Have a Blessed Christmas!

“Silent Night”

“GOODMAN ION ROATA AND THE UNION OF THE PRINCIPALITIES” by ION CREANGA #2

( continuing from here )

“Well, good people, I venture to say you’ve got it clear now!”

“Clear, master, as clear as daylight”, most of them aswered. “God speed you in these your good courses!”

“Nay, master, I still haven’t got it clear”, goodman roata answered.

“God help us, goodman Ion, but as far as I can see, you are a trifle thick headed; let us go into the garden and I’ll make you see it better. Goodman Ion, do you see that huge boulder, over there, in my courtyard?”

“That do we, master.”

“GOODMAN ION ROATA AND THE UNION OF THE PRINCIPALITIES” by ION CREANGA #1

The author, Ion Creangă (born March 1, 1837 or June 10, 1839 in Humuleşti, Neamţ County — dead December 31, 1889 in Iaşi) was a Romanian writer, storyteller and memoirist. (click here to read about him)

HISTORY AND LEGEND IN ROMANIAN; SHORT STORIES AND TALES

GOODMAN ION ROATA AND THE UNION OF THE PRINCIPALITIES

(translated by Ana Cartianu)

In 1857, when excitement about the Union was at boiling point in Jassy, the liberal boyars of moldavia, such as Costache Hurmuzaki, M. Kogalniceanu and others, deemed it right to summon to the Convention some leading men of the villages, one from each other administrative region, so that they too should have a share in carrying out of this splendid and noble national act.

As soon as the peasants got to Jassy, the boyars each contributed their share and had  them beautifully turned out and dresses alike, in white peasant coats and brand-new fur caps. The peasants could scarcely make out what good fortune had come their way. Then, so the report goes, they handed them over to the care of one of the boyars who was to talk to them and make them understand the purpose for wich they had been summoned to Jassy.

THE PINEAPPLE STORY

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“A pineapple garden, a group of natives, a missionary who fought hard & long for something that God eventually called him to release…. Join Otto Koning as he shares about dealing with surrendering rights and conquering anger in a Dutch New Guinea village.”

It is not only full of adventure and wisdom, but also… funny. I really recommend you to watch it. This story is split in 6 parts, each 10 min long.

Part 1 of 6

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Part 2 of 6

WE HAVE TIME by OCTAVIAN PALER

I don’t know if you ever heard about OCTAVIAN PALER ? He was a Romanian Journalist, a most respectable one. He died last year, age 80. Click on his name to read some lines about his bibliography.

One of his most known and wonderful writing is “WE HAVE TIME…” (“Avem timp…” – the original title – in romanian). Click on the romanian flag to read the romanian version on Shalom – Jurnal de Pace.

BUT,

If you don’t speak romanian, I invite you to read this writing in english, on another wordpress weblog, host by Aurel Mateescu. I am sure you will not regret. Click HERE to open this weblog and scroll down because the english version is under the romanian one.

QUICKNESS TEST

Perspicuity test:

1. There are 5 houses.

2. The Englishman lives in the red house.

3. The Japanese smokes “Pall Mall”.

4. The Russian drinks tea.

5. The Spanish owns a dog.

6. When you watch the line of the houses, the white house is somewhere on the right side of the green house.

7. The Norway-man lives in the first house.

8. There are snails in the garden of the man who smokes “Old Gold”.

9. The Englishman’s neighbor smokes “Chesterfield”

10. The house close to the Norway-man is blue.

11. The yellow house’s owner smokes “Camel”.

12. The neighbor of the person who smokes “Chesterfield” owns a fox.

13. That one who smokes “Lucky Strike” drinks orange juice.

13. In the green house, the owner drinks coffee.

14. The neighbor of the person who smokes “Camel” owns a horse.

15. In the house which is in the middle of its line, the owner drinks milk.

 

Questions:

- Who drinks water?

- Who owns a zebra?

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