A WORLD WITHOUT ENERGY OR TECHNOLGY?

                            A WORLD WITHOUT ENERGY OR TECHNOLOGY?

My opinion about a world without energy is that the technology and energy should never disappear because we would return to the middle ages without cars tv, without energy to cook, viviriamos in the darkness less by day and many people would freeze to death and of hunger because the frozen food would melt,we could not go out at night and would begin to use the old stuff.

MEGATHERIUM

                                                               MEGATHERIUM


Megatherium is an extinct genus of placental mammals of the order Pilosa, Commonly Known as megaterios. They Were ground sloths, relatives of current sloths That lived in America since the early Pliocene or Pleistocene to 8000 years ago, well into the Holocene, as confirmed by recent findings in Bolivia, Peru, Venezuela, Argentina, Chile and recently in Paraguay. 

The megaterios Could reach 6 m tall stood on its hind When legs; relativamente head was small, the front legs slightly longer and more robust than the rear and had huge claws to dig for Used Both roots and tubers Such as defense. Their strong jaws consisted of 16 molars lacking enamel, this is common, it belongs to the group of warped.

               
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                                                                   TRUE/FALSE

 1)Was his name Megatherium?T/F

2)Megatherium is a mamal?T/F

3)Findings was the last in Bolivia?T/F

4)A half 7 meters? T/F

5)Had 16 "molares"? T/F

6) Did he live 8000 years? T/F

7) Do you belong to the group of deformed?T/F

                                                                                     

2 ESO B

2 ESO B  

                Palace of the Parliament,Bucharest

Twenty-three years after communism collapsed, the Palace of the Parliament has emerged as an unlikely pillar of Romania's nascent democracy.

The palace, so big it can be seen from space opened its doors in early 1990. Described by some as a giant Stalinist wedding cake, it's the world's second-largest administrative building after the Pentagon, at 350,000 square meters .

Colombian pop star Shakira sang outside in the pouring rain, and Hollywood actor Ethan Hawke attending a ball there to raise money for disadvantaged children.  A semi-literate son of a peasant, Ceausescu was nothing if not ambitious: He wanted the new building to withstand any earthquake and last 500 years.

"This building ended up such big due to a technical reason," 



THE HEARTS MANSION

Hearst Castle is a palace built by newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst. It is located near San Simeon, California, on a hill overlooking the Pacific Ocean, halfway between Los Angeles and San Francisco. In 1957 it was donated by the Hearst Corporation to the state of California and later was listed as National Historic Building, now can be visited by tourists. It occupies an area of 160 km ² and has 56 rooms, 61 bathrooms, 19 classrooms, a large expanse of indoor and outdoor gardens, swimming pools, tennis courts, a movie theater, an airfield ... had the world's largest private zoo with lions, polar bears, etc.., but currently can only be seen in his extensive lands some zebras and other exotic animals.

VIDEO DE HEARTS MANSION

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IbE46J9e3M

 1)Who lives there?  William Randolph Hearst

 2)Where is? San Simeon, California

 3)when was it built?1919-1947
 4)What is it the dimensions?

 
  MI ARCHIVO DE SONIDO    

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                       My favourite place:STADIUM OF ROSALEDA

                                Name of place: Stadium of the Rosaleda
                                

                                Where it is: Stadium of the Rosaleda is located in 
                                                      Malaga capital in martiricos ride

                                 What it is:Stadium of the Rosaleda is the field that 
                                                    belongs to Malaga C.F

                               Adjectives to describe : Large,nice,excellent...
                                       the place


                               Activities to do there:Football

                                                    DESCRIPTION

       My favourite place in the world is the stadium of the Rosaleda.
      Is located in Malaga capital in martiricos ride.Stadium of the Rosaleda
      is the field that belongs  to Malaga C.F. The adjectives of the stadium
      is large,nice,excellent.... and the activities to do here is football.



        




1. READ the story below and ANSWER the questions in English:

1. When did the legend of El Dorado start circulating?
   It started circulating soon after the discovery of the new world
2. What people were the first to spread the legend of El Dorado in Europe?The first people to spread the legend were the followers of Cristopher Colombus to central America.

