Literature. Part hundred thirty two.

                                             The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis.

These fantasy books were written in the mid-twentieth century.

In that magical world, animals talk to people, there are many fantastic creatures, and magic.

The characters encounter adventures and grow up.

Great people: Leucippus.

Leucippus (Λεύκιππος) (Leúkippos) was a philosopher in Ancient Greece. He was born in 5th century BCE.

Leucippus studied atomism. Also, he was interested in metaphysics.

Democritus (Δημόκριτος ) (Dēmókritos) was a student of Leucippus.

Famous people and their quotes. Part hundred seventeen.

                                                   Aesop.

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“After all is said and done, more is said than done.”

“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.”

“Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.”

Source of information:

https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/12452.Aesop

Tales from childhood: Our team.

Good morning or evening, friends! I'm Mr. H. Soon in our city we will hold a sport competition. Several teams have arrived. They are all ready to play.

"How wonderful, that this long-awaited event is coming soon! Everyone's been preparing for it for months!" my wife said with joy in her voice.

Indeed, a stadium was built specifically for this game. Also, sports grounds appeared on the streets and young people have already begun to engage in various exercises on them. I think it's a good thing. My son has already participated in a sports competition after training at the new location.

"Dad, when are we going to watch the competition?" my son asked me.

"Yes, this evening" I answered.

The ones we supported won! I'm happy, and so is my family!

But I want to tell you again that in sport, the most important things isn't winning, but taking part, because even those who lose have trained their bodies well. Ha-ha-ha!

Cake with large pieces of chocolate.

Amalthea.

Amalthea (Ἀμάλθεια) (Amáltheia) was known as a nymph in Greek myths and legends. Also, she was represented as a goat.

Helios and Tethys were Amalthea's parents. 

She fed baby Zeus with goat's milk.

Amalthea had a cornucopia.

Tales from childhood: Talk in a café.

Hello to everyone who is reading these lines now. This is Sophie speaking, I think you remember me. I want to share with you an incident that I overheard in a café. 

"Mom, are we going to live in another village soon?" some girl asked her mother.

"Yes, tomorrow we will go there by train" the woman answered.

"I hope it will be much better these than here." the girl said.

"I hope so, too" the mother said.

I hear this lot. Supposedly, other places are paradise. But I'm skeptical. It's just that I've been a tourist in a few places before, and expectations and reality don't always match.

I said what I thought. 

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Cubism.

Cubism is an art movement. It appeared at the beginning of the XX century.

Cubism is found in painting, literature, architecture, and sculpture.

Pablo Picasso painted some of his paints in this style.

Modernism, surrealism, avant-garde have something in common with Cubism.

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Urania.

Urania (Οὐρανία) (Ouranía) was the Muse of astronomy in Greek mythology. The globe was the symbol of this goddess.

Zeus was her father and Mnemosyne was Urania's mother.

Also, she had several siblings: Polyhymnia, Euterpe, Calliope, Clio, Erato, Thalia, and etc.

Apollo (Ἀπόλλων) (Apollōn), Hermes (Ἑρμῆς), and Amphimarus (Ἀμφίμαρος) were Urania's husbands.

Linus (Λῖνος) (Linos) and Hymen (Ὑμήν) (Humḗn) were their sons.

Rainbow in the cloud.

Recipe of homemade avocado spread.

Ingredients:

Avocado-1

Salt-1/3 tea spoon

Black pepper-1/3 tea spoon

Italian seasoning-1/3 tea spoon

Cut the avocado.

After add salt, black pepper and spices.

Mix everything well.

Literature. Part hundred thirty one.

                                                    "The Three Spinners" by the Brothers Grimm.

Once upon a time there was a lazy girl. She didn't want to spin. That's why her mother scolded her for it.

The Queen heard this and the girl's mother lied that her daughter was spinning too much.

Then the Queen decided that if this girl spins well, she could marry her son.

In the castle, she didn't know what to do; then the girl me three ugly spinners. They did all the work for her.

When the girl invited them to her wedding, the prince asked why the women were ugly. They answered that it was because they were spinning. He then forbade his wife.

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Great people: Beatrix Potter.

Helen Beatrix Potter Heelis was born on July 28, 1866, in London, England.

She was an English writer and illustrator. Beatrix Potter wrote books for children. The Tale of Peter Rabbit (1902) is one of her notable works.

Potter died on December 22, 1943, in England.

Famous people and their quotes. Part hundred sixteen.

                                                               Strabo.

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“God sent his beloved creatures to Datça for them to live longer.”

Source of information:

https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/219320.Strabo 

Tales from childhood: My diagnosis.

"You've lost a lot of weight!" my colleague said me.

