One Short Fairytale

Once upon a time there was a fairy country Lexicology. It occupied a large territory with deep rivers, thick forests and beautiful landscapes. It was inhabited by unusual citizens – words, and there were so many of them, that nobody could count such a big amount except several knights called Dictionaries. Their main concern was to defend words, to indicate their number, and in any case be mistaken. But there were some differences between them. One Dictionary could point us where the word originated from, another noticed the explanation of the word,  and another included descriptions of different words and so forth. Usually they handled their tasks excellently, but one day they settled a dispute: who is the most valuable, wise and important among them. One tried to assure others that he is worth recognition because he proposes the comparison of different words, the second counted that to spell words without mistakes is the most important thing in the whole world, the third stamped his feet shouting that nothing else matters when you don`t know the meaning of exact word. There was an utter chaos because every of them wanted to be recognized as the Captain of Knights-Dictionaries. That could last for ages until one of them proposed to go to the Queen and to ask her to do a favour, to make the situation clear. Her Royal Excellency raised her eyebrows and her face became severe.  She told them that they are all important and special in their own way and they have to do no such thing as quarreling any more because the safety of the whole country depends on them. They stood with their heads hung and kept silence. Then they emotionally apologized for been so rude to each other and swore to be devoted followers of the Queen and their citizens, to execute their job faithfully in any circumstances and to respect each other.  

 

My 1^st vocabulary class. Brief summary.

     The main concern is that summer finished and I reached the point when I had to make a real effort and prepare myself for studying. I`ve never been a classic example of those, who are looking forward the new academic year. Even when it means the opportunity to see all those familiar faces you missed. Even when it means a great honor of getting new knowledge. The main reason of such attitude – an utter chaos in the head, full of impressions, thoughts, plans and doing no such thing as concentrating and studying.

     So, at my first vocabulary lesson I faced some problems. It turned out that my speaking was worse than I expected. In the world of Language Masterpieces it was something like a Real Eyesore. There was an extinctive damage: bad pronunciation, a lot of mistakes, even difficulties with making it clear to other what I want to say in general. This lit a fire of aspiration to learn more, to work hard and to try until I am entirely satisfied.

     Of course, it sounds trivially and too pathetic. But to my mind, the attitude plays an important role and has an immense influence on future results. If you are doing something for a high purpose , the fire of your inspiration will never went out.