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PERSONAL LISTENING LOG (PL-LA)

NAME: Muhammad Hilmi Bin Muhammad Rafiq Selvarajah.

GROUP: JBM1191D.

~ This reminds me of the other story which is the Disney movie Aladdin, because there is a parrot in that movie that is used to spy on others. So, in “Husband And The Parrot’s” movie makes me feel very sympathy for parrot because it’s always tell a truth and never tell a lie even a little. At first, I thought his wife was a very beautiful and honest person, but not at all. She’s just beautiful exterior but the interior is very bad. So, I don’t understand why men even bother marrying beautiful women. They obviously can’t be trusted. The other point is, I think her husband was a shallow minded, because he made a hasty decision without investigating first. On the other hand, I think her husband is a stupid person because his fully believe to his wife without any investigating the problem. My prediction of this story are whatever it is we must solve the problem in a good way, do not do a hasty decision, we must always open minded in any problem when it comes. So, for the whole story, it give me some awareness and I really amused in this story.

Title: The Husband And The Parrot.

Source (link):  http://librivox.org/the-arabian-nights-entertainments-volume-01-by-anonymous/

Vocabulary List (8 to 10 words):

No	Word / Phrases	Definition	Example of a sentence
1.	Scarcely	PHRASES make oneself scarce informal leave a place, especially so as to avoid a difficult situation.	~ He had scarcely put the phone down when the doorbell rang.
2.	Devise	To invent something new or a new way of doing something.	~ A new system has been devised to control traffic in the city.
3.	Acquitted	Formally declare not guilty of a criminal charge.	~ He acquitted himself brilliantly in the exams.
4.	Repent	To feel and show that you are sorry for something bad or wrong that you have done.	~ He came to repent his hasty decision.
5.	Mischievous	Enjoying playing tricks and annoying people.	~ Sonny was a very mischievous boy who was always in the center of any trouble.
6.	Desirous	Having a wish for something.	~ At that point Akmal was desirous of prolonging the war.
7.	Mourn	To feel and show sadness because somebody has died.	~ Today we mourn for all those who died in two world wars.
8.	Justification	A good reason why something exists or is done.	~ I can see no possible justification for any further tax increases.
9.	Ought to	Used to say what is the right thing to do.	~ They ought to have apologized.
10.	Assassinate	Somebody to murder an important or famous person, especially for political reasons.	~ A plot to assassinate the president.