20132014 Short stories by Italian, Turkish & French pupils
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Defending the environment together!!!!!
International ebook and eTwinning project Eco-stories 15/06/2013
Short stories by Italian, Turkish & French pupils Defending the environment together!!!!! A SPECIAL REMOTE CONTROL
by Fjoralda
Once upon a time there was a girl called Marie, who found a remote control in the ruins of a factory, then she discovered that it could take people to the future. She was very curious about how the environment would be, so she pressed the button and found herself in the future. The environment was completely changed: petrol cars had been replaced by electric cars as people were sick because of pollution, everyone had a robot which ate dust and produced energy, a big doll had been invented for the lonely people which talked to them, the house lights were turned on just when there was no light to avoid the waste of energy. It was a beautiful place, with no pollution or noises, where people were healthier, so she decided to stay there and never come back.
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TONY THE PONY AND THE PROBLEM OF POLLUTION and Anneli
by Claudia
Once upon a time there was a pony called Tony. He was a lover of blueberry muffins but pollution was killing all plants and fruits on Earth. Because of it all the blueberries died. This was a problem, a big problem because no blueberries, no muffins, no pony. His owner Dakota was worried about the situation so she decided to bring the action! She organized a flash-mob with indie music, dancing flowers and shining trees. This party was dedicated to ecology and the fight against pollution. All the factory workers touched by this love for nature started to recycle paper, glass and plastic to help the inhabitants of the planet. Remember dear readers, more recycling, more ponies, more happy lives!
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A DAY IN THE FUTURE
by Sara & Aurora
Once upon a time in the South of America there was a big wood where a little village was situated. The place and the nature were respected by all the people. But, one day, a group of men from the nearby city began to cut some trees into the wood, because they wanted to build a new motorway. The people who lived in the village were shocked and they could not do anything to stop this fact; only the wise had an idea: to ask the sea for help. Time passed and the building was finished when a big wave broke up the motorway and a lot of trees were cut. Meanwhile the men saw this and they were furious; for this reason the wise spoke to them and explained all. From that day and ever all the people live together, respecting nature.
THE DIARY
by Claudia and Anneli
Dear diary, I would like to tell you about how I spent my day. I woke up at 5 o’clock and I had breakfast with eucalypt roots and ginseng tea. Than I jumped into the shower and I got dressed with leafs of banana tree. I went out and I got to the airport with my flying car, I took the flying ship to the moon. At 10 o’clock I began to work in my daisies field. At 1 p.m. I had lunch with lizard meat and black carrots. At 4 p.m. I took the flying ship and I went back home. At 8 p.m. I attended the seminary about the environment with my sister Keyla and I had dinner with her. We ate cornflakes and onions. Now I’m very tired so I’ll go to sleep! Goodnight, Sophia
CHRIS AND THE MAGIC SEED
by Luna and Amanda
Every night when I was a child, my mum told me a story: “Once upon a time there was a very special little boy whose name was Chris. He wanted to change the world. He lived in London and at that time it was full of pollution; he didn’t like that, but he didn’t know how to change it. On his sixth birthday his grandma gave him a seed and Chris understood that
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with it he could change the world. That night he planted it and he had to wait 3 months before the seed grow up. Everyday Chris watered the plant and he saw a change in his hamster’s behaviour: it was always happy and active. During that year he bought other seeds and his life got better. Some years later he decided to make a change in the whole world starting from his city. He planted the seeds near the factory district but he didn’t tell anyone except his granny. After 2 months the seeds became big trees and the mayor questioned the people who was the maker of that. Chris told him he was the author and in this way made the mayor angry. Chris told him to wait a few months and see the change; the mayor accepted and people’s life got better, so he gave Chris the city keys.
A Forbidden Love story It was dark. The fireplace had lit the room up. The children were sitting near their grandma’s old armchair. They were waiting for her to begin telling her story. “This evening, I'm going to tell you a story which is important to me. It's the story of a friend whom I knew very well. Listen carefully my sweethearts...” grandma said to her grandchildren who were teenagers now. And the story could begin... Eve was walking in a clearing. The sun beams hit her beautiful blond hair. She adored spending time there, it was her secret garden. The young girl was walking when she stopped in front of a signpost which forbade her to venture away. But this time, the teenager continued to walk. As Eve had moved forward, she could see the landscape deteriorating. Death had weighed on the environment, she could see dead trees. There wasn’t much vegetation. The young woman was getting close to the forbidden border between the two worlds.
