This book is very funny. First I thought this book will tell us the truth. But it's full of joke. In this book, it tells about why cats chases rats and why monkeys live in trees. It also tells about rabbit and crocodile but this part, you read it.
First I want to write about why cats chases rats. It's very famous that cats chases rats. As you can see in the anime "Tom and Jerry". Everybody knows that it's just a food chain. But in this book it tells such a ridculous thing. It tells that long long time ago, cats and rats used to be a best friends. Did you know that!? According to this book, it says cat and rat lived happily together on an island. The island had all they needed. There were birds for the cats to chase. And plenty of juicy plants for rat to nibble with her sharp front teeth. There was only one problem. There wasn't much else to do. Most days they were bored. Then one moring, the rat had an idea to look for somewhere else to live. The cat agreed to the idea. They had an idea to make a boat from the trunk of a tree. The rat gnawed at a tree until the tree can timber. Then the cat scratched inside of the trunk so they could sit. They rowed and rowed for a long time. The cat felt tired so the he fell asleep. The rat felt hungry and realised that she forgot to bring some foods. While the cat was sleeping, the rat ate the side of the boat. Soon the water started to slosh up through the hole and started to sink. After the boat sant they had to swim back to the island. As you can see cats doesn't like to get wet. So the cat get very angry and splutted to eat the rat. After the rat get to the shore, she digged a hole and ran into it. The cat will sit in front of the hole until the rat appears.
The expression that impressed me was "That is why, today, a cat will sit for hour upon hour , waiting to prounce on a rat".(P.15 L5~L8) It's the scene you can see in the anime "Tom and Jerry". I could imagine this scene every easily . Even though I haven't seen it in my life. So if I have a chance I want see it.
Finally I want to write why monkeys live in trees. Many years ago king of the jungle was gorilla. This gorilla had a daughter and all of the animal wanted to marry her. But she couldn't choose who to marry. Then gorilla found a barrel with a water tastes fire. He had an idea to test the other animal if they could drink the whole barrel. If the animal could drink the whole barrel of fire water, the gorrila would let him marry her. First, the elephant came challenged. He sucked up the fire water and sneezed and sprayed water everywhere. Secondly, the hippo came and took a big mouthful of fire water and chocked. Next the warthog and leopard challenged but either of them failed. Finally a tiny monkey appeared and challenged. All the animal wondered how can this tiny monkey could drink all the barrel of fire water. First the monkey gulped a large mouthful of fire water and an into the bushes. After a few moment the monkey came back and gulp of fire water and again ran into the bushes. They had a secret behind the bushes. Benhind the bushes, a whole tribe were finding and each monkey will drink the fire water in turns. By the end of the day, the monkey drank the all of the fire water. Finally the monkey was allowed to marry but suddenly the giraffe shouted. "The monkey cheated!!" "His friend helped him!!" The monkeys ran off to the trees. Monkeys have been living upon the trees ever since.
The expression that I was impressed is "The barrel was full of greasy water. Naresh(The name of the gorrila) took a sip. It tasted of fire. Fire water? he said, That might be useful".(P19 L5~L8) I wonder what is in the barrel and how does it tastes.
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