Peace
To me peace is a gorgeous thing no war, no bombing, you can’t see nor hear peoples running away. You can’t see dead bodies; you can’t heir cries and sobs. If there was no peace we will see graves filling the cemetery. Worldly wide peace should be known and followed. What good does war bring us NOTHING!
It brings hate and sadness. I can’t imagine a world without peace. I lived through a war I know what is it like when your father is sent to the front to fight, I know what is it like that your house is burned down. So we need peace to live a better life to be free to live in peace to have a better life and better life for people in the world.
Friday, May 20, 2011
Reflection on Cartoon Unit of Exploration
Reflection on Cartoon Unit
This unit in English classes was Cartoons and cartoon violence. My class and I one time had a homework to search or watch cartoons with violence and to mark those violence’s in our notebook. I was wondering would people watch cartoons without violence’s? How do violence’s effect children and other people who watch them? And why are violence’s put into cartoons? And I found good answerers to these questions the first answer to the first question is would people watch cartoons without violence from my perspective people wouldn’t watch cartoons without violence it would get boring. The second question how does cartoon violence? Well, cartoon violence affects children and people who watch it in a negative way in a way that they imitate the characters. And my third question is why do people put violence in cartoons? It is because accordingly to the human thinking to people it is much more interesting with violence than without violence. So people put violence’s in cartoons because of these reasons.
This unit in English classes was Cartoons and cartoon violence. My class and I one time had a homework to search or watch cartoons with violence and to mark those violence’s in our notebook. I was wondering would people watch cartoons without violence’s? How do violence’s effect children and other people who watch them? And why are violence’s put into cartoons? And I found good answerers to these questions the first answer to the first question is would people watch cartoons without violence from my perspective people wouldn’t watch cartoons without violence it would get boring. The second question how does cartoon violence? Well, cartoon violence affects children and people who watch it in a negative way in a way that they imitate the characters. And my third question is why do people put violence in cartoons? It is because accordingly to the human thinking to people it is much more interesting with violence than without violence. So people put violence’s in cartoons because of these reasons.
The Lybrary Poem
Library Poem
When I enter the room full of books
I can't take one because they are like hooks
It dusty looks
The rows are full
And it’s so cool
Not to be fool
But read the books to the full.
When I enter the room full of books
I can't take one because they are like hooks
It dusty looks
The rows are full
And it’s so cool
Not to be fool
But read the books to the full.
The Wise Old woman
The Wise Old Woman
The story of the wise old woman is an old Japanese story that was written by Yoshiko Uchida [ 1921- 1972], a Japanese immigrant to the United States of America. This story tells about a village in the western hills of Japan where cruel and unreasonable lord rules, which declared every person over 71 years old, should be banished out of the village and left in the mountains to die. When the villagers heard that, they murmured by themselves how cruel he is. Many people who went over 71 went in the mountains to experience a terrible death. In the village lived a good, kind and hard working farmer along with his mother. Both of them were good and had good times together until his mother got 71 and it was her time to obey the rule. The farmer was so unhappy, and angry, and sad at the same time. The farmer couldn’t let go of his mother so he hid her in his dungeon and bought food and water, and always came to keep her company. One day comes the big mighty lord called lord Higa and tells to the lord of the village,” Do for me three tasks and I will not take over your village, and if you don’t, I will.” All of the three tasks were difficult to solve, and any of the wise men in the village didn’t know how to find an answer for it. The first task was to put a single thread of silk into a log with seven curves in it, and if the villagers don’t do this he will come and conquer the village. All of the villagers were scared and didn’t know how to perform this. The farmer got an idea that maybe his mother knows how to do it, which she did, because she was the only old and wise person left in the village. Same thing happened with next two equally impossible tasks. When young farmer performed all the three tasks correctly Lord Higa left their village and the lord of the village was very grateful to the young farmer, and asked him how he knew what he had to do. The young farmer admitted that his mother is still hidden and alive, fearing for the punishment. However, the lord of the village didn’t punish them, because he understood that we need old people because of their wisdom and experience, and from that day on he canceled the cruel rule.
The story of the wise old woman is an old Japanese story that was written by Yoshiko Uchida [ 1921- 1972], a Japanese immigrant to the United States of America. This story tells about a village in the western hills of Japan where cruel and unreasonable lord rules, which declared every person over 71 years old, should be banished out of the village and left in the mountains to die. When the villagers heard that, they murmured by themselves how cruel he is. Many people who went over 71 went in the mountains to experience a terrible death. In the village lived a good, kind and hard working farmer along with his mother. Both of them were good and had good times together until his mother got 71 and it was her time to obey the rule. The farmer was so unhappy, and angry, and sad at the same time. The farmer couldn’t let go of his mother so he hid her in his dungeon and bought food and water, and always came to keep her company. One day comes the big mighty lord called lord Higa and tells to the lord of the village,” Do for me three tasks and I will not take over your village, and if you don’t, I will.” All of the three tasks were difficult to solve, and any of the wise men in the village didn’t know how to find an answer for it. The first task was to put a single thread of silk into a log with seven curves in it, and if the villagers don’t do this he will come and conquer the village. All of the villagers were scared and didn’t know how to perform this. The farmer got an idea that maybe his mother knows how to do it, which she did, because she was the only old and wise person left in the village. Same thing happened with next two equally impossible tasks. When young farmer performed all the three tasks correctly Lord Higa left their village and the lord of the village was very grateful to the young farmer, and asked him how he knew what he had to do. The young farmer admitted that his mother is still hidden and alive, fearing for the punishment. However, the lord of the village didn’t punish them, because he understood that we need old people because of their wisdom and experience, and from that day on he canceled the cruel rule.
Reflection on Myth unit of Exploration
Reflection on Myths Unit Exploration
During this unit of exploration I have learned many myths and many messages from the myths. I learned many myths from all over from the world like how turtles came to swim, the stone dog and the Trojan horse from many parts of the world from Greece, from Africa, and from Europe. The myths were very interesting to me and I have learned many good messages like
Treat others how you want to be treated
Be creative and smart
And use your wisdom
The myths we read and did in class I think were very good quality myths and that are appropriate for our level for our reading levels. The first myth we did was “The Stone Dog” I liked that myth but it was a little sad, but the myth about the turtle was interesting and funny. Although the myth studies were a big process from the beginning of the school year we have started learning about myths and legends we needed to research the questions that our teacher gave us like
What is a myth?
