Sunday, July 15, 1990

Le Dragon (1990)

Le Dragon

En route à Sharmagon,
J’ai rencontré un grand dragon.
Pendant tout le temps que j’ai vu des dragons,
Il était le plus grand (et j’en ai vu beaucoup dans mon temps)!

Le dragon, il avait l’air très faim,
Comme s’il survivait sur juste du pain.
Ses yeux était rouges comme un pommier,
Et sortant de ses narines, des bouffées de fumée.

Quand je lui ai regardé,
J’ai essayé de me cacher.
Le dragon, avec sa grande bouche, a dit,
“Tu ne peux pas courir, je sais où tu vis!”

Il n’y avait rien à faire, je ne pouvais pas courir.
Le dragon m’a regardé et il a dit, “Ha tu me fis rire.”
J’avais très peur, je suis sorti de mon trou.
“Ok, je vais rester,” j’ai dit. “Mais c’est tout.”

Mon cerveau pensait à ne pas être mangé.
“Mais tu ne peux pas me manger. On pourrait s’arranger?”
“Je pourrais faire cet arrangement, “ dit le dragon rigoureux.
“Mais tu dois attraper un autre pour moi. Peut être un d’eux?”

Le dragon me montre quatre personnes qui marchaient dans le bois.
“Ils sont gros et ont l’aire delicieux. Attrape-en un pour moi.”
“Non je ne veux pas!” j’ai dit, en croissant mes mains.
“Ok. Je vais TE manger! J’ai très faim!”

Et le dragon m’a mangé.


Google translated version


Dragon En route to Sharmagon, I met a great dragon. During the time that I saw dragons,it was the largest (and I've seen a lot in my time!) The dragon, he the very hungry air, as if he survived on just bread. His eyes were as red as an apple tree, And out of his nostrils, puffs of smoke. When I looked at him, I tried to hide. The dragon, with his big mouth, said,"You can not run, I know where you live!" There was nothing to do, I could not run. The dragon looked at me and he said, "Ha you made ​​me laugh." I was very scared, I'm out of my hole. "Ok, I'll stay," I said. "But that's all." My brain thought not to be eaten. "But you can not eat me. We could arrange? " "I could do this arrangement," said the rigorous dragon. "But you have to catch another one for me. May be one of them? " The dragon shows me four people walking in the woods. "They are big and delicious the area.Catcher in one for me. " "No I will not!" I said, growing my hands. "Okay I TE eat! I'm very hungry! " And the dragon ate me. 

Wednesday, January 03, 1990

1990 Resolutions

The past year, I had lots of problems with my attitude. For 1990, I would like to redefine the meaning of 'A Big Change' in my attitude and in finishing my homework. My parents have been a little paranoid and annoying at times, and my anger didn't help. So i would like to change my anger to happiness. I'll try not to beat my brother to a pulp, and not to bug the kids at school. I'll try to oblige by the rules of the school and of my parents. So that's how I believe my personal life will change.

For my community, I won't litter (I've been doing it for the past 7 years!), and I'll try to lower my noise level (the neighbours complained). But the biggest change for my community in 1990 is to bring others into scouting. Scouting teaches self-respect, respect of country and community and responsibility. Scouts really help the environment, so my community will be a better place in the 90's.

Our country Canada is really suffering from problems. First there's the electricity shortage in Ontario. Ontario Hydro has already lowered the voltage by three volts. And if no one conserves energy, Ontario Hydro will have controlled blackouts. No power for 20 minutes per day. I have already started conserving power and I hope that more people start too. I'll also try to stop people from wasting power and to start conserving it.

The second, and one of the biggest problems in the whole world today is the pollution. Pollution takes four forms. The first, water pollution. Dangerous chemicals, garbage and waste are flowing into our lakes and rivers. Chippeowa's part of Lake Superior was closed for that reason. And it's our fault, not someone else's. So we have to deal with the problem. I'm going to try not to dump anything in our waters and I'll also try to stop others from doing it too.

Second is the everpopular garbage pollution. Most of us think it's plastics that are the problem. But really, it only takes up 5% of our garbage dumps. The real problem is paper, taking up 71% of our dump space. Everyone thought bio-degradable was a cure. But poisonous gases escape when the paper breaks down. So what if plastic lasts 300 - 1000 years. That's good compared to killing things. Telephone books are THE problem with paper. 16,970,000 pounds of them are dumped into our landfills every three years. A phone call costs more than it seems! I know it's hard to cut down on using paper, but we must. If we thought the problem was plastic, and we solved that problem with paper, but the real problem IS paper, then we're just making a bigger problem. I'm trying my best to recycle all things I can, but others must help.

Third is air pollution. The infamous CFC's wrecking out ozone. Carbon Dioxide is killing our plants and animals. Smoke (carbon dioxide) is rising into the atmosphere and blocking out the sun. WE caused the problem, now WE better fix it.

We shouldn't use cars as much as we do, when we have perfectly good legs. Some people even drive to a destination two blocks away! Now that's very human-like. But with normal human endurance, we should be able to walk seven miles per day. I walk lots of places, when I can, and I'm trying to get others into it too.

The last is noise pollution, the least of our pollution worries. But it does get people upset. Lots of people play loud music. So do I. But why bother others in the process? That's what headphones were invented for. Also, playing loud music in vehicles. Not only does it bother others, but it distracts the driver. I usually don't play my music loud. But, on the occasional celebration, when I do, I still don't bug the neighbors. I'm fighting against loud music, in fact against all pollution, but I can't do it alone. For 2001, I want Canada to be a better place.

The World is being destroyed by pollution, is plagued by war, and is losing life because of us. If we had never entered on planet Earth, it would be perfect. No pollution. No killing. No harming the ozone. No thought. No speech. No inventing. No worship. No cars. No T.V.s. No discoveries. No air travel. No sea travel. No humans. But the Earth and its creatures would survive.

I plan to take action against environmental destruction, war and killing. The 90's will be the time for decision. We can make the world, or break it. What kind of world do we want anyway?