A Cup of Kindness: Stories from Scotland

by Jennifer Bassett (Retold by)

In Edinburgh a detective listens to a confession; in Orkney an old man lives with the ghosts of his past. In the Outer Hebrides some travellers learn a lesson; in Glasgow a young woman steals a meeting with a famous actor; and in a small town somewhere a pigeon dies. These stories are as richly varied as the land of Scotland itself.

Bookworms World Stories collect stories written in English from around the world. This volume has stories by Scottish writers Eona Macnicol, Malcolm Laing, Ian Rankin, George Mackay Brown, and Susie Maguire.

80 pages, Paperback

First published October 10, 2010

About the author

Jennifer Bassett has been a teacher, teacher trainer, editor, and materials writer, and has taught in England, Greece, Spain, and Portugal. She is the Series Editor of the Oxford Bookworms Library, and has written more than twenty original and retold stories for the series, including The Phantom of the Opera, One-Way Ticket, The President's Murderer, and William Shakespeare. Two of her adaptations, Rabbit-Proof Fence and Love Among the Haystacks, have won Language Learner Literature Awards, and three of her other titles have been finalists for the Awards. She has created a new sub-series called Bookworms World Stories, which are collections of short stories written in English from around the world. She has also written original stories for the English Today Readers and Storylines series. Jennifer is series co-adviser, with H.G. Widdowson, of the Oxford Bookworms Collection, volumes of unadapted short stories for advanced learners.

Reviews

[Ali Taheri · Rating 4 out of 5]

a cup of kindness 💛

[Dis Goverment · Rating 5 out of 5]

some one tell me a number of short storys and there name on this book please

[Mohammed · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nice story

[Hadis]

That’s lovely 😍

[Jbondandrews · Rating 2 out of 5]

Would like to read the stories in their actual true state.

[Moe · Rating 2 out of 5]

1. Publisher= OXFORD
Book Series= OXFORD BOOKWORMS
Level= 3

2. 12/02=65min (I haven't finished reading all pages of this book yet.)

3. 7words summary:

I read 3 stories in this book:

[The Pigeon]
mother-children-eve-pegion-dead-buried-emptiness
[Donald and the Drovers]
man-journey-boat-isands-languages-difficulities-bridge
[Andrina]
man-sick-miss-girl-wisky-story-dream

4. In this book, charactors had some difficulities. Have you ever experienced any difficulities?
-Yes, I have. When I was a junior hish school student, I lost my dear cat suddenly. The cat was a lost cat and I named the cat "Haru" and kept as my pet for about 3years. Haru died because of disease, but that was so sad for me. I was disappointed for many days.

5. This book is about kindness of people. Each story in this book is not so long, but actually it was difficult for me to understand clearly. However I liked the first story because I could understand the man's feeling. Also from this book, I could think about what kindness is.

[Ippei · Rating 2 out of 5]

"1.Oxford university press; The Oxford Bookworms Library; Level3
2.Time 4/22=50mins
3.7 words-summary Pigeon- quarrel - old - man- dead - doctor- blouse
4.Discussion Question
Have you ever faced the death of your pet?
Yes, when I was a elementary school student, I had hamsters. 2 years later, they were dead. I was so sad.
5. I was very excited to read this book. I couldn't expect what will happen next. However, it's a little difficult to understand it.

[E.Reads · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really nice collection. I was quite glad to see it was short when I picked it up, but when I was done with it, I just desperately wanted more!
I particularely liked The Pigeon by Eona MacNicol and Andrina by George MacKay Brown and am quite excited to go read those authors other works. Hopefully, the library will have them too.

[Elma Maliqati · Rating 3 out of 5]

I had to read this book in school so I was kindda reading and analyzing this book to details. I can't say I didn't like the book, 'cause there was parts I loved(such as Andrina) and parts I hated (like The Pigeon) But anyway the good part was dominant so 3 stars

[Elizabeth Gosse · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a quick little read with four short stories.

[Marie Mattson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well... why not. I mean short stories that are really easy to read. I enjoyed it.