جنگ اسرائیل نه بر علیه فلسطین نه بر علیه مسلمانان است بلکه بر علیه انسانیت است.

The Lucky Octopus

Ollie the octopus only had seven legs.

"The last one will grow," the ocean doctor said the day Ollie was born.

"But when?" asked Ollie's mother. She was very sad.

"When Ollie turns eight years old," the doctor said.

For seven years, Ollie's brothers and sisters teased her about her missing leg. She was the youngest octopus in the family. Her sister Olivia was the oldest.

"Ollie only has seven legs because she isn't part of our real family," Olivia told the other sea creatures one day.

It was a lie, but everyone believed Olivia because she was the oldest.

When the other sea creatures played games like tag and hide and go seek, Ollie's brother Oscar wouldn't let Ollie play.

"You can't catch a fish with only seven legs," Oscar said. "Go and find a friend that has an extra leg to play with."

Ollie searched around the ocean, but there weren't any kind sea creatures to play with. She was very lonely.

One day Ollie's brother Orlando saw Ollie playing by herself in the seaweed. He was very happy.

"Guess what I found today, Ollie!" Orlando said. "A treasure chest. It is from a ship and it is full of beautiful jewels."

"Can I see it?" Ollie asked. "I have always dreamed of seeing a treasure chest."

"I'm not showing it to anyone!" Orlando said. "Especially not a tiny octopus with only seven legs."

Ollie went home and told her mother that she was sad. "Everyone treats me differently because I only have seven legs," she said.

"Don't worry," her mother said. "Tomorrow is your eighth birthday and you will finally grow another leg! Then you will never be lonely."

That night Ollie dreamed that she grew another leg. Everyone celebrated and ate delicious food. She was so happy. But the next day, when Ollie woke up and counted her legs, there were still only seven.

Ollie hid in the seaweed patch and cried. She was so sad. Suddenly a sea fairy appeared. It was the tiniest creature Ollie had ever seen.

"You are the lucky octopus I have been waiting for," the sea fairy said.

"I am?" Ollie said.

"Yes. Only the luckiest octopus gets to make three wishes."

Ollie knew exactly what to wish for.

"First I wish that Olivia was honest," Ollie said.

"Your wish is granted. Now you have two more wishes," the fairy said.

"Second I wish that Oscar was kind."

"And now he is," the fairy said. "And what is your last wish?"

"Lastly, I wish that Orlando was fair," Ollie said.

Before the tiny sea fairy disappeared, she told Ollie that she was the kindest octopus in the whole sea. "I wish that all of your birthday dreams come true," the sea fairy said before she swam away.

When Ollie got home her family was waiting for her. "Surprise!" they said all at once.

"I bought you a present," Oscar said. "It's a beautiful pearl necklace!"

"Thank you," Ollie said. "You are very kind."

"I baked a delicious cake for you," Orlando said. "And I invited all of the sea creatures to share it with us."

"You are very fair," Ollie said. "Thank you for sharing."

"I'm very sorry, I don't have a present for you," Olivia said. "I forgot it was your birthday."

"That's okay," Ollie said. "You are very honest. Thank you."

Ollie's mother swam over to her daughter with a red birthday balloon.

"I'm so happy for you, Ollie," she said.

"Why Mother?"

"Look, you've finally grown your eighth leg!" Ollie's mother tied the balloon to her daughter's new leg.

It was the happiest day of Ollie's life.

The Bears' Night Out

Megan loved bears more than anything else in the whole world. She had a polar bear, a grizzly bear, a panda bear, and even a koala bear. She had other animals too, but it was only the bears that got to sleep in Megan's bed at night.

Each night before bed, she gathered the bears around her and tucked them in. Before she closed her eyes she told each of the bears to behave. And, normally they did. But one summer night, the polar bear couldn't sleep.

"It's too hot in here," he told the other bears. "I wish I were in the North Pole right now."

"Where is the North Pole?" asked Panda.

"I'll take you there if you want to go," said Polar.

Panda did want to go and Grizzly and Koala did too.

So, the four bears slid down the bedpost and headed off North. When they arrived in the North Pole, Polar showed the other bears around. Koala did not feel very comfortable.

"It's too cold!" said Koala. "I could never live here."

"We polar bears have two kinds of fur," Polar said, "some that is woolly and keeps us warm, and some that is spiky and keeps us dry. And even though we are as white as the snow we have thick black skin that keeps us comfortable."

"It was nice to meet your friends and family," said Koala, "but I wish I were somewhere warmer."

So, the bears headed South, all the way down to Australia. Koala showed her friends around.

"Is there something to drink?" asked Grizzly. "It's hot here, and I'm thirsty."

