A common comic book describing a legend characteristic for every country of the partnership
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Poland
Jasło
Publiczna Szkoła Podstawowa nr 2 im. Marii Konopnickiej w Jaśle
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Bulgaria
Stara Zagora
SOU ‘Zheleznik’
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The Legend of The Đ?yazmo
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his story happened in the pagan time when Khan Boris was the ruler of Bulgaria. At that time there was a thick, centuries-old wood spreading on the hill over the recent town. There was a spring over there and Đ° pagan sanctuary /kapishte/ built nearby. The legend tells that there was a noble man /bolyarin/ who ruled this area then. His name was Tsolyu.
His castle was lying on the feet of the hill and there was only a garden between it and a prison where there were criminals and prisoners-of-war, including those who were Christians from От Constantinople.
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The noble man had only one child – his beautiful and beloved daughter Tsvetana. She was very kind to the prisoners-of-war and often visited the prison bringing them food and other needed stuff. Dear father, I’m so sick.
Oh, my poor child. How can I help you?
It happened that Tsvetana fell gravely ill.
I need the best doctors.
Her father was scared about the life of his only child, so he called a lot of healers and promised them a big reward if they cure his daughter of her illness.
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The healers tried very hard with all the medicine they know, in all ways they could but nothing happened. Tsvetana remained gravely ill. We did our best.
Then a man from the bolyarin’s entourage told him that among the prisoners-of-war there were famous doctors Christians. Tsolyu, the bolyarin called them and asked them to help
his daughter. They agreed but on the condition that he would allow them to do all they think was good for Tsvetana’s health. As the bolyarin was very sad about his daughter, he gave his approval. The doctors Christians converted Tsvetana to Christianity in the spring near the sanctuary and at this very moment she became healthy. It was just a miracle.
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They gave Tsvetana a new, Christian name –Teodora (after the Byzantium emperor Michael III’s mother).
I’m healthy now.
Under the influence of the miracle happened to his daughter, Tsolyu the bolyarin also baptized and converted to Christianity. After that he ordered at the place of the pagan sanctuary a new Christian church to be built. Then he went to visit Khan Boris and told him about the miracle happened to his daughter and what he did after that.
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A miracle happened with my daughter.
The legend tells that one year before the Christianization of the Bulgarians (863 or 864 AD) Khan Boris came at that temple to be baptized and converted to Christianity. This sanctuary and later the Christian church were worshiped by the folk of the town and nearer villages from the ancient days to nowadays. After 864 AD the patron saint of the temple became St. Theodor Tiron (Theodore of Amasea), a young Roman soldier from Anatolia. It was he who was the spiritual patron of Stara Zagora in the early years of Christianity to Bulgaria today.
* Ayazmo(from Greek αγίασμα) is a source of water, that is situated nearby a sacred to Christianity object – a Temple or a Monastery. It might be a spring, a fountain or a pool. Water from the holy spring is considered to be healing, miraculous, used after being lit in Christian rituals.
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This comic was made by students from 4б and 5б grades, helped by their teachers: Maria Naneva – a class teacher of 4b grade; Tanya Doncheva – a History and Geography teacher and a class teacher of 5b grade; Sevdalina Galabova – an Art teacher; Nelly Stancheva – an English teacher for primary classes. For this comic we used pictures of: Prisiyana- 4b grade;
Еleonora-5b grade;
Nelly– 4b grade;
Gergana Sv.-5b grade;
Plamen– 4b grade;
Mirena-5b grade;
Polina– 4b grade;
Valentina-5b grade;
Nataly– 4b grade;
Yoanna-5b grade;
Debora– 4b grade;
Villy -6b grade– computer design; Zhaklin – 6b grade– computer design.
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Romania
Petresti
Scoala cu clasele I-VIII Petresti
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THE LEGEND OF THE CRAFTSMAN MANOLE This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This material reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
Long ago, about four centuries back, Negru Voda, the ruler of Romania, wanted to build a monastery in order to honour his good fortune. He wanted this monastery to be more beautiful than any other he had ever seen. For this he summoned the greatest craftsman in the country to make his dream come true. That craftsman was called Manole. He also employed other nine exceptional craftsmen to help Manole. All of them were very happy to help fulfil this dream.
