Tales from childhood: Other people's support.

When Sophie was a child she had many different toys. Several beautiful dolls three teddy bears. Someone gave her old toys, Sophie's grandmother was doing something.

But she had just one favorite toy. It was a plastic doll with auburn hair and blue dress with white flowers. Little Sophie often walked with this toy in the yard. Some children even envied her. Sophie liked her doll very much.

So in one day when she walked in the yard, little Sophie didn't notice her favorite doll. She remembered that she took her toy for a walk. This doll was a present for Sophie's seventh Birthday. She started crying.

"I lost my doll," Sophie said very loudly.

But nobody paid attention. Little Sophie wanted to find her important thing.

Suddenly the old woman with a cane noticed sad Sophie.

"What's happened?" she asked.

This woman was Mrs. Anne. She was an old woman and she worried about other people. Her heart was kind.

"I lost my doll," Sophie said.

The old woman felt sorry about this situation. She was Sophie's neighbor. Her own children were middle aged people, grandchildren were students of colleges and institutes. The old woman saw hard moments of life. She often worried about little children. So, she decided to help Sophie.

"Let's go to find," said the old woman.

Little Sophie and the old woman went to look for the plastic doll. They watched around trees, tables, swing, and carousel. But Sophie and Mrs. Anne couldn't find the toy.

Suddenly Sophie saw her doll. It was her toy!

"This is my doll!" Sophie said.

"It's very good!" said the old woman.

The beautiful doll laid on the bench of another side of the yard. Sophie was happy! Also, she felt the old woman's support.

Morpheus.

Morpheus (Μορφεύς) was a god of sleep and dreams in Ancient Greece. His father was a Hypnos, his mother was a Nyx.

Morpheus could appear when people slept. He was a young man. His symbols were: poppy flowers and black color. Also, Morpheus had two brothers, named: Phobetor and Phantasos.

Morpheus had relations with the goddess Iris.

There are many paintings and sculptures about this Greek god.

The famous phrase "in the arms of Morpheus" means "to be asleep".

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Great people: Joan of Arc.

Joan of Arc or "The Maid of Orleans" was born in 1412 in France. She had an important role during the Hundred Year's War.

Joan of Arc was a very young woman.

When she was a teenager she heard "voices of angels" Joan of Arc had ideas how to hepl people with war.

After this happened she tried to do her mission. But Joan of Arc failed. She tried it again. Joan wore a knight's clothes. Also, Joan of Arc met with king.

Joan of Arc had a trial. It was in 1431. She was burned at the stake. Several years later Joan of Arc was acquitted. In 1920 she was canonized.

Recipe of homemade holiday pie.

Ingredients for biscuit:

Flour-450 g
Sugar-300 g
Eggs-3
Sour cream-100 g
Salt-1/3 tea spoon
Baking powder-1 tea spoon

Mix sugar, salt, baking powder, and butter in one bowl. After add eggs and mix food. Also, add sour cream. Warm up your oven until 220 C (428 F). Bake your biscuit with 180 C (356 F) about 30 minutes.

Ingredients for cream:

Cream cheese "Philadelphia"-220 g
Sugar powder-3 table spoons
Double cream-50 g
Condensed milk-50 g

Mix all ingredients in one bowl. After decorate your holiday pie.

                                                              Bon Appetit!

Literature. Part fifty eight.

                                                    Karlsson on the Roof by Astrid Lindgren.

Karlsson is the main character of these books: Karlsson on the Roof, Karlsson Flies Again, Karlsson on the Roof is Sneaking Around Again by Astrid Lindgren.

He is very short and lives in his small house on the roof. Also, Karlsson has a propeller on his back. He can fly on it. Karlsson is a selfish person. He had one friend named Svante (Midge).

Many people don't believe in Karlsson. Midge's family doesn't know about a "person with propeller", too. Svante has a father and a mother, as well as an older brother and a sister. Later they noticed Karlsson.

Freken Bok is a nanny in the family. She had a lot of negative emotions after meeting with Karlsson.

Midge and his friend had a lot of adventures in these books. This story was translated to different languages. There are many illustrations, cartoons, and movies about this character.

Famous people and their quotes. Part forty three.

                                                       Leo Tolstoy.

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“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.”

“If you want to be happy, be.”

“Only people who are capable of loving strongly can also suffer great sorrow, but this same necessity of loving serves to counteract their grief and heals them.”

Source of information:

https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/128382.Leo_Tolstoy

Happy New Decade!

Happy New Year!

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