How are myths formed?
And where are they formed?
Etc
We have studied myths all the way know to November which we worked hard in language A classes which I think the whole grade liked it. However I liked this unit of exploration on myths therefore I would like to do more like this. Afterwards in the year we maybe could do again the myth unit exploration.
During this unit of exploration I have learned many myths and many messages from the myths. I learned many myths from all over from the world like how turtles came to swim, the stone dog and the Trojan horse from many parts of the world from Greece, from Africa, and from Europe. The myths were very interesting to me and I have learned many good messages like
Treat others how you want to be treated
Be creative and smart
And use your wisdom
The myths we read and did in class I think were very good quality myths and that are appropriate for our level for our reading levels. The first myth we did was “The Stone Dog” I liked that myth but it was a little sad, but the myth about the turtle was interesting and funny. Although the myth studies were a big process from the beginning of the school year we have started learning about myths and legends we needed to research the questions that our teacher gave us like
What is a myth?
How are myths formed?
And where are they formed?
Etc
We have studied myths all the way know to November which we worked hard in language A classes which I think the whole grade liked it. However I liked this unit of exploration on myths therefore I would like to do more like this. Afterwards in the year we maybe could do again the myth unit exploration.
Reflection on my Myth reflection
Reflection On Myth Presentation
In November me and my class have presented a myth of our own choice. There were many good presentations, and I think that my presentation was one of them. I have presented an old Hungarian myth that’s called the two brothers which is about that there are a royal couple that have two baby sons and a old woman replaces the two beautiful sons with two ugly boys of her daughter and then the two sons go through many awful treats. Finally them two get to their father and find their mother and tell everything about their lives the king was very angry and ordered the old woman to be beheaded. So this is the myth I have presented I think my oral presentation was good and also that my drawing was good and that my written composition was very good with good grammar and had good sentence structure.
In November me and my class have presented a myth of our own choice. There were many good presentations, and I think that my presentation was one of them. I have presented an old Hungarian myth that’s called the two brothers which is about that there are a royal couple that have two baby sons and a old woman replaces the two beautiful sons with two ugly boys of her daughter and then the two sons go through many awful treats. Finally them two get to their father and find their mother and tell everything about their lives the king was very angry and ordered the old woman to be beheaded. So this is the myth I have presented I think my oral presentation was good and also that my drawing was good and that my written composition was very good with good grammar and had good sentence structure.
Greek Myths
Greek Myths
Hercules
Hercules was the son of Zeus and of a woman called Alkeminis. Hercules was known of his super natural strength from his very childhood. But Hera Zeus’s lawful wife hated him and forced him to do 12 heroic deeds, every single one harder and more dangerous than the other. However, he competed all of them, although it seemed impossible. Even though he survived all 12 tasks, he died a terrible death caused by the jealousy of his own wife. He killed himself to stop the agony caused by the black magic. He was the only hero who was allowed to join the gods on Mount Olympus.
Trojan Horse
There is a myth that tells a story about how the Greeks conquered the city of Troy, after many years of fighting and losing their best men on the both sides. Finally a very wise Greek man called Ulysses came up with an idea to deceive Trojans. The Greeks sail away with their boats making Trojans to think that they gave up and leave. When the Trojans opened the gates of their city they only found a huge wooden horse on the beach. They took the horse inside the castle but they had to ruin one part of the wall because the horse was too big. Then they started to celebrate the victory. When they were drunk and a sleep the Greek soldiers went out of the wooden horse and captured the city. That’s how the Greeks won thanks to Ulysses’s wisdom.
Hercules
Hercules was the son of Zeus and of a woman called Alkeminis. Hercules was known of his super natural strength from his very childhood. But Hera Zeus’s lawful wife hated him and forced him to do 12 heroic deeds, every single one harder and more dangerous than the other. However, he competed all of them, although it seemed impossible. Even though he survived all 12 tasks, he died a terrible death caused by the jealousy of his own wife. He killed himself to stop the agony caused by the black magic. He was the only hero who was allowed to join the gods on Mount Olympus.
Trojan Horse
There is a myth that tells a story about how the Greeks conquered the city of Troy, after many years of fighting and losing their best men on the both sides. Finally a very wise Greek man called Ulysses came up with an idea to deceive Trojans. The Greeks sail away with their boats making Trojans to think that they gave up and leave. When the Trojans opened the gates of their city they only found a huge wooden horse on the beach. They took the horse inside the castle but they had to ruin one part of the wall because the horse was too big. Then they started to celebrate the victory. When they were drunk and a sleep the Greek soldiers went out of the wooden horse and captured the city. That’s how the Greeks won thanks to Ulysses’s wisdom.
My Favorite Poem
Don’t Cheat GOD
We lost our way
We lost our path
And we lost ourselves.
In a harsh expectation
On everything
Many men fall apart
From faith to gold
From gold to more
And from more to never enough.
Never enough for so much of gifted bless
From The Most Gracious God
We find excuses to ignore Him
Till the day
He took all wealth, fame, health and name
Away from us
Shames speared the chest of the perceptive, deductive society
We want to beg.
We want to beg
Not for sorry
Nor repent
Just on the stake of tears
Selfishness wanted to cheat HIM.
We are mad cheaters
Without faith without morality
Humanity dashed into the wet damped rotten ignorance
Tears, words or lame lies are nil and null
Regret will not save us again and again.
24-Jan-2011
My thoughts about the poem
• The poem is very deep in feelings.
• It teaches people not to cheat God which is the Title.
• It is very descriptive.
• And has a grand vocabulary which is very strong.
We lost our way
We lost our path
And we lost ourselves.
In a harsh expectation
On everything
Many men fall apart
From faith to gold
From gold to more
And from more to never enough.
Never enough for so much of gifted bless
From The Most Gracious God
We find excuses to ignore Him
Till the day
He took all wealth, fame, health and name
Away from us
Shames speared the chest of the perceptive, deductive society
We want to beg.
We want to beg
Not for sorry
Nor repent
Just on the stake of tears
Selfishness wanted to cheat HIM.