   
   

    3.What do Chibcha indians have to do with the legend of El Dorado?They fired the spaniard' imaginations witch stories about El Dorado
   4.Where did they live?They lived in the 8'600-foot  high plateaus near present-day Bogota
   5.Where was El Dorado supposed to be?
   it was even shown on ancient maps of Brazil and the Guianas, though its location was vague.
   6.Who or what did the Chibcha indians worship?
   The  Chibchas worshiped not only the sun but also a being who was said to live in the lake. Some said it was the wife of a chief who had thrown herself into its waters centuries ago to escape a dreadful punishment and had survived there as a goddess.
   7.What ceremony did the indians do in the lake?
   Indians  made pilgrimages to present offerings to the goddess of the lake, and at least once a year the lake became the center of an elaborate ceremony.
   8.Who was Alexander Von Humboldt? 
   Explorers in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, including the great Prussian natural scientist and traveler Alexander von Humboldt, also sought the fabled treasure.
   9.Has some gold or jewels ever been found in the lake?
   
   

   Although some gold and emeralds were found in the muddy banks, the icy depths of the lake were never plumbed. So far as is known, the offerings to El Dorado -- the Gilded One -- are still at the bottom of the sacred lake.

   
   

   
   10.What treasure was found in a cave near Bogotá?
   

   No trace of El Dorado was found until 1969 when two farm workers dug up an exquisite model raft made of solid gold in a small cave near Bogota.

   
   2. WRITE s summary of the story in Spanish (Minimum 100 words)

Poco después del descubrimiento del Nuevo Mundo , las historias comenzaron a circular por toda Europa sobre la existencia de una ciudad legendaria de oro en los Andes.

Increíbles riquezas aguardaban quien fue lo suficientemente valiente y la suerte de encontrar la legendaria ciudad llamado El Dorado.

La leyenda de El Dorado alcanzó por primera vez el Viejo Mundo a través de los españoles 

No hay rastro de El Dorado fue encontrado hasta 1969, cuando dos trabajadores agrícolas desenterraron un modelo de balsa exquisita hecha de oro macizo en una pequeña cueva cerca de Bogotá . A bordo de la balsa eran minúsculo ocho remeros de remo - de espaldas a la figura de oro real de su jefe .

Sin embargo, el lago Guatavita aún se niega a ceder sus tesoros de oro .
Aunque un poco de oro y esmeraldas fueron encontrados en las orillas fangosas , las profundidades heladas del lago nunca fueron sondeadas . Hasta donde se sabe , las ofrendas a El Dorado - el Hombre Dorado - aún se encuentran en la parte inferior del lago sagrado .

THE LEGEND OF EL DORADO

Soon after the discovery of the New World, stories began circulating throughout Europe about the existence of a legendary city of gold in the Andes.

Incredible riches awaited whoever was bold enough and lucky enough to find the fabled city called El Dorado.

The search for El Dorado became a quest for many bored young conquistadors in search of glory and adventure. Most perished in the jungles or mountains without ever realizing that El Dorado was not a city, but a man.

The legend of El Dorado first reached the Old World through the Spanish who followedChristopher Columbus to Central America. Wherever they went, soldiers under Balboa and other explorers heard fascinating tales about the legendary city of gold.

As they plundered their way into South America, Spaniards and other Europeans were thrilled by the promise of great riches. Exaggerated accounts of El Dorado handed down by the sun-worshipping Chibcha Indians who lived in the 8,600-foot high plateaus near present-day Bogota fired their imagination. The Chibcha tribe, it was said, venerated gold as the sun god's metal. They wore golden ornaments and for centuries had covered their buildings with sheets of the precious metal.

Some Indians spoke of a holy lake full of gold. Others told of meeting a golden chieftain in a city called Omagua.

As the tales spread, El Dorado came to be thought of as a city of gold; it was even shown on ancient maps of Brazil and the Guianas, though its location was vague.

In the 1530s the Germans and Spaniards sent several expeditions into what is nowColombia to seek El Dorado. But the mountains were nearly impassable, and they were forced to turn back when they ran out of food.

More than half the men were killed in skirmishes with Indians, and all the expeditions came to grief.

But the legend of the fabulous city still tantalized fortune hunters, and the very words constantly on their lips, "El Dorado," became synonymous with "The Golden Place" and its true meaning -- "The Gilded One" -- was ignored.

The Chibchas worshiped not only the sun but also a being who was said to live in the lake. Some said it was the wife of a chief who had thrown herself into its waters centuries ago to escape a dreadful punishment and had survived there as a goddess.

