il Giardino Romantico

三個月前，我給了學生一項任務。那個任務就是要用該級數所教到的文法重點以及單字全部都寫在一篇文章裡。不過因為我自己在brainstorming這一塊準備的沒有像上次那樣周全，許多學生寫出來的作品，其實我不是太滿意。但有個學生到了最後期限沒把文章交出來。每一次上課我都要催他一次：『文章呢？』催到後來，他家人每次來接他也都會幫我問。到最後，連班上同學也開始虧他。

三個月過去了。這個班級即將因為人數不足＋老師烙跑而走入歷史。禮拜三最後一堂課時，我終於忍不住跟他說：『你文章...寫多少，我就看多少。我只是想看到你真的有進度。』就這樣，他才勉強把未完成的作品拿出來給我看。

直到今天，我才把他拿出來看了一遍。因為想把他打出來，張貼在補習班的牆上。結果我越打...就越了解，為什麼這篇故事，他會拖到三個月還寫不完.....

Out of My Imagination
by Joyce

There is a boy in the classroom.  His name is Nan.  He is a student.  He is a crazy but confident boy.  This day, he is in the classroom.  He has a dream: an opened door.  Suddenly, he wakes up.  It is dark all around him.  He sees a door, a really big door.  The door has a beautiful carving.  Then, the door gently opens.  He is very excited, so he walks through the door.

He sees a grass land after he walks through the door.  He has never been there because in his city, there are no rivers nor forests nor mountains.  But there are all those things in this world.

Suddenly, he sees a small city, and he goes there.  This small town has a market, a restaurant, and a weapon shop.  He asks someone, “Do you know where this is?”  “What?” someone answers, “This is Nor Town.  Don’t you know?” Nan replies, “Sorry, I don’t know.” That person says, “It’s okay.  My name is Ned.  What’s yours?”  Nan says, “My name is Nan.”

Then Ned leads Nan around the city and tells him about the town.  Suddenly, Nan asks, “ Mr. Ned, why are all the people nervous and worried?” Ned answers, “Nor is constantly at war, and we have to look for the Peace Sword to stop the war.”  Nan listens to Ned’s story.  He wants to help them, so he asks, “Oh, Mr. Ned, do you know where the Peace Sword is?”  “I remember,” starts Ned, “it being in the Dragon’s Cave on Pendoor Island.  But many people has dies trying to look for it.”  Nan thinks for some time, then says, “I think… I can go look for the Peace Sword.”  “No!’ cries Ned, “It is too dangerous!” But Nan says to him, “I want to go.  I am willing to go.  I wish I could help you!”  “But…” starts Ned, he was very worried.  Nan said, “Don’t worry, I will come back.”

Ned finally says okay, and decides to lead Nan to visit the headman and tells him that Nan wants to look for the Peace Sword.  The headman hears what Ned says and is very happy, but he is worried, too.  “I believe you will surely come back.  Go ahead!” Then, Nan takes with him everyone’s expectation and head off.  Ned sees him off and thinks to himself, “He is just a fourteen-year-old boy.  This task is way too heavy for him to carry, isn’t it?”

Nan begins to travel.  He has just gotten to this world and he can learn about everything here.  In the morning, he usually eats breakfast by the river, or talks to animals.  He often goes hunting in the forest in the afternoon.  In the evening, he always sings a song or sleeps near a campfire.  He sometimes learns the language of this world, too.

One day, Nan comes to a small village.  The village head sees Nan coming and says welcome to him.  “I am the head of this village” the head says, “this is my daughter, her name is Violet.” My name is Nan. I am looking for the Peace Sword.  I walked pass here and was wondering if I could spend one night here.”  “No problem,” the village head replies and turns to his daughter, “Violet, take Nan to the room by the river.  Good night, Nan.”  “Thank you” Nan says.

Nan and Violet walk on the road.  Both of them are silent, but Violet occasionally looks at Nan.  Sometimes, she thinks to herself, “He is a good man, and handsome, too.  I don’t believe is only fifteen years old.”  “Are you okay?” Nan asks her.  “Y…yes! This is your room. G…good night!”  she says shyly.

[Unfinished….]

讓我感動的地方，是他確確實實真的有用到許多當時教過的單字及文法！而且故事的流暢度實在是非常的順！簡直就是在看一本小說！有點魔戒的感覺耶！他的想像力真的很豐富！以後長大可望當小說家喔！