"Koala bears eat eucalyptus," said Koala. "We get all the water we need from the leaves." Koala shared some eucalyptus with her bear friends, and they all got sleepy. But, just before they were about to have a nap, Grizzly's tummy began to roar.

"I'm still hungry," Grizzly said. "I wish I were in the mountains by a nice cold stream.

So the bears headed West, all the way to Canada. Grizzly showed his friends all of the wonderful things to eat, like fish, and grapes, and even garbage left by nearby campers. Panda was exhausted from all of the travelling.

"I wish I were home where life is a whole lot slower," said Panda.

So, the four bears headed East to China. As they were travelling, Panda looked very worried.

"Aren't you happy to be going home for a visit?" Polar asked Panda.

"I am, but I'm afraid there won't be any pandas left," explained Panda.

When they arrived in China there were only a few other panda bears around. Panda and his friends had to share one small bamboo stick.

"Where is everybody?" asked Koala.

"Is this all there is to eat?" asked Grizzly.

"I'm afraid bears like me have almost gone extinct," said Panda. "And most of the bamboo trees have been cut down so there isn't much to eat."

The bears were tired so they decided to head back to Megan's house. All the way home, the bears were very quiet. They had enjoyed their trip around the world, but they felt sad that there were only a few panda bears left. When they had snuggled back in bed with Megan, Panda lifted up his head and smiled.

"I'm so thankful to have other bear friends like you," Panda said. "Friends don't have to be panda bears. Other kinds of bears are just as nice."

The bears smiled and hugged each other and then closed their eyes and went to sleep. A moment later Koala sat up again.

"I have a secret to tell you," she said. "I'm not really a bear at all. I wish I were a bear, but actually I'm a marsupial. I hope you'll love me just the same."

None of the bears said a word. They were already fast asleep. But, just when Koala thought her secret was still a secret she heard a tiny voice.

"I love you just the same as all the other bears, Koala," Megan said. "And, sometimes I wish I were a bear too."

چند عکس تاسف اور از خود کشی برای دیدن عکس ها روی ادامه مطلب کلیک کنید

روز دانش اموز را به همه ی دانش اموزان ایرانی تبریک گفته و سال تحصیلی پر تلاشی را برایتان ارزومندم

Good Neighbours

After school one winter day, Jack's mother told him to go out and play in the snow.

"But it's so cold outside, Mother!" Jack said.

"Put on your coat and your hat and your mittens," his mother said. "You can build a snowman before your father comes home."

"I'm going to need a carrot for the nose," Jack said. "And I'll need some things for the snowman's hat and face."

Jack got a bucket and collected everything he needed to decorate his snowman. His mother promised she would watch him build the snowman from the window.



Outside, in his front yard, Jack started with a very small ball of snow. He got on his knees and rolled the snow into a big ball. At another window, someone else was watching Jack play. It was his new neighbour Naoko. Naoko asked her mother if she could go outside and help Jack build his snowman.

"It's very cold outside. Are you sure you want to go out and play?" her mother asked.

"Yes, Mother!" Naoko said. "I will wear my coat and my hat and my mittens."

Naoko's mother helped her put on her winter clothes and promised to watch her from the window.

"You can play until your father comes home," her mother said.



Naoko ran outside to Jack's yard and asked if she could help him finish his snowman.

"Yes, please help me," Jack said. "My father will be home from work very soon."

"Okay. What can I do?" Naoko asked.

"I built my snowman's body with two snowballs. I need to roll one more for my snowman's head."

"But snowmen only have two snowballs. One is for the body and one is for the head, " Naoko said.

"No, snowmen always have three snowballs," Jack said. "I don't think I need you to help me after all."

Jack picked up some snow and made it into a small snowball. He got on his knees and rolled the snow away from Naoko to make the snowman's head.



Naoko walked into her own yard and began to build her own snowman.

"I don't want to build a snowman with Jack anyway," she thought to herself. "I'm going to make my own."

Naoko rolled two big balls of snow and put them on top of each other. When she finished that she took off her hat and scarf and decorated the snowman. Lastly, she found some sticks and pine cones and made her snowman's eyes and mouth and arms. Her mother clapped from the window.



Jack made a hat for his snowman with his bucket. He used his mother's sewing buttons for the eyes and mouth. Lastly, he added a carrot for the snowman's nose. After he finished, Jack's mother smiled and pointed. His father was driving up the street.



Suddenly a terrible thing happened. The head fell off Jack's snowman and crashed to the ground!

"Oh no! My snowman fell apart," Jack said, "and my father is almost home!"

Naoko heard Jack's cry and ran over to his yard to see what the problem was.

"I'll help you roll another snowball," Naoko said. "If we do it together we can finish it before your father gets home."

