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TONGUE TWISTERS FROM EUROPE project

Chapter #1

by Primary School in Zbelutka, Poland

Once upon a time there was a nice family. The family lived in a country called eTwinning. There were twins in this family- a girl Zbelutka and a boy - Sadków. They had a pet dog which was called Gęsice. During Christmas all the members of the family decorated the Christmas tree with beautiful balls.

The next morning the children found their dreamed-of running shoes made by Adidas.

When Zbelutka and Sadków put the shoes on, they turned out to be magical. The shoes brought the children and their dog to an amazing country called Poland.

The children saw colourful sky and the bright sun there.

They saw snow

for the first time and they were happy because they could touch small snowflakes.

It was cold that's why Zbelutka and Sadków put on scarves made of wool. Suddenly, a miracle happend...

Chapter 2

by 24th Primary School of Acharnes

Athens Greece

Zbelutka and Sadkow were now in a new place. There was a hill and some ancient remains. ''Where are we?'' wondered the twins.

Sadkow said: ''Look! There are children over there playing basketball. Let's go and ask them!''

''Hello, kids!'' said the twins.

''Hello, there! My name is Nick and my basketball team ''Acharnes'' is training here. What about you? What's your nationality? '' asked Nick.

''My name is Zbelutka and this is my twin brother, Sadkow. This is our dog, Gesice. We are from the country Etwinning and on Christmas day we found a pair of magical Adidas shoes as a present. The shoes took us to a country called Poland. There we saw snow for the first time and played with snowflakes. But when we put on woolen scarves we got here.. Where are we?''

''What a story! You are in Athens the capital of Greece, my friends. Under the Acropolis.'' said Nick.

''In Athens... Acropolis..wonderful. Can we play basketball with you, please?'' asked Sadkow in a polite way.

''We'll be very happy to play with you'' answered Agapi(Love), Nick's friend. ''Come, Zbelutka, you play with us.

Zbelutka joined Agapi and her friends. Sadkow joined Nick and other boys. They started playing basketball. It was a great match. Gesice was watching and wiggling his tail.

The match was a draw: 18-18 so everyone won and was happy.

After the match, the children sat on the grass and started talking about their likes and countries. They promised to keep in touch using technology.

Nick and Agapi whispered something to each other . Then, they took off their basketball T-shirts and said: '' Here, take our T-shirts as a souvenir. In this way, you'll remember your time in Athens and our match under the Acropolis.

Zbelutka and Sadkow were so happy and moved. ''Thank you, dear friends..We'll never forget you...''

They put on the T-shirts and.......

Suddenly Zbelutka and Sadkow were in a new place. They saw a lot of people who were walking.The sun was going down.There was a great view of the blue sea. They saw a little girl who was drawing the picture of the trees, sky and the big white moon .

CHAPTER 3 #

by TED Kayseri College Secondary School

Kayseri / TURKEY

They went near the girl. They watched the girl while she was drawing the picture. They asked “ Can you help us?” 

“Yes, I can help you. “ said the girl.                                                          

“Where are we now?” they asked.

" You ‘re in İstanbul in Turkey one of the most touristic place in Turkey. Lots of people visit here every year. And I’m Zeynep and I love drawing pictures” she said.

“Hello Zeynep! I’m Zbelutka, this is my brother Sadkow and this is our dog Gesice.”

Zeynep said” We are in front of the famous bridge Bosphorus which connects Asia and Europe. You can see buses, cars and etc. passing on it”

They started walking around the city. Zeynep introduced different places in İstanbul to them.

She showed the Maiden Tower, the symbol of İstanbul , which was in the middle of the sea and Topkapı Palace that was the home of Ottoman Sultans’.

"There are more historical and touristic places here in İstanbul to visit. " she added .

While they were walking they found ten cinema tickets on the floor. The name of the film was written on it. Zbelutka was surprised and took the ticket and read “Pyramids in Egypt. I love ancient historical films about pyramids.” said Zbelutka

“So do I “ said Sadkow.

“ Today there is a great show named “Hacivat and Karagöz. It’s shadow puppetry ,a kind of comedy,”

I believe you will have great fun” Zeynep said.

When Gecise heard the word “fun” he started to bark and jump. They decided to go to the show. They enjoyed the show a lot.

