kiwiguo的部落格

1. "What Are Little Boys Made Of?" is a popular nursery rhyme dating from the early 19th century.

What are little boys made of?

2. John Denver and the Muppets--12 days of Christmas

3. Why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears is an African legend. In this origin story , the mosquito lies to a lizard , who puts sticks in his ears and ends up frightening another animal, which down a long line causes a panic. In the end, an owlet is killed and the owl is too sad to wake the sun until the animals hold court and find out who is responsible. The mosquito is eventually found out, but it hides in order to escape punishment. So now it constantly buzzes in people's ears to find out if everyone is still angry at it.

characters:

(1) Mother Owl: woke up the sun each day, so the day can come

(2) Mosquito: Shannon

(3) Iquana: frighten

(4) python: scare

(5) rabbit: startle

(6) crow: alarm

(7) monkey: kill

4. The Bluest Eye is a novel by American author Toni Morrison. The story is about a year in the life of a young black girl named Pecola who develops an inferiority complex due to her eye color and skin appearance. Pecola is continually reminded of what an "ugly" girl she is, fueling her desire to be white with blue eyes. The novel explores the younger years of both of Pecola's parents and their struggles as African-Americans in a largely White Anglo-Saxon Protestant community. 

5. Beasts of the Southern Wild is a American fantasy drama film. Faced with both her hot-tempered father's fading health and melting ice-caps that flood her ramshackle bayou community and unleash ancient aurochs, six-year-old Hushpuppy must learn the ways of courage and love.