One day, accompanied the by craftsmen, he went searching on the banks of the river Arges for the perfect place to build his monastery. But he didn’t want an ordinary place; he was looking for the ruins of an ancient forsaken monastery – as it was an old custom that monasteries be built on previous holy ruins. They were having a difficult time finding the place they wanted, when suddenly they saw a little boy caring for a flock of sheep. They stopped and asked him if he knew of any old walls in the vicinity. The little boy led them to some mouldy ruins hidden in a reedy field. They were all delighted to have found a good spot for the glorious monument. After Negru Voda gave his orders, and after the skilled workers did the measurements and prepared all the materials, they started laying the foundations. But no matter how hard they all worked everything that was built by day collapsed by night. Pillars would yield; walls would tumble; and the craftsmen would have to do things This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This material reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
over and over again. This went on for several days. No one could understand what was wrong. Seeing this, Negru Voda was very angry and threatened the craftsmen that he would burry them in the foundation. They worked all day long but the result was the same. This went on until one night Manole had a strange dream. In the morning he called his men and told them that he had received a divine message advising him to wall in the foundation the first wife or sister that would come the next morning bringing food to her husband or brother. With great grief they all made a pact to do exactly as the dream advised. But little did Manole know that the other craftsmen plotted to warn their wives not to come to the monastery.
That morning when Manole woke up he climbed the scaffold to see which wife or sister would come first. After a long anguished wait, Manole in pain and distress, recognized his own wife—his dear Ana.
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He fell to his knees and implored God to stop her from coming. He asked God to start a pouring rain to make her go back home. God listened to his cries and gathered dark clouds and started a terrible rain. But this wasn’t enough to stop her. She kept on coming.
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He then prayed for a strong wind to blow to stop everything in its way. But this didn’t stop Ana either. She finally arrived at the monastery and with all the grief in his heart Manole had to keep his promise. They persuaded her to let them wall her as a joke.
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At first she laughed, but as the wall was getting higher she started to worry and begged Manole to stop joking. She started crying as the wall was too tight and was crushing her body and their unborn child.
The craftsmen worked quick and soon Ana could no longer bee seen‌ only her cry could be heard from the walls‌After accomplishing this horrible sacrifice, the building started to take shape and slowly but steadily became an incredibly beautiful monument.
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One day, while the craftsmen were hammering in the last nails on the roof, Negru Voda and his men came to see how the work was going. In great amazement they saw the wonderful structure they had build. It was apparently completed and everyone was deeply impressed by its peacefulness. The columns, the cornices, everything was harmonious, and this church was certainly more beautiful than any they had seen before.
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Negru Voda couldn’t stop smiling and starring at the monastery. After a while he asked the men if they could ever build a greater monastery than this. The men proudly answered that there were no greater craftsmen in all the land and that they could build a far more beautiful than this one. But this answer didn’t please the ruler. He wanted this monastery to be the greatest in all the country, so he ordered his men to take down the ladders and the scaffolds leaving the craftsmen to their death, isolated on the roof of the monastery. In their desperate try to get back on the ground, the nine craftsmen constructed wings out of thin planks, fastened them to their arms and tried to fly off the roof. But, the wings couldn’t save them for their terrible death, their bodies crashing on the impact with the ground.
Manole, who remained alone on the roof, also tried to use wooden wings in order to fly to safety. But as he was preparing to jump he heard the cries of his beloved Ana. His heart filled with grief and he fell to his death at the base of the monastery.
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In the place where he fell, a spring of salty water spouted representing the tears of Manole and Ana‌ there a fountain was built.
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Greece
Platykampos
1st primary school of Platykampos
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THE LEGEND OF ACHILLES, KING OF MIRMIDONES… …In a Comic Book.
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The story which we will narrate is about Achilles. Achilles was born near our village and is by far the most beloved hero for all the Greek kids. His life and death continues to thrill all children… So, let’s begin…
He lived about 12th century b.C., the era of the wellknown Trojan War, which was conducted because of Troy’s Prince Paris-Alexandros’ stealing the very beautiful queen Helen of Sparta, compelling all individual and autonomous city-states of Hellas to unite and gather troops in order to bring back beautiful Helen and the dignity of her husband Menelaos, whose brother Agamemnon was the king of Mycenae and general chief of all the Hellenic troops against Troy.
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The parents of Achilles were Pileas, a mortal, and Thetis, an immortal, an ordinary phenomenon for Greeks (Hellenes) who used to live literally with their Gods.
And little time later‌.
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Thetis was so glad and happy but also worried …
So, after many other attempts which almost would lead baby Achilles to death, she….
She almost had achieved her goal… But, remember, the heel was still vulnerable… …………………………… This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This material reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
Later on, when Achilles grew enough‌
Centaurs used to live on mount Pilion and were weird creatures, half horse-half man.
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When Achilles grew more…
And some day… couriers came to Phthia, telling the bad news and calling Achilles to join the rest of the Hellenes to war Troy in order to bring back the Queen Helen and punish ungrateful prince of Troy Paris-Alexandros. He accepted the invitation, of course…
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Really, Achilles took part in the war with his warriors, the bold Mirmidones, and he was the bravest of all the Hellenes. Trojans were very afraid of him and his bravery. But, some day, after a victorious battle out of the walls of Troy Achilles captured a woman, Vrisiida.
