Sunday, August 30, 2009

DRAGON RIDER (Chapter 8)

(Pages 66-79)

I was continuing reading a book called "Dragon Rider" which was written by Cornelia Funke.

In this chapter, the journal was started when the moon had risen above the city rooftops. Firedrake was the first one who came out from under the bridge then three of them woke up. They started the southern route and change to the east route. While the dragon's flying, Ben felt wonderful, he couldn't describe it. Also Sorrel always looked at Gilbert's map. Afterward, Ben and Sorrel argued about routes in the map. Sorrel told Firedrake to change to east route, but Ben noticed that it's too fast to change to east route. According to the map, Ben saw the way that they gonna reached was a yellow area which mean danger, bad luck, instead of gray area which mean safe place for rest. However, Sorrel didn't care what Ben said and kept telling Firedrake to fly on his own way. When they arrived the mountain, the dragon(Firedrake) slept very quick because he was tried. Ben and Sorrel helped together to examine around a mountain. They both saw the castle and it's reminded them to remember what Gilvert had tell them "I'll be seeing ghosts next" After that, Sorrel slept as same as Firedrake except for Ben, he couldn't slept. Suddenly, Ben saw a small, fat man had emerged from behind a large mossy rock and he was also holding a pickax
(knife) A man named Stonebeard and his componians(Leadengleam, Gravelbeard, and Graniteface) Fat men asked Ben that who else is here with him? Without meaning to, Ben glanced swiftly at the place where Firedrake and Sorrel were sleeping, so fat men quickly ran to that place. Then they saw Firedrake (a silver dragon) Ben tried to wake Sorrel and Firedrake up. Only Sorrel woke up, but Firedrake still sleeping. Sorrel talked with fat men a lot and made them frighten. Fat men told Sorrel long time ago, in this place there're lots of dragon (Gold, Silver) Dragons helped his grandfather to find gold and silver. Therefore, men said to Sorrel that they're getting food for her, but she needed to beg Firedrake to find element for fat men. Finally, Sorrel and Ben decied together their wanted to escape from here caused It's dangerous!!

Text to self
Sorrel thinks she can be a good guide for this journal, but not this time. She has more over confident, so she's careless about the route. On the other hand, Ben knows what way is correct. Thus, they all three get into yellow area(dangerous area) instead of gray area(safe place) because of Sorrel. I ever have my friend during scout camp when I was grade 4. My friend was leader of my group, so he needed to guide other people. He was careless when he's looking at a map, he didn't care anybody in his group. Our group was the lastest one. I think to have a good guide is good for everyone in that group because he/she will listen our opinion and we will get exactly place where we want to go? and we get lots of confident during in travelling.

1 comment:

  1. Sorrel thinks that she is a good guide for the journey?

    In my opinion I hink that to have to much confidence is not good because we will think that we are the best and don't listen to others juat think of our own thinking and we will also be careless if we have too much confidence like sorrel.

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