After the show while they were walking they saw a little chick whose leg was broken. They helped the little chick. Suddenly Zeynep’s phone rang. It was her mum. She answered the phone and her mum said “ It’s too late. Where have you been ,honey?”

“I met some friends from Poland called Zbelutka and Sadkow and their little dog Gesice “ Zeynep told her mum on the phone. 

After Zeynep ended the phone call she took out the mobilephone’s pen and asked the address of the children from Poland and noted it to keep in touch with them later. Zeynep gave them the pen as a present. When the children touched the pen something magic happened. Then...

Chapter #4

by Primary School Antona Ingoliča Spodnja Polskava, Slovenia

And then they travelled around the world. They came to an amazing city Maribor. It was cold but the sun was shining. They were on the Glavni trg (Main Square) and they saw a big Christmas tree. On the top of the Christmas tree there was a hat. Suddenly a boy came to them and said: “Hi! My name is Borut and I’m a very happy person. And who are you?”. Then Zbelutka said: “My name is Zbelutka and this is my brother Sadkow and this is our dog ”. Borut said: “Do you want to go on an exciting scooter trip with me and my cat Andrej?”.

Sadkow said: “I don’t like scooters. Can we go by car?”. First they went to the oldest vine in the world. Then they went to the Cathedral and football stadium Ljudski vrt. Their last stop was Mariborsko Pohorje. They went there by gondola. There was a lot of snow and they made a snowman. Then they saw a Santa Claus sitting on the chair and he gave them a big present. They heard a song playing: “Shake it up, shake up the happiness. Wake it up, wake up the happiness ”. They were very happy and had a big smile on their faces. Suddenly a big white horse appeared. The cat said a magic word and then they fell asleep.

“It was Christmas morning. They all got into a car and drove to the North Pole where they met up with Santa Clause. They looked around and said: it's a whole new world up here. When they saw all the snow they rushed to make a snowman. They had an amazing time filled with happiness and exciting moments. After a while Zbelutka noticed a building in the far. They walked and walked and finally made it to the house. The house was decorated and in front of it was a sleight. But there wasn’t a single horse pulling it, it was all reindeer. They knocked on the door and out he came, it was Santa Clause. 

He had a long beard and a big happy smile. He invited them inside and asked them if they want some presents. The kids started thinking about what they wanted. They all told him about their wishes, but he didn’t give them any presents just yet. He said to them: "You just have to say the magic words." The kids all said: "Thank you." They had an amazing rest of the day and drove back home with all their presents. They had a hat, a scooter, a chair, a dog and much more. When the sun went down they all went to sleep.”

Suddenly they woke up and realised that it was only a dream.

Chapter #5

by Dolyna school 6 with advanced study of subjects, Ukraine

Zbelutka, Sadkow and their pet dog Gesice opened their eyes and saw many presents under the Christmas Tree,which was decorated with red, green, purple lights and colourful balls. 

They started to open the boxes. There were the magical shoes Adidas in one of them. Their hearts were striking heavily.

After that Zbelutka and Sadkow wanted to experience the magic. Children put the shoes on. They brought them to a wonderful town Dolyna in Ukraine. It was the lovely and cozy one. Walking around Dolyna they came to a beautiful building. It was a museum “Boikivshchyna”. It was founded by the Antonovyches. 

Zbelutka wanted to visit this museum. But Sadkow pointed to his watch. It was late, so the museum was closed. By the museum there was a monument to the Antonovyches. The children wished to view it better. Suddenly figures stirred.

Zbelutka and Sadkow were scared. Gesice was barking when the couple came to them. The man and the woman calmed frightened children and offered to visit the museum. Because that night was magical!

There were a lot of things to see: beautiful paintings, hand-made items, Ukrainian attributes.

Their excursion was very interesting. Children thanked the Antonovyches for the great time. 

The next day Zbelutka, Sadkow and Gesice took an excursion to the park. There were a lot of wonderful roses. Besides flowers there were different gaiety. But to have a good time children needed some money. They decided to ask the Antonovyches to borrow them some money.

They wanted to do it at night. But the man and the woman offered them to have fun free, because that was 25th December, the Christmas Eve. It is a day of goodness, generosity, love and gifts.

Having a good time Zbelutka and Sadkow spent much energy and decided to have dinner at the local café “Ukrainochka”. It offered a variety of pasta.

Coming back they...

