Project Edison

Projekt Svět
I v tomto školním roce se na naší ZŠ Veronské náměstí uskutečnil dlouho
a netrpělivě očekávaný Projekt SVĚT, a to ve dnech 8. až 12. února 2016. Jednalo
se již o čtvrtý ročník tohoto projektu v naší škole. Tento projekt v podobné formě
probíhá také v Rakousku, Maďarsku či Polsku. Po dobu jednoho týdne měli žáci
4. až 9. tříd naší školy možnost seznámit se osobně se šesti vysokoškolskými
studenty z těchto zemí: Ukrajina, Kanada, Taiwan, Čína, Gruzie, Kolumbie. Každý
ze stážistů představil svou zemi v pohledu sociální, ekonomické, politické,
demografické a kulturní situace. Během týdne prezentací a různých aktivit se žáci
seznámili neobvyklou a zábavnou formou se životem a zvyky v jiných zemích.
Sledovali prezentace na interaktivní tabuli, zazpívali si národní písničku, zatančili
národní tanec, naučili se několik základních slovíček v jazyce stážistů, zkusili si
napsat své jméno v jazyce studentů, připravili a ochutnali tradiční jídlo a také získali
nové přátele. Cílem projektu bylo rozšíření všeobecného přehledu žáků i s ohledem
na mezipředmětové vztahy, uvědomění si rozdílů mezi národnostmi a kulturami.
Komunikačním jazykem byla angličtina. Hlavním aspektem je i to, že žáci v reálných
situacích zjistí, jak důležité je domluvit se anglicky.
Společně jsme vařili a ochutnávali kanadské lívance s javorovým sirupem, zatančili si
s Taiwankou, ochutnali čínský čaj, kolumbijskou arepu, gruzínské knedlíky plněné
šťouchanými bramborami a další nezvyklé pochoutky.
Pro všechny zúčastněné to byl týden plný nových zkušeností a zážitků. Příležitost
objevit cizí kulturu, svět. Celý týden se naši žáci těšili do školy na nová setkání.
Když jsme se poslední den Projektu loučili se stážisty, litovali jsme, že náš společný
čas vypršel. I pro samotné stážisty to byla spousta překvapení z pro ně neznámé
kultury, zvyků a způsobu myšlení, architektury, jídla, podnebí.
Projekt organizuje pod záštitou MŠMT AISEC Praha.
Mgr. Petra Polaki
ZŠ Veronské náměstí, Praha 10
Project World 2016
This project World was really great.
Georgia
Student from Georgia called
Aneti Mikeladze.
She is twenty − one years old.
She is friendly.
China
Student from China. Her name is Yummy
Yang.
She is nineteen years old and she is the
youngest.
Ukraine
Student from Ukraine called
Nelya Sykharyeva.
She is twenty years old.
She loves cats.
Taiwan
Student from Taiwan. Her name is
Angie Huang (Huang Yu-Ting).
She is twenty years old.
She loves dogs.
Canada
Student from Canada. His name is
Vivekan Jeyagaran.
He is twenty - one years old.
He was the only man.
Columbia
Student from Columbia. Her name is
Liz Cobillos.
She is Twenty - three years old.
Me and my friend walked with her after
classrooms.
She was very nice and friendly.
Lucie Morgensternová, 7. A
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Interview with students
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How was your first day in Czech republic?
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Do you like our school?
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What’s your favourite place in the world?
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What don’t you like in Prague?
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What’s your favourite food and drink?
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How did you get into the Project Edison? Do you like this project?
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What countries have you visited?
ANETTI MIKELADZE (GRUZIE)
It was little bit funny. I flew 8 hours, I was tired. I met with other students.
I like this school.
My favourite place is little island in Georgia. Nobody live here. I love it
I hate public smoking.
I like Khachapuri (food), wine and kofola.
I found on facebook. This project is so cool. I see different people and places.
