CROSSROADS Language StudioÊs Newsletter, April 2009This month and next month, we aregoing to look at two interesting, buttrue, stories that illustrate just how
strange and meaningful life can be.
STORY # 1, the story of farmer
Fleming: Fleming was a poor Scottish
farmer. One day while toiling in hisfield, he heard cries for help comingfrom a nearby bog. He dropped
everything and ran until he came to thebog. There, stuck in the muck up to hiswaist, was a young boy. Fleming, ofcourse, got the boy out, thus saving himfrom a slow, but certain, death.
The next day, a fancy carriage pulled
up outside of farmer Fleming’s house.
An elegantly dressed nobleman steppedout and after greeting Fleming,
proceeded to sincerely thank the farmer
for saving his son’s life. He then offered
Fleming a cash reward. Fleming, being
a down-to-earth kind of man, and not alittle proud, refused the reward sayingthat he had done nothing more than any
other ordinary, decent person wouldhave done.
The nobleman insisted, but Fleming
continued to refuse the money thenobleman was offering.
Atsomepoint
duringtheirconversation, the farmer’s son came intoview and the nobleman hit on an idea.
As Fleming would not accept any money
as a reward, he proposed a solution.
Waving in the direction of the boy, thenobleman asked Flaming if that was hisson. Fleming proudly acknowledged thatthe boy was.

“OK”, said the nobleman, “I’ll makeyou a deal. Let me provide him with thesame level of education I will give to myown son.” The nobleman deduced that if
the boy was anything like his father, theeducation would not go to waste.
So farmer Fleming’s son went to thevery best schools and finally graduatedfrom St. Mary’s Hospital Medical Schoolin London. Latter, he became world
renown as the discoverer of penicillin.
His name was Sir Alexander Fleming,
Years latter, as an adult, the same
nobleman’s son was stricken withpneumonia and, again, his life wassaved, this time by…, penicillin!
And, who was the nobleman? His namewas Lord Randolph Churchill. His son,Sir Winston Churchill!

Churchill atage 10

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Joshua Says: What a great party we had on “Performance Night” last month!
I think it was the best we have had since moving to Okaido. I very much want tocongratulate the students who performed their plays for us, thank Emilie’sfriend, Haruka, for bring along her trumpet and playing for us, Alessio’s Italianpasta was excellent, and we will definitely be doing the karaoke again! What anight! To all students and their friends who came, “thanks very much, you madeit a night to remember!” Check out the photos on P3.

Junko Says: Do you come to Crossroads on a bicycle or motorbike? I hope
you do not leave them outside in Okaido! The City’s “bike Police” are going tostart carting off bikes parked in and around Okaido, and Ropeway, without
warning! They will take them to Okaido Bike Park and keep them there forthree days. To get your bike back you will have to go the Bike Park to
retrieve it, and pay 100 yen for each day it is kept there! Boy! These are hardtimes! So, please make sure you bike is left somewhere safe!!

Alessio Says: Hi everybody! I’ve just had my first party at
Crossroads. Simply great! I had so much fun! And I was very happyfor my students who performed so well! All of them were also happyand satisfied. And then wine, music, trumpet show, karaoke, many
people…so much fun! I’m already looking forward to the next one.
But…ehm…just one question…did you like my pasta??? : )Greg Says: April begins with a day of pranks. Years ago in Sydney there
was excitement that a Jumbo (jumbo jet!!!) was going to be flown under theiconic harbor bridge. The thought of a jet flying out of the sky and scraping
along the water to fit under the bridge drew thousands of onlookers to thewater. As a Jumbo Jet circled above the excitement grew as people werelooking up…...at the same time a barge floated under the bridge with anelephant! People realized at that time it was April 1.

Emilie Dit: Le mois de mars a été un mois heureux sur tous les plans. J’ai
accompli plusieurs choses qui me tenaient à coeur, et cela m’a apporté
beaucoup de satisfaction. Par exemple, j’ai souffert pendant deux mois dutendon d’Achille, mais à partir du début du mois, la douleur a disparu, et j’aipu participer in extremis au Marathon de Tokyo. J’ai réalisé mon rêve, celuide courir le Marathon à trente ans, dix ans après celui de New York. Une
expérience exceptionnelle qu’il ne fallait pas manquer.

In(a)1performing“THE BALD
SPOT”

In(b)1 performing“THE TWINS”

And, don’t
forgetAlessio’s
pasta!!!

Yes!
Karaoke…
inFrench!!

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