Great people: Louisa May Alcott.

Louisa May Alcott was an American writer. She was born on November 29, 1832, in Germantown, Pennsylvania, U. S.

Little Women (1868), Good Wives (1869), Little Men (1971), and Jo's Boys (1886) are Louisa May Alcott's famous novels.

These books have been translated into other languages. Also, there are movies and cartoons based on these stories.

Louisa May Alcott died on March 6, 1888, in Boston, Massachusetts, U. S.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Tales from childhood: Overcoming.

It was hard for me to live here. I longed for freedom. At the orphanage, no one valued me. They didn't see me as an individual.

"Do you want to go to the party with me?" my friend suggested it to me.

I knew no one would notice our absence, so I agreed. Besides, we were very bored, and the holidays were coming soon.

We dressed warmly and left quietly. Nobody even looked for us. It was snowing outside, and then the sun came out.

There were many different foods and drinks at the party. We ate, drank, and danced.

After a while, I realized that I was tired and fell asleep right in the corridor on the sofa.

"Timothy, come on, wake up, we're going home!" my friend said.

It was very hard for me, but I got up and they took us there in a car.

At the orphanage, Maria talked to me. I couldn't understand her, but only later did I understand everything.

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Detective fiction.

Detective fiction is a literary genre. It usually tells about crimes. The main character can be an investigator. Also, there are criminal and victims in these stories.

In a detective fiction, the plot can be different. The setting is described, too, and the characters may be quite ordinary.

Sherlock Holmes is a famous fictional detective by Arthur Conan Doyle.

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Tales from childhood: A trip to an amusement park.

Hi, dear readers! My name is H. I'm a man from another short story called "How I look at life". Do you remember this story? Even if you don't remember, it's normal.

Today my family and I will go to the big city by bus, and then we will ride the metro.

But our main goal is the amusement park. We will all ride the Ferris wheel there. My son wants to ride the carousel and jump on the trampoline. Child needs to have a good time!

"Dear, we're already there" my wife said.

We left the metro and walked down the street. I admire this place and joke about it. My wife likes it.

The day will soon be over. We rode the Ferris wheel. It was awesome! I remembered my youth when I often rode on amusement rides.

My little son has been everywhere and he liked it.

Parable: The Hospital Window.

Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room.

One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon to help drain the fluid from his lungs. His bed was next to the room’s only window. The other man had to spend all his time flat on his back.

The men talked for hours on end. They spoke of their wives and families, their homes, their jobs, their involvement in the military service, where they had been on vacation..

Every afternoon, when the man in the bed by the window could sit up, he would pass the time by describing to his roommate all the things he could see outside the window.

The man in the other bed began to live for those one hour periods where his world would be broadened and enlivened by all the activity and color of the world outside.

The window overlooked a park with a lovely lake. Ducks and swans played on the water while children sailed their model boats. Young lovers walked arm in arm amidst flowers of every color and a fine view of the city skyline could be seen in the distance.

As the man by the window described all this in exquisite details, the man on the other side of the room would close his eyes and imagine this picturesque scene.

One warm afternoon, the man by the window described a parade passing by. Although the other man could not hear the band — he could see it in his mind’s eye as the gentleman by the window portrayed it with descriptive words.

Days, weeks and months passed.

One morning, the day nurse arrived to bring water for their baths only to find the lifeless body of the man by the window, who had died peacefully in his sleep. She was saddened and called the hospital attendants to take the body away.

As soon as it seemed appropriate, the other man asked if he could be moved next to the window. The nurse was happy to make the switch, and after making sure he was comfortable, she left him alone.

Slowly, painfully, he propped himself up on one elbow to take his first look at the real world outside. He strained to slowly turn to look out the window besides the bed.

It faced a blank wall.

The man asked the nurse what could have compelled his deceased roommate who had described such wonderful things outside this window.

The nurse responded that the man was blind and could not even see the wall.

She said, “Perhaps he just wanted to encourage you.”

Unknown author.

Great people: Mary Shelley.

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Godwin was born on August 30, 1797, in London, England.

Her mother died and Mary was raised by her father.