I was in Turkey, Italy, Russia.
VIVEKEN JEYGARAN (CANADA)
It was so cold day. I was so tired. I was sleeping.Tasted czech food.
Yes, I like. Students are extremely helpful.
My favourite place is Sri Lanka. They have very beautiful nature.
I hate czech beer.
Scampi with rice, vegetables and orange juice.
I want to do something different. I like this project.
USA, England, Sri Lanka, India, St. Martin, Anguilla.
ANGIE HUANG (TAIWAN)
It was good. I taste czech food. Weather was cold.
I love this school. They have so much questions to me.
Ytlan, Cambodia.
Jakub Švidek, Anna Kratochvílová, 9. B, Tereza Půlpitová, 9. C
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I hate smoking.
Beef nundles, bubble tea, kofola.
I saw poster on the school. I like this project.
Japan, China, Hongkong, Macau, USA, Canada, Cambodia, UK, Neatherland, France,
Indonesia, Philippines, Guam.
YUMMY YANG (CHINA)
I went to hotel. I didn´t see anything.
Yes, I like.
Paris, Turkey, China.
I don´t like people smoking everywhere.
Dumpligs and Nestea.
I wanna to try something new.
Japan, Korea, Greece, Turkey, France, Dubai.
LIZ S. CUBILLAS (COLUMBIA)
My first day was cool.
Yes, I like, but some groups are passive.
Cuba
I like smoking. In our coutry we can´t smoke everywhere.
Spaghetti and natural juice.
Aiesec is big orgasitation. I want to try new things. I like this project.
Argentina, Cuba, Dominic republic, Mexico, Panama, USA, Uruguay.
NELYA SHUKAREVA (UKRAINE)
First day was tiring. I went to center and I saw night Prague.
I like it, but children are noisys.
My city in Ukraine.
I don´t like public smoking.
Varenyky, Uzvaz (from dry fruit)
I wanna practise my English.
Poland, Montenegro, Egypt, Turkey, Bulgaria.
Jakub Švidek, Anna Kratochvílová, 9. B, Tereza Půlpitová, 9. C
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Petra Polaki
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Project Edison
Last week students from six countries came to our school. All students
spoke comprehensibly but girl from Columbia had strong accent and We
did not understand it. All countries and presentation
were really
attractive but we most liked Canada and Georgia. We cooked some
foods on Thursday and we cooked georgian pancakes with Georgia
student. All countries and presentation was really attractive but We most
liked Canada and Georgia. Last day was really good because We had
a last chance to meet all students and tasted their food. It was nice as
every year, students were friendly and we know some new things about
their countries.
Mikuláš Kubáček, Vojtěch Niederle, 9. C
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PROJECT EDISON
I really love Project Edison it’s an excellent idea. Every year come to schools several
students from abroad and present us their country, in English. From the individual
countries we learn many interesting things and everyone try many things for
example: write and speak in foreign languages, dance etc. At the end we taste the
national dish of the country. This year came to our school only six students.  But
that’s okay  (well, at least to me), because these six students were amazing. They
are from the following countries: Canada, Ukraine, Taiwan, China, Georgia,
Columbia. They are agend 19 to 22 years. I look forvard to next year, but I never
forget this experience.
PROJECT WORLD
We had Project World last week. Students went from various countries. They went
from Canada, Ukraine, Georgia, Colombia, Taiwan, China. Girl from Taiwan, her
name is Angie, had funny presentation because we dance on funny song. I with my
friend helped Liz, she is from Colombia. We cooked with them. It was super because
we learned new recipes. I with Liz cooked corn cakes. It was delicious. We known
more about these countries now. Last week was super and I hope, others students
will go last year.
Karolína Matůšková, 7. A
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Jana Šídová, 7. B
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Mazu story
Mazu (traditional Chinese: 媽祖), also spelt Matsu and Ma-tsu, is the Chinese patron
goddess who is said to protect seafarers, such as fishermen and sailors. The worship of
Mazu began in the Song dynasty.
