In this chapter the owl tells Mrs Frisby to talk to the rats. They may be able to move her home. 
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Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 

Chapter 8 Go to the Rats

El Carbonero es una canción folklórica de El Salvador considerada por muchos salvadoreños como un segundo himno nacional, ya que relata las costumbres de la época. Esta canción es bastante conocida y es incluso representada en actividades culturales por personas que la bailan vistiendo trajes típicos.

Esta canción popular fue creación de don Pancho Lara (Francisco Antonio Lara Hernández), nacido en 1900 en la hacienda La Presa en Santa Ana, poeta y músico al que se le atribuyen alrededor de 400 composiciones, muchas infantiles y las mas famosas de perfil folclórico y popular.

En síntesis El carbonero trata de un personaje de orígenes humildes que baja de las cumbres cargando carbón de madera que venderá en las calles de pueblos y el mercado.
impresiona la capacidad lírica y el poder de concreción de don Pancho Lara, quien murió el 12 de mayo de 1989 y que fue declarado Hijo Meritísimo de El Salvador un mes después. “El Carbonero” es un legado para El Salvador. 

Cultura Salvadoreña 

El Carbonero 

Продолжаем чтение сказки о Рыбаке и рыбке. Отвечаем на вопросы. 

Russfriend  (all about russia) 

Сказка о рыбаке и  рыбке  часть 3

呼风唤雨镇水灾
       龙是传说中的神异动物，早在几千年前，中国大地上就出现了“龙”的形象——鹿角、鱼鳞、鹰爪、虎掌......龙具有多种动物的特征。
       在神话传说中，龙能呼风唤雨，各个海域都有龙王, 统领一方水族。以前很多地方都建有龙王庙, 遇到大旱天气，民间还会举行舞龙祈雨活动。所以,很多桥上都会雕龙，寄托了人们希望桥梁拱稳固，水灾消失的美好愿望。
真龙天子我最大
       在人们的想象中，龙善于变化，拥有强大的力量，几乎不可战胜。随着龙的不断神化，人们把龙和与皇权联系了起来。帝王的身体称为“龙体”，帝王登基称为“龙袍加身”，帝王自命“真龙天子”。在故宫里，龙的形象无处不在，光太和殿里就有 1 万多条龙，有“万龙朝圣”之意。
节日氛围组担当
      每逢新春佳节或元宵节，我国不少地方会举行舞龙活动。农历二月二龙抬头，有的地方还会举行祭龙活动。南方一些地区在端午节还喜欢赛龙舟，热闹非凡。
      我们中国人自称龙的传人，还将奋斗不止、自强不息的民族精神称为龙马精神呢！
      水不在深，有龙则灵。——刘禹锡《陋室铭》    大意：水不在于深，有了龙就会有灵气。

传统文化

嘿！神奇的中国龙！

In this episode you can listen to the fairy tale of Sleeping Beauty being read out loud in Dutch. 

Sprookjes in het Nederlands voorgelezen

Doornroosje (Sleeping Beauty)

Paola is finally in Italy, her adventure begins! Let's also see some useful phrases for taking a taxi in Italy.

Un viaggio pieno di sorprese! 

Capitolo 2: il taxi

The price of bitcoin hit more than $100,000 for the first time as the value of the cryptocurrency continues to soar following the election of Donald Trump.

This came just hours after the President-elect indicated he'd take a lighter regulatory approach to the crypto industry during his presidency.

It climbed from $69,374 on the day of Trump's election on November 5 and rose as high as $103,713 on December 4, according to CoinDesk.

Just two years ago, bitcoin dropped below $17,000 following the collapse of crypto exchange FTX.

However, experts aren't sure how long the value of bitcoin will remain high as cryptocurrency is highly volatile.

Some are hopeful of future gains, but others continue to warn of investment risks.

Trump, who was once a crypto skeptic, has said he wants to make the US "the crypto capital of the planet." His campaign accepted donations in cryptocurrency and he has also launched World Liberty Financial, a new project with family members to trade cryptocurrencies.

Many in the crypto industry have welcomed Trump's victory, hoping that he'll be able to push through changes that they've long lobbied for — which, generally speaking, aim for an increased sense of legitimacy without too much red tape.

Trump has already made a move in that direction, saying he intends to nominate cryptocurrency advocate Paul Atkins to chair the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Under current chair Gary Gensler, the SEC has cracked down on the crypto industry, penalizing a number of companies for breaking securities laws.

But what is cryptocurrency, really?

In basic terms, cryptocurrency is digital money. It is designed to work through an online network without a central authority — meaning it's typically not backed by any government or banking institution — and transactions get recorded with technology called a blockchain.



Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Price of Bitcoin Soars, Boosted by Election of Trump

[果物の名前や話し合い　(有名な生産地など) ]

りんご　青森　　冬

みかん　愛媛、和歌山、静岡　冬

さくらんぼ　山形　　春

メロン　北海道　　


すいか　夏の果物

ぶどう　　種類　巨峰、巨峰サワー

かき　柿　秋

いちじく

ざくろ

びわ　枇杷　夏前

もも　桃

バナナ

ゆず　海外で人気らしい

マンゴー




[単語など]

いちご　苺

みため　見た目

パイナップル　🍍

しんせん　新鮮

かわ　皮

はだ　肌

こたつ

おうさま　王様

メロンパン

ひとたま　一玉

おみやげ　お土産

くさってしまう　腐ってしまう

さっぽろ　札幌

さんち　産地

ちほう　地方

きょほう　巨峰

つぶ　粒

やまなしけん　山梨県

ふじさんのちかく　富士山の近く

からす　🐦‍⬛

ちいさいたね　小さい種

すっぱくない　酸っぱくない

たしかに　確かに

きせつてきに　季節的に

ゆにゅうする　輸入する

かおり　香り

