Tales from childhood: If there was magic in our world.

Hi! I'm Sophie. I want to tell you about my world.

What if we were all wizards? People would be able to do whatever they wanted.

"I want to get a magic wand now!" I say out loud.

The object immediately appears in my hands. And with the help of my magic wand, I continue my spell.

This way, I can improve some difficult situations. For example, when someone is arguing with someone else. Or if I want to get something quickly.

But these are all just dreams... As well as unicorns, mermaids, dragons, and fairies.

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Creon.

Creon (Κρέων) (Kreōn) was known as a king of Thebes (Θῆβαι) (Thêbai) in Greek myths and legends. His father was Menoeceus (Μενοικεύς) (Menoikeús).

Creon and Oedipus (Οἰδίπους) (Oidípous) were relatives.

Eurydice (Εὐρυδίκη) (Eὐrudíkē) was his wife. They had several children.

When Amphitryon (Ἀμφιτρύων) (Amphitruo) freed Cadmea (Καδμεία) (Kadmía) from the Teumessian fox (ἀλώπηξ Τευμησσοῦ) (Teumessian vixen), Creon helped him.

Creon was killed.

Sliced avocado.

Recipe of homemade loaf biscuit.

Ingredients:

Flour-450 g

Sugar-250 g

Eggs-2

Sour cream-2 table spoons

Maionese-1 table spoon

Butter-1 stick

Salt-1/3 tea spoon

Baking powder-1/3 tea spoon

Mix all ingredients in one bowl or in a mixer. Warm up the oven until 420 °F (215 °C).

 Bake about 30 minutes 350 °F (175 °C).

You can add cream and/or jam to your sponge cake if you like.

Great people: Franz Schubert.

Franz Peter Schubert was an Austrian composer. He was born on January 31, 1797, in Vienna, Austria.

Schubert's time was romanticism.

He created many musical compositions.

Franz Schubert died on November 19, 1828, in Vienna, Austria.

Literature. Part hundred thirty five.

                                                 Little Lord Fautleroy by Frances Hodgson Burnett.

This novel was the writer's first book.

Cedric lives with his mother. His father died.

Dick is a bootblack and Cedric's friend. Grocer Mr. Hobbs is his friend, too.

Suddenly it became known that Cedric had become the Earl's heir.

There are different movies and cartoons about these characters.

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Famous people and their quotes. Part hundred twenty.

                                                  Louisa May Alcott.

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“Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead.”

“I ask not for any crown  

But that which all may win;

Nor try to conquer any world

Except the one within.”

“The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.”

“A faithful friend is a strong defense;

And he that hath found him hath found a treasure.”

“I want to do something splendid…

Something heroic or wonderful that won’t be forgotten after I’m dead…

I think I shall write books.”

Source of information:

https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/1315.Louisa_May_Alcott 

Tales from childhood: Before and after.

Good afternoon, people! I'm Timothy. I'm an orphan boy. I already said that I have become accustomed to my status.

"Your mother is very far away from you now. You can't call her or write a letter." someone told me.

I think my mother knows that I was able to find friends in the orphanage. Although of course I have problems, I solve them.

When I had a mother, I was a mama's boy. Then my mother died under unclear circumstances. Immediately I found myself here and I had to come to terms with a lot of things.

I had to stand up for myself in the group. No one was protecting me anymore.

Antiope.

Antiope (Ἀντιόπη) (Antiópē) was an Amazon in Greek mythology.

Ares was her father and Hippolyta (Ἱππολύτη) (Hippolytē) or Otrera (Ὀτρήρη) (Otrērē) was her mother. Theseus was Antiope's husband.

Melanippe (Μελανίππη) (Melanippê), Pethesilea (Πενθεσίλεια) (Penthesíleia), and Orithyia (Ὠρείθυια) were her sisters.

Hippolytus of Athens was Antiope's son.

She met with other gods and goddesses.

Cake with jam and custard.

Age of Enlightenment.

Age of Enlightenment was an important time in history. It was in XVII and XVIII centuries.

