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A common comic book describing a legend characteristic for every

country of the partnership




Poland

Jasło

Publiczna Szkoła Podstawowa nr 2 im. Marii

Konopnickiej w Jaśle




Bulgaria

Stara Zagora

SOU ‘Zheleznik’




The Legend

of

The Аyazmo




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 а

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.

T




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.

It happened that

Tsvetana fell

gravely ill.

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.

Dear

father, I’m

so sick.

Oh, my poor

child. How can

I help you?

I need

the best

doctors.




The healers tried very hard with all the medicine they know,

in all ways they could but nothing happened. Tsvetana

remained gravely ill.

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.

We did

our best.




I’m

healthy

now.

They gave Tsvetana a new,

Christian name –Teodora (after

the Byzantium emperor Michael

III’s mother).

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.




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.

A miracle

happened

with my

daughter.




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;

Nelly– 4b grade;

Plamen– 4b grade;

Polina– 4b grade;

Nataly– 4b grade;

Debora– 4b grade;

Еleonora-5b grade;

Gergana Sv.-5b grade;

Mirena-5b grade;

Valentina-5b grade;

Yoanna-5b grade;

Villy -6b grade– computer design;

Zhaklin – 6b grade– computer design.




Romania

Petresti

Scoala cu clasele I-VIII Petresti




THE LEGEND OF THE CRAFTSMAN

MANOLE




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




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.




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.




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.




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 walls…After accomplishing this horrible sacrifice, the building started to take

shape and slowly but steadily became an incredibly beautiful monument.




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.




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.




In the place where he fell, a spring of salty water spouted representing the tears of Manole

and Ana… there a fountain was built.




Greece

Platykampos

1st primary school of Platykampos




THE LEGEND OF

ACHILLES, KING OF

MIRMIDONES… …In a Comic Book.




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 well-

known 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.




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….




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…

……………………………




Later on, when Achilles grew enough…

Centaurs used to live on mount Pilion and were weird

creatures, half horse-half man.




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…




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




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…




When the dead body of Patroklos was carried into the

camp of the Hellenes….

….and he swore to fight with Hector and kill him!




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…




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.




Afterwards, Achilles carried the dead body of Hector

into the camp of the Hellenes and out of his tent. And

…..




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 Paris-

Alexandros, who sought to find a chance to kill Achilles…

And some day he did it…




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




This is a collaborative work done by the pupils of the 6th Grade of our School.

Zina

Krystallia

Marianna

Anastasia

Christina

Tzortzina




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 ……




Alexandros

Dimitris

Dimitris

Yiorgos

….and mister Theodoros




Turkey

Arpaseki

Arpaseki İlköğretim Okulu




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

http://www.allaboutturkey.com/silkroad.htm

http://www.allaboutturkey.com/origin.htm

http://www.allaboutturkey.com/dil.htm

http://www.allaboutturkey.com/origin.htm




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!.

http://www.allaboutturkey.com/marriage.htm




THE CAULDRON GIVES BIRTH




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Martinlongo

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