Tales from childhood: A real fairy tale.

Sophie wanted to celebrate New Year with her cousin Caroline and best friend Natalie. Adults give a permission for this holiday party.

All girls met at Natalie's apartment. She had a big room. So, at the New Year's Eve children made a lot of interesting things. Sophie remembered school Christmas performance and played a princess. Caroline was a queen, Natalie was a fairy.

In the evening they had a great dinner. It was very delicious!

Several hours later Caroline fell asleep on the sofa. But Sophie and Natalie waited until midnight. Children were very tired and fell asleep quickly.

In the morning girls woke up and found... gifts on the table and Christmas tree! Soft toys and beautiful clothes! Sophie thought that it was Santa Claus.

Children went home with their new things and their parents were very glad.

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Tales from childhood: Cold and warm.

Mother and granny decided to celebrate Christmas in their village. They have their own house. During the holiday the weather was cold. Snow and ice were on the street.

Sophie and her grandmother waited for guests at their Christmas dinner. Christmas Eve is an important holiday. When Caroline appeared in the house Sophie was very glad. She arrived with her mother.

It was cold in the house but granny chopped wood for the fireplace. Mother cooked Christmas dinner for all.

Sophie and Caroline had a nice free time. Girls played with each other. The TV showed holiday movies and cartoons.

During the dinner little Sophie felt that the house got warmer. Logs burned in the fireplace. The weather still wintery outside.

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Capture and bring back Cerberus.

Cerberus was a three-headed dog. This monster was guarding entrance the land of the dead. Eurystheus sent Heracles to captue this mythical animal.

Hermes and Athena helped Zeus's son with his labour. In that time Heracles was in the underworld.

Hero showed Cerberus to Eurystheus and brought it back. After twelfth labour Eurystheus let Heracles go.

So, Heracles did his last labour.

Steal the apples of the Hesperides.

Eurystheus asked Heracles to bring the golden apples. These fruits were in the Garden of the Hesperides. The Hesperides were nymphs of evening. Also, they were seven sisters.

During the way Zeus's son met a lot of different mythology characters. One of them, King Busiris, in Egypt.

At the end when Heracles went to the Garden of the Hesperides, he took the golden apples. It was the eleventh labour of Heracles.

Obtain the cattle of the monster Geryon.

Geryon was a big giant, who lived on the island of Erytheia. Monster had several lion paws and dragon wings.

Heracles must take his cattle to Eurystheus. Zeus's son killed two-headed dog Orthrus and herdsman Eurytion. Hero shot Geryon with one arrow.

Eurystheus received the cattle from Heracles.

So, Zeus's son did his tenth labour.

Lighthouse of Alexandria.

Lighthouse of Alexandria, also known as Pharos of Alexandria, was located in Egypt. The lighthouse was built from 280 to 247 BC. Building's height was more than 100 metres (394 feet), range 47 kilometers (29 miles).

Alexander the Great founded this city and people made lighthouse for him. Lighthouse of Alexandria was very large and people saw it from 50 kilometers away.

But in XIV century lighthouse was almost destroyed by the earthquake.

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Tales from childhood: Good deeds.

It was a simple winter evening. Sophie was reading fairy tales in her comfortable room. Grandmother was knitting socks for her granddaughters. Snowfall became very strong and temperature fell to -15 C (5 F).

Next day little Sophie and granny decided to walk because the sky was blue. But... roads became very slippery.

Suddenly girl and old woman saw that somebody laid on the slippery ice. Middle-aged woman slipped and fell on the way.

So, grandmother understood that this person needs a doctor. Ambulance appeared several minutes later. Sophie helped woman, too. She gave her a hand with granny.

Two weeks later, in Sophie's school, a woman came from the road. She said a lot of thanks words to teacher and Sophie. All classmates were glad that children can help, too.

Also, woman's injuries almost healed.

Palm threes on the South.

Colossus of Rhodes.

The statue of the Ancient Greek god of the sun Helias, was on the Greek island of Rhodes. This island was situated in the Aegean Sea.

Sculptor Chares of Lindos started building this work in 292 B.C. for a period of twelve years. Statue was made from iron, clay, and bronze. Its height was about 36 metres (100 feet). Colossus of Rhodes appeared in 20 B.C.

But fifty four years later, in 226 B.C., earthquake occured on the island. So, sixth Wonder of the Ancient World was damaged.

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Obtain the girdle of Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons.

Heracles must have the girdle, for Admete, Eurystheus's daughter.

During this labour Zeus's son had a fight with other Amazons. The goddess Hera became an Amazon and was among them, too. At the end Heracles killed Hippolyta and had a girdle for Admete.

So, Heracles did his ninth labour.

Great people: Mahatma Gandhi.

Mahandas Karamchand Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869, in India. His parents were Karamchand Uttamchand Gandhi and Putlibai.

Future politician married Kasturbai Makhanji Kapadia. Afterwards, he wanted to fight for Independence of his Motherland, India.

Mahatma Gandhi lived in South African for twenty one years. He fought against injustice in this country.

Also, Gandhi saw First World War and Second World War. In 1942 he was arrested. Two years later his wife Kasturbai died.

On Junuary 30, 1948, Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated, in New Delhi, India.

Big homemade rum balls.

Phoenicia.

Phoenicia was an ancient civilization in the Mediterranean Sea. Name of this country is translated from the Ancient Greek language as the "land of palm trees".

Country had its own important things for history. For example, in 334 B.C.E. Alexander the Great came in Phoenicia and conquered Baalbek.

Also, civilization had kings and cities. Ahiram (c. 1000), Hiram I (969-936 B. C.), Pygmalion of Tyre (820-774 B. C.). People in Phoenicia had Phoenician and Punic languages. Canaanite was the religion in this country.

Ancient civilization had trades with other ancient countries, such as: Egypt and Greece.

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Recipe of homemade fruit cake with apples and strawberries.

Ingredients:

Flour-450 g
Sugar-300 g
Sour cream-100 g
Eggs-2
Mayonnaise-1 table spoon
Butter-100 g
Salt-1/3 tea spoon
Baking powder-1 tea spoon
Apples-2
Strawberries-150 g

Mix in one bowl: flour, sugar, eggs, salt, baking powder, sour cream, mayonnaise, and butter. Peel and cut apples into slices. After put to the butter and sugar. Fry and stir fruits about 5 minutes. Cut strawberries into slices, too.

Add apples and berries to the dough.

Warm up the oven 218 C (425 F). Bake the dessert about 30 minutes 204 C (400 F) in the oven. Leave fruit cake for several hours. Later you can enjoy it!

Famous people and their quotes. Part nineteen.

                                            Grace Kelly.

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“The freedom of the press works in such a way that there is not much freedom from it.”

“Hollywood amuses me. Holier-than-thou for the public and unholier-than-the-devil in reality.”

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Literature. Part thirty three.

                                             The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi.

Geppetto was a woodcarver. He had a piece of wood. Poor woodcarver decided to make a marionette named Pinocchio.

So, Mister Geppetto became a father of this marionette.

If Pinocchio told a lie his nose would grow. The magical fairy appeared in this book. He met a lot of friends and enemies during the novel.

Animals and people can talk to each other. The Talking Cricket, said many important things to Pinocchio.

At the end the main character became a real boy. There are many movies and cartoons about this story.

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