During the Enlightenment era, science and philosophy actively developed in culture.

Rene Descartes, Francis Bacon, John Locke, and Immanuel Kant were philosophers of that time.

Discoveries were made in biology, physics, and chemistry.

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Tales from childhood: Any weather is good.

Greetings to everyone reading this! I'm Mr. H. I'd like to tell you more about my family.

Let's start with the fact that I was born and raised in a very cold place. From an early age, I've been accustomed to the cold climate. My son loves snow and wind, too. My wife, however, comes from a warmer climate, but that doesn't bother us at all.

Our child enjoys walking outside in winter. We all like it.

"What nice weather today!" I said to my wife during the rain after hot days.

Everything is always great in my family, no matter the weather.

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Syrinx.

Syrinx (Σῦριγξ) (Súrinx) was a nymph (νύμφη) (nýmphē) in Greek myths and legends. She served Artemis (Ἄρτεμις). Also, Syrinx was known for her purity.

The god Pan (Πάν) (Pán) pursued her. Then Syrinx asked her naiad (ναϊάδες) (naïádes) sisters for salvation. They turned her into a reed or in lilac near the Ladon River.

Then Pan made a flute from the plant.

Red hibiscus.

Recipe of homemade Nutella.

 

Ingredients:

Hazelnuts-4 table spoons

Dry milk-2 table spoons

Cacao-2 table spoons

Sweet cream butter-50 g

Sugar-150 g

Water-100 mL

Salt-1/2 tea spoon

Dissolve sugar in water for 5 minutes. Then add the other ingredients and mix.

Literature. Part hundred thirty four.

                                                   "The Wild Swans" by Hans Christian Andersen.

Once upon a time there was a king with his twelve children: eleven sons and one daughter.

Their stepmother was an evil witch. She turned her stepsons into swans and made her stepdaughter Elisa ugly.

The swan brothers flew away, and no one recognized their sister.

After some time, Elisa became beautiful again and found her brothers.

Then sister gathered nettles and made shirts from them. This saved eleven brothers.

At the end of the fairy tale, Elisa got married.

Great people: Democritus.

Democritus (Δημόκριτος) (Dēmókritos) was a philosopher in Ancient Greece. He was born c. 460 BC, in Abdera, Thrace.

Leucippus was a teacher of Democritus. They studied atomism.

Nature was his main interest.

Democritus died in c. 370 BC.

Famous people and their quotes. Part hundred nineteen.

                                                     Agatha Christie.

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“The best time for planning a book is while you're doing the dishes.”

“An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have. The older she gets, the more interested he is in her.”

“Time is the best killer.”

“If you place your head in a lion's mouth, then you cannot complain one day if he happens to bite it off.”

“One doesn't recognize the really important moments in one's life until it's too late.”

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Tales from childhood: Yearning.

Hello, dear readers! With you again I'm lady in the red dresses. What was this month like for you?

Sometimes I feel a longing deep inside. I miss the time when I was young and starting to work.

"You're too old already" my boss said.

I felt really hurt then! After all, many clients had once used my sought-after services. Now everything isn't like that! I'm ugly and sick! But my boss doesn't know that I'm sick.

If anyone finds out about my diagnosis, everyone ignores me. There is no cure for it. Right now, I really need support.

Hippolytus of Athens.

Hyppolytus (Ἱππόλυτος) (Hippolutos) was the son of Theseus and an Amazon Antiope (Ἀντιόπη) (Antiópē) in Greek mythology. Phaedra was his stepmother.

He was a hunter. Hippolytus loved the goddess Artemis. Aphrodite was angry with him.

Hippolytus was killed by a sea monster sent by the god Poseidon.

Free radical

Free radical or radical the name of particles in chemistry. Free radicals can be gaseous, liquid, and solid.

These atoms and molecules have a short lifespan.

Free radicals enter into chemical reactions with metals.

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Thin almond cookies.

Thyrsus.

Thyrsus (θύρσος) was a wand with ivy vines. It was a symbol of of Dionysus, god of wine and grape harvest.

