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Photo - On A Greek Beach - by Nigel A. JAMES
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
collecting
– sammeln
fist
- Faust
gathering
- sammeln
lasts
– dauert
memory
– Gedächtnis
one-each
– Jede ein Stück
snag
– Hacken
stone
– Stein
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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