Just a reminder that I have a Chinese blog where I practice my Chinese. I will post the link at the end of this post.
When I first announced my Chinese blog (starwberrycheesecake), I indicated that I will be translating this blog (simplycandee) into Chinese there. During my first translation, I realized it was close to impossible. I might re-attempt to translate my own writing another day. For now, I will practice writing, typing and finding Chinese characters on electronic devices. It is a lot easier to speak Chinese than to write it. I have studied a bit of Chinese history but so have many people that is why language is a very difficult topic. One that I am mindful of.
In my last post in starwberrycheesecake, I wrote about my love for picture books. I also wrote my first short story in Chinese which was inspired by a children's story with the name
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The author of this children's story is
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The author's story is recommended for children between the ages of four to eight. It said so on the book's cover so I am just translating what I have read. I have written my own fan-fiction continuation of or companion to this children's story and it is ready for your reading pleasure in starwberrycheesecake. My story currently published on starwberrycheesecake is not suitable for children between the ages of four to eight but with some minor edits, I believe it will be suitable for this age group. For now, I will classify my story as humorous in a tasteful way. Drawing pictures for the story that I have just written is definitely on my mind. I will definitely try in the future. If the results are OK, maybe I will publish my drawings on starwberrycheesecake.
Anyhow, I will not be translating my story into English anytime soon. If I were to do it, I believe it won't be that difficult. The challenge was writing it in Chinese which I have accomplished!
I want to briefly write about the book that contained the story. I rarely write in my books because I like to keep them new as if they have never been read. I wrote in the other story featured in the book. In one page, I crossed off the word "turtle" and wrote frog on top of it. The illustration of the turtle was missing the shell and so I deemed that the character was a frog instead. It is a very cute character but just not a turtle.
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