A paraphrase is a restatement of an original piece of written or oral text into your own words. Just like translating, when you paraphrase, you do not change the meaning or the ideas being put forth, nor do you leave any information out (as you would in a summary); you change the language.
Read the following excerpt from The Stone-Cutter (it is the same one I paraphrased for you) and paraphrase it.
Compare yours, both with the original and mine.
Write you comments at the end.
Once upon a time there lived a stone-cutter, who went every day to a great rock in the side of a big mountain and cut out slabs for gravestones or for houses. He understood very well the kinds of stones wanted for the different purposes, and as he was a careful workman he had plenty of customers. For a long time he was quite happy and contented, and asked for nothing better than what he had.
Now in the mountain dwelt a spirit which now and then appeared to men, and helped them in many ways to become rich and prosperous. The stone-cutter, however, had never seen this spirit, and only shook his head, with an unbelieving air, when anyone spoke of it. But a time was coming when he learned to change his opinion.
(From Japanische Mahrchen.)
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But rather nearly would understand to change his belief.
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