I read a sad story for my kids today.
I read a sad story for my kids today.
Today was the last day of four days off in a row. In the morning, I took my daughter to a beauty shop to get her hair cut.
In the afternoon, one of her friends visited our house, made pan cakes, and played together.
In the afternoon, one of her friends visited our house, made pan cakes, and they played together.
We had a great time with them. After eating supper, we watched a TV program "Full House" which is one of my kids' favorites.
At eight thirty, we went to bed, and I read books for my kids. Basically my kids choose books. My daughter picked up the book I don't like reading. I turned down her request.
At eight thirty, we went to bed, and I read books for my kids. Basically my kids choose books. My daughter picked up the book I don't like reading. I turned down her request.
However she insisted on her demand.
However she insisted. So I reluctantly read that book.
The book is about three elephants at the zoo in Tokyo during World War II.
The book is about three elephants at the zoo in Tokyo during World War II.
Due to aerial attack by U.S. forces, they thought it was dangerous to keep carnivorous animals and big animals at the zoo if it comes to that the cages were broken and animals escaped from the zoo during the aerial attack.
Due to aerial attacks by U.S. forces, they thought it was dangerous to keep carnivorous animals and big animals at the zoo because the cages might be broken and the animals might escape from the zoo during the aerial attack.
The keepers decided to kill animals.
The keepers decided to kill the animals.
At first they killed carnivorous animals by poison. And then, they tried to kill elephants.
At first they killed carnivorous animals by poison. And then, they tried to kill the elephants.
They failed to kill them by poison because their skin were too thick to make an injection.
They failed to kill them by poison because their skin was too thick to give an injection.
They tried to feed poisonous potatoes to them. However they recognized potatoes were poisonous and didn't eat them. Therefore they decided not to feed them at all.
The three elephants were getting thinner and thinner.
Whenever they saw animal keepers, they tried to play performance to get feed.
Whenever they saw the animal keepers, they tried to perform to get food.
Animal keepers were so distress at starving elephants.
The animal keepers were very distressed about the starving elephants.
Ten days later, the elephants at last died in the position of performance.
Ten days later, the elephants at last died in the performance position.
The keepers cried loudly in front of elephants. Just in time, they saw several battle planes B29 above them.
The keepers cried loudly in front of the elephants. At that moment, they saw several B29 battle planes above them.
They yelled "Stop war", "No more war".
I think it isone of the best book to tell about the war.
I think it is
I think it is one of the best books to tell about the war.
However I don't like reading it. Because I weep everytime I read.
However I don't like reading it, because I weep every time I read.
We can visit that zoo in Tokyo. We can also visit the grave of animals inside of the zoo.
One day, I want to take my kids to that zoo to offer the flowers for the soul of animals.
One day, I want to take my kids to that zoo to offer flowers for the soul of animals.