Drew Fazzino

The article I chose to complete this story lab over was “10 Good Reasons To Read More Books”. This caught my eye because I do not read enough books and I need to read more. This article has ten main points that elaborates on why reading is beneficial. The first point was you can’t write if you don’t read. The second point was your general knowledge is abysmal if you don’t read. The third point was reading helps you develop your own philosophy on life. The fourth point was it helps you develop critical thinking skills. The fifth point is you can de-stress with minimal expense. The sixth point was you can keep your brain stimulated. The seventh point was you get to understand the world. The eighth point is you can learn social skills. The ninth point was you learn that you are not alone. The final point that reading makes you less likely to be a terrible person. The three that I believe fit me most consisted of the following. The first was you can’t write if you don’t read. Readi...

The story I am doing the reading notes over is The Crab and The Crane. This story comes from the jakata. In the story the there are three main characters, a crane, the fish and the crab. This story starts out with the crane befriending the fishes and tricking them into thinking that he would take them to a new pond that was amazing, he tricked them and then ate them. Then the next day he tried to trick the crab because he was hungry. But the crab saw through this and when the crane told the crab to let go oh his neck after the flight the crab refused and pinched his head off, to lay there with the pile of bones of fish. The plot I got from this was no not intend harm when trying to befriend people because it will come back to haunt you later, when not expecting it. Reading Source:  The Crab and The Crane (This picture is of the characters the crab and the crane, Source:  The Crab and The Crane )

The story I chose to do the Reading notes over was the Monkey and the Crocodile.   This story is part of the Jataka tales. In this tale I was really intrigued by the story line. I found it similar to my first story the chipmunks and the eagle. But in this story the crocodile that was sent to bring the monkey back to his mother so she could eat his heart. But the monkey was too cunning for the crocodile and outsmarted him on multiple occasions. The plot I took from this story was do not always believe you are the smartest in the room because there is always someone that can out smart you. Story Source:  The Monkey and the Crocodile (Image is of a monkey on a crocodiles back, Source:  The Monkey and the Crocodile )