Mary Shelley was an English writer. She wrote her famous Gothic novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus (1818).

Mary Shelley had spouse and children.

She died on February 1, 1851, in London, England.

Tales from childhood: Family friend.

Hi, everyone! I'm Raymond. Today I want to share with you that my family has a good friend.

I met him a few years ago. He is a very kind man. My wife friends with him, too.

My friend knows how to forgive and doesn't like to remember sad moments because he is a very positive person.

"I think that this is better," he said with a smile.

My family likes this type of people.

Danaïdes.

Danaïdes (Δᾰνᾰΐδες), or Danaides and Danaids were daughters of Danaus (Δαναός) (Danaós), king of Argos (Άργος). They had different mothers.

Danaïdes killed their husbands. Only one of them didn't kill her husband.

In Tartarus killers carry a jug to fill a pithos without bottom.

There are arts about these characters.

Tales from childhood: Another person and his view.

Lara was an ill-mannered child. And her mother was ill-mannered, too. Even after several years, little has changed. Maybe they just became calmer. Grandfather didn't tell them anything at all.

"This is how they communicate," Sophie's grandmother said.

Raymond and Maria had a family friend. He was very cheerful and kind. Also, their friend had a great sense of humor. So, his life was easy and positive.

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.

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Tales from childhood: Adult conversation.

"Why is very difficult for us visit park?" one day Angela asked her mother.

"We don't have time for this," Mom answered.

"Will we go to the park later?" Angela asked again.

"I don't know," the woman answered.

Here the issue may have been something else, not a lack of time.

Then Angela realized that she had to go to this park herself. After some time, the girl was among the winners of the competition. Sophie, Beth, and Johnny won tickets to this park, too.

This adult conversation was a long time ago. Angela's mother didn't know that her daughter had gone to the park, because the girl was already living with Raymond and Maria.

Tales from childhood: Mr. Theodor and his treasures.

Mr. Theodor had his own secrets, too. One of them was his treasures. Only Mr. Theodor knew about his treasures.

He didn't want to tell about his secret treasures. Mr. Theodor use these jewels when he thought it was necessary.

Even Beth and Johnny didn't know about this secret.

In fact, Mr. Theodor got jewelry from his late wife. She was the daughter of a man who held a high position.

Literature. Part hundred thirteen.

                                                  The Story of Little Muck by Wilhelm Hauff. 

Little Muck was a little person. His father died.

Little Muck worked for an old woman. Then he left and took his shoes. These shoes were magical. They could transport the Little Muck wherever he wanted very quickly.

So, the Little Muck became the king’s runner. Then he was deprived of the magic shoes.

The Little Muck found two fig trees. If person ate figs from the first tree, then donkey ears would grow, but if person ate figs from the second tree, then donkey ears would disappear. 

He changed his clothes and went to the palace. There Little Muck treated the king to figs and he became ugly.

The king hoped for a recovery, but Little Muck didn’t give him the healing figs. The Little Muck only took his magic shoes.

There are many different movies and cartoons about this fairy tale.

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Literature. Part hundred ten.

                                            David Copperfield by Charles Dickens.

This novel was written in XIX century.

David Copperfield is the main character of this book. He told about his life.

David met with different characters.

There are many adaptations about this story.

Literature. Part hundred eight.

                                                    Emma by Jane Austen.

Emma Woodhouse is the main character of this novel. She is a young woman. Emma is a matchmaker. But she is herself isn't married.

She created different marriages between different people. 

George Knightley is Emma's friend. He is critics her sometimes.

Tales from childhood: Timothy's childhood.

Timothy was Maria’s second cousin. But they grew up together. It so happened, that fate brought together distant relatives. So, Maria called Timothy her brother, and he called her his sister.

But Timothy had his own life story. His mother died when he was eight years old.

It happened that Timothy ended up in a boarding school, in which Maria was already. He was then ten years old, she was twelve.

“Although we are distant relatives, we know and support each other,” Maria once said.

Timothy had an ordinary childhood. He was riding a scooter while walking. In the yard, he talked with different boys and girls. Together they played various games, including hide and seek.