The Fountain Plays

i'll tell you about "THE FOUNTAIN PLAYS".main characters are Mr spiller,Ronaldproudfood,Betty,Mrs digbby and Mr gooch. ronald is betty's fiance. she is spiller's daughter.he and digbby are widower and widow. gooch is miser. spiller is very rich and has very big garden and fountain.they was discussing about the fountain.

Mr spiller has secret. he was prisoner. and Mr gooch too. they are old friend. so gooch knows the secret.

by the way, gooch hasn't money. so he demanded the money to spiller instead of keeping the secret. he demanded five thousand down. of course he can't. and gooch laughed and said offensive of Mrs digbby. spiller aimed a blow and gooch dodged it and tripped over the leg of the table.Gooch wsa DEAD........

he try to hide the corspe and try to make his alibi. spiller played card game till 10:30. so he try to do his dead time before 10:30.

inspector[police] came. and they entered o verdict of Accidental Death.

spiller was happy. but master said `very strange'. he understood the gooch's death and spiller's secret. master demnded double wage to spiller. this mean one of the wage is gooch's. spiller was angery. at last Mr spiller was known his secret by master.

this story is a little difficult for me. but i like this story. it is funny. i wanted Mr spiller to make his alibi more cleverly.

kamekame

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The Fountain Plays.

Ayaka Nakano.

I felt that this story was difficult compare to other stories we read, there was lot of words connected to gardening. (Probably only I thought there were lots of words connected to gardening.)I’m not interested in gardening so it was difficult to understand what the words mean either in Japanese or in English, also in this story there were some phrases I never heard and it was quite hard to catch what the person was saying.

Mr. Spiller’s trick was good enough to manage to escape from danger of being sent to prison again, but he can’t trick the police with same trick that he used now. There would be blood stain somewhere at the library, and Mr. Gooch’s scare would not fit with edge of the fountain. It’ll show that he didn’t die for hitting his head at the edge of the fountain.

This story was murdering story but I thought it was beautiful, I’m not saying murdering was beautiful…. There was some love story bits and I liked it, I hope the both couples would get married.

I was thinking about what Mr. Spiller would do next.

What he said at the end of the story was frightening, “and it really costs nothing to run. It uses same water over and over again.” What does he meant by saying this? I think the meaning of it is that the fountain uses same water as the water which was falling onto Mr. Gooch’s dead body, so I thought that the same water will fall onto Master’s body, it won’t cost anything to run because he’ll be able to escape from blackmailing and the police.

He’ll kill Masters.
He’ll kill Masters and Masters will die of unfortunate accident.

I liked this story but I wasn’t surprised about Mr. Spiller killing Mr. Gooch. This story was not unexpected story and it wasn’t very suspenseful, I wanted this story to be more suspenseful and thrilling. If this story were suspenseful or thrilling it could be much more interesting that it is now.

We read murdering story this week so I’d like to read some romantic story.(like secret, I don’t want to read very romantic story….)

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This story is so difficult.
Mr.Spiller was prisoner escape, and now he's going to marry Mrs.Digby who lives next door to he. His daughter Betty has a boyfriend Ronald. Mr.Spiller seemed to be happy. But, one man was going to change his life. The man's name was Gooch. He was a prisoner, and he had known Mr.Spiller at the same prison. Gooch threatened Spiller with Spiller's jailbreak, and pestered him for a large amount of money. Spiller thought Gooch was disturbance.

Spiller killed Gooch accidentally. He hidden the evidence of his murder in haste. But he forgotten he had excellent servant Masters.Masters noticed this accident's paradox. And he found his master was suspect of this affair.Finally,Spiller had to pay a large amount of money to Masters.

I think Spiller is poor man. He commit a crime twice, but this murder didn't retrieve him from ruin. He'll suffer until he dead or commit another crime.

Koh

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My opinion of the story: When I finished reading this story, I didn't felt refreshed. I couldn't understand what this story want to tell us. Because after all this story doesn't settled.

Also I can't sympathize with main charactor. For example, Mr.Spiller. He extorted money from Mr.Gooch. I think it is his own fault. If he didn't escape from prison and didn't do something bad thing, It's doesn't happen.

In the same way, I think Mr.Gooch was vice too. I can't understand his mind, cause he was in prison for atone his sin, but he threaten Mr.Spiller. Why Mr.Gooch commit a crime again?

I think most pitiful charactors are Mrs.Digby and Betty. They don't know what Mr.Spiller had done in past and have secret with Mr.Gooch. They belive Mr.Spiller is good man, but he isn't. So If they found about his secret, maybe they got shock and felt betrayal.

After all I rethink this story saying about honesty is the best policy. this mean is honesty is good than doing illegal thing.

