Monday, January 21, 2008

THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH{2}

by Norton Juster Page 20~40

After Milo sees a peculiar man, he continues to drive in the road. But when he at a fork in the road, he dosen't listen to the sign. Then after he drives a few miuntes everything become gray and he can't move his car. after listens to some sounds, he notices some small creature everywhere. They tell him there is the Doldrums. They don't let Milo think and laugh because it will against the rule. Milo can't believe it because he doesn't know which thing to do without thinking and driving. But they give their schedule which just include sleeping and dawaling to him and tell him they are so busy. They tell Milo to stay here, Milo doesn't know how to do. Then he meets the watchdog who just see if people waste time. With his help, Milo begin to thinking and moving until they go to another place called Dictionopolis. During this time, Milo knows the watchdog is called Tock and his story.

When i read that people in the Doldrums don't want to think and laugh. I know the write not just want to tell us an interesting story but also want to tell us more about life. As a person, we need to think and do some valuable things not just sleep and dawale. When i look at their schedule, i feels so interesting . Because they do nothing everyday but they still think thay are busy. Maybe just because they have no idea to do something . And when i see the watchdog and listen to his words about time. I begin to know time is so precious. I feel that i waste so much time everyday. haha, maybe when Tock see me, he will be anger with me. Now, it is just the beginning, i am very interested in this book.

1 comment:

Wendy said...

You've already figured out the secret of this book - it's not just a good story, but also advice for your own life.
What do think will happen in Dictionopolis? Does the name of the town help you guess what it will be like there?