We are mad cheaters
Without faith without morality
Humanity dashed into the wet damped rotten ignorance
Tears, words or lame lies are nil and null
Regret will not save us again and again.
24-Jan-2011
My thoughts about the poem
• The poem is very deep in feelings.
• It teaches people not to cheat God which is the Title.
• It is very descriptive.
• And has a grand vocabulary which is very strong.
Dame Jane Goodall Bibliography
Dame Jane Goodall
Jane Goodall was born on 3th of April 1934 in London, England. Her father was a businessman and her mother was a novelist. When she was a little girl she was given a little toy chimpanzee, which started her interest for chimpanzees. She still has that toy. Being always interested in animals Jane Goodall left for Kenya to live at friend’s farm and to work as a secretary. She soon asked for an appointment with Louise Leaky, an archaeologist and paleontologists, who was doing the research on great apes especially on chimpanzee. When they met she obtained a job as his secretary. In 1960 Jane Goodall started to work in Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania. In 1962 Goodall obtained her Ph D degree in Etiology, becoming the only eighth person to be allowed to study for a Ph D without first obtaining a BA or B.Sc. Her thesis was titled “Behavior of the Free Ranging Chimpanzees”. In her work Jane Goodall was the first one to discover that chimpanzees are able to feel and express emotions, such as joy and sorrow, and that are capable of reasoning, as well as of establishing life-long relationships, which makes them our closest relatives. The ground breaking Goodall’s observation was her finding that chimpanzees toolmakers, which was previously thought to be exclusively human ability. Unfortunately the other thing that makes chimpanzees similar to humans is there capability to be aggressive and to hunt in an organized way killing monkeys and feeding on their meet. This was yet another Goodall’s groundbreaking discovery. Jane Goodall’s research has shown that humans and chimpanzees have even darker similarities. She discovered that chimpanzees can become very brutal in order to maintain dominance, sometimes killing each other babies and becoming cannibals. Being unconventional as she was, Jane Goodall was also the first researcher who gave names to observed animals instead of numbers.
In 1977, Goodall established the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI), which supports the Gombe research, and she is worldwide known as a leader in the effort to protect chimpanzees and their habitat. Goodall fights animal welfare and rights, and is the former president of Advocates for Animals, an organization that campaigns against the use of animals in medical research, zoos, farming and sport. Goodall is vegetarian and suggests the diet for ethical, environmental, and health reasons. In The Inner World of Farm Animals, Goodall writes that farm animals are "far more aware and intelligent than we ever imagined and, despite having been bred as domestic slaves, they are individual beings in their own right. As such, they deserve our respect. And our help. Who will plead for them if we are silent?” Goodall has also said, “Thousands of people who say they 'love' animals sit down once or twice a day to enjoy the flesh of creatures who have been treated so with little respect and kindness just to make more meat.”
Goodall has received many honors for her work. She was named a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2004. In April 2002, Secretary-General Kofi Annan named Goodall a United Nations Messenger of Peace. Her other honors include the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement, the French Legion of Honor, Medal of Tanzania, Japan's prestigious Kyoto Prize, the Benjamin Franklin Medal in Life Science, the Gandhi-King Award for Nonviolence and the Spanish Prince of Asturias Awards.
Jane Goodall was married twice, and she has a son. When she was asked if she believe in God she answered, “I don’t have any idea of who or what God is. But I do believe in some great spiritual power. I don’t know what to call it. I feel it particularly when I’m out in nature. It’s just something that’s bigger and stronger than what I am or what anybody is. I feel it. And it’s enough for me.”
Bibliography:
Ask.com http://www.ask.com/web?q=dame+jane+goodall&search=&qsrc=0&o=0&l=dir
Wiki asweres http://www.answers.com/topic/jane-goodall
Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Goodal
And book “ My life with the chimpanzees”l
Jane Goodall was born on 3th of April 1934 in London, England. Her father was a businessman and her mother was a novelist. When she was a little girl she was given a little toy chimpanzee, which started her interest for chimpanzees. She still has that toy. Being always interested in animals Jane Goodall left for Kenya to live at friend’s farm and to work as a secretary. She soon asked for an appointment with Louise Leaky, an archaeologist and paleontologists, who was doing the research on great apes especially on chimpanzee. When they met she obtained a job as his secretary. In 1960 Jane Goodall started to work in Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania. In 1962 Goodall obtained her Ph D degree in Etiology, becoming the only eighth person to be allowed to study for a Ph D without first obtaining a BA or B.Sc. Her thesis was titled “Behavior of the Free Ranging Chimpanzees”. In her work Jane Goodall was the first one to discover that chimpanzees are able to feel and express emotions, such as joy and sorrow, and that are capable of reasoning, as well as of establishing life-long relationships, which makes them our closest relatives. The ground breaking Goodall’s observation was her finding that chimpanzees toolmakers, which was previously thought to be exclusively human ability. Unfortunately the other thing that makes chimpanzees similar to humans is there capability to be aggressive and to hunt in an organized way killing monkeys and feeding on their meet. This was yet another Goodall’s groundbreaking discovery. Jane Goodall’s research has shown that humans and chimpanzees have even darker similarities. She discovered that chimpanzees can become very brutal in order to maintain dominance, sometimes killing each other babies and becoming cannibals. Being unconventional as she was, Jane Goodall was also the first researcher who gave names to observed animals instead of numbers.
In 1977, Goodall established the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI), which supports the Gombe research, and she is worldwide known as a leader in the effort to protect chimpanzees and their habitat. Goodall fights animal welfare and rights, and is the former president of Advocates for Animals, an organization that campaigns against the use of animals in medical research, zoos, farming and sport. Goodall is vegetarian and suggests the diet for ethical, environmental, and health reasons. In The Inner World of Farm Animals, Goodall writes that farm animals are "far more aware and intelligent than we ever imagined and, despite having been bred as domestic slaves, they are individual beings in their own right. As such, they deserve our respect. And our help. Who will plead for them if we are silent?” Goodall has also said, “Thousands of people who say they 'love' animals sit down once or twice a day to enjoy the flesh of creatures who have been treated so with little respect and kindness just to make more meat.”