GONBE

------What I thought after I read the fountain plays-------

This story was quite interesting. Mr.spiller's trick was very bright and nice!! I was not sure what would happen in the story when we started to read it first. But, at the very last, finally I knew the substance of this story. But I think if he does it today, we will be arrested.(he might be lucky.) It never occurd to me that Mr. Spiller was an offender. I thought no matter how much he is faithful, you had better not believe him completely.

Every characters in this story is unique. Everyone is so selfish and acts only for themselves. I like Mrs.Digby especially. She is smart. She is going to marry Mr.Spiller because he is rich and kind to her(?)!! He lost her wife and she is widow,too. If she marries him, it gurrantees that she will not be in trouble in the future. That is good idea! I would like to have a life like Mr.Spiller at the least one time too... I agree to her.

If I were Mr.Spiller, I might do the same thing. I don't want to spoil my life so easily. And if as long as I keep on paying money to someone, I can guard my life, I will do it. Of course, the best way is what I don't do something wrong to give something to give chances to blackmail me!!

That is all I thought about this story. It may be too short, I did my best anyway.

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I'd like to tell my feeling to you. I think three men (Mr.Spiller,Mr.Gooch,Masters) are all cunning. First,Mr.Spiller who escaped jail murdered Mr.Gooch. Mr.Spiller had forged once. In addition he comitted a sin even if it had not exactly intended to do so. If he had been comitted to prison meekly, it wouldn't have happened. In spite of he killed Mr.Gooch, he didn't think about himself and he made an alibi. He imagined his alibi was perfect,but it was found out by Masters.So he need have made an alibi more expertly. I think he is the worst man as human being. Mrs.Digby is deceived into the belief that he is gentleman. She believed him that he is kind,cultivated and unassuming man,but it is not real him.Finally he married Mrs. Digby. I think , however,his new life won't do well, because he is a murder and new matter that master know murder will happen.

Second,I thought Mr.Gooch was sordid man. For example he demanded five thousand to Mr.Spiller or he would tell the police, because he knows Mr.Spiller's secrets.It's a skeleton in the closet.He persisted in getting money. If he hadn't mentioned money persistently, he wouldn't have been killed.

Third,I thought Masters was piercing man and clever.I wonder if Masters notice a suspect who killed Mr.Gooch,so he required Mr.Spiller double his present wage,I thought. Masters seemed to be well-trained,but he eventually required money,too. Consequently I think it will bring same result such as Mr.Spiller will kill Masters so that the secrets won't be exposed. I think after Mr.Spiller had killed Mr.Gooch,he should have surrendered himself to the police,because Murder will out....

I think this story is unhappy ,because murder and money are involved in this story.The rich man is not always happy. I think it's the best way to live magnificently without doing wrong

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mr.spiller shouldn't have killed mr.gooch. indeed, mr.gooch requested him to pay five thousand, and he also carried out that he would reveal mr.spiller's secret. but i wonder "does he serious?" maybe it was a mere joke.

i think that the murderer who killed mr.gooch was came out some day. "murder will out!!" however ingenious the act, wrong acts developed surely.

i'm sorry about mrs.digby , because she was deceived by mr.spiller. she was mistaken, mr.spiller was anything but a gentle man, millionaire and good man. he only wanted to marry mrs.digby. maybe they will marry from now on, but i don't want to agree with thier marriage. mr.spiller is murderer!!! he have to go to prison and confess his guilt.

master don't know actual criminal , but he demanded double wage. it's not right things! he sholdn't have done such a thing. if he was a discreet man, he should have told police that mr.spiller was criminal.

this story begin with the story of flowers and fountain. mr.spiller boasted about beautiful and fantastic garden, and mrs.digby was fascinated by them and mr.spiller's kindness.

but no matter how cleverly cover up wrong, flowers and fountain knew everything. only mr.spiller doesn't notice the fact.

i think mr.spiller will be caught in some way hereafter. maybe mr.gooch's desire for revenge!! anyway, bad news travels fast...

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i think this story is complicated because there are some characters and some of story in it haven't finished explaining and doing things by halves.

mr.spiller is going to get married with mrs.digby who live next door.they are widow and widower of the sensible time of life, so they aren't young.mr.spiller's daughter, betty has a boyfriend whose name is ronald.mr.spiller seemed to be full of happiness.however, he's got a skeleton in the closet which mr.gooch was well-known about it!!mr.spiller and mr.gooch were at the same prison.mr.spiller had escaped from there.me.gooch had blackmailed him and asked him to give mr.gooch bribery.

mr.spiller killed mr.gooch accidentally.he just punched him on his face.unfortunately, mr.gooch dodged, but he failed to the floor with hitting his forehead.....and he passed away.mr.spiller tried to conceal him because if the police find him, he has to go back to prison.if so, it will be over to get married with her and have a happiness life after all.

it seemed to go on smoothly.however, my.spiller has fogotabout one man who is excellent servant, who is masters.masters has noticed and known this accident's paradox.he suspected forgot.spiller of this affair.

lastly, he must pay a huge amount of money to masters. the fountain is not beautiful and wonderful for mr.spiller because it always bring a bad thing and news to him.

i think mr.spiller is an insidious man because he had escaped from prison, and when mr.gooch appeared, mr.spiller tried to hide his secret.and also, he thinks about just himself, i supose to.but i rather think suppose.gooch and masters are guilty as well because they blackmailed him. it's not fair!!