Her birthplace was Meizhou in Putian County, Fujian Province. She was born in the year
960. Her family had the surname Lin
(林). She had the name Lin Moniang
(Chinese: 林默娘). She died on 4
October 987. After her death, she
was remembered as a young lady in
a red dress, who would forever roam
over the seas.
According to legend, Lin Moniang
was born on March 23, 960 (during
the Song Dynasty) as the seventh
daughter of Lin Yuan (林愿) on
Meizhou Island, Fujian. She did not
cry when she was born, thus she
was
given
the
name
with
the
meaning "Silent Girl." Although she
started swimming relatively late at
the age of 15, she soon became an
excellent swimmer. She wore red
garments while standing on the
shore to guide fishing boats home,
even in the most dangerous and
harsh weather.
Lin Moniang's father and brothers
were fishermen. One day, a terrible
typhoon arose while they were out at
sea, and the rest of her family feared
that those at sea had perished. In
the midst of this storm, depending on the version of the legend, she fell into a trance while
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praying for the lives of her father and brothers or dreamed of her father and brothers while
she was sleeping or sitting at a loom weaving. In both versions of the story, her father and
brother were drowning but Moniang's mother discovered her sleeping and tried to wake her.
This diverted Moniang's attention and caused her to drop her brother who drowned as
a result. Consequently, Moniang's father returned alive and told the other villagers that
a miracle had happened. Other versions of the story relate to four drowning brothers, with
three returning and the fourth lost to her being revived (with no mention of a father).
There are at least two versions of Lin Moniang's death. In one version, she died in 987 at the
age of 28, when she climbed a mountain alone and flew to heaven and became a goddess.
Another version of the legend says that she died at age 16 of exhaustion after swimming far
into the ocean trying to find her lost father and that her corpse later washed ashore on
Nankan Island of the Matsu Islands.
Mazu is usually depicted together with two guardian generals known as "Thousand Miles
Eye" (千里眼, Qianli Yan) and "With-the-Wind Ear" (順風耳 Shunfeng Er). Though their
iconography can vary, both are usually represented as demons; "Thousand Miles Eye" was
red with two horns and two yellow sapphire eyes, while "With-the-Wind Ear" is green with
one horn and two ruby eyes. They are said to have been two demons whom Mazu
conquered. Both of them were in love with her, but she said she would marry the one who
defeated her. Using her martial arts skills, Mazu defeated them both and they became her
friends.
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Canada
Best presentation had Canada.
He told us about his country.
Capital city is Ottawa.
Canada is second large country on the world.
Canada’s wild is very nice.
Canada
Best presentation was Canada.
His slideshow was amazing.
He told about his county.
I like Ontario.
And Canada´s wild is very nice.
Vencouver is also nice.
Capital city is Ottawa.
In Vecouver was Olympic games.
Canada is second biggest country.
Very nice is also Niagar Watterfalls.
Tomáš Branžovský, Filip Koklar, 9. C
Project World 2016
Last week students from six countries came to our school.
All students spoke comprehensibly but girl from Columbia had strong accent and We
did not understand it. All countries and presentation were really attractive but We
most liked Canada and Georgia. We cooked some foods on Thursday and We
cooked georgian pancakes with Georgia student. All countries and presentation was
really atracive but We most liked Canada and Georgia. Last day was really good
because We had a last chance to meet all students and tasted their food. It was nice
as every year, students were friendly and we know some new things about their
countries.
Canada
Canada was best. His slideshow was amazing. He told us interesting things. Canada
is amazing. Capital city is Ottawa. Canada is second largest country in the world.
Canada is cold. Canada is a country in the northern part of North America.
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Tadeáš Hájek, 9. C
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The Story of the Hindu Festival of Lights – Deepavali (or Diwali)
Deepavali is the festival of lights
that is celebrated as an official
Hindu holiday across the world, and
my homeland, Sri Lanka.
