Tales from childhood: I will wait for you.

Lara had a good grandfather. Maybe he was strange person, but he had many qualities. His granddaughter was a moody child. Lara's mother didn't pay attention to her. This woman worked a lot and spent her nights at work.

Beth and Johnny talked with Mr. Theodor in hard situations. He was a kind parent. So, his children loved and respected him.

"Daddy" is an important word," thought Lara.

She wanted to say this word to the right person. Little Lara started waiting her father. She hoped that he will come by car. Or maybe he come by metro or tram. Lara looked out at the cars and the men who got out of them. Also, she looked at the men who went in the porch of her house.

Lara heard sounds a telephone. She hoped that her daddy called. But it wasn't him. When Lara saw a postman put a letter in their box, she thought about her daddy. Maybe he wrote a letter for her and her mother. But no..

"When will my father come?" Lara asked her granddad.

He had a sad face. He often saw his former relative in many public places. This man cared for his other children. Lara's grandfather felt pain in his soul.

"Maybe in the future," the grandfather said.

Little Lara didn't want to believe that her father lived in her city.

In the yard the young girltold her friends about her uncle. He was a fireman. He saved little children from the building. The man had facial scars. Also, he walked with crutches. Fireman had a medal for courage. He lost his fellow. Many people knew him. That fireman was a good husband and father.

Suddenly Lara decided that her father could be a hero, too. Maybe he saved somebody. Lara's mother didn't want to tell about her former husband. But  she knew where he lived. She saw him several times a week.

Little Lara didn't want to believe that her father loved other children. She hoped that one day he will love her.

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Chocolate cake with white cream.

October, 2019.

Phoenix.

Phoenix was a son of Amyntor in Greek legends. But his father made Phoenix blind. So, he run away to his friend Peleus.

Centaur named Chiron gave Phoenix his sight back. Also, Peleus made his friend a king of the Dolopians.

Phoenix met with other characters of mythology, such as: Achilles, Ajax, and Odysseus.

Phoenix died and buried by Neoptolemus.

There are many pieces of art with this mythical creature. Artists drew and created paintings about Phoenix, son of Amyntor.

Biology.

Bio means "life" and logy means "study of" in a Greek language. This science is very important for different aspects. There are many people who study biology for their work. For example, doctors, in medicine this science is necessary.

Students start studying this subject in middle school. First they study about nature and organisms. Afterwards, children will know about cells and viruses. There are a lot of them and they are all different.

Animals and their life are part of biology, too. Scientific classification and habitat are studied by this science. Plants and flowers have own kingdoms in nature. Science about life talks about them.

The study of human body is called human anatomy. This is a separate science.

Biology has a long and interesting history. Microscopes help scientists make new discoveries. Food chains, evolutions, and genetics are part of this difficult but interesting subject.

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Tales from childhood: A pretty stranger.

"Children grow up very fast. We met you when you studied in the 1st grade, now you are in the fourth grade," the neighbor said.

Sophie understood her words. She really grew up. The girl became serious. Sophie didn't argue with the little children. Also, she knew that children grow up and become adults. But for parents we were always little. Grandma often talked about this, too.

School teacher had two young sons. They graduated college and worked. Some of the children in the class recognized these men easily. Teacher talked with them by phone.

Little Sophie noticed that the oldest son talked about young woman. Other children were inerested, too. Johnny wanted to see her.

So, on Friday Sophie and Johnny saw teacher's son. He walked in the yard behind the school. Next to him was a girl. She was a slim brunette. Her nose was straight, eyes were big. Little Johnny said that she was a beautiful lady. Sophie agreed with him.

At the end of the school year teacher said that this young woman was from the southern city. Also, she appeared in the park. She had a strange style in clothes.

"I think that she is a nice woman," said Johnny to Mr. Theodor.

"In the world there are many pretty people," said his father.

Sophie saw how teacher's son and that strange woman held hadns. Over time people saw how they kissed and hugged each other.

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Nyx.

Nyx was a goddess of the night in Ancient Greece. Her parents were Chaos. She had several children. They were very different. The god Helios never looked at goddess's sons.

Goddess of the night met with other Greek gods. Nyx's house was situated in the abyss of Tartarus. Nyx and Hemera replaced each other.

There are many paintings and sculptures about goddess of the night. Also, the name of Nyx is recognized in science astronomy.

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A beautiful bouquet.

Great people: Galileo Galilei.

Galileo Galilei was born on Frebruary 15, 1584, in Pisa. His parents were Vincenzo Galilei and Giulia di Cosimo Ammannati.

The future scientist studied different sciences, such as: mathematics, astronomy, physics, and philosophy. Galilei studied in different institutions.

The scientist did a lot of important things for study of planets. His beliefs were different from society of that time.

Galilei died on January 8, 1642, in Arcetri.

Literature. Part fifty six.

                                                    White Fang by Jack London.

This novel was written at the beginning of XX century. Animals and people are main characters in this book. White Fang is the wolf-dog hybrid. His father and siblings died. But he survived.

White Fang had a lot of adventures during this story. The animal had masters Grey Beaver and Beauty Smith.

Also, White Fang had conflicts with other characters. But he found a female dog named Collie. They had puppies.

Main characters experienced many difficult moments. The animal was involved in dog fighting. Some people were cruel to him. Other saved the White Fang.

In the novel there are many descriptions of nature and landscapes.

Recipe of homemade no bake cake.

Ingredients:

Cookies-300 g
Condensed milk-100 mL
Cream sweet butter-100 g
Chocolate-100 g
Caramel-50 g
Milk-50 g

Make cookie crumbs. After make cream, mix in one bowl: condensed milk, caramel, and cream sweet butter. Mix cookie crumbs and cream together. Now, melted chocolate. Make water bath for chocolate, after add milk. Covered cake with it. Left dessert in the fridge for two-three hours.

Famous people and their quotes. Part forty one.

                                                    Joan of Arc.

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“One life is all we have and we live it as we believe in living it. But to sacrifice what you are and to live without belief, that is a fate more terrible than dying.”

“I will not answer you about that. I have revelations touching the King that I will not tell you.”

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