Indians made pilgrimages to present offerings to the goddess of the lake, and at least once a year the lake became the center of an elaborate ceremony.

The tribesmen would smear their chief with sticky resin and blow gold dust over him until he glistened from head to foot, literally an El Dorado. Then he was conducted in a magnificent procession to a raft on the edge of the lake. The raft was towed to the middle of the sacred Lake Guatavita. Plunging into the icy water, the chief rinsed the gold off his body while the others cast priceless offerings of gold and emeralds.

The story of El Dorado did not end with the conquistadors. Explorers in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, including the great Prussian natural scientist and traveler Alexander von Humboldt, also sought the fabled treasure.

No trace of El Dorado was found until 1969 when two farm workers dug up an exquisite model raft made of solid gold in a small cave near Bogota. On board the raft were eight tiny oarsmen-rowing with their backs to the regal golden figure of their chief.

Yet Lake Guatavita still refuses to yield its golden treasures.

Although some gold and emeralds were found in the muddy banks, the icy depths of the lake were never plumbed. So far as is known, the offerings to El Dorado -- the Gilded One -- are still at the bottom of the sacred lake.

        




Story of Sport:
Boston marathon:


At least three people were killed and 176 were injured Monday in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon. The blasts occurred in the center of the city and left in hospitals and dozens of amputees critically injured. One of the three dead is a child of eight. 

The White House said authorities are still investigating the incident, but stressed that the security forces are trying the double explosion as a "terrorist attack". President Barack Obama avoided that term during his first appearance three hours after the slaughter.





  POWER POINT:BERLIN

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bw0ublhmKE64MXhTcjNZaGlxTlk/edit?usp=sharing



VIDEÓ DE SAN VALENTIN:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Nqk6BlhNo0



GRABACIÓN DE RODRIGO DÍAZ DE VIVAR: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2_ANUnTzqjddE8yTDdtQVhNd1E/edit?usp=sharing

  EL CID

The name is Rodrigo Díaz De Vivar, was born in the mid-eleventh century.The parents was Diego Laínez and Teresa Rodriguez, the grandfather was Laín Núñez. It is famous because it forced a king,  Alfonso VI of León, to swear that he had not had anything to do with the murder of his brother, King Sancho II of Castile. Rodrigo Diaz de vivar had 3 children Diego,Maria and Cristina , the wife was Doña Jimena Díaz. Died in 1099.

MI GRABACIÓN

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2_ANUnTzqjdOHpRVDA4bXV3ZmNLLTR5QnRjRERYa00zbnM4/edit?usp=sharing

A CHRISTMAS CAROL 

A mean old man named ..... SCROOGE............... sits in his office on a freezing Christmas Eve. His clerk, .....BOB CRATCHIT......... , shivers in the next room because Scrooge refuses to spend money on heating. 

Scrooge's nephew, .....FRED......., pays his uncle a visit and invites him to his annual Christmas party. Two .........GENTLEMEN...... also drop by and ask Scrooge for a contribution to their charity. Scrooge reacts to the holiday visitors with bitterness and venom, spitting out an angry "Bah! Humbug!" in response to his nephew's "Merry Christmas!"

Later that evening, after returning to his dark, cold apartment, Scrooge receives a chilling visitation from the ghost of his dead partner, .....,JACOB MARLEY...............  Marley relates his unfortunate story. As punishment for his greedy  life his spirit has been condemned to wander the Earth loaded with heavy chains. Marley hopes to save Scrooge from sharing the same fate. Marley informs Scrooge that three ......SPIRITS......... will visit him during each of the next three nights.

After the ghost disappears, Scrooge collapses into a deep sleep. He wakes moments before the arrival of ......THE GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST...................... , a strange childlike phantom with a brightly glowing head. The spirit takes Scrooge on a journey into the past to previous Christmases from his earlier years. Invisible to those he watches, Scrooge revisits his childhood school days, his apprenticeship with a jolly merchant named ........EBENEZER............. , and his engagement to ....BELLE................., a woman who leaves Scrooge because his lust for money eclipses his ability to love another. Scrooge, deeply moved, sheds tears of regret before the phantom returns him to his bed.

gentlemen -  Fezziwig -   Ebenezer  -  Scrooge  -  Fred  -   Jacob Marley -  spirits  the Ghost of Christmas Past  - Belle  - The Ghost of Christmas Present  -Bob Cratchit

..........THE GOST OF CRHRISTMAS PRESENT............... , a majestic giant wearing a  green fur robe, takes Scrooge through London to unveil Christmas as it will happen that year. Scrooge watches the large Cratchit family prepare a miniature feast in its poor  home. He discovers Bob Cratchit's crippled son, Tiny Tim, a courageous boy whose kindness and humility warms Scrooge's heart. The specter then takes Scrooge to his nephew's to witness the Christmas party. Scrooge finds the happy gathering delightful and asks the spirit to stay until the very end of the festivities. 