Goodall has received many honors for her work. She was named a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2004. In April 2002, Secretary-General Kofi Annan named Goodall a United Nations Messenger of Peace. Her other honors include the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement, the French Legion of Honor, Medal of Tanzania, Japan's prestigious Kyoto Prize, the Benjamin Franklin Medal in Life Science, the Gandhi-King Award for Nonviolence and the Spanish Prince of Asturias Awards.
Jane Goodall was married twice, and she has a son. When she was asked if she believe in God she answered, “I don’t have any idea of who or what God is. But I do believe in some great spiritual power. I don’t know what to call it. I feel it particularly when I’m out in nature. It’s just something that’s bigger and stronger than what I am or what anybody is. I feel it. And it’s enough for me.”
Bibliography:
Ask.com http://www.ask.com/web?q=dame+jane+goodall&search=&qsrc=0&o=0&l=dir
Wiki asweres http://www.answers.com/topic/jane-goodall
Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Goodal
And book “ My life with the chimpanzees”l
The Cycle of Life
Cycle of life
We are born we live and we die
we live and live our life we like it but soon are time comes
from a cradle to a grave we live and live
when we are born we play when grow up we have are family
but soon it is our time to lay in the ark
we hope that on others we left a mark
after they take us in the park
where we will have a new start
and our soul raises up to heaven where we will be a new part
the ones that loved us on earth will always remember us no matter what
there remembering about us will be locked up in their heart.
We are born we live and we die
we live and live our life we like it but soon are time comes
from a cradle to a grave we live and live
when we are born we play when grow up we have are family
but soon it is our time to lay in the ark
we hope that on others we left a mark
after they take us in the park
where we will have a new start
and our soul raises up to heaven where we will be a new part
the ones that loved us on earth will always remember us no matter what
there remembering about us will be locked up in their heart.
Letter to Mrs.Goodall
Letter to Mrs Goodall
Dear Мrs. Goodall
My name is luka Ilic. I live In Serbia and I attend the school called International School of Belgrade, or ISB. Right now I am in 6th grade, in the Middle School. During the past quarter my class and I have read one of your books named “My Life with the Chimpanzees”. I have enjoyed the book, especially the details. My favorite part was when you have moved to your father’s house and I also liked how you described the house and the castle next to it. All in all, the book was excellent, plus I like the photos and images that you have included in the book. I think that you excelled as a writer.
I would also like to say that I appreciate your determination to fulfill your child hood dreams, which is very inspirational. I also appreciate your scientific research and study which needed so much patience and perseverance. I am impressed by your work with chimpanzees which have revealed to us humans that we are not the only ones who use tools
At the end I’d like to ask you what is your favorite animal besides chimpanzees? And do you ever practice to visit schools around the world to give lectures and if you do is there any chance for you to come to Belgrade and visit International School of Belgrade ?
Sincerely,
Luka Ilic
Dear Мrs. Goodall
My name is luka Ilic. I live In Serbia and I attend the school called International School of Belgrade, or ISB. Right now I am in 6th grade, in the Middle School. During the past quarter my class and I have read one of your books named “My Life with the Chimpanzees”. I have enjoyed the book, especially the details. My favorite part was when you have moved to your father’s house and I also liked how you described the house and the castle next to it. All in all, the book was excellent, plus I like the photos and images that you have included in the book. I think that you excelled as a writer.
I would also like to say that I appreciate your determination to fulfill your child hood dreams, which is very inspirational. I also appreciate your scientific research and study which needed so much patience and perseverance. I am impressed by your work with chimpanzees which have revealed to us humans that we are not the only ones who use tools
At the end I’d like to ask you what is your favorite animal besides chimpanzees? And do you ever practice to visit schools around the world to give lectures and if you do is there any chance for you to come to Belgrade and visit International School of Belgrade ?
Sincerely,
Luka Ilic
The Government ( Practise for WW3000 words)
The Government
A government is a big resource that can sustain its people or to bring peril to the people. A government is a perpetual institution, where a lot of money is going around some governments use their money frugally and some extravagantly. When voting comes to a reason every campaign wants to be unique by not having any knacks or errors in persuading people to vote for an specific campaign so in other words that can be said as trying to effect peoples choices. The campaigns compete each other and the award is to come to work in a parliament with other parliament. People in the parliament all of this need money or a budget so the campaign saves a lot so it doesn’t come to a bankrupt. If the people vote and the votes are unanimous it’s obvious which party will enter the parliament and conduct to the country’s people but on the other hand if the people do not like the new ruler they come severely unruly but sometimes can overpower the people and even sometimes the people overpower the government so as you can see this is how a government works and how it worked and in the future who knows.
A government is a big resource that can sustain its people or to bring peril to the people. A government is a perpetual institution, where a lot of money is going around some governments use their money frugally and some extravagantly. When voting comes to a reason every campaign wants to be unique by not having any knacks or errors in persuading people to vote for an specific campaign so in other words that can be said as trying to effect peoples choices. The campaigns compete each other and the award is to come to work in a parliament with other parliament. People in the parliament all of this need money or a budget so the campaign saves a lot so it doesn’t come to a bankrupt. If the people vote and the votes are unanimous it’s obvious which party will enter the parliament and conduct to the country’s people but on the other hand if the people do not like the new ruler they come severely unruly but sometimes can overpower the people and even sometimes the people overpower the government so as you can see this is how a government works and how it worked and in the future who knows.
Public Service Announcment
Reflection
My class and have got a new assignment, to make a Public Service Announcement. We had to research for a bit to see and learn what is a Public Service Announcement afterwards we had to we had to make our own Public Service Announcement.
A public service announcement has to include
• A topic
• A message
• Negative message
• Positive message
• Why should this stop?
I have made a public service announcement about stop polluting Serbia. I have prepared excellent for this project from my point of view. I have made the presentation very persuading and have been clear in my presentation which means I haven’t spoke unclearly and I wasn’t unprepared. However, I think that I could improve there is always space for improvement which I am looking forward to.
My class and have got a new assignment, to make a Public Service Announcement. We had to research for a bit to see and learn what is a Public Service Announcement afterwards we had to we had to make our own Public Service Announcement.
A public service announcement has to include
• A topic
• A message
• Negative message
• Positive message
• Why should this stop?
