The Sign of Four

,,,,,Sherlock Holmes was a famous private detective who lived in London with his best friend, Dr. Watson, a retired British army doctor. Together they helped each other to solve mysterious cases. Both lived at 221 Baker Street in London.

,,,,,One day, a beautiful lady named Miss Morstan came to the house for some help. Dr. Watson fell in love for the very first time with her. Miss Morstan told holmes, "My father, Captain Morstan has been lost since returning to England from Indian in 1878. From then on, I always receive a beautiful pearl every year on the date my father lost."

,,,,,"This morning," she continued, "I got a letter asking me to come to Lyceum Theater at 7 p.m. tonight. So, please, accompany me to go there."

,,,,,At Lyceum Theater, a man named Theodore Sholto greeted the three of them. "Miss Morstan, my name is Theodore Sholto. Nice to see you," he said. "Do you want to know about your father's death? Let me tell you. My father and your were friend during their service in India."

,,,,,"One day, they found the treasure of Agra and they promised to share it when they returned to England. But your father broke the promise and they had a severe quarrel and your father got a heart attack and soon died."

,,,,,"A few years later my father was seriously ill and he told my brother and me the truth and asked us to divide the treasure fairly. He told us to send you a pearl each year."

,,,,,"Before he could tell the place of the treasure, an ugly face appeared in the window and killed my father then the murderer ran into the dark of the night."

,,,,,"Finally we found father's treasure was kept in Pondicherry Lodge, an old house of my father and now we would like to divide the treasure." Theodore ended the story.

,,,,,Holmes, Dr. Watson, Miss Morstan, and Theodore went to Pondicherry Lodge. When they arrived there they found that Theodore's brother had died. He was killed by a poisoned thorn and the treasure was gone.

,,,,,Holmes and Dr. Watson investigated the case. They found that there were 2 murderer in this case. One was one-legged man and the other one was a Pigmy man.

,,,,,As soon as they found out about the murder, the police chased these man on the river. The Pigmy man was shot dead and the one-legged man was caught. Unfortunately, the treasure was thrown into the river.

,,,,,"The treasure belonged to us the Sign of Four : me, the Pigmy man, and my 2 Indian friends. Your fathers had stolen it from us in India," said the one-legged man.

,,,,,Miss Morstan could not become a rich lady but this was a good thing for Dr. Watson because he was able to marry Miss Morstan.

Why Do Hawks Hunt Chicks ?

,,,,,Once upon a time, a hawk fell in love with a hen. The hawk flew down from the sky and asked the hen, "Will you marry me?"

,,,,,The hen loved the brave, strong hawk and wished to marry him. But she said, "I cannot fly as high as you can. If you give me time, I may learn to fly as high as you. Then we can fly together."

,,,,,The hawk agreed. Before he went away, he gave the hen a ring, "This is to show that you have promised to marry me," said the hawk.

,,,,,It so happened that the hen had already promised to marry a rooster. So, when the rooster saw the ring, the became very angry. "Throw that ring away at once!" shouted the rooster. The hen was so frightened at the rooster's anger that she threw away the ring immediately.

,,,,,When the hawk came a few months later, the hen told him the truth. The hawk was so furious that he cursed the hen, "Why didn't you tell me earlier? Now, you'll always be scratching the earth, and I'll always be flying above to catch your children," said the hawk.

Why do mosquitoes buzz ?

To begin with the story, let me tell you that a long time ago, mosquitoes didn't buzz, they talked and talked. Then one day when one of them talked to an Iguana and didn't the the Iguana say one word. The Iguana just grumbled and waved her tail until she forgot to say hello to her friend a snake. After that, everything was in a mess. The snake was so angry that he made a rabbit, a monkey, a crow, and an owl get frightened. Finally, the whole jungle was mad at the mosquito and cried for the Sun to come up and when it did, the mosquito lost his voice.

TORNADOS

,,,,A tornado is a powerful, twisting wind storm. It is one of the most destructive storms on earth. A tornado is also called a waterspout.

,,,,,A tornado is a long cloud which comes down from the sky. It is shaped like a funnel and consists of wind which whirls around and around extremely fast. In fact, the wind can reach a speed of more than 900 km per hour.

,,,,,Most tornadoes form a long a front (boundary) between cool, dry air and warm, humid air. Weather scienties are unable to know exactly when tornados will occur. Fortunately, the tornado is not usually very big and it does not last long.