 As the day passes, the spirit ages, becoming much older. Toward the end of the day, he shows Scrooge two starved children, Ignorance and Want, living under his coat.

He vanishes instantly as Scrooge notices a dark, hooded figure coming toward him.The Ghost of Christmas Future leads Scrooge through a sequence of mysterious scenes relating to an unnamed man's recent death. Scrooge sees businessmen discussing the dead man's riches, some vagabonds trading his personal effects for cash, and a poor couple expressing relief at the death of their creditor. Scrooge, anxious to learn the lesson of his latest visitor, begs to know the name of the dead man. After asking the ghost, Scrooge finds himself in a cemetery, the spirit pointing to a grave. Scrooge looks at the headstone and is shocked to read his own name. He desperately implores the spirit to alter his fate, promising to renounce his insensitive, avaricious ways and to honor Christmas with all his heart.

Whoosh! He suddenly finds himself safely tucked in his bed. Scrooge is really happy to have the chance to redeem himself and grateful that he has been returned to Christmas Day. He runs onto the street hoping to share his new Christmas spirit. He sends a giant Christmas turkey to the Cratchit house and attends Fred's party, to the surprise of the other guests. As the years go by, he holds true to his promise and honors Christmas with all his heart: he treats Tiny Tim as if he were his own child, provides gifts for the poor, and treats his fellow human beings with kindness, generosity, and warmth.

CHRISTMAS STORY 2

Ana and David are a middle­aged couple with two grown up children. They are sitting in their kitchen on Christmas Eve. They have just had another bitter argument. David has just told Ana that maybe they should separate since their relationship seems to be deteriorating so badly. Ana starts crying.

After a while she opens an envelope sent by her doctor. It says she is pregnant. Ana looks at David. …... She doesnt know what to say. Apart from that son loves another and not separated and were happy.

(Dialogue between Ana and David)

4HISTORIA

Esta es una historia de la India Gopal vivía con su esposa Nataki vivían en una casa pequeña cerca del río.Eran muy pobres  y cada día Gopal iba a coger pescado al rio con una red y no pescaba nada  al otro día fue a intentarlo de nuevo y cogió un pez grande y el pez dijo no me mates y el hombre dijo a mi mujer no le va a gustar y lo soltó,al siguiente diá volvió a pescar y pescó un pez grande y otra vez abrió la boca  y dijo no me mate y te doy un deseo y pidió ser ricos y el hombre al final se arrepintió de haber pedido el deseo.

PREGUNTAS

  1Is the fish killed the man?                                                                                                                

 2Is the man had a wife?                                                                                                                             3Were they rich?                                                                                                                                          4Does marriage lived in Korea ?                                                                                                          5Does man had children?                                                                                                                        6Does man caught a whale?                                                                                                                  7Is the first fish got away?                                                                                                                 

  8Do fish have a name?                                                                                                                      

3Historia

El SR y la SRA blanco vivían en una pequeña y bonita casa.Su hijo trabajó en una fábrica el SR blanco trabajó en una oficina y la SRA blanco era ama de casa.Como no había casas cerca de ellos  se querían comprar una casa pero no eran ricos,un día un viejo amigo llamado Morris fue a su casa y hablaron  y le dijeron cuenta una historia  de la India y la contó.

PREGUNTAS

1Did MR white wanted to leave the factory?                                                                              

2Why SR blanco was not working?                                                                                                  

3Does the family worked in the field?                                                                                            

4Why the family wanted to leave the field                                                                                    

5Who was Morris?                                                                                                                                  

6Was Morris told a story of India?                                                                                                

7Do they were rich?                                                                                                                              

8Why there weren`t  houses  near them ?                                                                                  

2HISTORIA

Era una mujer que su gato no hablaba y le enseñó hablar inglés y todos los fin de semana venia sus amigos y les dijo que su gato sabía hablar inglés y sus amigos dijeron que era imposible y se quedaron a comer y dijeron que la comida estaba muy buena y pidieron café con leche y al final le demostró que el gato hablaba inglés.

