Fairy Tale (II). The Snow Queen.

Remember to click on 'subtitles'.

    Snow Queen.

Fairy Tale (or not). George and the dragon.

This is a popular story. It's a 'British tale'.

   

Saint George is very important in many countries.



Read more in this link.

How do you say...?

Elisa (3rd A) wants to know to say 'Mantis marina' in English.

Do you know this dangerous animal?








This is a mantis shrimp.

It's a very dangerous animal. It kills crabs and clams, with the force of a bullet shot.


Learn more.

A.-  Why the mantis shrimp is my new favourite animal.
B.- Kidzone. Animals.


This is a praying mantis.

Fairy Tales (I). Snow White and the seven Dwarfs.

This is a well known story.



Dwarf is not an easy word.
This is the plural.
dwarfs.
 /ˈdwoɚfs/ 

In stories : a creature that looks like a small man and that often lives underground and has magical powers



- Snow White.



- Stepmother.-

A woman that your father marries after his marriage to or relationship with your mother has ended.

The same is for  stepfather.

Amazing fantasy animals.

Fairy Tales (0).

We start a new label (fairy tales) to review some of these amazing stories.

Let's start with this video. You can watch, listen and read... nine Fairy Tales.

1. Snow White and the seven Dwarfs.       
2. The Snow Queen.                       
3. The Wizard of Oz.
4. Rapunzel.
5. Hansel and Gretel.
6. The frog Prince.
7. Sleeping Beauty.
8. Cinderella.
9. Thumbelina.

How to build an altar for 'Day of the Dead', in Mexico.

An altar /ˈɑːltɚ/ is a combination of traditions with both symbols:
- Prehispanica indigenous cultures
- Christian culture.

They often include multiple levels, the most common are:

- Two levels (representing Heaven and Earth)
- Three levels (representing Heaven, Purgatory and Earth)
- Seven levels (representing the seven steps necessary to reach Heaven):
     1.- The first (1st) step: an image of a Saint to whom the departed loved-one was particularly devoted.
     2.- The second (2nd) step: and image of souls in purgatory.
     3.- The third (3rd) step: salt (for purifiction).
     4.- The fourth (4th) step: bread (dead bread).
     5.- The fith (5th) step: foods and favourite fruits or the loved-one.
     6.- The sixth (6th) step: photographs of the loved-one.
     7.- The seventh (7th) step: a cross, or rosary, made from either seeds or fruits like tecojote and lime.




Among the traditional offerings can also be found:
- water
- candles
- frankincense
- floral arches
- papel picado (rectangular bits of paper with different designs cut into them)
- flowers (especially the traditional orange or yellow cempazuchitl)
- skeletons,
- favourite drinks (tekila, beer, rompope and wine)
- favourite objects of the departed...

or even more.