Chapter # 6

by Primary School Okružní 1235 in Most, Czech Republic

On their way back from the café, they reached the old stone bridge. At the end of the bridge, however, they were no longer in Dolyna, but they appeared in the Czech Republic in Most (czech word „most“ means „bridge“ in English). 

And finally the spring was here. Everywhere there were blooming flowers and beautiful green trees and no ice. Zbelutka and Sadków set out stright to the town. They met a Czech girl called Anička, who decided to show them the most interesting place of her hometown. 

Anička took both children to the old church „ Nanebevzetí Panny Marie“. History of the church  which was a great surprise for Zbelutka and Sadków. Why? About 40 years ago it was moved from one place to another on the rails because of coal mining.  „Wow“ said Zbelutka, „it had to be  a fantastic performance that the whole world would be proud of“. 

After that children were quite hungry so they decided to go to shopping centre. They had typical Czech meal – dumplings, pork and sauerkraut.

Then Zbelutka and Sadków thanked Anička for everything. „We have tought a lot about Most“, said Zbelutka. And they both slowly walked back to the old wooden bridge...

Chapter 7

by Oleh Olzhych secondary school 22 in Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine

The children met a stranger on the bridge. He looked very sad. The friends thought that he needed help: "What happened? Do you need help?" they asked. "Oh, thank you so much for your offer... I am a writer-wizard. My name is Oleh Olzhych. I travel around the world and get presents in each country, but, unfortunately I lost a mace which I had got in Ukraine",

said wizard. "Don't worry! We can help you!", the kids replied. "Really? Then get ready for a wonderful tour!"the magician said. Oleh Olzhych opened a book, read a spell and they all appeared in an unknown place.

Zbelutka, Sadkow and Gesice looked around and saw a marvellous park. There was much snow everywhere and the snowflakes were falling down. "You are in the central park of Khmelnytskyi city, Ukraine", the wizard explained, "Let's start our search from here", he pointed to the zoo. The children agreed and hurried in the indicated direction.

-Hey! Are you looking for something? they heard a funny voice behind. The friends turned around and saw a dog.

-Look! It's a talking dog! I guess, he is very clever, Sadkow said.

-Hi! My name is Sirko. I live in this zoo. Is there anything I can do for you? - the dog wondered.

-We are looking for a mace which I lost in your city. - the wizard explained.

-I think I know where you can find it, but first

let's play a ball with me.

So, the kids played a game with Sirko and then he told them to go to the Independence Square and look for the mace there.

Suddenly a miracle happened - the children saw three reindeer who took them to the Independence Square. There was a big Christmas tree in the centre of the square. It was amazing! The tree was decorated with lights and there was a shining star on the top of the tree. The friends looked for a mace everywhere, but couldn't find it. Then Gesice noticed an advertisement. It was an invitation to visit a local historical museum.

The children saw a car, it was a taxi which took them to the museum. A guide met them at the entrance. She was very glad to tell the history and show the photos of Khmelnytskyi city. There was hetman Bohdan Khmelnytskyi in one of the photos. He was holding a mace. "Here is the answer to our question!" Zbelutka exclaimed happily. "Could you tell us where this monument is?" she wondered.

The guide told that the monument

was near the philharmonic society

and the friends went there.

Having arrived there, they saw a

statue of hetman riding a horse.

-Oh, how can we get the mace? - wondered Sadkow.

-Don't worry. I can do it. - and the wizard read a magic spell and suddenly the statue came alive.

-I know what you are looking for, I'll give you the mace, but only if you answer my question: When was I born?

-I know! The guide told us that you were born in the 18th century.

-You are right. The mace is yours.

Bohdan Khmelnytskyi gave the mace to kids, got onto his horse and became immovable again.

The wizard thanked the children and asked if they wanted to travel somewhere. He promised to make their wishes come true if they

wanted. The children were

very happy to visit

Khmelnytskyi and

experience new

adventures.

"I think, it's high time to go back home," said Zbelutka. Sadkow and Gęsice agreed with the girl, they missed their family, friends and native country eTwinning.

"No problem," replied Oleh Olzhych, "I can deliver you to your motherland in no time. Here is the magic ipad, just type in the address www.etwinning.net and you are at home".

The kids did as it was offered by Oleh Olzhych and in a few seconds they appeared in their native place, eTwinning.

It was an unforgettable journey and they decided to travel next year again. Why not? They learnt a lot, met new friends, had adventures and a lot of fun.