PREGUNTA

1Is the cat name Tobermory?                                                                                                           

2Is the cat speaks english?                                                                                                                   

3Is the cats drinks café?                                                                                                                         4what ate the cat?                                                                                                                                        5Does the woman had friends?                                                                                                             6The cat at the beginnings speak?                                                                                                     

7How they taught the cat to talk?                                                                                                  

1 HISTORIA

Esto  es una vieja historia.Habia 3 jóvenes.Un dia ellos estaban en la barra del hotel y por la ventana vieron a unos hombres con el cuerpo de muerto y,uno dijo ¿que es esto? y el mismo  le dijo a un muchacho venga aquí  y al niño que se acercó  le pregunto ¿quien se ha muerto? ve y preguntale el muchacho se fue y cuando volvió le dijo al hombre  que era uno de sus viejos amigos.Al cabo de un rato los 3 jóvenes caminaban por la carretera y encontraron a un anciano golpeando el suelo con su bastón, despúes los jóvenes caminaban por la montaña  y encontraron un árbol con mucho dinero y uno de los jóvenes fue a comprar cerveza y veneno de rata y los otros dos esperaron al primero con un cuchillo.Loa dos jóvenes mataron al primero con el cuchillo y el primero mató a los otros dos con el veneno.

PREGUNTAS

1There are three young?                                                                                                                     2What did they see out the window?                                                                                               3where do they die?                                                                                                                                    4Do they save  an old                                                                                                                                5Do they went to buy beer?                                                                                                                   6Did they find money?                                                                                                                             7Do they bought rat poison?                                                                                                                 8Do they killed someone with a knife?                                                                                                                              

LD HOUR  INSTRUCTIONS FOR 17/10/13

            Upload the video you'll see below on your blog.

 Watch it and asnwer the questions:   

1. What are the skills mentioned in the video that every learner should have in the XXI century? Write them on your blog:

http://youtu.be/qwJIhZcAd0I 

2.Find another video on learning  and teaching in the 21st century.Listen to it.If you think your classmates can understand it,ipload in your blog

 

                                                                              

3.Read the stories
                                                                    SHORT STORY 4

You Can't Have Everything You Want

This is a story from India. Gopal lived with his wife, Nataki, in a small house near a river. They were very poor. Every day Gopal went to the river to get fish. He had a net. Sometimes there were two or three fish in the net. Then he went home to Nataki and said, "We can eat today." Sometimes there were no fish in the net. Then Gopal didn't eat.

Gopal was always happy, because he liked the river. But Nataki was not happy. One day Gopal saw a very big fish in his net. "Good," he said. "We're going to eat today, and tomorrow too." But the fish opened its mouth and said, "Don't kill me. Put me back in the water. I want to live."

"But...." said Gopal.

"Please," said the fish.

"My wife isn't going to be happy about this," said Gopal.

"Then tell her about me," said the fish, "but please, put me back in the water." So Gopal put it back. He went home without any fish.

"No fish today?" said Nataki. "Oh Gopal."

"There was one very big fish," said Gopal, "but I put it back in the water."

"You what?"

"I put it back in the river."

"You had a big fish and you put it back in the water? But we have no food."

"The fish talked," said Gopal.

"What?"

"It talked. It said, 'Tell your wife

"Oh," said Nataki.

Then she said, "Tomorrow morning, Gopal, go to the river. Get the big fish in your net

again. Then ask for something."

"Ask for what?"

"Some food," said Nataki. "And a new red dress for me."

So Gopal went to the river in the morning and the big fish jumped into his net.

"Yes?" it said.

"Nataki wants some food for us, and a new red dress."

"Then put me in the water, and go home, Gopal."

Gopal went home. There was food on the table, and Nataki had a new red dress.

"Beautiful," said Gopal. "Are you happy now?"

"No, I want a good dinner and a new dress every day. Ask the fish tomorrow."

So in the morning Gopal went to the river. The big fish jumped into his net.

"Yes?" it said.

"Nataki wants a good dinner and a new dress every day."

"She can't have everything she wants," said the fish.

"I know," said Gopal.

"Then put me in the water, and go home."

