Writing Through

This is my second time having projects with Writing Through. Writing Through is an organization that teaches students in some different countries about thinking skills, self-esteem and language fluency through creative writing. For this time, we have a short project to write a short story influenced by the story “Animal Farm”. When I think of Animal Farm, I always think of inequality. The author of Animal Farm used animals to represent humans, so I wrote a short story that used vegetables and fruits as my characters. It’s called “The Vegetable that Wanted to be a Fruit ”. It was a really great experience to improve our thinking and writing skills. I hope we can do it again next time.

 

The Vegetable that Wanted to be a Fruit

Huykea Sun – 14 Years old

“It’s 2020 now but why am I still different from a fruit? I want to be like them too but why can’t I? Why am I born to be a vegetable like this? Why was I not born to be similar to a fruit?” These are the questions that come to mind. I am a potato. I wonder, “Can I change myself to be similar to a fruit? I feel that being a fruit would be so awesome. Everyone is going to welcome me, so I can make friends. They will stop disliking me as a vegetable.” I keep wondering about these things all day long because I know that I can do this all day. Day by day,  this wondering has become my hobby, because I don’t have any friends to chat or to play with. I’m different from others and no one wants to be my friend. Sometimes I’m mad at myself about why the world isn’t fair and why I was born this way. I alway say these words to myself. I can’t stop wondering about it. 

One day, while I was wondering, I had a pretty cool idea that I thought could help me to be like the fruit. I knew that if I talk to the fruit, it might help me somehow. That day, I went to my room and prepared everything to talk with the fruit. It was just like going to interview someone. After preparing everything, it was already nighttime. So I went to bed excitedly because tomorrow I would be like the fruit and stop being a vegetable that others don’t really like and appreciate. 

Tomorrow came. I went to one of  the fruit’s houses near mine. But suddenly I thought, “How can I go talk to the fruit if they don’t like me as a vegetable?” But I said, “All right let’s take another chance to go talk to them”. After I arrived in front of the door, I clicked on the door bell of the house. Ring! Ring! The fruit stood in front of me. Guess what, he was so friendly! He welcomed me full of excited feelings. I asked him if he had some time to talk with me. 

He said to me with a big smile, “Sure”. 

He walked me inside the house to the living room. I started to explain the reason why I came there and asked him if he could help me to become like the fruit, too. 

He started to put his face down and said, “We can’t change ourselves to be like someone else.” He continued, “ We should appreciate what we have, I mean, there’s a lot of other vegetables and fruit that like you and appreciate you for who you are. We can’t change ourselves to be someone else but we can change others’ minds. We can make others that don’t appreciate you for who you are, become the ones that care for you the most.” 

I started to say “But how can we do that? ” 

He answered quickly, “Start talking to them and explain it to them. Stop being alone as you are doing nowadays.” He continued, “ This can lead you to become a person who doesn’t like to talk much. Be active,  go talk or play with others and explain to them and at least they will understand it. Maybe not all of the fruits will agree with your idea but some may like your idea and understand it. And they can care for you and appreciate you for who you are.” 

This was really helpful for me. “Thank you to my  friend. You are my good friend.” I thought to myself. After that, he became the first friend that I ever made. The next day, I went to school as usual. I started to talk to the other fruits and make friends. First, some fruits didn’t  agree with that idea and still thought I was different. But after a few conversations, others started to know and get it. They started to get how it feels. After having talked to many people, I made a lot of new friends. They all seemed to appreciate me for who I am.       

Starting from now on, I know that, “We can’t change ourselves to be like someone else, but we can change others’ minds.” Not all of them will dislike us. At least there will be some that will care for us and appreciate us for who we are. Be sharp like water, don’t put yourself down or be alone all day. Start making friends and be happy.

រឿង ទឹកកខ្វក់

ការពីយូលង់ណាស់មកហើយ មានកុមារា​ម្នាក់ឈ្មោះ បុរិន ។ បុរិន គេជាក្មេងប្រុសម្នាក់ដែល រស់នៅ ក្នុងគ្រួសារដ៍ក្រីក្រមួយ ស្ថិតនៅក្បែរទន្លេ ។ បុរិន គេមាន​បងប្រុសម្នាក់ឈ្មោះ បុរា ។​ នាពេល ទំនេរ ពីការសិក្សា ពួកគេចូលចិត្តទៅមាត់ទន្លេ ដើម្បីលំហែកាយ និងនិយាយគ្នាលេង ដើម្បី រំសាយ កង្វល់ ។ នាពេលថ្ងៃមួយ នៅពេលដែល ពួកគេ ត្រឡប់មកពីមាត់ទន្លេវិញ បុរិន ឃើញ ក្រុមគ្រួសារ ជាច្រើន ដែលកំពុងឈរដំរង់ជួរ នៅមុខមន្ទីរពេទ្យស្ម័គ្រចិត្ត មួយកន្លែង ដើម្បីបើកយកថ្នាំ ។​ បងប្អូន ពីរនាក់ នេះក៍កើតមានចម្ងល់ យ៉ាងខ្លាំង ក៏ចូលទៅសួរនាំ គ្រូពេទ្យ អំពីជំងឺ ដែល ប្រជាជន កំពុង ជួបប្រទះ ។