I have made a public service announcement about stop polluting Serbia. I have prepared excellent for this project from my point of view. I have made the presentation very persuading and have been clear in my presentation which means I haven’t spoke unclearly and I wasn’t unprepared. However, I think that I could improve there is always space for improvement which I am looking forward to.
The Taming of the Shrew
I am dedicating this book to the people of Sremski Karlovci and to my whole family.
At the beginning of 20th century in Sremski Karlovci lived a family of Austro-Hungarian counts called Trific family, which has two members: the wife, Countess Sultana Trific and the husband, Count Janosh Trific. In that time the rulers of the Kingdom of Serbia were King Milan Obrenovic and Queen Natalia Keska. They married in 1874 in Belgrade, where King Milan had built the first royal palace in Serbia. However, at that time Sremski Karlovci belonged to the Austria-Hungary Empire, whose ruler was Kaiser Franc Josef.
Countess Sulatana was a grumpy, evil, unhappy woman who hated her servants and used to hit, punch and scold them with great anger. On the other hand, her husband, Count Janosh, was very kind to the two servants, Stevo and Persida, who were greatly in love and were planning to get married, but unfortunately they couldn’t afford it because they were too poor to organize a wedding. The Count and the Countess also had a shoemaker in their service, whose name was Vuk. However, shoemaker and his wife Bella were not the servants. They were master craftsman of their trade, who had a small workshop in the town. They lived upstairs in one small room.
One day, Vuk came to the great mansion where the Count and Countess lived, and he brought a new boots for the Count. They had a nice chat while the Count was trying the boots, until Countess Sultana came in and saw them talking. She got very upset and started insulting Vuk. Vuk didn’t get offended, he just said, “Oh my! Here a man needs to be harder than a stone, save me, Lord, from this evil woman.” On these words the Countess got extremely mad, and she wished to hit Vuk, but luckily he got away from the mansion and went towards his small workshop, where he and his wife Bella lived. Count Janos couldn’t stand his wife any more that day so he went for horseback riding in the hills next to the town. Sultana was very mad at Vuk and she made a plan, which was to exchange clothes with Bella, because people of the town always said that two of them were looking alike. She decided to take revenge on Vuk by pretending to be his wife expecting that she will pick on him just as she was picking on her husband every day. That night she called Bella to come to the mansion. When Bella came and said, “Good evening, my Lady,” the Countess answered, “Bella, I have a plan and I need you to help me.” Bella said in a surprised voice, “Me?” The Countess said, “Yes, you! People said that we look alike.” Bella said in a happy voice, “Yes, I know and I am happy for it.” The Countess commanded to Bella to take a bath so she could get clean and look more like the Countess. Bella was surprised and happy in the same time,”Oh, I am delighted to be as you are, I am very happy that we look alike”. After the bath they switched clothes and Bella went to the mansion while the Countess, instead of going straight to the town stumbled to the backyard and fell asleep in the carriage, not knowing that she has just drank a sleeping potion mixed with the lemonade that her servant, Persida made for her. Persida did it because she wanted to stay undisturbed that evening, as she planned to spend some time with her beloved Stevo. Not knowing for Persida’s plan, Stevo saw the Countess in Bella’s clothes and thought that that was Bella sleeping in the carriage. Frightened, Stevo whispered,” Bella! Bella! Go home, Vuk will kill you.” But the Countess didn’t move, as she was in a very deep sleep. Stevo then got an idea and grabbed the Countess’s legs and started dragging her to Vuk’s house. In the morning, Bella got dressed in the most beautiful dresses and had put the nicest perfumes, so she looked just like the Countess, but she didn’t know how to behave and command. Persa, the servant, had come and started excusing herself why she was late to work. Bella said, “Oh, common, Persa, why are you so scared?” Surprised and confused, Persa said,” Do you command something?” Pela answered, “Why would I need to command anything? Here everything is clean, nice and neat like in a castle.” Persa, even more confused, asked. “Would you like to have a breakfast?” Bella answered, “Well, child, I am hungry.” Persa said, “Right away, my Lady, I will bring café-late and croissant.” Persa runs off to the kitchen and starts making coffee, while Pela was sitting near the mirror and wondering about how is it to be a countess. Bella was thinking,” Hmm, it is perfect to be a countess! You can do whatever you want, you have servants, you have a carriage… by the way, and I would really like to have a ride in a carriage. ” Persa entered the room, bringing café late and croissants. She said in a frighten voice, “Here is the breakfast Countess, just the milk isn’t very fresh.” Bella answered,” It’s all right, Persa it is important that we could afford it. Tell me, child, could I have a ride in the carriage today.” Persa answered, “Of course, Countess, the horses are ready, just tell me would you like to do it in the afternoon or before noon?” Bella answered, “Well, I would like it right now.” Persa said, “All right then, and what would you like to have for lunch? What should I cook? I thought that I should cook that rabbit that we got today.” Bella’s mouth started watering, “ Persa, how would I refuse a rabbit for lunch! And please, Persa don’t forget to bake me a pie.” Persa nodded and gave Bella and parasol and the fur coat. Bella came out and set in the carriage. The coachman, Laza, stirred the horses and the carriage moved on.
While Bella was enjoying the luxury of being the Countess, the Count was in the hills with many other rich people from the town, where they were hunting, drinking and dancing, and enjoying life. Meanwhile, the Countess was sleeping in Vuk’s house when Vuk came in, woke her up and said to her to better get to work, but the Countess didn’t bother listening to him. She was calling Persa for café-late and breakfast. Vuk started making fun of her,“Oh, look at you, you would like to be like our Countess! If I knew that you wanted to be like her I would squish you like a mushroom long time ago”. The Countess got really mad,“ I am not getting to work and I will not work here! Understand?” The Countess started throwing things at Vuk, but Vuk wouldn’t stand it, so he grabbed the Countess, took a belt and started hitting her lower back with the belt as hard as he could. The countess started crying and whimpering and through her sobs she was saying that she will be good from now on. Vuk said, “All right, ‘Madame’, you will work and behave nicely! Do you see these tools here?” The Countess said, “Yes, I see them”. Vuk told her, “Well, you will now work with them! All right, sit down and work”. The Countess said, “But I don’t know how to work with it, this is too complicated for me.” Finally Vuk started to wonder what was suddenly wrong with his wife. At first he thought that she might just been in a bad mood but this was really conspicuous. However, this was his wife; there was no doubt about it, but how come she suddenly does not know how to use the tools she was working with them for years? Vuk was really confused but he couldn’t figure out what else to do so he patiently explained “Bella” how to use the tools, although he was feeling very odd while doing this.