Also, thyrsus was attributing of the satyrs and maenads.

This staff meant prosperity.

Tales from childhood: Holidays in the city.

Hi, people! This is Timothy. I want to share with you one story. It happened when I was a teenager.

It was fall then. The other children at the orphanage had been taken away by relatives for the holidays, and I was left alone.

Then I realized I could go for a walk because no one would notice my absence. The adults wouldn't care! So, I decided to take advantage of this.

I took the necessary things and left the building. This was Friday. The weather was cloudy.

I rode on buses and trams. Everyone was in hurry. An hour and a half later I arrived in the center of a big city. And suddenly... it started raining heavily!

So, I ran into the subway. If it's raining outside, then I can be here. At the next station I saw my "blind love", she was playing the harp like an angel.

"Hi, how are you?" asked my neighbor.

"I live in an orphanage now." I said.

"Poor young man!" he said and sighed.

But I've already gotten used to this life. I enjoyed the freedom these past few days. I rode the metro. I ate a lot of different snacks. It was delicious!

Then the rain stopped and I went into city. I like the spot next to the fountain. I even put my hand in there. A passerby already gave me a sideways glance.

I remembered! I have to go back to the orphanage soon! I need to do this in advance.

I was late, but no one noticed.

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Me two days ago.

Recipe of fried onion.

Ingredients:

Onion-1

Vegetable oil-2 table spoons

Salt-1 tea spoon

Black pepper-on taste

Italian seasoning-on taste

Chopped the onion rings or squares. Fry it a little in vegetable oil. About two or three minutes.

                                                                   

                                                           

Then add the fried onions to the dish. And add salt, black pepper, and Italian seasoning if necessary.

Famous people and their quotes. Part hundred eighteen.

                                                             Franz Schubert.

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“Approval or blame will follow in the world to come.”

“Happy is the man who finds a true friend, and far happier is he who finds that true friend in his wife.”

“Nobody understands another's sorrow, and nobody another's joy.”

Source of information:

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Literature. Part hundred thirty three.

                                The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice by William Shakespeare.

This play was written in XVII century.

Othello, Desdemona, and Iago are the main characters of the tragedy. Othello is the Moor of Venice. Desdemona is his wife. Iaso is Othello’s ensign.

The book takes place in Cyprus.

Iago convinces Othello that his wife Desdemona is cheating on him. As a result, the husband kills his wife out of jealousy and commits suicide.

The name Othello has become a household word.

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Great people: Carlo Collodi.

Carlo Lozenzini was born on November 24, 1826, in Florence, Italy. He was known as a writer.

The Adventures of Pinocchio (1883) was Collodi's famous work in children's literature. This book has been translated into many languages and movies and cartoons have been made based on this story.

Carlo Collodi died on October 26, 1890, in Florence, Italy.

Tales from childhood: Secret place.

Hello, dear readers! I'm Sophie. Today I want to tell you about my old secret.

A long time ago, I was at Mr. Theodor's cottage. Then my friends Beth and Johnny showed me a secret place. His children knew about it. 

There was another large apartment at the very bottom of the building. And it was filled with jewelry. I was shocked!

"Just don't tell anyone about this, please!" Beth asked me.

Many years passed since then, I don't know how it is now.

Tales from childhood: Blind love.

Good day to everyone reading these lines! It's me again, Timothy. I want to share with you one of the women I've loved.

I was still unattractive back then, and my ex-wife had already kicked me out. I had to live wherever I pleased. It was a difficult time. But that's when I met this beautiful and kind girl.

It happened in the center of a city. Everyone there was in a hurry.

"Hello, beauty!" I told her.

"Hi, young man!" the girl said without looking at me.

At that moment I realized that my new friend was blind. Yes, it was she who saw nothing and this beautiful girl didn't care how I looked.

I started talking to her more often, and that's how our friendship began. Back then, I felt free to walk around in front of my friend, doing whatever I wanted. It gave me confidence.

Then I fell in love with a blind girl because she was the one who valued my inner world. We often went to different places.

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Pink flowers and green grass.