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1 Writing a Story Instead of a Picture Diary 

Today, something different happened in class.
Our teacher usually asks us to draw a picture diary every week.
But this time, she told us to write about any topic we wanted.
She said, “You can choose anything you care about.”
I looked around and saw my friends whispering with ideas.

I sat down with my notebook and thought about what I liked.
Drawing? Boring. Soccer? Too short.
Then I remembered something.
Last weekend, I helped my sister take care of a baby bird.
So I started to write about it.

I wrote down the day we found the bird under a tree.
It was small and cold.
My sister picked it up and said, “We need to help.”
We brought it home and made a soft bed.
I fed it water with a spoon.
My dad called the vet, and the vet told us to keep it warm.

We watched it sleep.
We gave it a name—Peep.
Every morning, I checked on Peep before school.
After school, I read to it.
Even though it didn’t understand, it looked at me and chirped.

In my writing, I described all of that.
How Peep got stronger, how it stood up, how it flapped its wings.
One day, it flew to the window and sat there.
It looked outside, and we knew what it wanted.
So we opened the window, and it flew away.
I missed it, but I felt proud.

After I finished the story, I read it over twice.
I fixed the spelling and added more details.
Then I turned it in to the teacher.

The next day, she gave it back with a big star.
She wrote, “This is touching. Great job!”
I smiled and felt warm inside.
Later, she asked me to read it in front of the class.
I was shy but I said, “Okay.”

I stood up, held my paper, and read aloud.
My friends listened quietly.
Some even clapped at the end.
That day, I didn’t draw anything,
but I shared a story from my heart.

Now I think writing is fun.
It helps me remember things, express feelings, and show who I am.
Next week, I want to write about my trip to the mountains.
Or maybe I’ll make up a story about a flying turtle.
Who knows?

What I do know is this:
Sometimes words are just as colorful as pictures.

 

2 구동사 

told us to      우리에게 ~하라고 말했다

write about   ~에 대해 글을 쓰다

choose          고르다

looked around         둘러보다

thought about         ~에 대해 생각하다

remembered 기억해냈다

helped          도왔다

take care of   ~을 돌보다

started to write        글을 쓰기 시작했다

wrote down  적었다

picked it up   그것을 집어 올렸다

brought it home      집으로 데려왔다

called the vet           수의사에게 전화했다

told us           우리에게 말했다

watched        지켜보다

gave it           그것에게 주었다

checked on   확인하다

read to          ~에게 읽어주다

looked at      바라보다

got stronger 강해졌다

stood up       일어섰다

flapped its wings     날개를 퍼덕였다

flew to           ~로 날아갔다

sat there        거기 앉았다

looked outside        밖을 바라보았다

opened         열었다

flew away      날아가 버렸다

missed          그리워했다

felt proud     자랑스러움을 느꼈다

read it over   다시 읽었다

fixed   고쳤다

added 추가했다

turned it in    제출했다

gave it back  돌려주었다

wrote (평가 등을) 적었다

asked me to read    읽어보라고 요청했다

stood up       일어섰다

held    들었다

read aloud    소리 내어 읽었다

listened quietly       조용히 들었다

clapped        박수쳤다

shared a story          이야기를 나눴다

remember things    기억하다

express feelings      감정을 표현하다

show who I am        나 자신을 드러내다

make up        만들어내다

 

3 해석

오늘은 평소와는 다른 수업을 했어요.

보통은 그림일기를 그리지만,

이번에는 주제글을 쓰라고 하셨어요.

자유롭게 내가 좋아하는 주제를 고르라고 하셨죠.

 

뭘 쓸까 고민하다가,

주말에 새를 돌봤던 기억이 떠올라 그 이야기를 썼어요.

나무 아래에서 발견한 아기 새,

가족과 함께 돌보고 이름을 지어주고,

마침내 하늘로 날려보낸 이야기였어요.

 

글을 쓰고 두 번 읽으면서

틀린 철자도 고치고 내용을 추가했어요.

제출했더니 선생님이 별표와 함께

“감동적이야”라고 적어주셨어요.

그리고 반 앞에서 읽어보라고 하셨죠.

 

수줍었지만 용기 내어 읽었고,

친구들은 조용히 들어주고 박수도 쳤어요.

그날은 그림을 그리지 않았지만,

마음속 이야기를 나눴다는 느낌이 들었어요.

 

글쓰기는 기억을 떠올리게 하고,

내 감정을 표현하고,

내가 누구인지 보여줄 수 있는 멋진 방법이란 걸 알게 되었어요.