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Because … there was another world. A world completely destroyed and devastated, where people tried to survive. Years ago, the two worlds had formed only one: Hantania. Hantania was ravaged by pollution and by modern technology creating a conflict between two groups. The first group wanted everybody to stop using modern technology and nuclear power. The second one didn't want Hantania to become two worlds and they did not want peace not to prevail on this planet anymore. Silence had reigned in that place. Eve was cold. In front of her, there was a huge stone wall. She had felt alone and observed. She heard a cry. An old owl was sitting on the branch of a tree behind her. The majestic animal looked in her eyes with Persian eyes, which did not destabilize the teenager. “What are you doing all alone, old owl? Are you not afraid of this place?”
Eve didn't know if she was speaking to the animal or to herself. “You know that owls don’t speak ... You really have to feel quite alone to speak to an animal!” Eve turned abruptly towards the person who had talked to her. The girl blushed from head to foot when she saw the handsome young man leaning against the tree. You could see his blue eyes staring at her, the black messy hair covering his forehead. He had a big smile on his face. The man
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was charming and very attractive. His boots were worn, his hands were slipping into the back pockets of his old jeans and he was wearing a white stained top. “Oh ... I ... well ... I walk talking to it to pass the time ... Yes, that was to pass the time!” The boy looked down and grinned like a Cheshire cat. “Oh, yeah? Tell me, what is a fragile little girl like you doing alone in this desert place?” “I... I don't… » She began her sentence but stopped because she didn't know either why she was so away from her world. Eve’s silence made the young man move away from the trunk and he walked towards her, dominating her with his large body. The man gently took her hand in order to escort the woman to the border so she could go back to her world. Once at the limit, she thanked him with a shy smile for having accompanied her and the young man replied: “The pleasure was all mine, beautiful girl. I'm Tristan.” Eve was charmed. She had never met a boy like him before. “And I'm Eve”, the girl answered, turning away. From this moment, the two young people kept meeting and soon they fell in love with each other. It was a big and strong love but it was also a forbidden love. Well, Tristan lived in the other world and was a member from a gang which was fighting against a gang from Eve's world. There were a lot of issues between these two gangs which always ended up in fights. People were hurt but nobody had been killed yet. So, yes, Tristan was a part of this and it was dangerous for him to love Eve. Nobody could accept this love. Because of that, Tristan and Eve were hiding.
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One day, their happiness came to an end. The young couple was hugging against a tree when they heard voices. They were the men of Tristan's gang’s. The secret that the couple had tried to hide was discovered. The leader of the gang became furious to see one of his members with a woman from the enemies. He began attacking Tristan and a fight broke out. The other members of the gang came to help their leader to beat Tristan who was a traitor to them. Eve couldn't do anything. Two men were holding her, preventing her from helping Tristan. She was crying and screaming. Every scream from Tristan echoed in her head. He was exhausted and he had difficulties staying awake. Suddenly he raised his head and stared at Eve. She could see all his love for her. She had the impression that he was saying goodbye to her. His look became glassy and he collapsed on the ground. Eve cried louder. She knew it, Tristan would never get up. It was over. The man she loved was dead. She knew it. There could never be any peace in those two worlds.
...From this moment on, Eve grew up and she became a strong woman. She married and had children but she never forgot Tristan, her first love. “That's all my sweethearts! I hope that the story didn't scare you. I just wanted you to know this story because this is something very important to me. “Grandma, can I ask you about something, please? You said that the girl in the story was called Eve but your name is Eve. “Yes darling, I'm Eve.” By Audrey, Delphine et Désirée.
