Green bush.

 

Tales from childhood: Important concert.

Sophie liked watch TV shows about celebrities. Her friends knew different facts about these people.

Suddenly little Sophie saw an advertisement for a concert of her favorite band will be in their city. It was happy! She called Natalie and they agreed to go there.

Then the friends found out that their other friends wanted to attend this event, too. Beth and Johnny asked their father about this concert.

Also, Beth said her secret to her friends.

"I'm in love with one of the boys," she said.

The concert was very good. After it, all the children returned home.

Little Sophie said that she really enjoyed watching the celebrities perform.

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Dike.

 Dike (Δίκη,) is a goddess of moral and justice in ancient Greece. She is an Horae. Dike's parents were god Zeus and Titaness Themis. Her mother was a goddess of justice, too. Also, Dike had several siblings, such as: Eunomia, Eirene, Carpo, Thallo, Moirai, Auxo.

Her symbols were balance scale and laurel wreath. 

Dike was very important for human justice. She ruled it.

Dike met with other gods and goddesses: Nyx (Νῠ́ξ,), Dardanus (Δάρδανος), Eusebeia (εὐσέβεια), and etc.

Writers wrote about her myths and legends. There are many different paintings with this goddesses. Sculptors created statues.

Yin and yang cookies.

 

Paleontology.

Paleontology (παλαιοντολογία) is the study about life on the Earth, which existed before Holocene epoch. This word came from the Greek language παλαιός, palaios  "old", ὄν, on "creature", and λόγος, logos "study".

Science about ancient creatures has similar features with other studies. Biology, geology, and archaeology are related sciences to paleontology. 

Paleontologists are studying the history of life on our planet. Ancient fossils can tell a lot about animals and their lives.

Also, scientists study climate of that periods. Billions and millions years ago the weather was different. Ice age changed life of animals.

Paleontology helps to understand the life of dinosaurs. They lived on the Earth many years ago. Then the dinosaurs died.

This science explains evolution. Different animals have different ancestors. They could be of other size and live in other places.

Plants at that time were different, too.

Science about ancient animals studies in colleges and universities.

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https://www.shutterstock.com/es/image-vector/cartoon-paleontology-kids-working-on-excavation-1433866022

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Different flowers in the yard.

 

Tales from childhood: Visit to the factory.

 Beth and her classmates had special invitations. They were invited on a tour. Teenagers should visit a confectionery factory. The teachers allowed the students to take their relatives and friends with them.

Sophie and Johnny were guests on this tour. Beth decided to take her younger brother and his classmate friend.

Little Sophie was very glad about it! She wanted to see how to cook her favorite chocolate sweets.

Johnny was happy, too. He wanted to see a bun machine.

On their day off, everyone gathered and went to the factory. 

Entering the building, Sophie smelled a very pleasant smell. It smelled like fresh baked goods. She liked jam buns.

The children were shown how to cook sweet food. The workers told them about the work of pastry chefs.

History of this confectionery factory was told to children and teenagers.

Also, they were treated to sweets and buns.

"Today is a sweet day," Sophie said.

"Yes, I agree with you," Johnny said.

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https://www.shutterstock.com/es/image-vector/process-caramel-chocolate-production-set-horizontal-708685666

A bowl of sweets.

 

Plutus.

 Plutus (Πλοῦτος) is a god of wealth in Greek myths and legends. His parents were Hades (ᾍδης) and Persephone (Περσεφόνη). Or Iasion (Ἰασίων) and Demeter (Δημήτηρ,).

Plutus has his own symbol, cornucopia, also known as horn of plenty. He has cornucopia with grain and wheat.

Plutus has relationships with many gods and goddesses, such as: Persephone, Demeter, Eirene, Tyche (Τύχη,), Zeus, Asclepius, and etc.

Demeter gifted wheat in Harmonia's wedding. If Persephone and Demeter love somebody, then Plutus gave them riches.

Plutus was blinded by Zeus. But Asclepius returned eyes to the god.

There are different paintings and statues about this god. Painters and sculptors have depicted Plutus at different ages.

Also, writers mentioned him in their books. In Praise of Folly by Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam. In Canto VII of Dante's Inferno. Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.

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Great people: Ernest Hemingway.

 Ernest Miller Hemingway was an American writer. He was born on July 21, 1899, in Oak Park, Illinois. His parents were Clarence and Grace Hemingway. Ernest had several siblings.

He took part in wars. Ernest Hemingway visited different countries.

Hemingway's famous books: The Sun Also Rises (1926), For Whom the Bell Tolls (1940), The Old Man and the Sea (1952).

Ernest Hemingway had a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (1953) and Nobel Prize in Literature (1954).

There are many movies and cartoons about his novels.

Hemingway had wives and children.

He died on July 2, 1961, in Ketchum, Idaho.

Famous people and their quotes. Part fifty seven.

                                                     Gerald Durrell.

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“I believe that all children should be surrounded by books and animals.”

“A house is not a home until it has a dog.”

“The most wonderful, beautiful things in life are the simple things which we have all forgotten.”

“If naturalists go to heaven (about which there is considerable ecclesiastical doubt), I hope that I will be furnished with a troop of kakapo to amuse me in the evening instead of television.”

“My childhood in Corfu shaped my life. If I had the craft of Merlin, I would give every child the gift of my childhood.”

Sources of information:

https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/26957.Gerald_Durrell?page=1 and

https://www.azquotes.com/quote/409138

Literature. Part seventy two.

                                           "The Wolf and the Seven Young Kids" by the Brothers Grimm.

Once upon a time there was a goat. She had seven kids.

One day she went to the forest for some food. The goat warned her kids about wolf. She said that he has black paws and rough voice.

The wolf went to their house. But little kids saw his paws.

So, the wolf colored his paws.

Later the kids opened the door to the wolf. He ate them. Just one of them hid very well.

When the goat returned she saw all. She and her one kid saved other kids. They were happy.

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Recipe of homemade loaf cake.

 Ingredients:

Flour-450 g

Sugar-250 g

Eggs-2

Sour cream-2 table spoons

Mayonese-1 table spoon

Butter-1 stick

Salt-1/3 tea spoon

Baking powder-1/3 tea spoon

Mix all ingredients in one bowl. 

 Warm up the oven until 420 °F (215 °C). Bake about 30 minutes 350 °F (176 °C).

Bon Appetit!