It is a
religious celebration that is widely
respected and exercised among the
Hindu
community.
Deepavali
however has an old and rich history
that has been a major part of the
Hindu religion, dating back to the famed stories of Ramayana. The Ramayana begins
with the protagonist (or main character), Ramar, who is a form/avatar taken by Lord
Vishnu (one of the 4 primary Hindu gods).
Thousands of years ago, in the city of Ayodhaya there was a king named Dashrath, who
ruled along with his three queens and four princes. The eldest, Ramar, and his beautiful
wife, Seetha, lived happily along with his other prince brothers and their wives. But one
of King Dashrath’s wives was jealous of Ramar and demanded that he be exiled to the
forest for 14 years so that her son, Bharat, would be made king instead. Having once
promised his wife to fulfil any of her wishes, the helpless king exiled Ramar to the forest.
And
so,
Ramar
set
off
on
foot
accompanied by his loving wife Seetha,
and loyal younger brother, Lakshman.
A few years into their exile, a demoness
named Surpanakha saw Ramar and fell for
his looks. She asked Ramar to marry her
but he refused and asked her to go to
Lakshman instead.
But Lakshman also
effused. Surpanakha showed her true form because she was angry, and Lakshman cut
off her nose and ears. The demoness went wailing to her brother who was none other
than the demon King of Lanka, Ravan. Ravan was furious and swore revenge. With
the help of another demon who took the form of a golden deer, he distracted Ramar and
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Lakshman and kidnapped Seetha from their hut.
When Ram
and Lakshman returned, she was missing.
In order to find her, they came across an army of monkeys/bears
that agreed to help.
Their leader, Hanuman who had once
vowed to be at Ramar’s service is no ordinary monkey. He was
gifted with the ability to fly over mountains, change sizes at will
and had super-human strength, and so as Ramar’s strongest
ally he eventually found Seetha imprisoned in one of Ravan’s gardens. Once Ramar
was notified of Seetha’s location, Ramar and his new army marched towards Lanka.
Soon after, a great battle started between the two mighty armies, Ramar’s against
Ravan’s. After all the demons had died, Ramar gave Ravan one last chance to
apologize and return Seetha, but Ravan refused and attacked. Ramar then fought
back, but was never able to take Ravan
down. Finally, Ravan’s brother Vibheeshan
told Ramar that Ravan’s weakest point was
his navel, so Ramar fired an arrow from the
gods at Ravan’s navel and killed him
instantly.
Ramar and Seetha were finally
reunited! Soon after finishing their 14 years
of exile, they returned to the city. The entire
city was waiting for them, with the streets all decorated with flowers and lamps, with
happiness spread everywhere! This is why, during Deepavali the streets, buildings, and
homes are all lit up with lamps, like the city of Ayodhaya in celebration of Ramar and
Seetha’s homecoming.
Vivekan Jeyagaran
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Petra Polaki
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Samuel Slavík, 9. B
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“LA PATASOLA LEGEND”
"Look into the distance history
and
letyou
amazing
catch
and
by
the
imaginative
world of Colombian myths and
legends" La Patasola is the
spirit of an unfaithful woman.
Who felt in love with her
husband’s landlord. When her
husband
discovered
the
situation, he killed him and cut
one of her legs. She managed
to scape, but later she bled
and died. She is a slim and
beautiful woman with a single
leg the form of a tree trunk
that ends in a hoof of a bear.
She has a sign in her chest and very long arms with hands as claws. Her aspect is
frightful. She has the eyes of tigers, a big mouth, enormous canines and entangled
hair. She lives in the woods, and has been seen singing and climbing trees waiting
for the moon to come out. She is considered the lord and lady of the forest,
surrounded by fierce and evil tiny beasts.
