The Clever Stick (M)

今日はどうしても時間がなくてブログ記事を書けませんでした。ごめんなさい。
でも、お休みにするのも気が進まなかったので、中学3年生（男子）が書いたお話を載せました。原文のままです。これは、学校でSTORY MAKINGの時に30枚の絵カードを渡され、その絵に基づいて自由にお話を作ったということでした。

STORY MAKINGの指導は、お話の初めはどのような言葉から始めるかなどの決まりを学びます。例えば、

Beginning ： A long time ago, Once upon a time, etc.
Continuing： Then, After that, Later, As soon as, However etc.
Things happening at the same time： when, while, during etc.
Interruption： Suddenly, Unexpectedly
Ending： In the end, Finally, Eventually, Lastly

その他にも、動詞であれば、Hands, Eyes, Feet, Mouth/Nose
形容詞であれば、Appearance, Trait, Feeling (Good), Feeling (Bad)
Shape, Color, Quantity, Taste, Sound, Time/Age
などにClassify されている単語のListが渡されています。このListは結構便利そうです。

お話の最初の2行は印刷されていました。3番目以降からは30枚の絵を自由に並べてお話を作ったようです。

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The Clever Stick

1. Once upon a time, there was a clever stick.
2. Ever since he had fallen off the tree, he had been smart.
3. “Wow! I’m smart!” However, he was lonely.
4. He wanted to make friends. He floated down the river to go
somewhere else.
5. Once he got off the shore, he saw a bird singing. He found out that he
liked the song, so he started tossing with the bird.
6. After a while the bird got tired and flew away. He was alone, again.
7. He started to think about how to make friends. He got an idea. He
decided to travel around the world and see how other guys make friends.
8. He saw a snake. The snake was talking with another snake.
9. Next, he spotted a squirrel talking with another squirrel.
10. He found the problem. However, he couldn’t solve it.
11. They were all making friends with the same species.
12. There were no other “Clever Stick” in the world so he had no choice
but to make friends with other species.
13. First, he tried to make friends with a frog, but the frog ignored him.
14. Next, he tried to talk with a rose, but it was no use. He was alone,
again.
15. It was getting dark. He decided to go back to the tree.
16. On the way home, he stepped over a rock. He got sad because the
flowers by the road were laughing at him.
17. He instantly knew that he couldn’t make friends with them.
18. He was walking home and for the first time, he looked back. He was
surprised to see lines behind him.
19. He got excited and ran around drawing lines on the sand.
20. He wanted to draw something big. He got an idea.
21. He decided to draw a castle. A very big one.
22. Many small animals came around him. He didn’t notice it because he
was concentrating so hard.
23. He began to move faster and faster, but he drew it neatly.
24. At last, he finished drawing it. He was tired but he was also happy.
25. He wanted to draw more but he had no space left.
26. Many animals cheered him he got very proud of himself.
27. However, his happiness didn’t last for long.
28. It started to rain. The animals rushed back to their nests.
29. His picture was ruined. He had nothing left.
30. He was alone again.