DiDi&Tom School

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That is the next story in our little, cozy school. You are always welcome😊☕
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🐿️Special honey pie and squirrel🐿️

It was smelling cinnamon all around here. Vanilla and cinnamon. Mom was making honey pie while my sister and I were running in the kitchen playing catch-up. It was in the summer when apple flowers were already faded. But it was getting cooler and the wind from the open door was flying in faster and it was so much colder than when mommy started cooking.
- Lilly, maybe close the door, it will rain soon probably.
- Okay!
I jumped up and my ponytail did it with me. That looked so funny that our mom unwillingly smiled.
- You are laughing! Does Lilly look funny?
- Just a bit but in a good way Rosy.
- Okay…
Sister continued playing under the table. And I wanted to join her but through the window, I saw a squirrel. Fluffy and red. I thought that maybe it is possible, that it was the same squirrel that mom was storytelling us about. And I sneaked outside carefully and cautiously. I wore a white dress with beautiful lace. With interested eyes, I followed her movements by my look. She was astonishing! And I was going after her, slowly, not to scare her.

After a few minutes of spying on an animal, I saw the lake and forest not so far. We were living close to nature, so it was easy to get lost here. That was a reasonable motive why parents never let us walk here by ourselves. I stopped as I saw the squirrel jumping into the forest, but I still could see her fluffy tail. I thought for a moment and looked at the dark grey sky that was informing me that it is going to rain soon. But I also thought that if I will stay, I won’t find out if exactly that squirrel is by chance not a squirrel from mom’s fairytale. I wanted to see the way she will find her nuts and smaragdes in them so much that I stopped thinking and I just followed.

Wood was getting thicker and thicker. I scratched my hand somehow but I didn’t cry because my curiosity was so high I just didn’t feel it fully. In a moment I saw a squirrel digging under a tree with its fluffy clean paws. She was so cute that I unwillingly smiled. I got ready to see what was there, and what kind of stones were there. But hearing my dad’s voice I got scared and have hidden behind a big old tree.

- Lilly! Sunny are you here?

I wanted to answer but didn’t want to scare a squirrel because I was close to her. And finally, she showed me her first nut, and another, I wanted to move closer to see the smaragds but she saw me and got scared. She ran away.

- Oh no! Dad, I’m here…

I was standing there, my head bowed, looking at my shoes.

- Lilly, are you okay? Did nothing happen to you?

Dad was scared and nervous. He saw my scratch and closed his eyes as if it was hurting him, not me. He hugged me and stroked my hair as his breath was calming down. I looked into his big brown eyes and hugged him too.

- I wanted to find out where this squirrel was running and where she hid her smarageds just like mom was storytelling us. I didn’t want you to worry.

- But honey, we did.

I showed him where my pretty fluffy friend has hidden her nuts, and we looked into there. But there were no nuts and no beautiful stones. I was sad but not so much to be really upset. We came home and mom was almost crying when she saw me. She clung to me and I felt that I am loved here. I decided to never worry my family so much anymore.

The honey pie was ready on the table. Dad read the prayer and we prayed with him. Mom was happy when she looked at him and vice versa. I told them all what happened and mom, smiling with a conspiratorial smile told us her idea. And we revived it into life. We left a piece of honey pie on the plate in the garden. And just went home after that, we were sitting close to the fireplace. Dad decided to make a pleasant after-dinner time for us, rather than send us to sleep as it was his custom.

We stayed like that for an hour, speaking about nothing, joyfully smiling from being around the fire, especially Rose. After a few more small talks Dad decided to check honey pie before going to sleep. We all agreed with the idea. And we were so glad that the idea bloomed in our Mom’s mind because the effect was just incredible. The honey pie wasn’t there anymore, but instead of that, there were smaragds. Green, shiny, and it was five of them. I laughed like all of us. These stones could change our life extremely. And we were so happy.

- Mommy, your idea was just perfect, and the story you told us is real!

- Probably, smaragd squirrel is real…

🎩Now, answer a few questions to check if you were reading attentively🎩:

1.) Who is telling the story to us?
2.) How many members are in the family?
3.) Why did the main character go to the forest?
4.) What did the main character hope to see?
5.) What was making mom in the kitchen?
6.) Who found the main character in the forest?

Hello!

That is the second story in our little, cozy school. You are always welcome😊☕

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How to trust a butterfly, if you can’t fly?