Indeed, I have become very, very thin lately. Although I eat as usual. Also, I often fell chills, even though it's warm outside.

Before, I thought it was just a cold. Now I decided to see a doctor.

"I came to get tested for a serious illness. I suspect I gave this." I told the hospital.

A few days later, I went to get the test results.

Oh, no! The results are positive! I have a fatal disease! I need to tell Timothy and my boss about this!

I, the lady in red, decided to tell you in more detail how everything really is. What should I do now?!

Tales from childhood: My mother.

Hi, dear readers! It's me, Timothy. I want to tell you another story from my life.

Many years ago, I had a mother. I lived with her then. I still love my mom.

I remember that back then we had white flowers and lots of toys in our house. I liked guns.

"Today we will go to the river and to the park," my mom said.

I loved these kinds of trips. I just remember it being wonderful.

Then... disaster happened!

To be continued.

Tales from childhood: Generosity.

"Mom, I want to give my old things to my friend." my daughter said.

"Good idea!" I said with a smile.

My daughter often gives away clothes and toys to those in need. This is right. There are people who need all this.

"Mrs. Anne, your daughter is a very, very generous and kind woman," her friend said.

Then my grandson was given a gift, too.

Rhesus.

Rhesus (Ῥῆσος) (Rhêsos) was a king of Thrace in Greek myths and legends. This character appears in the Iliad.

Strymon and Euterpe were his parents. Also, Rhesus had siblings.

He took part in the Trojan War.

Rhesus had a wife Arganthone (Ἀργανθώνη).

He was killed by Odysseus.

Flowers of different colors.

Iodine.

Iodine is a chemical element. Its symbol is I. This element has its own isotopes.

Iodine can be black or purple in color. Also, it has a smell.

This mineral is found in some foods.

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Euterpe.

Euterpe (Εὐτέρπη) was the Muse of lyric poetry in Greek mythology. Double flute was her symbol.

Zeus was Euterpe's father and Titaness Mnemosyne was her mother.

Euterpe had several sisters: Calliope, Clio, Polyhymnia, Urania, Erato, Thalia, Terpsichore, and Melpomene.

Strymon (Στρυμών) and Apollo were her consorts. Rhesus (Ῥῆσος) (Rhêsos) and Orpheus were Euterpe's sons.

Tales from childhood: How we chose a Christmas tree.

Hello to everyone who reads this story! I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! How did you spend the holidays? What do you remember most?

I'm Mr. H. and I want to tell you how we chose a Christmas tree. It was quite an adventure!

"Let's go to the market for a Christmas tree," my son said with joy.

Then we went to the market to pick out what we need. It was December 23rd, Christmas had already arrived, but we still didn't have the main decoration.

"Look what a beautiful Christmas tree!" my wife said.

"Yes, it's like a forest beauty," I said with a smile.

"Maybe we should take the bigger one," my son said.

We wandered around the market for a while longer. It was frosty and snowing outside. Everyone was dressed warmly.

By the evening we found a beautiful Christmas tree and bought it. We decorated our home and new tree.

"Very good we made it in time for the holidays," my wife said the next morning.

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Delicious things.

Recipe of homemade holiday cookies.

Ingredients:

Flour-0.5 kg

Sugar-100 g

Eggs-2

Butter-100 g

Salt-1/3 tea spoon

Baking powder-1 tea spoon

Mix 100 g of sugar with butter. Add eggs and mix. After add salt and bake powder. Also, add flour and mix. After roll out the dough about 0.5 cm thickness. Make mold figures from dough. Bake in the oven for 10-15 minutes at 200 °C (392 °F). If you want you can add sugar topping.

                                                                         Bon appetit!

Literature. Part hundred thirty.

                                           Macbeth by William Shakespeare.

Macbeth killed king Duncan and took his place. When he become ruler he committed murders.

Witches are characters of this play, too.

Lady Macbeth (Macbeth's wife) commits suicide.

Macbeth was killed in battle.

This tragedy has many different adaptations.

Great people: Aesop.

Aesop (Αἴσωπος) (Aísōpos) was a storyteller in Ancient Greece. He was born c. 620 BCE.

Aesop's Fables, or the Aesopica is Aesop's famous book. There are anthropomorphic animals, jokes, and educational moments.

The fabulist died 564 BCE, in Delphi, Greece.

Famous people and their quotes. Part hundred fifteen.

                                                      Carlo Collodi.

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“Most unfortunately, in the lives of puppets there is always a 'but' that spoils everything.”

“Would it be possible to find a more ungrateful boy, or one with less heart than I have!”

“What matters school? We can go to school to-morrow. Whether we have a lesson more or a lesson less, we shall always remain the same donkeys.”

Source of information:

https://www.azquotes.com/author/3141-Carlo_Collodi