She is persecuted by hunters, and she hates to be around dogs. Sometimes she
appears as a gorgeous woman. Seductively she calls men and seduces them, as she
advances through the dark of the forest, she transforms herself into a monster with
eyes on fire immense mouth with feline teeth, and a Medusa's hair that falls on her
face hiding her ugliness.
She devours her victim leaving only the bare bones,those who are able to escape,
return to try to kill her.The Legend says that only way to keep her away from us, is to
be always accompanied of domestic animals, specially dogs, or having lit candles or
an Axe.
Liz Cobillos
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Kateřina Koudelková
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Eliška Hrušková, 9. C
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The Dreamer
A Story from Georgia
Translated in English by Rustavi School nr.5, Georgia
Once upon a time, there lived a poor boy and his stepmother. One day the
stepmother was drying the seed. She asked her stepson to watch over it whilst she
was busy elsewhere. The boy fell asleep and the hens began pecking the seed. The
stepmother was angry and whipped the boy. “Why did you fall asleep?” she shouted.
“Mother, Mother! Wait a little; I have something to tell you.” “What happened”, the
stepmother asked. I had a nap and I had a dream. There was the Sun on one side,
the Moon on my other side and stars were shining above me. The stepmother liked
the dream and ordered the boy, “Give me your dream!” “It’s only a dream, how can
I give it to you?” the boy answered. The stepmother whipped and kicked him out of
the house. The dreamer left and after a long walk he reached the king’s palace.
“Where are you wandering, boy, what are you looking for?” the king asked. The boy
told the king his story about the dream. “My stepmother kicked me out because
I didn’t give her my dream,” he added. The king liked his dream too and ordered the
boy, “Give me your dream!” “How can I give it to you, it’s only a dream?” the boy
replied in surprise. The king was very angry and gave the order to put the boy in the
prison.
The king had a beautiful daughter. The princess was sorry for the poor boy. After
dinner she used to take some meal secretly and gave it to the dreamer in the prison.
This king was the king of the West. The king of the East wanted his son to marry the
princess, but her father was against their marriage. One day the king of the East sent
the king of the West four horses and demanded, You must guess, which of these four
horses is a mother and which of them are the older and the younger ones. If you
guess, it will be fine, but if not your daughter will be mine! The king and his daughter
got very sad, because they couldn’t solve the riddle. The girl went to the dreamer and
asked,“ If the king of the East marries me, there won’t be anybody to help you, what
will happen to you poor boy, you will die with hunger.” Then the princess told the
dreamer about the horses and the riddle. “Don’t worry”, said the boy, “give the horses
a lot of salt to eat, then lead and lock them into the stable, for a full day, then let them
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out to have a drink. The mother horse will come out the first, the next will be the
youngest one followed by the older one and the last will come out the oldest one. The
princess was very glad and told everything to her father, but she didn’t say anything
about the Dreamer. This time they won. As they solved the riddle, the king of the East
thought of another one. He shot an arrow and dropped it in front of the king’s palace.
Nobody could pull it out. The princess came to the dreamer and asked for help.
“Don’t worry,” the Dreamer said, “I’ll come out of the prison and pull the arrow out.”
That night the boy went out, pulled the arrow put and returned back to prison.
The next day the king saw that the arrow was removed and was very surprised. “I am
giving my daughter to the person who has removed the arrow!” he declared.
Everybody wanted to marry the princess, but nobody could move the arrow because
it was too heavy. Then the girl said,“ Father, what if the Dreamer is alive and can
move the arrow?”