Clouds were bunching up into big rainy cotton wool. A beautiful fairy was flying from one flower to another looking for food in them. She was hungry because got lost a few days ago in a big scary forest and she was wondering what a miracle has happened that she found a way out. Ding ding. Suddenly fairy’s wings made that beautiful sound. She turned back but nothing special was behind her. Just trees, flowers, grass, and leaves.

- Hello…

Said someone looking out from the bud of the rose. It was a butterfly, colorful and pretty. It was hiding there and doubting showing up to the fairy.

- I’m Glimmer, and what is your name?

The creature hung his antennae from sadness and looked to the side. The girl’s patience was running out and she flew closer. She got scared as she saw its broken wing and how the creature was suffering. She exclaimed in fright but managed to calm herself down. Somehow she felt sorry and wanted to help very much.

- I’ll give you some medicine, okay?
- Thank You, I’ll always remember Your help.

Days passed by and the butterfly got better. Fairy always was with him, helping him to move around and feeding him. It was a WieWie butterfly, and they trusted each other after these days. WieWie had to go, he was alright. So he left a lot of food that he collected while the fairy was somewhere with other girls like her. And cleaned her little pie-pie house. And then he left, feeling gratitude towards his fairy.

When Glimmer came back, she didn’t find WieWie, which made her sad for a couple of hours. But life was going on and many things have changed since then.

There was one day in her life, like no other. She had to get new crystal wings from her quin. And was so happy, that flew too high and the wind blow her to the ground and she scratched her precious wings. Crying and muttering something from the pain she got up and tried to fly. But unfortunately for her, it wasn’t possible.

- What will I do now?... The ceremony of bringing crystal wings will start in an hour. No one is going to help me and I won’t be at a time if I will go on foot.

- You will have your precious wing today my darling fairy.

The girl smiled holding her emotional tears back and they had a hug. She missed her creature, and the creature missed his fairy. WieWie took her into his arms and they started their flight. It didn’t take long. In the end, finally, she had her wings and her eyes were sparkling with joy and happiness. The butterfly stayed with her forever and never dared to leave again. They were flying together, melting in the morning rays of the sun and gathering around mint. Playing with the colors of Fairy’s dresses. They were so incredibly happy.

🦋Now answer some questions below and make sure you were reading attentively🦋

1.) Where did a fairy get lost?
2.) Who did she meet while was looking for food?
3.) What is the fairy's name?
4.) What happened to someone who met the fairy?
5.) What is the creature's name?
6.) How did the creature help the fairy later?

Hello!

It's only 116 days left till our favorite summer, and as I promised here is the first story:

In every grain of sand
at my beloved Comino🌅

People weren't hurrying anywhere. The sun was mirroring in translucent turquoise water, and the wind was tickling skin. Man looked worried and checked his watch all the time, as was his custom. Someone was missing for him, obviously. And after five more minutes, he looked even sad.

But suddenly comely form was noticed by him at the end of the beach. A girl with her long coal-black long hair. He quickly jumped up from under the palm tree under which he was sitting and started walking towards her, slowly and excitedly.

As she came to him close enough there were tears in her eyes and she looked tired. Undereye circles were telling that she didn't sleep for a long time. He looked happy and frustrated at same the time.

It wasn't clear what it was about, no one cared though. He put the ring on her finger as if returning it to its place and she sadly smiled and clung to the man standing in front of her.

Sun was mirroring in the translucent turquoise water, and the wind was tickling skin...No one cared for someone being happy right now here. But every part of nature, every drop of water in this sea, and every grain of sand remembered them forever. Because emotions are unforgettable. So as love.

🦄 Translucent — barely colored, almost like a glass.

🦄 Custom — someone's habit, something that someone used to do often. "As someone, custom" — like someone is used to.

🦄 Comely — something pretty. "Comely form" — as well pretty figure.

🦄 Undereye circles — it's darker than the other skin on your face part under your eyes, they will appear if you won't get enough sleep or if you will get cold.

🦄 To cling — it's when you miss someone so much that when you see them you don't hug but more likely cling to them. To hug very tight, and not willing to let the person go.

Hello!

It's only 121 days left till our favorite summer♡

White sneakers, light dresses, the smell of freshly cut grass, incredible evenings on the lake by the fire...🌅

I have a gooood news for you! Let's use this waiting time, let's make it fun 🦄 and you won't even see how rainy cold days will pass.

Every week I will add some English useful words or stories for You, with different kinds of explanations added to🪄🎩