My son is a Nobita type of elementary school student. If the Doraemon manga series accurately portrays human characters, then some people are like Takeshi “Gian” – aggressive, intimidating and vengeful. Some are like Suneo – proud, spoiled and cunning. Some are like Shizuka – kind, sweet and innocent. And some are like Nobita – absent-minded and cowardly, yet kind-hearted.
My wife had planned to cook pasta for dinner two nights ago. Then my son came home in a panic. One of the girls in his class was in charge of some art project at school, and wanted everyone to bring in two empty cup noodle pots to paint, by the next day.
“We don’t have any empty cup noodle pots. Can’t it wait until next week?” I said.
“Daddy, she wants them for tomorrow,” said Nobita. “And she’s really scary when she is angry.”
So the pasta was cancelled, and my wife and I had cup noodles and salad for dinner instead.
“And what did you make with the cup noodle pots?” we asked him the next day.
“Oh, we didn’t use them,” said Nobita. “She changed her mind.”
Vocabulary:
intimidating
– having a frightening or threatening effect [eg., “He is a boxer, and so most
people find him physically intimidating.”]
vengeful –
seeking to take revenge for a perceived injury [eg., “The vengeful ex-prisoner
tried to find the man who put him into prison, to punish him for his actions.”]
spoiled – of
a person, especially a child: having a bad character due to being treated too
leniently or over-indulged [eg., “That rich kid gets everything he wants from
his parents. And he’s become such a
spoiled brat.”]
absent-minded
– lacking concentration; tending to daydream [eg., “You forgot to bring home
your school bag again? Don’t be so
absent-minded!]
cowardly –
lacking in bravery [eg., “The cowardly man ran away from the fight.”]
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