Gopal went home. There was a good dinner on the table, and Nataki had a new blue dress.

"Beautiful," said Gopal. "Are you happy now?"

"No."

"Why not?"

"I want a big house," said Nataki, "and some new tables and chairs. Ask the fish."

So in the morning Gopal went to the river, and the big fish jumped into his net.

"Yes?" it said.

"Nataki wants a big house and some new tables and chairs."

"She can't have everything she wants."

"I know," said Gopal.

"Put me in the water and go home," said the fish. Gopal went home. Nataki, in a new white dress, was in a new armchair.

"Happy now?" said Gopal.

"No."

"You can't have everything you want."

"Can't I? This is a big house now. I want two girls and a man—three servants for the work in the house. I can't do it all."

Gopal went back to the river in the morning and the big fish jumped into his net.

"Yes?" it said.

"She wants servants."

"How many?"

"Two girls and a man," said Gopal.

"Put me in the water and go home."

Gopal went home. Nataki had three servants.

"Aren't you happy now?" said Gopal.

"No."

"Why not?"

"I want some money," said Nataki. "I want money for the servants. And I want some rings for my ears."

In the morning Gopal went to the river, and the big fish jumped into his net.

"Yes?" it said.

"She wants money for the servants, and some earrings. "

"She can't have all the things she wants."

"I know," said Gopal.

"Put me in the water and go home."

Gopal went home. There was a lot of money on the table, and Nataki had some new earrings.

"Beautiful," said Gopal. "Now you must be happy. You have all the things you want."

"No," said Nataki.

"What?"

"I want this country. It must all be mine. I want to be Queen of this country."

"You're my Queen."

"I want to be Queen of this country. Tell the fish tomorrow."

In the morning Gopal went to the river and the big fish jumped into his net.

"Yes?" it said

"She wants to be Queen of this country."

The fish said nothing.

"I know," said Gopal. "She can't have everything she wants."

"That's right," said the fish. "Put me back in the water and go home. Oh, and Gopal...."

"Yes?"

"Goodbye" said the fish.

Gopal went home. Nataki was in the old house. She had no food, no new dresses, no new tables and chairs, no servants, no earrings, nothing.

She looked at Gopal. "Go back to the river now!" she said.

Gopal went to the river. But the big fish wasn't there. It never jumped into his net again.

                                                                      SHORT STORY 3

The Monkey's Foot

Mr and Mrs White lived in a nice small house. Their son Herbert lived with them. Herbert worked in a factory He worked at a big machine. Mr White worked in an office. Mrs White was a housewife.

There were not many houses near them. "I want a house near the town," said Mr White.

"But it's £400 for a house near the town, and we're not rich." "No,"said Mrs White,"but we're happy here, aren't we, Herbert?" "Yes, but Dad's right," said Herbert. "We're a long way from the shops and the train and the bus."

One day, an old friend came to dinner. His name was Mr Morris. The Whites liked to hear his stories. He talked about many countries. When Mr Morris knocked at the door, Mr White opened it.

"Come in, come in," he said. "Good to see you. How are you? Come and sit by the fire,

Whisky?"

"Thank you," said Mr Morris. "How are you, Mrs White, Herbert?"

"Very well, thank you," they said.

"Dinner isn't ready," said Mrs White. "Tell us a story, Mr Morris." "A story about India," said Herbert. "I'm going to India, some day."

Mr Morris said nothing. He had something in his hand.

"What's that, Mr Morris?" said Mrs White.

"This?" said Mr Morris. "It's a monkey's foot "

"A monkey's foot?" said the Whites.

"Yes. Don't touch it."

"Why not?" said Herbert.

Mr Morris looked at the fire.

"Mr Morris, aren't you well?" asked Mrs White.

"Oh yes, thank you," said Mr Morris. "I'm not ill."

"Tell us about the monkey's foot," said Herbert.

"Yes," said Mr Morris. "I had this foot from a man in India. He said...."

"Yes?" said the Whites.

"With this foot you can ask for three things. You can have three wishes."

"How?" said Herbert.

"Take the foot in your hand and say, 'I wish for....'. Then say what you want."

"And you asked for three things?" said Mrs White.

"No." Mr Morris looked at the fire again. "I only asked for one thing," he said. "I had

one wish. I got it."

"A good thing?" asked Herbert.