On the over part of the town, while Bella was enjoying picnic, the Count came back home and asked Stevo and Persa how is the Countess. Persa answered,“ Oh, my! She is just wonderful this morning! I am very surprised that she even got dressed up all by herself and didn’t even once shout at me! She was kind to me almost as I was her sister.” The Count got very surprised and didn’t believe in this account, but somehow he accepted the story and said to Stevo and Persa that he will buy them three pairs of clothes and organize a wedding for them, because he thought that his wife’s new attitude has something to do with Persa’s kindness and patience. Sreta and Persa thanked the Count and went to continue with their work. They still couldn’t believe what they have heard, that the Count was so kind to them.
Meanwhile, the real Countess Sultana was cleaning boots in the shoemaker’s house. Vuk told her,“ You know what, sing to me know”. The Countess said,” I don’t know any of your foolish songs, I just know Italian songs.” Vuk questioned ironically,“ Really? All right then, let me hear them.” The Countess started singing in a very quiet voice, “Pinero, Pinero Pinero…” While she was singing, Vuk was frowning and he said in a disappointed way,“ All right, all right, don’t sing that anymore! You can sing those songs when your father leads a bear around the town. For me, sing in Serbian.” The Countess said,“ I don’t know any Serbian songs”. Vuk was again very surprised and answered,“ You don’t know my songs!? Listen! And he started to sing an old teasing song about women. Although the Countess didn’t know the song she understood that it would be the best for her to start pretending and behaving like real Bella in order to avoid provoking Vuk even more because she didn’t want to get beaten ever again in her life. Therefore she decided to behave and wait for her opportunity to flee. Luckily, Vuk soon left because he had to deliver some shoes for rich merchants wedding and he ordered “Bella” to cook the lunch before he came back. As soon as he left the Countess started to run across the town towards the mansion. When she got to the mansion in a quiet and sneaky way so no one could see her, she saw Sreta and Persa who were washing some bed sheets, but the Countess didn’t care, she just took a bed sheet and wiped her face with it and threw it on the ground. At that Stevo said “Don’t touch that, Bella! We have worked very hard on this, so get away from the grounds, and get back to your miserable house in the town!” But the Countess didn’t bother listening, instead she started walking to the entrance of the villa, but Stevo tried to stop her by grabbing her hand and pulling her back. However, the Countess started hitting and punching Stevo, throwing him to the ground, that’s how she was. In that moment the Count came out to ask what the big fuss is all about. Stevo answered,“ Master, the shoemaker’s wife doesn’t want to leave your grounds”. “Bella” replied, “Be quiet, you buffoon! Janosh, don’t you recognize me?” The Count replied, “Darling, please go back to your house, it is not possible that I have two wives at the same time!” At that moment Vuk walked to the grounds half drunk. Stevo shouted, “Aha! Now, Vuk will teach you some knowledge!” The Countess ran to the Count but he moved away from her, saying, “Go please, women, you will make me dirty!” But the Countess didn’t listen to him and hid behind the Count, especially when she saw the belt in Vuk’s hand. They were all chasing each other like that for a while, while the real Bella was having beautiful cakes in the café down town. Unfortunately, she didn’t know how to behave as a countess nor as a lady, so the cakes were splattered the tea was spilled; she didn’t even took a napkin to wipe her lips, instead she wiped her mouth with her sleeve. While she was standing up she knocked down the table and even started singing in front of the whole café, and while leaving she broke a high heel, fell and broke her parasol. When Bella went for a picnic in the hills she ate fried chicken with her fingers but that was not all - she ate it with her gloves. Then she went for fishing and she grabbed the fishing rod and fell in the river. After that she went to a boutique to buy a new hat, and when she put the hat on she just walked away from the shop and went to the fountain to see her in the water, because she wasn’t accustomed to the mirrors, but unfortunately she fell in the fountain and only her legs could be seen. After she got out and paid for the hat she took a ride with a carriage although she was all wet, because she was very keen to try to ride the carriage herself, so she said to the coach man to sit behind her. The ride was good until they found out that she took the road to Sombor and not to Sremski Karlovci. They were travelling one and half hours, while Vuk, the Count, the real Countess, Stevo and Persa were trying to find out who is who. The Count said, “All right, we will now see who is whose wife, because here comes the carriage.” Just at that moment the carriage entered the yard with Bella in it. The Count said, “Come here my dear, Bella wants your place very much.” At that moment Bella said in a frightened voice, “Your excellence, please forgive me. Please don’t get angry, what could I do, Her Excellence commanded me and I had to listen!” Vuk said, ”Bella! Is that you?” The Count said with his usual nice manners, “Let’s go to the house and discuss this problem.” Vuk suddenly started to understand what was really going on and he moved to slap Bella, but she ran away. When the Count calmed him down they all entered the villa and took a seat. The Count said, “All right, now. What happened?” The Countess said, “I’m guilty, I was the one who wanted to make a joke but it turned out all wrong”. The count said, “Oh my darling, I’m so happy that it turned that way. Vuk, God bless you that you have saved my precious wife.” Vuk answered with confusion, “Well I am really puzzled that I didn’t recognize her! I apologize for beating you my lady.” The Countess said, “Oh, Vuk please don’t be sad, I forgive you from the bottom of my heart.” The Count was very pleased and he said, “Ah, folks, this is the funniest and happiest day in my life! Stevo, get up and bring a bottle of black wine!” The Countess interrupted, “No, sit down Stevo, I will get it”. The Countess brought the wine from the cellar and poured each one some wine. Bella was still convincing Vuk that she has had to obey the Countess but Vuk said, “Just obey my rules and everything will be fine.” The Count said to Persa and Stevo, “I will organize your wedding with and give you a monthly check for you to support yourself.”Vuk said, “You know what! A woman is like a river, when she is bad and evil she can carry away the house, but when she is good than it’s like you are in heaven.” The Countess repeated, “Oh, Vuk I will sing the song you thought me every day because I learned that it’s very bad to be naughty.