Agamemnon managed to take what he wanted, but Achilles got into his tent and stopped fighting. Trojans began to take advantage of his absence and to defeat This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This material reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
Hellenes. The losses were dramatically large. But, Achilles was firm as well as Agamemnon. But, his beloved friend Patroklos couldn’t bear it… He went into Achilles’ tent and begged him to fight, but nothing done. Then, he thought something like a trick! He would fight wearing Achilles’ panoply and weapons! That would be the same. Trojans would be terrified and be defeated! And that’s what was done!!! Trojans were very terrified, seeing again “Achilles” to fight. From this miserable position Hector, the successor of the throne of Troy and brother of Paris-Alexandros, was the one to take action to fight with “Achilles”. Hector was also a very brave warrior… So…
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When the dead body of Patroklos was carried into the camp of the Hellenes‌.
‌.and he swore to fight with Hector and kill him! This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This material reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
So, after the funeral of Patroklos…..Achilles was ready again, full of hatred and fury, to do what he swore to… The fight was very furious between the two men. These two were the bravest warriors of their armies respectively… But, at the end, the result was predetermined on behalf of Achilles, who, let’s not forget, was almost invulnerable and immortal in a way…
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And after that‌.
All the Trojan people, Hector’s father and king of Troy Priamos and his wife Andromachi with their baby son in her arms were watching this inhuman spectacle, all of them full of terror and grief for their brave prince Hector and his inglorious death. This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This material reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
Afterwards, Achilles carried the dead body of Hector into the camp of the Hellenes and out of his tent. And ‌..
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The war continued more savage and fierce. No army could win. Then, Apollon, the God of Light and Music and helper of the Trojans, revealed the secret of Achilles to ParisAlexandros, who sought to find a chance to kill Achilles‌
And some day he did it‌
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The Hellenes experienced a very strong feeling of grief and sadness after that… They had lost their bravest warrior and the war was still uncertain… The funeral of Achilles took place in the camp …
… and they continued to fight till the conquest of Troy, which in the end was conquered thanks to Ulysses’ Trojan Horse and was completely destroyed…
The end
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This is a collaborative work done by the pupils of the 6th Grade of our School.
Zina
Marianna
Christina
Krystallia
Anastasia
Tzortzina
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Evelina
Yiorgos And???
Dimitris
There are some other guys as well, but they refused to be taken a photo, so we thought to put a photo of the whole class, that is ‌‌
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Alexandros
Dimitris Dimitris
Yiorgos
‌.and mister Theodoros
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Turkey
Arpaseki
Arpaseki İlköğretim Okulu
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Nasreddin Hoca was a philosopher, wise, witty man with a good sense of humor. His stories have been told almost everywhere in the world, spread among the tribes of Turkic World and into Persian, Arabian, African and along the Silk Road to China and India cultures, later also to Europe. Of course, all these stories currently attributed to the Hoca for about 700 years haven't originated from him. Most of them are the product of collective Humor of not only Turks but also other folks in the World. Nasreddin Hodja, or Hoca which means teacher in Turkish ("c" is pronounced in Turkish like "dj" or like "J" in "John" in English), is known as with different names in the world. Some examples; Turks say "Nasreddin Hoca;" Kazakhs, "Koja This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This material reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
Nasreddin;" Greeks, "Hoja Nasreddin;" Azerbaijanis and Iranians, "Molla or Mulla Nasreddin;" Arabs, "Juha;" and Tajiks, "Mushfiqi". And some spellings of Nasreddin: Nasrudin, Nasr ed-din and Nasr al-din. The year 1996 was proclaimed "Nasreddin Hoca year" by UNESCO. He is, now in 2004, 796 years old. He signed the humor of the millennium at the top.
SOME JOKES FROM NASRETTİN HODJA “Help yourself my fur coat”
One day the Hodja was invited to a wedding. Having arrived in his shabby clothing nobody seemed to take any notice of him. Well, this wouldn't do. He bided his chance and slipped out unnoticed. He returned, wearing his best robe and his fine fur coat. From the entrance on he was overwhelmed with compliments, given the best seat at the table and urged to partake of the choicest morsels. Smiling, he began to dip the sleeve of his fur coat into the dishes, saying: - Help yourself, my fur coat! - What are you doing, Hodja Effendi? cried the host and some guests in alarm. - Why, I was just inviting my fur coat to partake of these delicacies, since it seems to command so much respect! A few minutes ago, without my fur coat, I wasn't even noticed. Because of it, I am now being overwhelmed with attentions!.
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THE CAULDRON GIVES BIRTH
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Portugal
Martinlongo
Escola Bรกsica Integrada de Martinlongo
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