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Keloğlan and the Blue Flower There was once a little dark planet which was very sad. Its name was Earth. The people on the planet behaved badly to their nature. But their technology was developed. They dirtied the whole countryside so much with rubbish and pollution that there were no plants or animals left. One day, a little boy whose name is “Keloğlan” was walking on the planet, and noticed a thiny blue red flower inside a cave. The flower was almost dying so he carefully dug up the flower, with roots and soil. Then, he started looking for a place fot the little flower. He traveled kilometers, but everywhere was so dirtied that there was no place for the flower. Then he looked up a high mountaiın called Ağrı and It seemed to the boy that maybe the plant could live there. So Keloğlan climbed the mountain. He put the little red flower in the back, and they travelled to the mountain. Far away from all that pollution flower started to grow. The flower and it spreads its pollens around and many other flowers started to grow there. Before long, the whole mountain was completely covered with flowers. After a while people noticed this and everybody looked the mountain and its flowers with maze and happiness. They remembered their old healthy days. But nobody knew the hero Keloğlan. This mountain becamed a symbol of nature. Writers: Umut, Furkan, Halil İbrahim
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SULTAN AND HIS GARDEN There was once a Sultan who had a great palace with a huge wonderful garden. In that garden there were thousands of different creatures. They were very colourful. The garden was like a paradise. But the Sultan didn’t like a tree in the garden. According to him, It was an old tree 100 years old and it made the garden look dark . It had no fruits and no leaves. This bothered the Sultan so much that he finally ordered it to be cut down and replaced by a fountain. Some time later, a wise person called Dede Korkut visited the Sultan at his palace. He said: -“Majesty, you are the greatest of men. Everybody talk about the beauty of your garden and the multitude of creatures. But during the time I’ve spent here, I just recognized a fountain and some birds. What a deception!”
The Sultan didn’t want to deceive anyone but he realized that Dede Korkut’s words were true. They had spent so many months admiring the fountains that they hadn’t realised that hardly any animals remained in the gardens. Without wasting time he sent for the court’s experts and advisers. The King had to listen to many lies, inventions and assumptions, but nothing could explain what had happened. Not even the great reward offered by the Sultan managed to recuperate the royal gardens’ former splendour. Many years later, a young boy whose name is Keloğlan presented himself to the Sultan and said that he could find a solution.-“What happened with your garden is that there just wasn’t enough poo, your majesty.”. All those people laughed at the young man’s joke. Keloğlan continued started explaining how the moths were the basis of much food for many other birds, whose poo encouraged the appearance of new species of plants that fed other insects and animals, and which were, in turn, vital to the existence of other species... The Sultan asked: -“Enough! How do you know this? -“Because my father gathered the seeds and branch of the tree you didn’t like. He planted them. Since then, every spring, from out of that tree come thousands of birds. With time many other birds and animals came And now, my father's old place is filled with life and colour. All thanks to the birds from the big old tree." -“Excellent!” the King said. -“Now I’ll be able to recover my gardens. And you, I’ll make you rich” -“Your Majesty, I’m afraid that cannot be,” said the young man, -“If you like I can try to recreate the gardens, but you will not live to see it. It will take many years for the natural balance to reestablish itself. The Sultan was sad and he understood the balance of nature. But thousands of men worked on the construction, he managed to see the palace finished.
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Writers: Eda, Müberra, Kemal, Mehmet, İlknur
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Giny In 2118, after a Z-type natural disaster, half of the population, about 750 000 persons, were still alive. However half of them woke up as vampires whereas the second half, scared, tried to escape from them by any available means, without knowing they might die if they tried to. Ginny, a mortal who didn’t want to follow her family and leave her native town, ran away in the middle of the night towards the unknown… Ten minutes after leaving, her father realized she was not home. He went outside, looking for his daughter, and saw her running about 50 meters away. He ran to catch her up, but she didn’t want to follow him and, as a result she started to scream… Tyler, a young vampire, heard the young lady’s screams, and decided to rescue her. As a vampire, he had the ability to teleport himself. Therefore, he was quickly there. He jumped on the father, struck him,
and took Ginny far away. They learnt to know each other, and became quickly quite close in spite of their differences. Because he had seen his assailant’s face, Ginny’s father decided to chase him, followed by all the mortals he knew. During this time, Tyler was introducing his “world” to Ginny, who found it completely fascinating. Julian, Ginny’s father, living in Chicago, was moving heaven and earth to find his daughter, without knowing she was in Boston with Tyler and his family. More and more disasters appeared in the South West of their country. Unfortunately, Julian wasn’t aware of them. Then Ginny had a feeling that there was something wrong, and decided to look for her father with Tyler, who, thanks to one of his abilities, quickly detected the man. He went to meet him. But, before they had got to Boston, Julian and the others had been caught in a tornado... Julian ended up on a car and his body was lying on the windshield. Ginny, distraught, begged Tyler to do everything he could to save her father. He took him to his home and made him drink a cocktail which cured his injuries. Julian needed two days to wake up, and he thanked Tyler for saving him. He understood vampires weren’t dangerous, so they signed a treaty of peace, and, crazy about each other, Ginny and Tyler got married. The End By Anaïs, Estelle & Axelle
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Thank you so much to all the partners & students who worked so hard all year long!!!!! It was such a pleasure to work with you all! Marie-HÊlène.