So all of them went to Stevo’s and Persa’s wedding where they had unforgettable time and they lived happily ever after.
At the beginning of 20th century in Sremski Karlovci lived a family of Austro-Hungarian counts called Trific family, which has two members: the wife, Countess Sultana Trific and the husband, Count Janosh Trific. In that time the rulers of the Kingdom of Serbia were King Milan Obrenovic and Queen Natalia Keska. They married in 1874 in Belgrade, where King Milan had built the first royal palace in Serbia. However, at that time Sremski Karlovci belonged to the Austria-Hungary Empire, whose ruler was Kaiser Franc Josef.
Countess Sulatana was a grumpy, evil, unhappy woman who hated her servants and used to hit, punch and scold them with great anger. On the other hand, her husband, Count Janosh, was very kind to the two servants, Stevo and Persida, who were greatly in love and were planning to get married, but unfortunately they couldn’t afford it because they were too poor to organize a wedding. The Count and the Countess also had a shoemaker in their service, whose name was Vuk. However, shoemaker and his wife Bella were not the servants. They were master craftsman of their trade, who had a small workshop in the town. They lived upstairs in one small room.
One day, Vuk came to the great mansion where the Count and Countess lived, and he brought a new boots for the Count. They had a nice chat while the Count was trying the boots, until Countess Sultana came in and saw them talking. She got very upset and started insulting Vuk. Vuk didn’t get offended, he just said, “Oh my! Here a man needs to be harder than a stone, save me, Lord, from this evil woman.” On these words the Countess got extremely mad, and she wished to hit Vuk, but luckily he got away from the mansion and went towards his small workshop, where he and his wife Bella lived. Count Janos couldn’t stand his wife any more that day so he went for horseback riding in the hills next to the town. Sultana was very mad at Vuk and she made a plan, which was to exchange clothes with Bella, because people of the town always said that two of them were looking alike. She decided to take revenge on Vuk by pretending to be his wife expecting that she will pick on him just as she was picking on her husband every day. That night she called Bella to come to the mansion. When Bella came and said, “Good evening, my Lady,” the Countess answered, “Bella, I have a plan and I need you to help me.” Bella said in a surprised voice, “Me?” The Countess said, “Yes, you! People said that we look alike.” Bella said in a happy voice, “Yes, I know and I am happy for it.” The Countess commanded to Bella to take a bath so she could get clean and look more like the Countess. Bella was surprised and happy in the same time,”Oh, I am delighted to be as you are, I am very happy that we look alike”. After the bath they switched clothes and Bella went to the mansion while the Countess, instead of going straight to the town stumbled to the backyard and fell asleep in the carriage, not knowing that she has just drank a sleeping potion mixed with the lemonade that her servant, Persida made for her. Persida did it because she wanted to stay undisturbed that evening, as she planned to spend some time with her beloved Stevo. Not knowing for Persida’s plan, Stevo saw the Countess in Bella’s clothes and thought that that was Bella sleeping in the carriage. Frightened, Stevo whispered,” Bella! Bella! Go home, Vuk will kill you.” But the Countess didn’t move, as she was in a very deep sleep. Stevo then got an idea and grabbed the Countess’s legs and started dragging her to Vuk’s house. In the morning, Bella got dressed in the most beautiful dresses and had put the nicest perfumes, so she looked just like the Countess, but she didn’t know how to behave and command. Persa, the servant, had come and started excusing herself why she was late to work. Bella said, “Oh, common, Persa, why are you so scared?” Surprised and confused, Persa said,” Do you command something?” Pela answered, “Why would I need to command anything? Here everything is clean, nice and neat like in a castle.” Persa, even more confused, asked. “Would you like to have a breakfast?” Bella answered, “Well, child, I am hungry.” Persa said, “Right away, my Lady, I will bring café-late and croissant.” Persa runs off to the kitchen and starts making coffee, while Pela was sitting near the mirror and wondering about how is it to be a countess. Bella was thinking,” Hmm, it is perfect to be a countess! You can do whatever you want, you have servants, you have a carriage… by the way, and I would really like to have a ride in a carriage. ” Persa entered the room, bringing café late and croissants. She said in a frighten voice, “Here is the breakfast Countess, just the milk isn’t very fresh.” Bella answered,” It’s all right, Persa it is important that we could afford it. Tell me, child, could I have a ride in the carriage today.” Persa answered, “Of course, Countess, the horses are ready, just tell me would you like to do it in the afternoon or before noon?” Bella answered, “Well, I would like it right now.” Persa said, “All right then, and what would you like to have for lunch? What should I cook? I thought that I should cook that rabbit that we got today.” Bella’s mouth started watering, “ Persa, how would I refuse a rabbit for lunch! And please, Persa don’t forget to bake me a pie.” Persa nodded and gave Bella and parasol and the fur coat. Bella came out and set in the carriage. The coachman, Laza, stirred the horses and the carriage moved on.
While Bella was enjoying the luxury of being the Countess, the Count was in the hills with many other rich people from the town, where they were hunting, drinking and dancing, and enjoying life. Meanwhile, the Countess was sleeping in Vuk’s house when Vuk came in, woke her up and said to her to better get to work, but the Countess didn’t bother listening to him. She was calling Persa for café-late and breakfast. Vuk started making fun of her,“Oh, look at you, you would like to be like our Countess! If I knew that you wanted to be like her I would squish you like a mushroom long time ago”. The Countess got really mad,“ I am not getting to work and I will not work here! Understand?” The Countess started throwing things at Vuk, but Vuk wouldn’t stand it, so he grabbed the Countess, took a belt and started hitting her lower back with the belt as hard as he could. The countess started crying and whimpering and through her sobs she was saying that she will be good from now on. Vuk said, “All right, ‘Madame’, you will work and behave nicely! Do you see these tools here?” The Countess said, “Yes, I see them”. Vuk told her, “Well, you will now work with them! All right, sit down and work”. The Countess said, “But I don’t know how to work with it, this is too complicated for me.” Finally Vuk started to wonder what was suddenly wrong with his wife. At first he thought that she might just been in a bad mood but this was really conspicuous. However, this was his wife; there was no doubt about it, but how come she suddenly does not know how to use the tools she was working with them for years? Vuk was really confused but he couldn’t figure out what else to do so he patiently explained “Bella” how to use the tools, although he was feeling very odd while doing this.