The soldiers were sent for the Dreamer. When he came he picked up the arrow and
shot it into the air. It dropped in front of another king’s palace. The king of the West
was very happy and let the Dreamer marry his beautiful daughter. Some time later
the Dreamer decided to go and fight the king of the East. On his road to the king he
saw a man ploughing and then swallowing the dirt. “What are you doing, man? It
must be very hard to swallow such big pieces of dirt?” asked the dreamer. “No, this is
not hard. The hardest thing is what the Dreamer did. He married the daughter of the
king and is fighting the other king!” “That’s me - the Dreamer; be my friend and my
brother!” said the boy. Two brothers went. They saw a man who was drinking the
sea. “It must be very hard to drink the sea.” said the Dreamer. “Oh no, this isn’t that
hard. The hardest thing is what the Dreamer did. He married the daughter of the king
and is fighting the other king!” said the man. “That’s me - the Dreamer; come with us
and be our brother. The three brothers walked down the road. They saw a man who
had millstones on his feet and was catching rabbits. Everyone was surprised and told
him, “Oh man, what a hard job you are doing.” “No, this is not hard, the hardest thing
is what the Dreamer did. He married the daughter of the king and is fighting the other
king!” “That’s me - The Dreamer! Come with us!” he replied.
The four of them went on together. They saw a man who was touching the ground
with his ear and speaking to himself. “Oh man, what are you doing?” they asked.
“The ants are fighting down in hell and I am making peace between them.” The man
answered. “That must be very hard to do.” said the Dreamer. “No, this is not hard, the
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hardest thing is what the Dreamer did. He married the daughter of the king and is
fighting the other king!” “That’s me - The Dreamer! Come with us!” The five of them
went on. They saw a man looking up to the sky. “What are you looking at?” they
asked. “It’s already three days since I shot an arrow in the sky and it has just returned
back.” “That must be very hard to do.” said the Dreamer. “No, this is not hard, The
hardest thing is what the Dreamer did. He married the daughter of the king and is
fighting the other king!” “That’s me - The Dreamer! Come with us!” The six of them
went on. They saw one man who secretly was taking the feather from one dove and
adding it to another, without the doves feeling anything. “That must be very hard so
that the doves don’t feel anything.” said the Dreamer. “No, this is not hard, The
hardest thing is what the Dreamer did. He married the daughter of the king and is
fighting the other king!” “That’s me - The Dreamer! Come with us!” The seven of them
went on. They saw a priest who had a church on his back. He could carry it and hold
a service at any place he wished. “It must be very hard to carry the church.” said the
Dreamer. “No, this is not hard, The hardest thing is what the Dreamer did. He married
the daughter of the king and is fighting the other king!” “That’s me - The Dreamer!
Come with us!”
The eight of them went on. They came to the king of East and asked for her
daughter’s hand in marriage. The king said, “First, I am going to test you to see what
you can do and only after this I will let one of you marry my daughter. My bakers are
going to bake bread for three days and if you can eat it in one day, I will give you my
daughter, if not, I will hang you all!” “Quick!” they said to the man who could swallow
pieces of dirt, “only you can help us!” “Don’t worry, I will eat it to the very end,” said
the dirt-eater. The bakers baked plenty of bread, but the dirt-eater was able to eat
everything. “Well,” said the king, “Now I am going to offer you some wine. If you can
drink my jug that can fill six carts, I will give you my daughter, if not, I will hang you
all!” “Come on, my brother sea-drinker,” said the dreamer “if you can drink the salty
water of the sea, you can probably drink the wine, too.” “Don’t worry about this !” said
the sea-drinker. They showed him the enormous jug, he just smiled and drank all the
wine at once. “Well,” said the king, “Now you are supposed to fetch water from three
days walking distance. You will send your man, I will send mine. If yours comes back
first, then you can take my daughter.” This time the Dreamer asked the man who
caught rabbits for help. “Come on, man, you could catch the rabbit with stones on
your feet and you won’t have problem in fetching the water.” “Just give me this
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chance and I will!” the man replied. The two men went. They ran for one day, the
man who had stones on his feet overtook the king’s servant, but the king’s man
played a trick, he called the man and told him “Wait, wait, let’s walk slower, let’s rest
a little.” The man obeyed. They sat, had lunch, drank wine. While having lunch, the
king’s servant secretly changed the wine and instead he put in a sleeping potion.
