The Clever Woman

Linda smiles and says: “Take the chickens back to the hen house. Take the geese and put them back into the yard. Then take the goat back to the field again!” (p. 20 l. 5~7)

Today, I read The Clever Woman which is one of the series of Helbling Verlag. The interesting point of this book is the idea of clever woman called Linda. The main character is Mr Murphy. He is poor person. When he comes home, his mother is playing guitar and his wife is playing the piano. In conclusion, His two younger children are fighting and two older children are arguing about television. This is why he can't relax and read his book. He asks helping to his friend. The friend advised him to visit Linda. The clever woman's idea is very incredible. She tells him to take a animal into the house such as some geese and goat! What a absurd idea she come up with! I could't understand her idea's mean. If I were her, I would advise him to go out home. Then he can go to library, or cafeteria to read his book. This idea may good for all of his family, because their family don't have to be quiet for him and he can relax. They can do things which they really want to. If you were the clever woman, what would you advise? Do you think the woman idea is really clever? You should check this book, and tell me your answer to my question.

The Clever Woman, Class Set. Level 1 (A1) 著者 : Herbert Puchta Helbling Verlag GmbH 発売日 : 2007-01-01 ブクログでレビューを見る»