This book was prepared as a final product for 

 THE MYSTERY OF CULTURES

 ETWINNING PROJECT

The title of the book, the names of the heroes and the subject of the story were discussed on the twinspace forum and determined according to the results of the survey conducted on the aforementioned platform. Our teachers, students and parents participated in the questionnaire prepared based on the ideas discussed on the forum. The subject, name and heroes of our book, which is our joint project, were decided together.

Hello. I'm Mystic. Are you ready for a long journey with me in this book?

      Summer season has come and schools are closed. Mystic received his report card, curiously waiting for his father's report card gift. In the evening, his father gave him a storybook. Mystic liked the story that Mr. Fogg had bet on his world tour, and he went to his room and immediately began to read.

N. Tuba YULCU-Zeki Altındağ İlkokulu-Konya

         Then something very strange happened. Mystic fell asleep while reading his book and found himself in a restaurant in Turkey. Kayseri Ravioli caught my attention in the menu that came with delicious food smells. Since he had never eaten this dish before, he asked the waiter how it was made. He listened to the waiter, who said that they used a mortar with minced meat before folding the dough into small squares, then boiled the dough in water and added garlic yogurt and tomato paste sauce while serving it on a plate, and he already gave his order. He wrote Mystic Kayseri Ravioli, which makes his stomach full, in his notebook.

N. Tuba YULCU-Zeki Altındağ İlkokulu-Konya

                                  KAYSERI RAVIOLI

                    Students: H. Kübra, F. Zehra, Ahsen

Paula OLIVARES-Spain

    After eating ravioli, Mystic remembered the delicious Paella he had eaten in Spain before. He sat at a beautiful seaside restaurant on the Spanish coast that day. Mystic was shocked when he realized that the waiter was a funny mouse. The funny mouse had described all the ingredients for this typical Spanish dish. "You'll love our paella, it's rice, fish, seafood, squid, shrimp, tuna .... mmm yummy, yummy!" The explanation of the waiter mouse rang in his ear. Spanish Paella was a delicious meal as well as Ravioli. Mystic continued to walk down the street.

Paula OLIVARES-Spain

                           PAELLA

Students:

Marco

Jorge

Aihnoa

Hilal ERDEM - Atatürk İlkokulu

          Mystic had just left the restaurant when he heard the sounds of drums and flutes coming closer. This was exactly what he wanted. Maybe if he danced a little, his stomach would be relieved. He walked in the direction of the sound and saw young people dancing but he had never seen such a play like this. They were performing by standing upright with their arms spread out and hitting their knees to the ground. They were looking so proud and majestic while they were dancing. Mystic was very excited and he joined them. He had enjoyed very much but his curiosity had grown even more.

Hilal ERDEM                                                     Students: Deniz, Ali, Y. Selim

He had to learn this dance and asked the people next to him. He learned that it was a folk dance called "Zeybek" and the people who were performing Zeybek, called as Efe. They would wear traditional clothes and their figures in Zeybek were telling us the bravery of the Efes.

In order not to forget and to tell his family, he drew Efes' traditional clothes on his notebook.

While he was viewing his drawings in his notebook about Efes' clothes ,suddenly he remembered that he had been in Poland. He had also learned to dance there, and it's name was a Polonaise. Mystic liked this dance because it had 3/4 steps that one long step and two short steps.

Ewelina GAJOS

He danced at noble stages in Krakow costumes. That's why Mystic put on a red cap with a peacock feather and a navy blue coatwhile in Poland . It was great time. He left over there and continued walking slowly.

Batuhan GAZİ

        Mystic saw a large group of people while 

continuing his tour to explore his surroundings. 

Those people were waiting in a long queue. 

Mystic was curious about the queue and he decided to follow it. 

 While following the queue, he suddenly found himself at the gate of a palace , called "Topkapı Palace" and It was a museum. After passing through that huge and impressive gate, he reached the palace garden, It was a very beautiful large garden. In the garden, there were a lot of people from different countries to see the museum. When he saw so many people waiting in front of the museum, Mystic felt more and more excited.  Curiously, he followed  people and started visiting the museum

Batuhan GAZİ         

students: Bünyamin & Zeynep & Almina 

        The inside of museum was much more beautiful than he imagined. There were many sections in the museum that the swords from ancient times, the glamorous and glorious clothes worn by the sultans and their family members, the precious jewels and many historical artifacts.  He could not believe his eyes,  at the moment he saw the precious stone, called Kaşıkçı diamond.  It was the most valuable and unique historical artifact in the museum.  Mystic ended his trip by watching the magnificent view of the Bosphorus from the balcony of the palace and took a photo of the magnificent scenery with his camera to show to his family and friends then he left the museum and continued his adventure...

Rosa Ornella FAPPIANO-Italy

          While walking down the road, Mystic remembered a museum he had visited in Italy last summer. He was greeted by his three Italian friends, Desiree, Lorenzo and Arianna.

 Walking along the “Ponte Vecchio” 

Mystic was amazed by the little 

jewels. Florence was one of the most 

famous art cities in the world and

 they had visited the Uffizi Gallery together with their friends.

        When Mystic saw Michelangelo's “David” in Signoria Square, he was impressed and thought it was a real sculpture. He later learned that it was a copy and that the original was in the Academy Gallery. There was a very long queue in front of the Uffizi Gallery that day, and Mystic was curious about the magnificent paintings in the museum.

Students: Desiree, Lorenzo and Arianna

      There were many statues in the long corridors. Each statue was more beautiful than the other. Mystic had also seen a lot of paintings, but when he got to Botticelli's room, he stood in front of the most famous 

paintings ("la Primavera" and "La nascita di Venere) admiring them. 

