Monday, October 11, 2010

Stories of Princes & Princesses


I read “Stories of Princes & Princesses”. But Colin is prince in the Kingdom, he was more clumsy than any other princes. Although they fight dragons, he can’t. One day, he walks in front of a sad princess. Suddenly, she proposes marriage to him. And he meets her father. Her father gives him three tests. In the first test, he is tried to do polite act. Because when the queen is eating meal, he is taking politely to her, so he can’t see the butler. In the second test, but he had to take her out, he looses the royal boat. Then he has to ride the royal horse. After the king looks at him, he says to Colin, “Leave the palace tomorrow.” That night, because he isn’t able to sleep, he is looking at the outside from a window. Suddenly, he is surprised because he hears a scream of the Princess. And he looks down, a man is kidnapping her. He takes a flower of pot which is adorned on the edge of the window. He nails with him, so he falls over. He run to help her, he holds her in his arms. After that the king comes. She tells him Colin’s brave figure. He permits him to marry the princess. He is so happy.

Prue wants to be a princess, but she doesn’t want to marry a prince. The king thins that he has his daughter choose a man in three men. Because she doesn’t like all, her father is angry. “If you won’t marry a prince, you will marry the first man who comes to the castle!” he says. (l5-8, p.14) The very next day, a man who is playing an old violin comes.
He is a beggar. Her father orders the man to marry Prue. The she and he are marries on the spot. But he takes her his home as his wife, she doesn’t want to marry him. She doesn’t want to marry anyone. She does everything because he is very poor. Before she has married him, she is used to servants. One day, he brings some straw in his home. He thinks that they are able to make baskets to sell. But her hands are cut by the straws. He says to her, “Prince Alec is getting married. Perhaps you can work in the castle over the hill.” (l2-5, p.19) Prue works in the castle. Prince Alec takes pity on her, so she gives her some foods. While she goes to home, she passes the ballroom. Princes Alec is giving a speech to his guests. At that very moment he sees her. But she tries to run away, she drops some foods from her apron on a stage. The guests begin to laugh. Princes Alec says to her, “I’d like to dance with you!” (l1, p.23) He reaches for her hand. But she runs away as she is crying. But he catches with her. At the back of the ballroom, they promise to marry.

Princes Sam is a poor and he live in a tiny castle. He owns only a beautiful rose tree and a lovely nightingale. He falls in love with a rich princess. She is Sara. He sends his beautiful tree and a nightingale. But she is not glad. He has an idea and he goes to her palace and he takes care of the palace pigs. But he misses the lovely songs of nightingale. So, he males a rattle that plays magical tunes. When she heard that, she thinks that she wants it. He says to her, “It costs one hundred kisses”. (l4, p.30) She is going to give him ten kisses. But he doesn’t give up. She has to give in. When the king is on his balcony, he hears giggling. He runs down quickly, he creeps up behind Sara’s maids. He is so angry because his daughter kissed pig boy. Sam has been called “Pig boy.” Sam and Sara have to leave there. He takes her his tiny castle. She sometimes waters the rose tree.

In the country, there is a prince who is the rudest, dirtiest and smelliest. He is Percy and lives alone in his dirty old castle and he doesn’t like children, animals. And he has no friends. His soldiers also call him Smelly Perce when Perce is not in a place. Because he is a very lonely prince, he thinks that he will capture a princess and marry her. When he grabbed a princess and he takes her home. He locks her in a tower, she has a fiancé. It is Hurry and he tries to rescue her but he can’t get into the tower. When he is worried about her, a mole speaks to him. According to the mole’s talk, Percy smashed its homes and moles are going to get Princes Hurry into the castle. The moles continue to dig all night. They build a tunnel. Princes Hurry goes through the tunnel, he finds Percy and the Princess. Although Percy tries to stop Harry, he can’t because his sword is so rusty. After that Harry’s soldiers decide Percy need a bath. Percy is fun and people are friendlier. Harry rescues the princess and marries her. Percy is invited to their wedding.


I thought that Prince Harry is so nice and neat. If I am in his position, I won’t be concerned and invite my wedding. He is excellent!!






Points: 1.4-1.6


Points: 14.4




Stories of Princes & Princesses, 0-7460-5406-8, Usborne Young Reading


(899 words)

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