Monday, March 28, 2022

Tales from childhood: New discoveries finds.

Sophie and her grandmother decided went to the museum. They wanted to show the bones of a dinosaur. Little Sophie found them in the yard of a village house.

Employees of the local museum confirmed that these were dinosaur bones.

“Your find is very valuable for the town!” Sophie said.

“I’m glad!” Sophie said.

Mrs. M. was proud that her student had found it.

Also, Sophie was supported by friends.

Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/es/image-vector/soil-dead-animals-horizontal-seamless-earth-1034649691



Sunday, March 20, 2022

Another riddle of the Sphinx.

"They are two sisters: one gives birth to other, who in turn gives birth to the first. Who are the two sisters?" the Sphinx asked Oedipus.

"These two sisters are day (ἡμέρα) and night (νύξ)." Oedipus answered.

The Sphinx had this riddle, too.

After that, she killed herself.



Friday, March 18, 2022

Tales from childhood: Interesting treasure.

 During weekend Sophie decided to explore a corner in the yard of a village house. There was a lot of land in this place.

She dug deep and suddenly noticed a very large stone. Little Sophie continued to dig the land, while the stone became larger and larger.

Then this stone began to narrow. She continued to dig.

“What’s this?” Sophie asked her grandmother.

“Those are dinosaur bones!” the grandmother said.

Everyone was happy that Sophie had found dinosaur bones.

                             

Sunday, March 13, 2022

Australopithecus.

Australopithecus means australis 'southern' from Latin and πίθηκος (pithekos) 'ape' from Ancient Greek.

This is a genus of hominis Australopithecus lived in Africa. They existed during the Late Pliocene and Early Pleistocene.

This species had its own skeletal structure.

Australopithecus lived in the savannas.

These creatures ate different food, such as: fruit, vegetables, and meat.

Evolution has affected them.

Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/es/image-illustration/comparison-monkey-skulls-australopithecus-homo-sapiens-1677420619



Source of image:

https://www.istockphoto.com/es/vector/australopithecus-est%C3%A1-de-pie-gm1323974610-409461056

Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/es/image-illustration/comparison-monkey-skulls-australopithecus-homo-sapiens-1677420619



Sunday, March 6, 2022

Pasiphaё.

Pasiphaё (Πασιφάη) was known as the Queen of Crete in Greek mythology. Her parents were Helios and Perse or Crete.

She was the wife of Minos, the King of Crete.

Pasiphaё met different gods and goddesses, such as: Daedalus, Icarus, Poseidon, Medea, Cretan Bull, Aphrodite, and etc.

She had several children: Ariadne, the Minotaur, Acacallis, Xenodice, Glaucus, Deucalion, Catreus, and Phaedra.

Also, Pasiphaё had several siblings: Aeetes, Perses, Circe, and etc.

There are many myths and legends about her.

About this character there are paintings and sculptures.





Friday, March 4, 2022

Literature. Part eighty four.

                              “The Daisy” by Hans Christian Andersen.

Once upon a time there was a flower daisy. It grew among other beautiful flowers. The daisy was happy about the sun.

Also, little daisy befriended the bird. The bird sang for the daisy, and the daisy listened to the song of the bird.

Once the bird was caught and put in a cage. The daisy looked at the bird from the garden.

Then the daisy got to the bird in the cage. After a while they died.

Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/es/image-vector/vector-drawing-daisy-flower-floral-element-1041780610



Wednesday, March 2, 2022

Recipe of pasta with tomato sauce.

Ingredients:

Pasta-1 kg

Water-2 l

Onion-1

Chopped meat mixed-300 g

Oil-3 table spoons

Tomato souce-100 g

Salt-1 tea spoon

Black paper-pinch

Italian seasoning-taste






Boil pasta for several minutes.


Chopped the onion.


Fry the chopped meat mix and the chopped onion. Also, add salt, black pepper, Italian seasoning,  tomato sauce, and boiled pasta.





Great people: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was born on August 28, 1749, in the Holy Roman Empire. His parents were Johann Caspar Goethe and Katharina Elisabeth Goethe.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a German writer. He studied in universities. His famous works: “Prometheus” (1772-1774), Faust (1774-1831), Wilhelm Meister’s Apprenticeship (1795), and etc.

Goethe had a wife and children.

He died on March 22, 1832, in the German Confederation.





Tuesday, March 1, 2022

Famous people and their quotes. Part sixty nine.

                                                       Arthur Schopenhauer.

Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/es/image-photo/germany-circa-1988-stamp-printed-shows-159471041


“Compassion is the basis of morality.”

“It is difficult to find happiness within oneself, but it is impossible to find it anywhere else.”

“Talent hits a target no one else can hit. Genius hits a target no one else can see.”

“Happiness consists in frequent repetition of pleasure”

“One should use common words to say uncommon things”

Source of information:

https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/11682.Arthur_Schopenhauer