Together, Jack and Naoko rolled a new snowball. They shaped it with their mittens until it was round. Then they lifted it up onto the snowman's body and decorated it with the carrot and bucket and buttons.

"We finished it just in time," Jack said. "Thank you for your help."

"You're welcome. I like your snowman better," Naoko said. "Mine doesn't have a nose."



Jack walked over to look at Naoko's snowman. He loved the pine cone eyes and mouth and the sticks for arms, but he knew it wasn't finished. Jack ran back to his snowman and pulled the carrot out. He broke it into two pieces and gave half to Naoko.

"Hurry," Jack said. "Your snowman needs a nose and your father is driving up the street too."

"Thank you," Naoko said.

"You're welcome," Jack said. "I think our snowmen make good neighbours."

The Chickens Take a HolidayThe sun was about to rise on Farmer Tim's farm. Chester Chicken woke up the cows with his important news.

"The chickens are taking a holiday today," Chester Chicken said.

"Is that so?" said Daisy the cow. "What is the special occasion?"



"We worked too hard this week," Chester said.

"You did?" asked Daisy.

"Yes! We laid ten eggs this week," Chester said, "and there are only five of us."

Daisy smiled and nodded her head. Ten was a lot of eggs for five chickens.

"Enjoy your day off," she said.

"But what about us?" the other cows said to Daisy. "We gave Farmer Tim 100 pails of milk this week. There are only ten of us!"

Daisy agreed with the cows too. 100 pails of milk would make a lot of cheese.

"But we can't take a holiday on the same day as the chickens," Daisy said. "What would Farmer Tim say?"

Daisy and the cows moved over to a patch of grass to have their breakfast.

"The chickens are taking a holiday," Daisy told the trees. "And we don't think it's fair."



The trees were not happy with this news.

"I've dropped over 1,000 apples this season," one said.

"And I've had a million cherries picked!" said another.

The wind blew and the trees put on their angry faces.

"We deserve a holiday more than the chickens!" the trees shouted together. "We worked too hard all season."

This woke up the rake that was sitting on the grass underneath the trees.

"Have you heard the news?" the apple tree asked the rake. "The chickens are taking a holiday. They think they worked too hard this week."

The rake stood up and announced its disapproval. "I raked over one million leaves this year. And there's only one of me! If anyone deserves a holiday it is a poor tired rake."

Just then Rowdy Rooster hopped on the fence. He looked up into the sky and began to crow. It was time for the farmer to wake up.

The chickens and cows and trees waited for Farmer Tim to come out and pick up the rake.

But a minute passed and Farmer Tim did not appear.

Rowdy called two more times.

"Call him again," the chickens yelled to the rooster. "He must be having a dream."

Rowdy made one last call and this time Farmer Tim woke up. But he didn't come out and pick up the rake, or milk the cows, or check on the eggs underneath the chickens. Instead he opened the window and shouted loud enough for everyone to hear:

"I worked too hard this week, I say. It's time I took a holiday!"

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It really does not matter how inconsistent or
unfair those in  authority may appear to be, we
as students are responsible for our responses
to them.
It is my teacher's opinion that a person's
attitude far outweighs a student's academic
ability.

Learning to understand what those in authority
are really trying to achieve is essential,
especially since I am considered the student.
A person's attitude will make or break a
person.  Your personal attitude is far more
important than your personal appearance or
your level of skill.

I have a daily choice of what to do about my
attitude.  I can sulk or decide that for no other
reasons than for my own health to be a happy
productive student who shows a high level of
accountability.

The statement has been made that life is 15%
what happens to you and 85% how you react
to whatever situation you are in.

Webster states that the definition for attitude is
the position or posture of the body.  The
dictionary also states that attitude is a way of
acting or behaving that shows what one is
thinking or feeling.

In the future I hope to exhibit an attitude that
reflects more respect for myself and my
classmates. I will make all attempts to control
my "body English" in such a way that it will
exemplify a positive attitude and help to
contribute to a better learning environment for
my peers and myself.

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Webster defines the word procrastinate as
putting off something until later.  Sometimes
to delay doing something means that we
increase the probability of not ever finding time
to do the project at all.

It is easy to allow our minds to become occupied
with many things that do not enhance our
reasons for being in this class.  It is extremely
necessary that we take a quick refresher course
as to why the assignment was required.  This
does not mean that we need to justify or nullify
the teacher’s reason.  This assignment shows a
measure of accountability.

It has become necessary for me to copy these
few paragraphs hoping that in so doing it will
stimulate me to arrange my priorities in order to
find time to turn in all of my assignments on the
date that they are due. It is unfair for me to think
that the teacher should allow me to be the
exception to her rules and accept my assignment
at a later date.

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