Showing posts with label bird. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bird. Show all posts

Thursday, August 7, 2025

Argus Panoptes.

Argus (Argos) Panoptes (Ἄργος Πανόπτης) (Argus) was a many-eyed giant in Greek mythology. Also, he was known as "All-seeing Argos".

Arestor (Ἀρέστωρ) was the father of Argus.

Some of his eyes were asleep and some were open, so Argus could be a guard.

He was the guardian of Io (Ἰώ). Hera asked Argus about this.

Argus was killed by Hermes. Then Hera placed his eyes on the peacock's tail.




Sunday, December 1, 2024

Literature. Part hundred seventeen.

                                                   "The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage" by the Brothers Grimm.

Once upon a time there were The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage. They lived together.

But other birds thought that the Bird did many works. It was very fun for them.

Then, when the characters were performing another responsibilities they all died.

Source of image:

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Friday, February 2, 2024

Literature. Part hundred seven.

                                                     "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" by Rudyard Kipling.

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi is a mongoose. He was a pet in a family.

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi met with other animals, such as: bird, snake, and rat.

Nag and Nagaina are cobras. They want to kill people. But Rikki save the family.

Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/rudyard-kipling-engraved-vector-portrait-ink-1672436269



Tuesday, July 4, 2023

Literature. Part hundred.

                                               “The Pack of Ragamuffins” by the Brothers Grimm.

Once upon a time the rooster and the hen made a carriage from nut shell.

On the way they met the duck. After they ate her egg.

Also, they met pin and needle. All went to the hotel for the night. The owner let them in.

There the rooster laid egg-shell to bake. Also, he laid pin and needle.

At the morning the owner injured with a pin and needle. Egg-shell got into his eyes.

Thursday, February 2, 2023

Literature. Part ninety five.

                                                    “The Nightingale and the Rose” by Oscar Wilde.

Once upon a time there was a young man. He was a student. The student was in love with a young girl.

He wanted to give her a red rose. But this flower wasn’t in his garden.

Nightingale decided to help the student with a red rose. For this he sang, but then the bird died.

The student took the flower and went to the girl. But she rejected the rose and the student.

Saturday, December 3, 2022

Literature. Part ninety three.

                                                          "The Happy Prince" by Oscar Wilde.

Once upon a time there was a statue covered in gold and jewels. It was situated in the city.

The statue told the Swallow that he saw poor people and felt sorry for them. He was sad about this. Then the Happy Prince asked the bird to bring them his precious details.

The Swallow did it.

At the end, the entire statue is melted down except for the lead heart of the Prince. Then the heart and the dead Swallow were thrown away.

Also, the Swallow and the Happy Prince went to Paradise.

Source of image:

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Tuesday, November 1, 2022

Literature. Part ninety two.

                                                     "The Nightingale" by Hans Christian Andersen.

Once upon a time there was a Chinese emperor. He had a palace. Also, this emperor had a huge garden. A nightingale lived in this garden, he sang very beautifully.

Everyone admired the singing of the nightingale and wrote about it. Then this bird sang for the emperor himself and he liked it.

Then an artificial nightingale appeared in the palace. Everyone began to listen to the new bird. Also, it sang beautifully, but after a while she stopped.

One day the emperor became very ill. He almost died. But a living nightingale flew to him and sang for the emperor. So, the bird saved him.

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:

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Sunday, January 3, 2021

Literature. Part seventy.

                                                  "The Golden Goose" by the Brothers Grimm.

Once upon a time there was a man. He had three sons. The eldest and the middle sons were clever. The youngest had a nickname Dummling. Because he was a stupid person.

His brothers visited a forest. Their mother gave them some food and beverage. The eldest brother met an old man in the forest. This person asked him for some food and beverage for him. But the eldest brother refused him. He had an unlucky situation in this visit.

Later the second son visited the forest. He had some food and beverage, too. Middle brother met the old man. He asked him for some food and beverage. But Dummling's brother refused the old man. He had an unlucky situation, as well.

When the youngest brother visited the forest he met the old man, too. Dummling gave some food and beverage  to him.

Later he found the golden goose in the forest. The old man helped Dummling with it.

With this treasure he went to the hotel. In that place Dummling met three sisters. They all touched the golden goosed. As a result hotel master's daughters stuck to him. 

Dummling went with them. On the way several men added to them.

They all went to the city. King wanted to listen to his daughter's laugh. If a person can make her laugh, he can marry her. When she saw the golden goose and people around him she laughed.

The king came up with different tasks for Dummling. The old man helped him.

So, Dummling got married and inherited the throne.

Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/es/image-illustration/childrens-fairy-tales-golden-goose-1424110778



Monday, August 20, 2018

Prometheus.

Prometheus was a son of Iapetus and Clemene. There myths and legends that he created people.

God stole fire from Hephaestus and lied to Zeus. So, Prometheus was chained to the rock in the mountains. Eagle ate his liver many times.

At the end Heracles killed the bird and freed Prometheus.

This character was popular in different arts of history.


Sunday, June 3, 2018

Literature. Part thirty nine.

                                                 "Thumbelina" by Hans Chistian Andersen.

Once upon a time, there was a woman who had no children. So, she decided to go to a witch. She gave the woman a seed.

Several days later the flower grew. It turned into a girl. Woman gave things for Thumbelina. They were happy!

But one night a toad stole a child. She wanted Thumbelina to marry her son. Little Thumbelina cried. She didn't want to marry. Kind fishes and butterflies helped Thumbelina run away.

Suddenly her saw a beetle. He took Thumbelina. When they appeared in the beetle's community... poor girl didn't like anyone.

So, Thumbelina lived in the forest until winter. Afterwards, a mouse sheltered her. She wanted to marry Thumbelina to a mole. Meanwhile little girl cared for a swallow.

At the wedding day Thumbelina and swallow ran away. She married an elf. They lived together.

Source of image:

  https://www.shutterstock.com/ru/image-illustration/wedding-thumbelina-313356896?src=2XblW0jY5bavRxeP9ij5-g-1-17

  Wedding Thumbelina