The man with stones fell asleep. The king’s man took the opportunity and went on his
way, he went two day’s walking distance, filled the bucket the water and came back
a day’s walking distance. The man with stones kept sleeping. The Dreamer asked the
man with an arrow. “Look and see if the man is coming, is he still there or what
happened to him?” The man looked and said, “Oh! our man is sleeping by the path
and the king’s man is coming back with his bucket filled with water.” “Can you help
us?” asked the Dreamer. The hunter shot his arrow and the arrow hit the millstone.
The stone broke, the man woke up and quickly went to fill the water and he could
even overtake the king’s man. The eight friends won. “Now, you can take my
daughter” said the king. The Dreamer gave the king’s daughter to the ground-digger.
They got married. That night the king had a big feast, but he warned his servants
secretly, “Poison the food, so that everyone will die.” The ant- peace-maker heard
this talk and he told everything to the man who played with the doves. This man
changed the plates, so that the king’s men were confused and everyone who ate
died. “Now, bring me the man who can carry my daughter’s large dowry.” said the
king. “Quick, priest, come on, help us. If you could carry that heavy church, then it
won’t be a problem to carry the dowry.” The priest carried the dowry on his back.
Everyone left and went home happily. Everyone found their place and started their
work. This journey lasted five or six years. The Dreamer’s sons and a daughter had
already grown up. When the Dreamer visited the king of the West, his wife sat on one
side and his daughter on another side and his sons stood behind him. “So, my wife is
the Sun, my daughter is the Moon and my sons are the stars” said the Dreamer. “So
this is my dream and how I could give it to you!” said the Dreamer to his father in law.
The king blessed his crown and gave his kingdom to the Dreamer.
Aneti Mikeladze
Project World 2016
Jarmila Krausová
Project World 2016
China
I really liked China a few reasons. Lecture was
interesting
and
charged
of
information.
Lecturer was very nice and it was nice to listen
to him. At the end she gave us the thing called
shutlecock and we enjoyed it a lot of fun. At
the end of the week he gave us a taste of
green tea, which was really good. I really
enjoyed it but others countries were good too, I like China the most.
About China, I learned a lot of new information. For example size of the Great Wall of
China. Something about the history of China.The name of the current president and
many others. Best part was the one where we described her at the national food.
Great Chinese Wall
Zdroje:http://www.cojeco.cz/index.php?detail=1&id_desc=17249&s_lang=2
http://dromedar.zoznam.sk/cl/1000017/606863/Cina-je-krajina-extremov
Jan Apetauer, 9. C
Project World 2016
Chang Er rising upwards towards the sky
The story should begin with Hou Yi shooting down the suns. Long long time ago,
Hou Yi and Changer were known as a happy couple in heaven and were deeply in
love with each other. After Hou Yi shooting down the suns, the Jade Emperor got so
furious that he ordered Hou Yi, together with Changer, to stay at the earth forever
and never return to the heaven. Since then, they suffered from illness and death as
ordinary human beings.
As times went by, Changer was terrified to see wrinkles around her face and so
sheasked Hou Yi to find some way to stop aging. Hou Yi heard that there lived a
Goddess on the top of Kunlun Mountain, who had a pill of immortality, so he went
and begged for it. Fortunately, the Goddess gave him one pill and told Hou Yi that if
one person took the pill he would ascend to Heaven, but if he cut the pill into two
halves and shared it with another person, they could only live forever. Also, the pill
had to be taken on the 15th night of the eighth month when the moon was fullest.
Hou Yi went home to Chang Er. And they decided to divide the pill and take it at the
proper time.
Three days before the fullest moon, Hou Yi heard of another pill on Tianshan
mountain, which could make women always young and beautiful. For his wife, Hou Yi
promised Changer to get the wonderful pill back in three days.
