Tales from childhood: Cool trip!

Good evening, dear people! What's new in your life? How did you spend your time?

It's me, Mr. H. About two months ago I wanted to go to the south with my family. There are beaches with the sea, warm sun, all the people around are happy and enjoying their vacation.

"I hope we can go to a warm city this year and relax there," I told my wife.

But then it turned out we couldn't go to the seaside this year. So my wife, son, and I decided to go to countryside. That's a fun way to relax, too. We can go into the woods, watch animals, and eat vegetables...

"We can go on vacation somewhere else." I said.

"Great idea!" my son said happily.

"Yes, I like it," my wife agreed.

Our summer vacation in the village was actually very interesting. My son and I went fishing, and my wife went to the market and bought a lot of necessary things. Also, we met new people.

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Literature. Part hundred thirty seven.

                                The Fox and the Crow by Aesop.

One day, the Fox was looking for food. Suddenly, she saw a Crow perched on a tree branch with cheese in its beak.

The Fox began praising bird and wanted to hear the Crow's "beautiful" voice. Immediately, the cheese fell out of the beak, and the cunning Fox took the food for herself.

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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: Where is my inheritance?

Good time to you! I'm Timothy. I'm an orphan who lives in an orphanage, I'm a friend of one boy and a friend of Maria.

After my mother's murder, I live with my friends. If necessary, we protect each other and come to each other's aid in difficult times.

"You don't have any relatives at all?" someone asked me.

"Yes, that's what happened to me." I said.

My late Mom never told me about father or her relatives. I wanted to ask her, but I didn't have time. Also, I didn't have any inheritance. Or rather, I did have one, but then it disappeared somewhere.

I was only able to keep a piece of my mother's clothing. This is my memory of her.

"I love you very much and miss you. I want to achieve justice."

Tales from childhood: Festival in the big city.

Hello, everyone! This is Beth speaking. How are you?

My brother Johnny, our friend Sophie, and I are invited to a big city for the opening of an event. We will be there the whole evening and even longer.

"We will be able to meet local citizens!" my brother Johnny said.

There we actually met people who were born in the center of a big city and have lived there their entire lives.

"I live here and went to school here. Now I'm studying at a prestigious university." the young girl bragged to me.

"The festival is very beautiful, I liked the dancing!" Sophie said.

There was a huge crown of people there, and I couldn't see all the stars of the concert.

Perhaps a big city offers more opportunities, but I'm not sure...

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Tales from childhood: Our educators.

Hi, readers! I'm just a resident of the orphanage where Maria and Timothy live. I'm their good friend. The three of us have a great time together, and no one says anything to us. It helps us orphans cope with loneliness.

We have teachers and educators, but these adults are very indifferent to us. For example, one woman, a young woman, often told us about her eight-year-old son, who was often sick. This child spent a month every two months on sick leave with his mother.

"My child needs me, he has a high fever and hospitalized! Now he needs me more than you troubled teenagers!" the teacher said these words every time.

At such moments, Maria remained in charge, but Timothy and I were able to afford to leave the orphanage.

The other teachers didn't react to our behavior. But one day, an old security guard caught us and wouldn't let us outside. Maybe that was for the best, because it was very cold out there!

Tales from childhood: Everything isn't forever.

Good evening, boys and girls, men and women. I, the lady in red, speak to you. I want to tell you about my conclusions.

I was eleven years old then. It was just a boring lesson at school. They didn't have time to ask me, and I was preparing yesterday. I was really upset!

Then the break started and I quickly ran home. I felt free. At that moment, I began to wonder if maybe  there would be a change in my life, and the boring lesson would end.

"You do your homework for yourself. The more people know, the better," my mother said when I told her about my feelings.

Then a change did happen in my life, but more on that later.

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Attis.

Attis (Ἄττις) (Ἄτυς) (Ἄττυς) (Ἄττης) was known as a god of rebirth and consort of Cybele in Greek myths and legends.

He was very handsome. Attis was from Phrygia (Φρυγία) (Phrygia).

He grew up near the Halys River.

Attis met with other gods and goddesses.

He was killed and turned into a tree after death.

Great people: Agatha Christie.

Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller Mallowan, Lady Mallowan was born on September 1890, in Torquay, England. 

She was known as a detective story writer.

Murder on the Orient Express (1934), Death on the Nile (1937), The Murder at the Vicarage (1930) are famous novels written by Agatha Christie. Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple are main characters of these detective stories.

There are many different movies based on these books.

Agatha Christie died on January 12, 1976, in Winterbrook House, England.

Literature. Part hundred thirty six.

                                        Little Women by Louisa May Alcott.

Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy are the main characters of the novel. Also, they are the March sisters.

All the girls are very different. They encounter difficulties. But the teenage sisters solve their problems.

Four sisters help others and meet new friends.

There are many movies and cartoons about this book.

Tales from childhood: Physical exercise with benefits.

Hello, dear readers! I'm Mr. H. What have you been up to? What interesting things happened?

This is how it happened for me. My wife and I washed the windows in our new apartment. Our son participated, too.

It was like a gym class. We repeated the same movements many times! Ha-ha-ha!

"Dad, I brought cleaning supplies," my son said.

"Thank you very much, son" I said with happiness.

"Oh, I'm already tired; everything will probably hurt tomorrow!" my wife said.

"No matter, we did something useful and trained our bodies." I encouraged her.

The next day we really felt the result of the "training", but all the windows in the new apartment became cleaner, and the view of the street became more vivid.

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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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.

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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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.

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.