Saturday, August 1, 2026

Literature. Part hundred thirty seven.

                                The Fox and the Crow by Aesop.

One day, the Fox was looking for food. Suddenly, she saw a Crow perched on a tree branch with cheese in its beak.

The Fox began praising bird and wanted to hear the Crow's "beautiful" voice. Immediately, the cheese fell out of the beak, and the cunning Fox took the food for herself.

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Great people: Louisa May Alcott.

Louisa May Alcott was an American writer. She was born on November 29, 1832, in Germantown, Pennsylvania, U. S.

Little Women (1868), Good Wives (1869), Little Men (1971), and Jo's Boys (1886) are Louisa May Alcott's famous novels.

These books have been translated into other languages. Also, there are movies and cartoons based on these stories.

Louisa May Alcott died on March 6, 1888, in Boston, Massachusetts, U. S.





Famous people and their quotes. Part hundred twenty two.

                                                            Marie Curie.

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“Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas.”

“All my life through, the new sights of Nature made me rejoice like a child.”

“I was taught that the way of progress was neither swift nor easy.”

“Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.”

“There are sadistic scientists who hurry to hunt down errors instead of establishing the truth.”

“One never notices what has been done; one can only see what remains to be done.”

“I am among those who think that science has great beauty.”

Source of information:

https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/marie-curie-quotes

Thursday, July 30, 2026

Tales from childhood: Where is my inheritance?

Good time to you! I'm Timothy. I'm an orphan who lives in an orphanage, I'm a friend of one boy and a friend of Maria.

After my mother's murder, I live with my friends. If necessary, we protect each other and come to each other's aid in difficult times.

"You don't have any relatives at all?" someone asked me.

"Yes, that's what happened to me." I said.

My late Mom never told me about father or her relatives. I wanted to ask her, but I didn't have time. Also, I didn't have any inheritance. Or rather, I did have one, but then it disappeared somewhere.

I was only able to keep a piece of my mother's clothing. This is my memory of her.

"I love you very much and miss you. I want to achieve justice."

Monday, July 27, 2026

Tales from childhood: Festival in the big city.

Hello, everyone! This is Beth speaking. How are you?

My brother Johnny, our friend Sophie, and I are invited to a big city for the opening of an event. We will be there the whole evening and even longer.

"We will be able to meet local citizens!" my brother Johnny said.

There we actually met people who were born in the center of a big city and have lived there their entire lives.

"I live here and went to school here. Now I'm studying at a prestigious university." the young girl bragged to me.

"The festival is very beautiful, I liked the dancing!" Sophie said.

There was a huge crown of people there, and I couldn't see all the stars of the concert.

Perhaps a big city offers more opportunities, but I'm not sure...

Source of image:

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Friday, July 24, 2026

Tales from childhood: Our educators.

Hi, readers! I'm just a resident of the orphanage where Maria and Timothy live. I'm their good friend. The three of us have a great time together, and no one says anything to us. It helps us orphans cope with loneliness.

We have teachers and educators, but these adults are very indifferent to us. For example, one woman, a young woman, often told us about her eight-year-old son, who was often sick. This child spent a month every two months on sick leave with his mother.

"My child needs me, he has a high fever and hospitalized! Now he needs me more than you troubled teenagers!" the teacher said these words every time.

At such moments, Maria remained in charge, but Timothy and I were able to afford to leave the orphanage.

The other teachers didn't react to our behavior. But one day, an old security guard caught us and wouldn't let us outside. Maybe that was for the best, because it was very cold out there!

Monday, July 20, 2026

Erebus.

Erebus (Ἔρεβος) (Érebos) personified darkness in Greek mythology and his name means 'darkness' or 'gloom'.

His father was Chaos (χάος) (kháos). Also, Erebus had siblings: Eros and Nyx.

Eris, Hypnos, Nemesis (Νέμεσις) (Némesis), Hemera (Ἡμέρα) (Hēmérā), Thanatos (Θάνατος) (Thánatos), Charon (Χάρων), Hesperides (Ἑσπερίδες), and Phantasos (Φάντασος) were his offspring.

Erebus is associated with eternal darkness and the underworld.