But on the 15th of the eighth month, Chang Er waited and later grew impatient. She
was informed by a fraud that Hou Yi went for another woman and would never come
back. Changer was filled with sorrow and swallowed the whole pill. At once she felt
her body becoming lighter, rising upwards towards the sky. At this moment Hou Yi
arrived back with another pill and saw Chang Er ascending faster and faster.
The gods in heaven despised Chang Er because she had abandoned her husband.
Chang Er had to change her direction and head towards the cold palace in the moon.
Later, Hou Yi took to drink and was killed by his enemy. When Chang Er saw
everything and deeply mourned what she had done. She was cut off from the happy
life in heaven and became the moon Goddess.
Yummy Yang
Project World 2016
Each year on the 15th day of August, when the moon is at its fullest and brightest,
people look at the moon and try to see the beautiful Moon Goddess and recall the
beautiful but sad story.
Yummy Yang
Project World 2016
Alexandra Doleželová
Project World 2016
Anna Tomanová, 9. C
Project World 2016
Serko, Ukrainian Fairy Tale:
Once upon a time there lived a man with a dog. The dog’s name was Serko. But the
dog became very old. The man noticed it and he turned the dog out from the
homestead. A sad dog was walking across the field. The wolf came up to him and
asked, “Why are you walking here?” Serko answered, “Well, brother, the host has
turned me out, that’s why I am here.” “If you want, the wolf said, I can help you and I’ll
do so that the man takes you back again.” Serko answered, “Do it, please. I’ll be very
grateful.” The wolf said, “Well, listen. It’s the harvest time now. Your master with his
wife will go to reap the field and the mistress will put the child under a shock. You’ll
go near the field and then you’ll show me where the child is. Then I will grab the child
and you’ll take him from me. I’ll be very scared and I will throw him and you’ll save
the child.” The man with his wife went to the field to reap. The wife put the baby
under a shock and reaped near her husband. Suddenly they saw that the wolf was
running across the field, he seized the child and carried him away. Serko ran after the
wolf. He caught him up, took away the child and brought him to the owner. The man
was very pleased, took out a piece of brown bread and some lard and said, “Oh,
Serko, you are a nice dog! Thanks for saving my child. Help yourself!” In the evening
returning from the field he took Serko with him. They came back home and the man
said to his wife, “Well, it’s time to have dinner. Cook the buckwheat dumplings and
add some lard to them.” The wife put the dumplings into a bowl for Serko and the
master began treating to the dog. That time Serko thought, “I should thank a wolf for
help.” Time passed and the man was going to have his daughter's wedding. Serko
went into the field, found the wolf and told him, “Come to me to the kitchen garden on
Sunday evening, I’ll let you go into the house and I will thank you for your help.” On
Sunday evening the wolf came to the kitchen garden where Serko was waiting for
him. And that day the owner celebrated his daughter’s wedding. Serkо invited the
wolf into the house and they hid under the table. Serko took a bottle of Ukrainian
gorilka, a big piece of meat from the table and put them before the wolf under the
table. People saw that the dog was stealing food from the table and wanted to beat
the dog for it. But the man said, “Do not beat Serko, he has done a favour for me and
I’ll be very grateful for it.” Serko gave the wolf the best food and drinks and the wolf
overate and said, “I will sing!” And Serko said, “Do not sing or you’ll be in a big
trouble! Calm down!“ But the wolf said, “Well now I’ll sing!” And he howled under the
Neyla Sykharyeva
Project World 2016
table! Some people rushed from the house, others began to beat the wolf. And the
man said “Do not beat the wolf because you can hurt or even kill Serko! He will cope
with the wolf by himself.” Then Serko drove the wolf away into the field and said,
“You’ve done me a favour and I’ve repaid you.” So, they said goodbye to each other.
Neyla Sykharyeva
Project World 2016
Cooking with students
Petra Polaki
Project World 2016
Organizace a zajištění projektu: Petra Polaki
Grafická úprava: Zdenka Honcová