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Ryunosuke Akutagawa (1918) Published by Kodansha International(1987), The Spider's Thread   and other stories,   Translated by Dorothy Britton    I forgot writing about this book I read last week so I'm talking about it. I introduce "The Spider's Thread" written by Ryunosuke Akutagawa in 1918, Taisyo period. "One day, the Lord Buddha was taking a stroll beside the Lotus Pool in Paradise." This famous line begins this story. From the lotus pool, the Lord Buddha can see the hell where many sinners are suffering. The Lord has a kindness so attempted to help someone. And "Kandata" was chosen by the Lord Buddha. He was one of the sinner in the hell but only once, he did good conduct that saved life of a spider before being sent to the hell. The Lord had already know his this behavior. Therefore, the Lord decided to save his life by hanging spider thread. The Lord wanted him to climb to the top of the Lotus Pool by the spider thread. H

Kevin Brophy (2001) PENGUIN READERS LEVEL3, Manchester United     Do you know this football club, "Manchester United"?      This week, I read "Manchester United" which is written about this club's full history- how this club began, the great players, the great goals, the great games. I'm a huge fun of Manchester United because this club is one of the biggest football club around the world. Let me explain this club a little. Manchester United began in 1878, formed by some railway workers. In the past, this team won countless trophies as a champion. A lot of big football fans call this team "The Red Devils". This team produced many great players such as "Ryan Giggs", "David Beckham", and "Cristiano Ronaldo" etc... Not only players, but also all managers such as "Alex Ferguson", "Ron Atkinson" were so great that this club didn't stop getting strong. Anyway, this club is