Sunday, 31 July 2016

(B) - Blessing and Her Daughters - The Gathering of Ocean Beauty - A subject for memory!

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Blessing and Her Daughters – The Gathering of Beauty




People collect many strange things. But, the lady I met on a beach down in Greece was collecting, perhaps, the most wonderful of all. And, what she was gathering was beauty. Stones as big as her fist! And, watching her carefully picking out her stones made me want to know more, and so I went over to speak. And, Blessing then told me her story.

Each stone is a memory stone, and Blessing collects 4 every year to take home to Brussels. One for each daughter. And, the magic in the stones is very, very strong. But, putting this magic to work requires no magic at all, in fact, all it involves is a very simple process.

All one has to do is to take something to bed that needs to be learned. And then, read it aloud whilst holding the memory stone. And, it works every time! Blessing's 4 daughters get only good marks.

But, there is only one very small snag. The magic of the stones lasts only 12 months, and that's why Blessing has to go down to Greece every summer to look for four new memory stones. But, of course, going down to Greece every year is a wonderful thing, and collecting 4 new memory stones is a wonderful reason to go. And, who knows, maybe we'll meet again on the beach in the summer. For, I, too, have started collecting very strange things. Memory stones. One for me, and one-each for those who are close. And, what do you collect when you go away? See you next year on the beach!

Vocabulary

collectingsammeln
fist - Faust
gathering - sammeln
lastsdauert
memoryGedächtnis
one-eachJede ein Stück
snagHacken
stoneStein




Questions

What was Blessing looking for on the beach?
How many daughters has Blessing?
Where does Blessing live?
How many daughters has Blessing?
Why are the stones magic?
How do the stones work?
How long does the magic of the stones last?
What do you collect whilst on holiday?

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