"No, it was not," said Mr Morns. "No more questions, please. You always have a good big fire here. I'm going to put the monkey's foot on your fire."

"Don't," said Herbert. "Give it to us."

"No."

"Why not?"

"Because you are my friends."

"Dinner's ready," said Mrs White.

Mr Morris put the foot on the fire. He went to the table with Mr White. Herbert jumped up and got the foot from the fire. He put it on a little table. Mr Morris did not see it.

After dinner he went home. "Here's the foot," said Herbert. "I'm going to ask for something."

"Don't, Herbert," said Mrs White.

Herbert did not listen to her. "Dad," he said, "you want £400. Wish for £400. Here's the

foot. "

"I want £400," said Mr White. Then he said, "The foot jumped in my hand!"

"Where's the money?" said Herbert. "There's no money here. I'm going to bed."

"Put that thing on the fire," said Mrs White. "I don't like it."

But Mr White put the foot on the table. In the morning, at breakfast, Herbert said,

"No letters today. No £400 for you, Dad."

"I'm happy here without the money," said Mrs White.

Herbert went to his factory. "Back to my machine," he said. Mr White went to his office. Mrs White worked in the house.

When Mr White came home in the evening, he said, "Any money?"

"No," said Mrs White.

"Where's Herbert?" said Mr White.

"He isn't back from the factory," said Mrs White .

Seven o'clock came. Eight o'clock. Herbert wasn't back. "Where is he?" said Mrs White.

Then there was a knock at the door. "Open it," said Mrs White. Mr White opened the door. A man was there. He said, "Mr White? The father of Herbert White?"

"Yes."

"I'm from the factory," said the man.

"Come in."

"Thank you," said the man. He had something in his hand. "This is a letter for you," he said. "A letter from the factory."

"Where's Herbert?" said Mrs White. "Where's my son?"

The man said nothing.

"Is Herbert ill?" said Mr White.

"No," said the man. "Not ill."

"Is he....?"

"He is dead," said the man. "Your son is dead."

"Dead?"

"The machine," said the man. "The big machine.... "

"I want to see my son," said Mrs White.

"No," said the man again. "The machine...."

Mrs White said nothing.

"This letter," said the man. "It's from the factory. We want to give you some money."

"Money?"

"£400," said the man.

Mr and Mrs White were in bed. They were not asleep.

"Are you cold, my love?" said Mr White.

"No," she said. "But my boy Herbert is cold tonight. "

Then she said, "Where is it?"

"What?

"The foot. The monkey's foot. We have two wishes. I'm going to get the foot."

"No, no,my love."

But she went to the sitting room. "Here it is," she said. "On the little table."

"Please, please, my love, don't," said Mr White.

She said nothing. The monkey's foot was in her hand.

"I want my son back again," she said. The foot jumped in her hand.

"Come back to bed, my love. You're ill," said Mr White. But she listened. Something walked up the road to the house. Something knocked at the door. Again and again, something knocked at the door.

"Open the door!" she said.

"No," said Mr White.

"I'm going to open it," she said. "I'm coming, my boy, I'm coming!"

Mr White looked for the monkey's foot. "Here it is," he said. "I wish my son back in the cemetery”

The foot jumped in his hand. Mrs White opened the door. There was nothing there.

ENGLISH

   My first day at school

 

                                                       


                                                       WORKING WITH STORIES

2 ESO B

                                                                      SHORT STORY 2

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Tobermory the Cat

One August afternoon, Lady Blemley was in her sitting room. Some of her friends were with her. She liked to have her friends for the weekend. Their names were Miss Resker, Miss Pellington, Mrs Cornett, and Mr Cornelius Appin. Mr Appin was a young man.

He said, "I can teach English to animals."

"Can you?" said Lady Blemley.

"Yes. Your cat, Tobermory, can speak English now."

"No," they all said. "It's not true."

"Yes it is," said Mr Appin.

Lady Blemley said to her husband, "Wilfrid, get Tobermory, please."

Sir Wilfrid went out. He came back without Tobermory .

"It's true!" he said. "Tobermory was on my bed. I said, 'Tobermory, come with me!' And he answered me!"

"He didn't!" they all said.

"He did," said Sir Wilfrid. "He said, 'I'm not ready. Is my milk in the sitting room?' "

Then a girl came into the room with tea. Tobermory came too.

"Good afternoon, Tobermory," said Lady Blemley .

"Where's my milk?" said Tobermory.