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ភ្លាមៗនោះ លោក គ្រូពេទ្យ បានតប មកវិញថា « ដោយសារតែ ប្រជាជនយើង​មិនទាន់ ដឹងច្បាស់ អំពីបញ្ហាទឹក ហើយពួគគាត់ភាគច្រើន គិតថា ទឹកទន្លេ ដែល ពួកគាត់កំពុងប្រើប្រាស់​ សព្វថ្ងៃ ជាទឹកស្អាត ផ្ទុយទៅវិញនោះ​ ពួកគាត់មិនដែលដឹងទេថា ទឹកដែលថ្លាឈ្វេង មិនប្រាកដថា ជាទឹកស្អាត នោះឡើយ ។

បុរិន សួរ បន្ថែម « តើយើង គួរធ្វើយ៉ាងមិច ដើម្បីចៀសវាង ទឹកកខ្វក់ ទាំងអស់នោះ​បាន? »

លោក គ្រូពេទ្យ ឆ្លើយទាំង អារម្មណ៍សប្បាយរីករាយ «​ យើងមាន វិធីផ្សេងៗ ជាច្រើន ក្នុងនេះ មានដូចជា៖

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គ្រាន់តែនិយាយចប់ភ្លាម ក្មេងទាំងពីរ ក៍ជម្រាបលា លោកគ្រូពេទ្យ ដើម្បីត្រឡប់ទៅផ្ទះវិញ ។ គ្រាន់តែត្រឡប់ទៅដល់ផ្ទះវិញភ្លាម ពួកគេចាប់ផ្តើម ជម្រាបរឿងដល់ ឪពុកម្តាយរបស់ពួកគេ ។​ ពួកគេ បានប្រាប់ ទាំងអស់អំពី វិធីដើម្បី ចៀសវាង ទឹកកខ្វក់ ដល់ឪពុកម្តាយរបស់គេ និងប្រជាជន ដែលនៅ ក្នុងភូមិនោះ ផងដែរ ។ ចាប់ពីពេលនោះមក ក្រុមគ្រួសារ របស់ពួកគេ ក៍ដូចជាប្រជាជន ដែររស់ នៅក្នុង ភូមិនោះ មិនដែល ជួប នូវបញ្ហាទាំងនេះទៀតទេ ហើយក៍រស់ នៅដោយភាពសប្បាយរីករាយ ជា អចិន្រ្តៃរ៍ រៀង រហូតមក ។

                       ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​                                                                                 និពន្ធដោយ៖ កវី ភារម្យ និងកវី ហ៊ុយគា

Poem

There’s a quote once said

6+3 = 9,

But so does 5+4.

You never believe other people

you always believe in yourself

and think that

everything that other people said

are “WRONG”.

The way you think

is not the only way

that other people think.

Respect other people’s

“WAY OF THINKING”.

Just because you think different

That’s not mean other people

“RIGHT” or “WRONG”.

The world is your teacher

And you are a

“STUDENT”.

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Rise above the storm,

Don’t let the storm change your life

Life is about dreaming

To completed our goals

That we have right above the storm

Keep going

You can do it.

I know you can.

Some people tell you lies

That

You can’t do that

You not enough for that

You know what

Your mind is the most

“POWERFUL”

Force, you will ever face.

So keep going

To complete your goal

That’s rise above the storm

To go and find the sunshine.

Harry Houdini

 

When I have free time I usually want to learn about the history of Harry Houdini. I want to learn about him because I know him from Prince Ea. Harry Houdini is the master magician and Hungarian illusionist in American before. He is the person that can perform an escape act. He was born on March 24, 1874, in Budapest, Hungary, and died on October 31, 1926, in the hospital in the United States. His full name calls Erik Weisz. 

 

 

My Personal Learning

This early year I have learned about “Writing Through”. This Writing Through is a small project that the teacher has taught us about how to write a story or poem easily.

This the poem that I have created:

Time is IMPORTANT

We can’t buy time,

Time is going.

It’s Doesn’t Wait for us.

Time is going like a water Flowing.

So you should do something, that important to you.

Cause time is important.