★Little Women

I read "Little Women" written by Louisa May Alcot. It is "Wakakusa-Monogatari" in Japanese.
We learned about Louisa and watched the movie of it on DVD in ALH class.

It is about the March family but this story doesn't finish, there are three stories to continue the Marchs' story--Little Men, Good Wives, and Jo's Boys.

Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy March were sisters and main characters in it. Meg was the oldest and she had big eyes and beautiful long brown hair. Jo loved reading books and she liked writing stories and she was Louisa! Beth was very quiet but she was good at playing the piano. Amy was the youngest and her eyes were blue and her hair was yellow. They didn't have a lot of money but they lived happily with their mother and Hannah who helped Mrs. March in their house. Their father was away in the war so they couldn't see him, though they wanted to see him.
Old Mr. Laurence was their father's friend and he lived near to their house with his grandchild, Laurie. Mr. Laurence gave some presents for the sisters. Especialy, he gave his piano for Beth.
Laurie was their good friend but he liked Jo the best. Amy was unhappy that because she wanted to play with them. Jo was very angry with Amy because Amy burned her stories. Amy said sorry to Jo many times but Jo was still angry. When Amy drawn in cold water, Jo helped her and they became good friends again.

Jo's story was in newspaper because Jo finished writing a story and she took it to an office! Jo didn't tell that to her family. When she read the story for them, they got to like it and they ask her who write it, then she told that she wrote it!!!

Cristmas was special day for them. The first scene and the last scene were Cristmas. Their father came back to their house on second Cristmas! Beth had been bad ill since before Cristmas but she became happy to see her father again and became well!! Mr. Brooke who was Laurie's teacher loved Meg and she decided to get marry with him at the last!!!

Later, Jo talked to Laurie.
"I love Meg, and I want her with me," she said. "But she's going to be happy, and that's good. And I'm happy today. Mother and Father are here. Beth is well again. Meg loves John. Amy and I are friends--and you and I are friends too. I'm writing, and people like my stories. But Laurie, are we going to be happy in a year, or in two years? Who knows?"

The Marchs have many problems but they become happy at the last so I like this story:)
I think it is heart-warming story and I feel family's love from the story.

If you read Wakakusa-Monogatari, you should read Little Women;)
I want to read Little Men next time!

Little Women, Penguin Readers Level 1, 0-582-41668-X

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