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.”

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https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/franz-schubert-quotes

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.

Tales from childhood: Whose fault is it here!?

"You don't understand anything! You don't want to do anything!" once again my mother yelled at me.

I felt very offended then. I remembered different fairy tales where there were evil stepmothers and stepsisters.

If that lady in red, the one who doesn't give her name, is talking to you. Yes, my family doesn't know my name either. It's sad. Oh...

It was when I was a little girl. I was already lying in bed and decided it was my mother's fault, not mine.

"I'm normal, and you're not!" I said silently.

Maybe the problem lies with others? What do you think?

Phaedra.

Phaedra (Φαίδρα) (Phaídra) was known as a Cretan princess in Greek myths and legends.

Minos and Pasiphaё (Πασιφάη) (Pāsipháē) were her parents.

Also, Phaedra had several siblings: Glaucus (Γλαῦκος) (Glaûkos), Ariadne (Ἀριάδνη) (Ariádnē), Androgeus (Ἀνδρόγεως) (Androgeum), Xenodice (Ξενοδίκη), Deucalion (Δευκαλίων), and the Minotaur (Μινώταυρος) (Mīnṓtauros).

Theseus (Θησεύς) was her spouse. Acamas (Ἀκάμας) and Demophan (Δημοφῶν) were their sons.

Tales from childhood: Important woman in my life.

Hi, dear people! This is Timothy speaking to you, remember me? If you remember me, that's great, but if you've forgotten me, I'm the one who was orphaned as a child. Then I became ugly, and my wife left me. Now it's not so important.

I want to tell you a personal secret. I've had many relationships with different women in my life. My ex-wife was far from my first and last love.

Let me tell you about the most important woman in my life. My mother. In my early childhood, I was happy with this woman. She loved me then, and I still love my mother and always will.

I'm very similar to her, but when I was eight, my mother died. She was murdered. It's so hard for me to remember. Ah...

My father never lived with us, so I don't know him personally.

"Poor orphan!" said some girl.

But I've long since gotten used to my status. Besides, Sophie and her friends always support me.

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Linus.

Linus (Λῖνος ) (Linos) had connections with lyric in Greek mythology. There are stories about this character.

His father was Apollo and his mother was Muse.

Linus visited different places and met with other characters.

He was killed by Heracles.

Isotope.

Isotope (Ισότοπο) means isos (ἴσος) "equal" and topos (τόπος) "place". These are varieties of the same chemical element.

Isotopes have the same atomic number, but they have different mass numbers.

These elements are studied in chemistry.

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Yellow curtains in the room.

Recipe of homemade "lazy" honey cake.

Ingredients for dough:

Flour-500-600 g

Sugar-300 g

Eggs-3

Sweet cream butter-100 g

Honey-150 g

Salt-1/3 tea spoon

Baking powder-1 tea spoon

Ingredients for cream:

Condensed milk-1 or less can

Sweet cream butter-200 g

Sour cream-500 g

Mix sugar, eggs, baking powder, and salt in one bowl. Add sweet cream butter, honey, and mix on water bath. Mix the flour kneads the dough. Divide it into three pieces. Bake each part in oven 356 °F (180 °C).

Cream: mix sweet cream butter, condensed milk, and sour cream. Leave it in refrigerator about 2-3 hours. Spread each part with cream. Leave the cake on night in refrigerator.

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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