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 Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 4:21 pm
Eurusa smiled, "You are an excellent student. I'm sure you'll be reading in no time."
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Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 2:20 am
He beamed brightly and nodded, hoping that day would come quickly.
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Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 2:46 pm
"Now, try this word, r-a-y."
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Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2009 6:25 pm
He thought about it. "Ray?" he asked, unsure but hopeful.
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Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2009 6:46 pm
"Good! Very good! Now try this one," She wrote B-u-t-t-e-r-f-l-y on a slate board.
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Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 7:30 pm
He struggled, working with it, but when he finally said it all together at once for the first time, he was dead on.
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Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 9:13 pm
"Very nice my pupil! I think you might be ready to start reading from your book. What do you think?"
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Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 2:48 pm
His eyes widened then he nodded. "Okay!"
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Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 2:56 pm
"Why don't you go get it and we'll start on it today?" Eurusa smiled brightly, happy to see him doing so well in his studies.
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Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 3:16 pm
He nodded and raced to get his book. He came back with it, bouncing.
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Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 3:24 pm
"That was fast. Now...can you read me the title?"
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Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 3:52 pm
"The..." he started slowly, sounding it out. "An.....an....ana...... ana....lee...." he said, stumbling over 'The Analects of Confucius"
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Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 4:06 pm
"Analects" She offered after he stumbled.
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Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 9:18 pm
"What does that mean?" He asked.
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Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 9:40 pm
"It means selections from a literary work. So those are just parts of the works of Confucious."
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