2009/09/26

Chewing Gum

September 26, 2009
Chewing Gum
By Max

Today many people eat chewing gum and bubble gum, and there are many different companies making gum. There are many flavors too. Archaeologists knew people before ate tree resin, and they knew this material is very good for the body. So they started to make chewing gum in the mid-19th century. It wasn’t popular at the start, but after someone made fruit chewing gum, it became popular. Then after the invention of chewing gum, someone also invented bubble gum the can blow bubbles. But the bubble gum was too sticky and can stick on anything. Finally in 1928 the bubble gum we chew today was invented.

I like bubble gum, but I haven’t eaten it for years. But I remember when I was young, when I go to see the doctor, he will give me 2 pieces of chewing gum! I really want to eat chewing gum now.

Sato and the Elephants

September 26, 2009
Sato and the Elephants
By Max

Sato’s dad was good at carving white ivory, and he taught Sato these skills. Unfortunately, his dad died very early, and Sato started to carve ivory himself. When he made an ivory figure, he took it to a shop, which they can help him sell it out. Sato’s figures are very beautiful, so he got a lot of money, which he can buy another piece of ivory. But one week, when he wanted to buy some ivory, the shop doesn’t have any. After a few weeks, he finally got a piece of ivory, and he wanted to carve some animal. He was confused, and worked for many days and nights. Finally he slept, and he dreamed of many elephants beside him, and they were angry. They almost stepped on Sato, and that’s when Sato woke up. He finally made an elephant figure, but he didn’t sell it. He started to use some pieces of stone to carve his figures.

I think Sato shouldn’t use ivory for his figures. Ivory is cut of by elephants’ tusks, and is it worth to kill many elephants to make some figures. So I think that people before were too greedy, and kill many animals. Now we need to do most is to save our animals!