Great Pyramid of Giza.

Great Pyramid of Giza (other names the Pyramid of Khufu and the pyramid of Cheops) is one of Giza pyramid complex. This building is the largest and oldest among all pyramids.

In Ancient Egypt, Giza pyramid complex was built for Egyptian king pharaoh. They are very big! Great Pyramid of Giza, Great Sphinx, Pyramid of Menkaure.

People built them with own hands. Many Egyptians worked for king. They used special technics. In pyramids many coffins because Anient Egyptians buried pharaohs. People used stones for ancient buildings.

Great Pyramid of Giza is the only Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, which survived for our days. It was build about 2550 B. C. Age of this building more than 4000 years old (about 4500).

Many people can see ancient history in Egypt.

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Day on the Ocean.

Literature. Part twenty nine.

                                  The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain.

England, XVI century. Tom Canty is a boy from poor family. Edward VI is the Prince of Wales. They look the same.

When Tom appeared in the royal castle, he wears Tom Canty's clothes.

Prince of Walse could see a lot of things. He was in jail, saw poor people on the London's streets, 1547 year. At the end Edward VI was saved and became a king. Also, he decided to make a justice in a country.

There are many movies and theatrical performances about this novel. Students study this historical literature on the lessons.

Children and teenagers could read famous book during free time. After watch movie or go to the theatre.

This literature work was translated on many languages.

Great people: O. Henry.

William Sydney Porter was born on September 11, 1862, Greensboro, North Carolina. His mother died when William was just three years old. Father's relatives taught little boy.

After school William Porter worked as a pharmacist. Also, he worked in a bank.

In 1887 William Sydney Porter married first time with Athol Estes. They had a daughter Margaret.

In 1890s he wrote and became a writer. William Porter's pen name is O. Henry.

O. Henry's novellas and short stories have humor and irony. For example, "The Gift of the Magi". Sad and happy Christmas story. He wrote many interesting short stories and novels such as: "The Last Leaf", Cabbages and Kings, "The Ransom of Red Chief", and etc. All were written with simple English language.

In 1907 writer married second time with Sara Lindsay Coleman.

O. Henry many did for American and world literature. Writer's life was hard but interesting. He died on June 5, 1910, in New York.

Capture the Erymanthian Boar.

The fourth Labour of Haracles was to capture the Erymanthian Boar. It was very big, dangerous, and harmful animal. So, Heracles must capture him.

Heracles met centaur Pholus. They were friends.

After Heracles visited Chiron. He asked about the Erymanthian Boar.

Zeus's son caught and bound this animal during snowy winter.

So, Heracles did his fourth labour.

Recipe of homemade sweets.

Ingredients:

Sugar-200 g
Cream-100 mL
Flour (fried)-100 g
Peanuts-100 g

Mix sugar and cream, then boil. About 7 minutes. After add flor and peanuts. Leave them. After make a balls.

Famous people and their quotes. Part fifteen.

                                                          Christopher Columbus.

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“They say that there is in that land an infinite amount of gold, and that the people wear corals on their heads and very large bracelets of coral on their feet and arms; and that with coral they adorn and inlay chairs and chests and tables.”

“Our Almighty God has shown me the highest favor, which, since David, he has not shown to anybody.”

“I have now seen so much irregularity, that I have come to another conclusion respecting the earth, namely, that it is not round as they describe, but of the form of a pear.”

“I ought to be judged as a captain sent from Spain to the Indies, to conquer a nation numerous and warlike, with customs and religions altogether different to ours.”

“Speaking of myself, little profit had I won from twenty years of service, during which I have served with so great labors and perils, for today I have no roof over my head in Castile; if I wish to sleep or eat, I have no place to which to go, save an inn or tavern, and most often I lack the wherewithal to pay the score.”

“This island and all the others are very fertile to a limitless degree, and this island is extremely so. In it there are many harbors on the coast of the sea, beyond comparison with others that I know in Christendom, and many rivers, good and large, which is marvellous.”

“I went to sea from the most tender age and have continued in a sea life to this day. Whoever gives himself up to this art wants to know the secrets of Nature here below. It is more than forty years that I have been thus engaged. Wherever any one has sailed, there I have sailed.”

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