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Pilgrimage – POV

Welcome to the point of view stories for this month’s lesson. Let’s start. Our first version is in the past. Imagine the same story, but it happened already.

There was a little boy. He was only three years old and his name was Makun. Makun, of course, was not a normal little boy. In fact, even though his name was Makun, everyone just called him ‘mushroom boy’, because he loved mushrooms. No one knew why, but ever since he had been a little boy, a little baby, Makun had loved mushrooms. He had always been fascinated with mushrooms. He had enjoyed looking at them and holding them.

Every day mushroom boy bugged his mother to go outside and collect mushrooms. He said, mom, mom, let’s go outside and find mushrooms. Even though she was busy, his mom took him into the woods to search for mushrooms. Every day mushroom boy collected many mushrooms. When he got home he looked in the mushroom book and identified the mushroom. Of course, he couldn’t read yet so his mother had to read the names to him. He also dissected the mushrooms, studied them and ate the edible ones.

Finally, when he got a little older he went to school. During his first class the teacher opened a textbook and gave worksheets to the students. Mushroom boy was bored. He said to the teacher, ‘I want to go outside to find mushrooms.’ The teacher said, ‘mushrooms aren’t important. You need to study important things so you can get a job when you grow up.’ But, mushroom boy was skeptical.

After all, what could be more important than mushrooms? As he grew older he continued to be fascinated with mushrooms. When he learned to read he checked out every mushroom book in the library. He read websites about mushrooms too and he continued to collect and identify them with his mother. When he entered high school, Makun’s mother went to a parent/teacher conference. The teacher said to her, ‘Makun needs to get his priorities straight. Mushrooms are not important. He needs to focus on improving his test scores.’

Mushroom boys mom second guessed herself. She wondered, ‘should I stop encouraging him? Should I stop him from collecting mushrooms?’ But, when she saw how happy he was collecting mushrooms she decided to ignore the teacher’s advice. Eventually, mushroom boy managed to enter college. Of course, he majored in mushroom science. All the career counselors at the college told him he was crazy.

They said, ‘you should choose a useful major, like business or computer programming.’ But, Makun ignored them. He studied mushrooms every day. He grew them in his dorm. He ate them. He cooked them. He wrote papers about them. After he graduated everyone told mushroom boy, now it’s time to get serious and find a real

job. Instead, mushroom boy went on a round the world trip. His goal was to discover new mushrooms and study them. Everyone, except his mom, thought he was crazy. After many years of travel and learning, mushroom boy discovered an amazing new mushroom. This mushroom cured disease and made people stronger and healthier. Mushroom boy cultivated, harvested and dehydrated this special mushroom and then he sold it on the Internet, for a reasonable price.

His mushrooms became very popular, everyone loved them and mushroom boy’s company grew and grew until became very wealthy. He bought a nice new home for his mother. And, he started a new charity to help sick people.

Our next version is in the future. Imagine this is happening in the future.

In the future there will a little boy. He’ll only three years old and his name will be Makun. Makun, will not be a normal little boy. In fact, even though his name will be Makun, everyone will just call him ‘mushroom boy’. No one will know why, but ever since being a baby, Makun will have loved mushrooms. He’ll have always been fascinated by mushrooms. He’ll have enjoyed looking at them and holding them ever since he had been a baby.

Every day mushroom boy will bug his mother to go outside and collect mushrooms. He’ll say, mom, mom, let’s go outside and find mushrooms. Even though she’ll be busy, his mom will take him into the woods to search for mushrooms. Every day mushroom boy will collect many mushrooms. When he gets home he’ll looked in the mushroom book to identify them. Of course, his mom will help him because he can’t read yet. He’ll also dissect the mushrooms, study them and eat the edible ones.

Finally, when he gets a little older, of course he’s gonna (means going to) go to school. During his first class the teacher is gonna open a textbook and give worksheets to all of the students. Mushroom boy is gonna get bored immediately. He’ll say to the teacher, ‘I want to go outside to find mushrooms.’ The teacher’s gonna say, ‘mushrooms aren’t important. You need to study important things so you can get a job when you grow up.’ But, mushroom boy will be skeptical.

After all, what could be more important than mushrooms? As he grows older he’ll continue to be fascinated by mushrooms. He’ll read about them. He’ll websites about them. He’ll continue collect and identify them with his mother. When he enters high school, Makun’s mother will go to a parent/teacher conference. The teacher will say to her, ‘Makun needs to get his priorities straight. Mushrooms are not important. He needs to focus on improving his test scores.’

Mushroom boys mom will second guess herself. She’ll wonder, ‘should I stop encouraging him? Should I stop him from collecting mushrooms?’ But, when she sees how happy he is collecting mushrooms she’ll decide to ignore the teacher’s advice. Eventually, mushroom boy is gonna manage to get into college. Of course, he’s gonna

major in mushroom science. All the career counselors at the college will tell him he’s crazy.

They’ll say, ‘you should choose a useful major, like business or computer programming.’ But, Makun will ignore them. He’ll study mushrooms every day. He’ll grow them in his dorm. He’ll eat them. He’ll cook them. He’ll write papers about them. After he graduates, again everyone will tell mushroom boy, now it’s time to get serious and find a real job. Instead, mushroom boy will go on a round the world trip. His goal will be to discover new mushrooms and study them. Everyone, except his mom, will think he’s crazy.

After many years of travel and learning, mushroom boy will discover an amazing new mushroom. This mushroom will cure disease and make people stronger and healthier. Mushroom boy will cultivate it, harvest it and dehydrate it and then sell it on the Internet, for a reasonable price.

His mushrooms will become very popular. Everyone will love them. His company will grow and grow. He’ll become wealthy. Then he’ll buy his mother a nice new home, and he’ll also start a new charity to help sick people.

That’s the end of our point of view stories. As always, just listen to the different versions, mini story and point of view stories. Your understanding and feeling for natural grammar will get better and better every month.

See you next time. Bye for now.