[FUN WITH READING 2018-20210B] Good Mind, Good Find

20210張翔喻 (CHANG, HSIANG-YU)

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TITLE OF THE BOOK: Orca

NAME OF THE AUTHOR: Mark Foster & Phillip Burrows

YEAR OF PUBLICATION: 2008

ISBN: 9780194234245

Good Mind, Good Find

Orca was about a group of people who were bored and wanted some new excitement, so they went on a trip to go around the world, while they were doing something incredible which happened,  an orca saved Tonya’s life. This sounded like a miracle but this was what the story was about and I’m very interested in it because I had a great interest in whales. This story was written on the bright side that creatures were assumed to be friendly and kind.

At the beginning, there were four friends whose life was lack of excitement. In the beginning, there were Jack, Max, Tonya and Sasha. One day when they were hanging around, Jack suddenly came up with the crazy idea and he said, “Let’s go sail around the world.” Others were shocked at first; however, they were so bored that they didn’t want to let go any chance to feel excited. So soon afterwards, they set sail for the world. While they were traveling, they accidently bumped into an illegal whale hunting situation with a sense of justice and empathy. Jack jumped into the sea to save the baby orca which was caught by the net. Even though the fishman hated them afterwards, they still felt proud of themselves. Then they carried on their trip but all of a sudden, it started raining and the rain became heavier and heavier. The boat started to shake while the wave got bigger and bigger. Then Tonya abruptly fell over the boat their friend searched for a long time but they didn’t find her so they decided to go back to the shore to call for help. On the other hand, Tonya found a log somewhere in the water and started floating. When she was almost dead, a miracle happened. The baby orca they saved appeared in front of her and started to drag Tonya to the shore. She was amazed by what the orca was doing and showed gratitude for its help. Soon after Tonya was dragged to the beach, Jack found her.

This story might want to tell us that “good mind, good find.” Sometimes helping other is a kind of way to help yourself. This doesn’t mean that you have to ask for rewards when you do something good for others. Your pay will come to you in the course of time. So next time, if you have opportunities to help someone, just do it.