 I read Within High Fence,  a level 2 book in Cambridge English Readers series. This story is about love and mystery. The main character is a woman, Nancy. She has a rich boyfriend and work as a guard. She likes her job, but her boyfriend, Tom don't like it. She works in a center for asylum seekers who want to live Great Britian because of bad problems in their countries. There she met a man, George. At first she thought he is a bad man, but gradually she found that he is a very kind and nice person. Nancy and George love each other. Nancy wanted to live with George, not Tom. Tom said to Nancy that George wants only money because Tom didn't want to lose Nancy. But she didn't believe Tom and decided to live with George. One day, in Nancy's small house, someone stole her things. When her things were stolen, there is no person in her room. When she came back to home, she found this incident. George wasn't there and didn't come back to Nancy's home. Who is the criminal of this incident? And where is George? Can Nancy and George meet and live with again?

Fireball's Heart

 "I don't believe that your people tell the truth all the time," laughs Stronge Buffalo. "And I don't believe that Dark Eyes never tells lies! Let's have a test. Let's meet again in a week's time. If Dark Eyes tells a lie during the week, you give me half of your tribe's horses. If he tells the truth, I give you half of my horses!"


I read Fireball's Heart. This book is in the Helbling Readers series. In this book, there are two tribes. In one tribe, it is said that people always tell the truth. Do people really tell the truth? One day Dark Eyes met a girl, Blue Feather. They eat and tell each other stories. They like each other. When Dark Eyes get closer, Blue Feather is crying. She is very ill. She told him the heart of the best horse on the prairie is needed. And she must eat it in order to get better. He thought he can't kill the horse because he likes the horse very much, but he likes her too and wanted to help her. He decided to kill the horse and help her. He didn't wanted her to die. He has to say to Wise Owl that he killed the horse, but it's not easy. Does Dark Eyes tell the truth? Please check the end of this book!