King Alfred story.

An English legend.  I like it very much.

Many years ago, in Old Britain, there was a king called Alfred. He was defending his country against barbarian invaders. He had lost a battle, and he ran away, crossing planes, mountains, rivers and valleys. Finally, he found a hut, and he went inside it.

An old woman lived on there. She didn’t know that Alfred was the king; but se gave him food, a seat next to the fireplace and a corner to sleep that night. Alfred was grateful, and he thought: “I will give this woman a prize if I return to my castle safe and sound".

The day after, Alfred was sitting next to the fire. The woman was in the forest collecting wood. She had said to Alfred: “Please, look after some cakes I have let in the oven” Alfred told her: “Don’t worry, woman. I’ll take care of them!” But he was a bit scatterbrained, so he forgot the cakes. When the old woman came back to her hut, she discovered that the cakes were burnt. She pursued him, screaming and striking the royal head with a cane!

Nutrition System

Today we have made a "bilingual" class about body organs. I've compiled the vocabulary that you should know:

Intestines (small intestine and large intestine): Organ which assimilates nutrients for the organism
Brain: Organ which thinks (It rules all that happens in our body)
Blood: Red liquid which transports nutrients in our body.
Veins: small tubes whereby blood flows.
Heart: Organ which pumps the blood in our body
Breast (tits): female organs which feed newborn babies.
Lungs: Organs which provide oxygen to our body.
Liver: Organ which filters / shynthesizes chemical substances in our organism.
Kidneys: Organs which filter our blood when it's dirty.

Vocabulary:

should: deberíais
rules: dirigir, mandar.
whereby: por los cuales.
pump: bombear
feed: alimentar
newborn: recién nacidos
shyntesizes: sintetizar
dirty: sucia

Try to learn it!

Rumpelstiltskin Story

As I told you, I have uploaded the story of Rumpelstiltskin. Enjoy it!!

A joke!!

Some scientists decided to do the following experiments on a dog. 

For the first experiment, they cut one of the dog's legs off, then they told the dog to walk. The dog got up and walked, so they they learned that a dog could walk with just three legs. 

For the second experiment, they cut off a second leg from the dog, then they told the dog once more to walk. The dog was still able to walk with only two legs. 

For the third experiment, they cut off yet another leg from the dog and once more they told the dog to walk. So,  the dog wasn't able to walk with only one leg. 

As a result of these three experiments, the scientists wrote in their final report that the dog had lost it's hearing after having three legs cut off. 

Vocabulary:

Following: siguientes.

Told. Dijeron.

So: por tanto

wasn't able to: no era capaz de

The snake and the rabbit.

Once upon a time there was a venomous and evil snake living close to a fountain. She lived alone, and she used to poison the water for killing the animals which drank there. One day a rabbit arrive to the fountain and drank water. Soon he felt bad, and he sat down on a rock next to the pipe. The snake said:

- Do you feel sick, little rabbit?
- Hi, snake. Yes; certainly I don't feel good. Do you know why?
- Yes. You have drunk the water I poisoned this morning. Sure you'll die in a few minutes; and later I will eat you.
- Oh, no! Don't tell me that!! My poor children are waiting for me in the warren. I have to suckle them, or they will die!!

The snake, seeing that may she could get some delicious baby rabbits, hatched a plan for getting them.

- Well, little rabbit, although you'll die, there's one solution. I can take care of your babies. Why don't you tell me where is your warren? I promise you I'll protect them.

The little rabbit, desperate, explained the ubication of the warren.

- I do not trust you completely, snake. But I have no other option Ok. Listen. My warren is next to the river, in the waterfalls, under a willow. Go there and you'll find my babies. Please, take care of them!!

- You're stupid, little rabbit!! - said the snake - How do you think I was going to protect your babies? They're so tender, so appealing... I think they're going to be a nice dinner. Bye!!

The little rabbit died, but with a smile on her face. Of course that under the willow, next to the river, in the waterfalls, of course there was a warren. But not a rabbit warren. That night, the mongoose ate a succulent green snake which had arrived asking for some baby rabbits.

List of actions.

A problem for the weekend.

A classic problem with glasses. Try to guess how many coins are there under each glass.