Tales from childhood: Our city.

Hello, dear readers! I'm a simple inhabitant of the city. I'm a local old man. I have lived here for a long time, so I know some secrets.

"This woman is very beautiful!" someone said.

Lady in red is a famous actress. She played in many different movies. Also, newspapers and magazines write about this woman.

I remembered how lady in red visited places in our city. I saw her during late evening in a restaurant.

"What does she do at work?" Sophie asked her grandmother.

"She is a muse for artists." granny answered.

I know that she recently became seriously ill. Now the woman in red often goes to doctors.

Tales from childhood: Mrs. Anne and her garden.

Mrs. Anne had her own house on the outskirts of the city. She herself built this house many years ago when Mrs. Anne was young. Also, there were many different threes and flowers.

The old woman attached special importance to flowers. She loved all flowers in her garden. Mrs. Anne valued beauty of these plants.

In the yard where Sophie lived, there was a garden with flowers, too. But there sometimes little children plucked flowers that weren't yet blooming, and some of Mrs. Anne's elderly friends didn't like it.

"Don't drop those sprouts! Then it would grow beautifully." so often said old men and women.

"These people know that flowers take a long time to grow and that it takes patience." Sophie's mother said.

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.

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Literature. Part sixty nine.

                                           The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway.

Santiago is an old man. He is a fisherman. Santiago tried to catch fish every day. This went on for eighty four days. He couldn't catch fish in the sea.

Many people thought that Santiago was an unlucky fisherman, expect for a young boy named Manolin, who helped him. Santiago and Manolin became friends.

The fisherman meets with various difficulties and problems. Manolin always supported Santiago. The old man solved his own problems.

On the eighty-fifth day, Santiago caught a large marlin fish. But the sharks ate this fish.

Little Manolin worried for Santiago.

At the end, they were going to fish together.

This novel was translated to many languages. The book had different awards. There are movies and cartoons about this story.

Tales from childhood: A serious holiday.

It was a normal spring day. Little Sophie and her classmates talked with their school teacher. The teacher said that children must prepare for tomorrow's holiday. They had homework: read several pages about war.

Next day a social studies teacher appeared in their classroom. Students listen to stories about battles and heroes. Sophie remembered her homework. Some details were written in the book! These stories sounds interesting.

On the third lesson an old man came to class. He had gray beard and cane. Also, children noticed that he had his several medals on his jacket.

Teacher said that this man is a war veteran. Sophie was very impressed!

The old man was sitting on a chair and telling real stories. Children listened to them with attention. Veteran told about enemies and weapons. How he worked during this hard period.

After students asked old man about war events. He answered to their questions. At the end the veteran received flowers and went to a concert. School teacher added that we must remember about war veterans.

At home Sophie understood teacher's words. People must remember important events.

Tales from childhood: Poor old man!

At the first day of summer holidays Sophie was very happy. Soon her cousin Caroline and best friend Natalie must go other to Sophie's. After games they plan to go to park. Weather is nice and sunny for children.

After midday Sophie hears a knock at the door. It was Caroline and Natalie! They played about three hours.

When children began to the place Sophie's mother gives them her mobile phone. If something happens they must call home. This telephone was cheap, without camera and Internet. Natalie has her own mobile phone, too. It has camera, Internet, and other functions.

Children go through big houses with many floors and apartments. No one soul among these buildings. But suddenly...

Sophie, Caroline, and Natalie see a tall young man. He is dressed in leather jacket, boots, and jeans. The person was scared. Girls look at him about twenty seconds. After he says with trembling voice.

"My grandfather has high pressure! Please help me! He lives on thirteenth floor in simple apartment! My granddad needs an ambulance! I need your mobile phone!" the guy cried.

Caroline was silent. Sophie wants to help, she gives her mobile phone. But young man said that he needs another phone. Then Natalie who has expensive thing gives her mobile.

Guy said 'Thank you' and run away from little children.

Sophie thinks about poor old man who needs an ambulance. Girls wait young man fifteen, twenty minutes, hour, two hours. Caroline and Sophie became worried about the man. They thought that something happened with young man and his grandfather.

Natalie sighs and said "Let's go home" with sad voice. Sophie and Caroline couldn't understand what happened and why Natalie cries?