Tales from childhood: Fall harvest.

 Every fall in the village people were harvesting fruits and vegetables. Sophie liked a lot of them. Sometimes there were so many tomatoes that these vegetables were handed out to neighbors. Vegetables were very big. It was hard for Sophie to carry them. The weight of one tomato was 600 grams!

Sometimes there were so many tomatoes that these vegetables were handed out to neighbors. Sophie's granny shared with people. And the neighbors shared with them, too.

"It's good that we have a big harvest," Sophie said.

"Yes, it's very good." the grandmother said.

Little Sophie was proud that she could share vegetables with others, but she didn't tell anyone about it.

People received great joy when they gave and received as a gift fruits and/or vegetables.

Red ripe tomatoes, strawberries and other berries, potatoes in the ground, orange carrots, cherries on the tree. Sophie saw this ripe harvest. Also, there were butterflies, beetles, warms, and even birds in the garden. She watched this , because it was interesting!

All this grew in the garden of Sophie and her grandmother.

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Atreus.

 Atreus (Ἀτρεύς) was a king of Mycenae. His parents were Pelops and Hippodamia. Also, Atreus was known as father of Agamemnon and Menelaus. His wife was Aerope. His brother was Thyestes.

King ruled Mycenae in the Peloponnese. Eurystheus was his predecessor. Agamemnon was his successor.

In Greek mythology Atreus met with different characters, such as: Helios, Aegisthus, and etc.

There is Treasury of Atreus on Panagitsa Hill at Mycenae, Greece.

Tales from childhood: Visit to new countries.

 Sophie lived in her town. It was her Motherland. She was born here, little Sophie had many friends in this town. She didn't think about other places.

Once Mrs. M. and Sophie knew that Natalie visited other countries. This was a tour trip.

"I wonder how people live in other countries?" Sophie asked.

"Probably it's different and wonderful there," Mrs. M. said.

A few day later Natalie returned and told about that place.

"These countries are quite, similar to ours. Only there the weather is warmer." Natalie said about her journey.

Sophie thought that she should go to a new place, too. At least to a neighboring town.

Neolithic.

 Neolithic period or the New Stone age is a part of the Stone Age. From Ancient Greek language νέος means -new and λίθος means -stone.

During this period developed different cultures. People began to engage in agriculture and cattle breeding. Also, they used stone tools as their ancestors.

Agriculture spreads across Europe. Then ceramics appeared. People started living in society.

Neolithic influenced to Bronze Age and Iron Age. Civilizations are changed.

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https://www.shutterstock.com/es/image-vector/group-cartoon-neolithic-people-working-prehistoric-1712081155

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Agamemnon.

 Agamemnon (Ἀγαμέμνων) was a king of Mycenae, in Greek legends. His father was King Atreus, his mother was Queen Aerope. Also, Agamemnon had a brother named Menelaus.

He participated in the Trojan War. Defeating Troy, Agamemnon returned to Mycenae. 

King of Mycenae married Clytemnestra. His brother Menelaus had a wife, beautiful Helen. She was kidnapped by Paris before the Trojan War.

Agamemnon had relations with other gods and goddesses. He had several children.

Agamemnon was killed by his wife Clytemnestra. Also, she killed Cassandra.

There are many different paintings and statues about this hero.

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https://www.shutterstock.com/es/image-vector/drawing-sketch-style-illustration-agamemnon-king-469088081

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https://www.shutterstock.com/es/image-illustration/greek-mythology-agamemnon-king-mycenae-son-1925684606

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https://www.shutterstock.com/es/image-vector/return-agamemnon-cassandra-mycenae-returns-spoils-1804435792

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https://www.istockphoto.com/es/vector/h%C3%A9roes-de-la-guerra-de-troya-gm168857158-23439685

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Homemade coconut balls with chocolate.

 

Great people: Alexandre Dumas (son).

 Alexandre Dumas fils was born on July 27, 1824, in Paris, France. His parents were Alexandre Dumas père and Marie-Laure-Catherine Labay.

Dumas wrote romantic and historical novels. He created his works during the Romanticism period.

Alexandre Dumas wrote: The Lady with the Camellias (1852). Also, he had an award Legion of Honour (1894).

He was married and had children.

Dumas died on November 27, 1895, Marly-le-Roi, Yvelines, France.

Famous people and their quotes. Part sixty three.

                                                               Claude Monet.

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“My only merit lies in having painted directly in front of nature, seeking to render my impressions of the most fleeting effects.”

“Merely think here is a little square of blue, here an oblong of pink, here a streak of yellow, and paint it just as it looks to you, the exact color and shape, until it gives your own naïve impression of the scene before you.”

“I would like to paint as the bird sings.”

“To me, the motif itself is an insignificant factor. What I want to reproduce is what exists between the motif and me.”

“I want to render what I feel.”

Source of information:

https://www.biography.com/artist/claude-monet

Thousandth post.

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Literature. Part seventy eight.

                              “The Princess and the Pea” by Hans Christian Andersen.

Once upon a time there was a prince. He wanted to marry a real princess. But the prince didn’t know who is real and who isn’t.

On this day was a storm. The king heard a knock and opened the door. 

There was a princess, she was all wet.

The queen decided to check if it was a real princess. She took off many bedclothes and on the bed put the pea.

The princess slept on this bed all night.

In the morning she said that she had slept very badly.

So, everyone understood that this was a real princess and the prince married her.

This fairy tale was written in XIX century. The famous story translated to many languages. There are different illustrations and performance about this story.

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https://www.shutterstock.com/es/image-illustration/childrens-fairy-tales-princess-pea-1417466234

Recipe of homemade potato casserole.

 Ingredients:

Potatoes- 1 kg (6 or 7)

Tomato sauce-100 g

Cheese-100 g

Chopped meat mixed-300 g

Salt, pepper, Italian seasoning-taste

Boil potatoes and make puree. Fry chopped meat and add tomato sauce. Lay on a dish a layer of mashed potatoes. After add chopped meat with tomato sauce.

Add another layer of puree.

Add cheese again.

Stay the potato casserole in the oven. Bake about 20 minutes, 200 °C.

Cool the dish.