He was very happy with his tour in Florence.

   Mystic would never forget the unforgettable 

moments spent at Topkapı Palace and the 

Uffizi Museum.

           Then he kept walking, let's see what other adventures awaited him?

Hasan OKTAN-Zeki Altındağ İlkokulu/Konya

      Mystic was walking down the street on a sunny day and saw some kids playing a game but he had no idea of what they were playing so first,he introduced them to himself and his natural curiosity led him to ask many questions about the game. These kids were very excited , implied the questions about the game in a very friendly manner all  together. Mystic was trying to keep these classic rules in his mind.  "Throw a small stone  into the first square, Hop on one foot into the first empty square, Jump with both feet then turn around, and head back toward the start...

Hasan OKTAN-Zeki Altındağ İlkokulu/Konya

         Mystic really loved the game and they had fun              playing together.                              Hopscotch-Turkey

    When you reach the marked square again, pick up the marker and complete the course.If you miss a square; you lose your turn etc..."

Juan David Pernías AYUSO-Spain

     Actually, when Mystic saw this game, he thought about how similar it was to the Spanish game Rayuela. The number of frames in Rayuela was ten, and other rules were the same as the Turkish game Hopscotch. Mystic also joined the game and had a lot of fun. He didn't win the game but laughed a lot and learned how to play the new game. Then they suddenly heard a sound, looked behind his shoulder, and a wonderful owl appeared out of the tree hole. Mystic took a photograph of the owl and continued on his wa

Juan David Pernías AYUSO-Spain

                                                               Rayuela-Spain

Ülkü KAYA - Atatürk İlkokulu - İSTANBUL

     He wondered and started to watch what happened. A grandfather was showing pictures to the children around him. He was telling about the natural beauties he visited and saw there. He said that every place has its own characteristics.

     He said that he visited many places such as fairy chimneys, Uzun Lake, Pamukkale Travertines, Cappadocia and Manavgat Waterfall. 

      Everyone's smiling and happy made Mystic happy. Meanwhile, he noticed grandfather Mystic's curious gaze and invited him to join them. Mystic also dreamed of being in this beautiful environment and he gladly accepted. He studied the 

photos one by one. This did not forget 

to note his experiences.

Irene KHMELNYTSKA

Seing those beautiful aerostats, Mystic remembered the great Aerostates Festival in the biggest Ukrainian park Oleksandriia in Bila Tserkva town near Kyiv. He remembered that great view, the ponds, the plants, the rare trees and beautiful sculptures. And of course, the joy and the hospitality of people around

Irene KHMELNYTSKA

Funda ŞAHİN - ATATÜRK İLKOKULU- İSTANBUL

  Mystic was very tired. He sat under a tree. He fell asleep while dreaming what he saw. It was midnight. Suddenly he woke up to the voise of a man singing mania with the drum thumping. He was scared. Mystic thought that this drummer waking people up in the middle of the night must have lost his mind. He went to the drummer to satisfy his curiosity. He asked "Why are you waking people up in the middle of the night?" The drummer told him that "We are in the mounth of Ramadan" and "I am waking Muslims up for suhoor meal to fast during day-long." He learned that Muslims stay hungry all day long, prepare delicious tables in the evening to break their fasts. The drummer told him that tomorrow is eid-al-fitr ,it will last three days and children  can wear nice clothes, eat plenty of candies and have fun. Mystic was very happy because he loved holidays and candies so much.

Funda ŞAHİN

Students: İ.Talha, Efe, Asya

Mystic woke up to the sound of children. The children were dressed in their best clothes. He went to them. "Hello, Where Are you going?" he asked. The children said that they were visiting the houses in the neighborhood to celebrate the feast. Mystic joined them.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

  He was surprised to see them to give candy,handkerchiefs and pocket money from the houses they went to together. He learned it was a tradition. One of the children's mother said him to come home. The boy said they were visiting family elders during the feast. He said he could join if he wanted to.Mystic happily accepted.

The boy, his parents and Mystic went to feast visit to their grandfather's House. They kissed her grandparents ' hands and celebrated their feast. Mystic also saw them kissing their grandson, giving them pocket money and candy. He wrote all this in his notebook and left there.

E.Zümra  Sinan  Mert

LEYLA AÇAN

Fadime BAYRAK- Zeki Altındağ İlkokulu- Konya

  Mystic stepped into the crowd and listened to the conversation. During the conversation, a white-bearded grandfather told the story of Nasreddin Hodja. The story was so funny that I wonder who Nasreddin Hodja was? The mystic asked the person next to him curiously. The child next to him "Nasreddin Hodja is a funny person who lived in Akşehir. He made people laugh with his many stories for a long time. One of these is the story that is famous for driving his donkey back." he explained.

Fadime BAYRAK- Zeki Altındağ İlkokulu- Konya

                                                                          Students: 

                                                                              Erva 

                                                                             Esmila  

                                                                          H. Hüseyin

Ayfer SAĞDIÇ Atatürk İlkokulu

    One day when Nasreddin Hodja was going to the mosque with his mullahs,he decided to ride on his donkey backward.The mullahs asked,

   "Why are you riding on the donkey backwards? You must be very uncomfortable!

      He answered,

If you I sat facing forward, you would be behind me.If you went in front of me, I would be behind you.Either way I would not be facing you. So, this is the most logical way!"

      Mystic woke up smiling. He couldn't wait to tell his family about the unique journey he saw in his dream...

Ayfer SAĞDIÇ