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I don’t really like the characters in this story especially the man who murdered Mr. Gooch, Mr. Spiller. Why I don’t like him is that he’d escaped from prison and nobody knew it apart from Mr. Gooch, which means Mrs. Digby, who was in love with Mr. Spiller, didn’t know. I think Mr. Spiller should have told her about his crime if he loved her. He looked he loved her but he would never let anybody know about his secret and she would never be let know it although she loved him.

In my opinion, men and women, who are in love, should let each other know their secrets as long as the secrets are important. Sometimes people have a secret called “a skeleton in the cupboard” but if you had a boy friend or a fiancé and your relationship was getting deeper, you should (or you would need to) share your fears or happiness or anger or sadness because you would think that your man is precious and you obviously need him. If your secrets were not so important, then you wouldn’t have to tell your lover about it, I think though.

But Mr. Spiller cheated or told a lie to Mrs. Digby and I think it was horrible. She didn’t know anything about his crime and she loved him solely and he was satisfied that the woman, who he loved, had no clue about his previous life though she loved him.

Finally, Mr. Spiller committed another crime and unfortunately Masters found his murdering so he had to pay money to Masters not to tell anybody about his second crime. I found his behavior very stupid. Mrs. Digby still didn’t know anything about his real life and probably she and he were going to be together which means she would never know his secret in her life even if they lived together (I supposed).
If I were him and in love with Mrs. Digby, I would certainly tell her about my secrets because of my love to her. I can’t see where his love to her was. I don’t think he loved her truly, perhaps his most important thing was to protect his skeletons in the cupboard.

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i thought it was a quite funny story. because after mr. gooch was killed, i (and every reader must have) thought mr. spiller got rid of paying money to mr. gooch to get him to keep a secret of hm. BUT!!!!!!! surprisingly, masters realized that he killed mr. gooch! and then, mr. spiller had to start paying him to get him keep the new secret of him!! i really wonder what will become of them after the end of the story. would mr.spiller keep paying masters? or would he be imprisoned again? what would happen between him and mrs. digby?
my ideal result is this....

'(i dont know how, but) the police found mr. spiller had killed mr.gooch and he was imprisoned again. of course, mrs.digby were shocked! and she stopped loving him. and masters found a new job,by the way!'

i think this is ideal because if he kept paying masters and he woulndt tell the truth to anyone, he could become a man worse than a criminal! and the poorest person is mrs. digby! she wouldnt know anything and keep loving him! its awful...
so i hope the police will find mr. spiller!

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this story tells us that if someone did bad actions,such as make money, blackmail and murder, bad things will happen to them again and again and again...,like this story.

mr.spillar,owner of the fountain,has a skelton in the closet. in fact, he was arrested for forgery,and he was in the prison once. but he escaped from there...and still now. noone knows this this fact. only mr.gooch knows it. he was also in same prison as mr.spillar. so, mr.gooch blackmails him. mr.spillar hates him very much,but cannot say that. mr.spillar wants to get married mrs.digby who is very attractive and has distinction. she is also doesn't like mr.gooch, and she doesn't understand why mr.spillar and he is friends.

one day, they talked about mr.spillar's fountain. at the night, everyone went to bed without mr.spillar snd mr.gooch. mr.gooch came back from the fountain,but he didn't drank very much. he said "you give me five thousand down-", and he spoke ill of mrs.digby.so, mr.spillar tried to hit him,but he dodged. but unfortunately, he tipped over the leg of the occasional table. he was not clear in his mind because he drank at the fountain before. at last,he was dead... i think that's the point of no return... of course,mr.spillar didn't kill him. only tried to hit him,but mr.spillar thought he has to make his alibi because he is still an escaped jail-bird,and the police will come,and he will be arrested again. so, he carried mr.gooch to the fountain carefully and made his alibi.

he felt happy...perhaps. no one see any sceans which he carried mr.gooch. but only master saw it. he blackmails mr.spillar. mr.spillar seemed that he gets happy life...mr.gooch was dead,will get married mrs.digby,but all dreams went back to the starting point.

if someone did good actions, good things will happen to them, but if someone did dad actions, bad things will happen to them. that's the rule of life...i think.

it was very hard for me to understand this story...would you mind speaking more slowly,please??

......l4dyl