Lady Blemley put some milk on the floor for him .

They all looked at him.

"Must you look at me?" he said. "More milk."

Lady Blemley put down some more milk.

Miss Resker said, "Tobermory, can I ask you a question?"

"Must you?"

" Tobermory, do you like me?" said Miss Resker.

"I don't think about you much," said Tobermory. "Sir Wilfrid likes you. I saw you two in the garden this morning."

Miss Resker's face was red. Sir Wilfrid's was, too.

"But you like me, Tobermory," said Miss Pellington .

"Lady Blemley doesn't like you," said Tobermory.

'Tobermory ¡' said Lady Blemley. "She's my old friend!"

"Perhaps," said Tobermory "She's going to buy your car, isn't she? It's no good. Too old, like her."

Lady Blemley's face was red. Miss Pellington's was, too.

"Tobermory," said Mrs Cornett. "Lady Blemley and Sir Wilfrid are buying your food."

"They're buying yours, too," said Tobermory.

"You said, 'I don't like the Blemleys much, but  the food is good.' "

Mrs Cornett's face was red.

"Tobermory," said Sir Wilfrid, "out."

Tobermory looked out of the window.

"Out now," said Sir Wilfrid.

Tobermory went out of the room.

"Mr Appin," said Lady Blemley, "can Tobermory teach how English to all his cat friends?"

"Yes," said Mr Appin.

"Then, Wilfrid, we must...."

"Yes," said Sir Wilfrid. "Tonight."

But Tobermory listened at the door. He went away and didn't come back again. Where is Tobermory now? They don't know. Is he in your house?

 SHORT STORY 1

(08/10/2013)

                       Death and Money

This is a very old story. There were three young men. They liked to eat, and they liked to drink a lot.  One day they were in the bar of the Grand Hotel. Through the window, they saw some men. They had the body of a dead man.

 "What's that?" said the 1st young man. He said to a child, "Boy, come here!" The boy came. The young man said, "Who is dead? Go and ask." The boy went, and came back. "That was one of your old friends," he said. "He was often here at the Grand Hotel with you."

"Why is he dead?"

"I don't know," said the boy. "Death takes all lives."

"The boy is right," said the barman. "Death is going to take your life some day. Perhaps today. Perhaps tomorrow."

 "Oh no," said the 1st young man. "Death is not going to take my life."

"You must be ready for Death," said the barman.

The 1st young man said, "Where is Death? I am going to find  him and kill him. Are you coming with me?"

"Yes," said his friends.

The three young men walked up the road. An old man came along the road. He knocked

the ground with his stick. "Open for me, Mother," he said to the ground. "Old man," said the 1st young man. "Why do you knock the ground with your stick?"

"I am old. I don't want to live. But Death is never going to take me. The ground is not going to open for me. I walk along the road and I say, 'Mother, I want to die. But I can't die."'

"Where is Death?"

"I saw him under a tree, up on the mountain there," said the old man. "Go there, find the

tree, and Death too."

The three young men walked up the mountain. They came to the tree. Under the tree was money, a lot of money. The 1st young man said, "Now my friends, are we going to take this money? Or are we going to find Death and kill him?"

"The money," said his friends.

"Where are we going to take it?"

"To my house," said the 2nd young man.

"Not in daylight," said the 3rd young man.

"People mustn't see us."

"No," said the 1st young man. "We must take it home by night. We want some beer now, beer and food. Who is going to the town, to buy beer and food?"

"I am," said the 2nd young man. "Give me some money."

He went down the road to the town. The 1st young man said to the 3rd young man, "Are we going to give him some of this money?" "No," said the 3rd young man. "How can we kill him?"

"I have a knife. And you have a knife."

The 2nd young man walked to the town and he said, "I want all the money. Why not? But how can I get it? They are two and I am one."

Then he said, "I'm going to kill them." He went to a shop. He asked for poison. "I want something to kill the rats in my house," he said to the man in the shop. "They eat all my

food."

"I have some very good rat-poison," said the man .

The young man went away with the rat-poison.

He went to the Grand Hotel. "Three bottles of beer, please," he said.

He put poison in two of the bottles. Then he went back to his friends. His friends put their arms round him. They killed him with their knives.

"Now," said the 1st young man. "Have some beer. "

They opened all the bottles of beer. Before night, they were dead. The old man was right. Death was under the tree.