On the over part of the town, while Bella was enjoying picnic, the Count came back home and asked Stevo and Persa how is the Countess. Persa answered,“ Oh, my! She is just wonderful this morning! I am very surprised that she even got dressed up all by herself and didn’t even once shout at me! She was kind to me almost as I was her sister.” The Count got very surprised and didn’t believe in this account, but somehow he accepted the story and said to Stevo and Persa that he will buy them three pairs of clothes and organize a wedding for them, because he thought that his wife’s new attitude has something to do with Persa’s kindness and patience. Sreta and Persa thanked the Count and went to continue with their work. They still couldn’t believe what they have heard, that the Count was so kind to them.
Meanwhile, the real Countess Sultana was cleaning boots in the shoemaker’s house. Vuk told her,“ You know what, sing to me know”. The Countess said,” I don’t know any of your foolish songs, I just know Italian songs.” Vuk questioned ironically,“ Really? All right then, let me hear them.” The Countess started singing in a very quiet voice, “Pinero, Pinero Pinero…” While she was singing, Vuk was frowning and he said in a disappointed way,“ All right, all right, don’t sing that anymore! You can sing those songs when your father leads a bear around the town. For me, sing in Serbian.” The Countess said,“ I don’t know any Serbian songs”. Vuk was again very surprised and answered,“ You don’t know my songs!? Listen! And he started to sing an old teasing song about women. Although the Countess didn’t know the song she understood that it would be the best for her to start pretending and behaving like real Bella in order to avoid provoking Vuk even more because she didn’t want to get beaten ever again in her life. Therefore she decided to behave and wait for her opportunity to flee. Luckily, Vuk soon left because he had to deliver some shoes for rich merchants wedding and he ordered “Bella” to cook the lunch before he came back. As soon as he left the Countess started to run across the town towards the mansion. When she got to the mansion in a quiet and sneaky way so no one could see her, she saw Sreta and Persa who were washing some bed sheets, but the Countess didn’t care, she just took a bed sheet and wiped her face with it and threw it on the ground. At that Stevo said “Don’t touch that, Bella! We have worked very hard on this, so get away from the grounds, and get back to your miserable house in the town!” But the Countess didn’t bother listening, instead she started walking to the entrance of the villa, but Stevo tried to stop her by grabbing her hand and pulling her back. However, the Countess started hitting and punching Stevo, throwing him to the ground, that’s how she was. In that moment the Count came out to ask what the big fuss is all about. Stevo answered,“ Master, the shoemaker’s wife doesn’t want to leave your grounds”. “Bella” replied, “Be quiet, you buffoon! Janosh, don’t you recognize me?” The Count replied, “Darling, please go back to your house, it is not possible that I have two wives at the same time!” At that moment Vuk walked to the grounds half drunk. Stevo shouted, “Aha! Now, Vuk will teach you some knowledge!” The Countess ran to the Count but he moved away from her, saying, “Go please, women, you will make me dirty!” But the Countess didn’t listen to him and hid behind the Count, especially when she saw the belt in Vuk’s hand. They were all chasing each other like that for a while, while the real Bella was having beautiful cakes in the café down town. Unfortunately, she didn’t know how to behave as a countess nor as a lady, so the cakes were splattered the tea was spilled; she didn’t even took a napkin to wipe her lips, instead she wiped her mouth with her sleeve. While she was standing up she knocked down the table and even started singing in front of the whole café, and while leaving she broke a high heel, fell and broke her parasol. When Bella went for a picnic in the hills she ate fried chicken with her fingers but that was not all - she ate it with her gloves. Then she went for fishing and she grabbed the fishing rod and fell in the river. After that she went to a boutique to buy a new hat, and when she put the hat on she just walked away from the shop and went to the fountain to see her in the water, because she wasn’t accustomed to the mirrors, but unfortunately she fell in the fountain and only her legs could be seen. After she got out and paid for the hat she took a ride with a carriage although she was all wet, because she was very keen to try to ride the carriage herself, so she said to the coach man to sit behind her. The ride was good until they found out that she took the road to Sombor and not to Sremski Karlovci. They were travelling one and half hours, while Vuk, the Count, the real Countess, Stevo and Persa were trying to find out who is who. The Count said, “All right, we will now see who is whose wife, because here comes the carriage.” Just at that moment the carriage entered the yard with Bella in it. The Count said, “Come here my dear, Bella wants your place very much.” At that moment Bella said in a frightened voice, “Your excellence, please forgive me. Please don’t get angry, what could I do, Her Excellence commanded me and I had to listen!” Vuk said, ”Bella! Is that you?” The Count said with his usual nice manners, “Let’s go to the house and discuss this problem.” Vuk suddenly started to understand what was really going on and he moved to slap Bella, but she ran away. When the Count calmed him down they all entered the villa and took a seat. The Count said, “All right, now. What happened?” The Countess said, “I’m guilty, I was the one who wanted to make a joke but it turned out all wrong”. The count said, “Oh my darling, I’m so happy that it turned that way. Vuk, God bless you that you have saved my precious wife.” Vuk answered with confusion, “Well I am really puzzled that I didn’t recognize her! I apologize for beating you my lady.” The Countess said, “Oh, Vuk please don’t be sad, I forgive you from the bottom of my heart.” The Count was very pleased and he said, “Ah, folks, this is the funniest and happiest day in my life! Stevo, get up and bring a bottle of black wine!” The Countess interrupted, “No, sit down Stevo, I will get it”. The Countess brought the wine from the cellar and poured each one some wine. Bella was still convincing Vuk that she has had to obey the Countess but Vuk said, “Just obey my rules and everything will be fine.” The Count said to Persa and Stevo, “I will organize your wedding with and give you a monthly check for you to support yourself.”Vuk said, “You know what! A woman is like a river, when she is bad and evil she can carry away the house, but when she is good than it’s like you are in heaven.” The Countess repeated, “Oh, Vuk I will sing the song you thought me every day because I learned that it’s very bad to be naughty.
So all of them went to Stevo’s and Persa’s wedding where they had unforgettable time and they lived happily ever after.
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