domingo, 6 de abril de 2008

Exercise, of retell a story we've read

The happy prince
Once Upon in a little town lived in the downtown the most beatiful statue of the city, it was recovered of gold, and had by eyes two beautiful sapphires and in the sword had a great ruby. one day a little swallow was flying there because she was going to egypt, but she felt so tired, so decided to pass the night under the statue, suddenly when she was trying to sleep a drop of water fell aver her,There was not any cloud in the sky, so the swallow flew over the prince and saw he was crying,- ¿why do you crie?- the swallow asked. Oh I'm very sad because i have seen how do sad is the people in my town, and i didn't know- said the prince. The swallow was very surprised by the prnce's attitude so she decided to stayed there with the prince, -I've seen a mother with hier sick son, please take her the ruby of my sword.-The swallow took it to the mother, but the cold was so far, because was winter, When the swallow arrived the prince told her.- I've seen a very poor writer, please take one of my sapphire eye and take it to the writer.-¡oh no if i make that yo won't see ok!, but the prince insisted, so the swallow took the sapphire to the writer and saw he was a very bad man, so he cried by the prince's eye,-Please little swallow took my last eye to a little phosphorus seller girl,-But you won't see never more'- said the swallow, but the prince insisted, and she took it to the girl, -Now little swallow take each gold part of my body to each poor person in the town, all that night the swallow did, but with the cold, the swallow dead in the prince's feet, The prince cried again, by the swallow. The next day when the mayor looked the statue, ordered, to destroy it. It's so ugly, destroy it, - told the mayor, When they took the satue to the fire, all of him melt, except his heart. So far from ther the fairy's queen asked to a fairy to take her the two most beautiful things in the world , The fairy took a long time, but one day she returned and gave to the queen the caring heart of the prince and the little swallow.

1 comentario:

Verónica Poujol dijo...

Dear Tania,
I am sorry I havent checked all your comments. This one is about the story you wrote, it is a lovely version of the original. Do not forget that countries are spelled with CAPITAL LETTERS, you wrote egypt, Egypt.
Keep posted!