École Primaire Tordo                      

   2 avenue  Du Général De Gaulle

   06690 Τουrrette-Levens

    France

22nd Primary School of Athens

Lefkosias str 50

11253

Athens

Ronchèse school

2 rue Spitalieri

06000 NICE

France

VS Waltendorf

Waltendorfer Hauptstraße 17

8010 Graz

Austria

CEIP Plurilingüe Pena de Francia.

Estrada Puxeiros,51

36416 Mos-pontevedra

Spain

Scuola Primaria F.Querini c/oS.D’Acquisto

Via Catalani 9

30171 Mestre - Venezia

Italia

Primary School of Maritsa, 

Rhodes
Greece

2nd Primary School of Ialysos,

 Rhodes, Greece

ETNS

Summer Hill Downs,

Portlaoise,

Co. Laois 

R42HX45

Ireland

The Salmon of Knowlege

Long ago in Ireland, there was a wise old poet named Finnegas who lived beside the River Boyne. He spent many years trying to catch a very special fish called the Salmon of Knowledge.

It was said that whoever ate this salmon would become the wisest person in the world!

One day, a young boy named Fionn came to live with Finnegas to learn from him. Fionn helped the old poet with his work and listened to his stories.

One morning, Finnegas finally caught the Salmon of Knowledge! He was so excited. He told Fionn to cook the fish carefully but warned him,
“Do not eat even one bite!”

Fionn roasted the salmon, but when he touched it to see if it was done, a drop of hot fish oil splashed onto his thumb. Without thinking, Fionn put his thumb in his mouth to cool it.

When Finnegas saw Fionn’s face, he knew at once what had happened.
“The knowledge is yours now, Fionn,” he said kindly.

From that day on, Fionn became the wisest boy in Ireland. He later grew up to be the great hero Fionn Mac Cumhaill, leader of the Fianna.

“Giovannino Perdigiorno” – Gianni Rodari

Once upon a time, there was a boy named Giovannino Perdigiorno.

He was a great traveller: he had visited every country in the world, and even some that are not on the map. Once he arrived in the Land of Sugar Men: they were sweet and kind, buta little rain was enough to melt them like candy. Another time he happened upon the Land of Rubber Men, where everyone bounced happily: no one ever got hurt, but they could neverstand still. Then he visited the Land of Paper Men, who were so light that the wind blew them away, and the Land of Soap Men, who made bubbles when they spoke. Finally, he arrived in the Land of Stone Men: they were strong and hard, but so rigid that they could not even hug each other.

Giovannino realised that in every country there was something beautiful, but also something missing. So he resumed his journey, determined to find a country where people were

neither made of sugar, nor rubber, nor stone...A country where you could laugh, think, hug and dream. And perhaps, who knows, he really did find it.

Giovanni Perdigiorno is a famous story in Italy, written by an important children's writer, Gianni Rodari. The adventures of Giovanni Perdigiorno are a symbolic journey through the imagination that, although it does not have a single moral lesson, conveys values such as curiosity, the search for knowledge and the importance of personal development.

The story of the two mermaids

Once upon a time a boat crashed on the reefs. Some monks working there found it destroyed with a lot of blood and corpses on the deck, but the hold was full of wealth such as gold, silver, jewels, precious woods... They met a young crewman starving which was the only survivor. He told them the story of his adventure on this boat.

"The ship was sailing on the Mediterranean sea for several years, full of precious merchandise. It tried to reach is native village, near Nice in the south France. Suddenly a huge storm was coming and the captain and his boat got lost. For months the crew explored unknown countries and islands to get fresh food and find their way back home.

The monks saw the young sailor starting to cry.... and asked him the reason why. He explained that just before jumping into the sea, the youngest mermaid looked at him and since then he has fallen in love and could never forget her !

A french legend from South of France

Paul Arène, 1895

Name: Ariel Cristal the mermaid

Age: 15 years old

Height: 1m50

hair colour: red and golden

Eyes colour: blue and purple

Dislikes: fishermen

Likes: sea animals and freedom

Flaws: she never sleeps

Strenghts: very fast swimmer

Defining features: she has a silver fish tail, she likes kissing boys, singing and dancing.

The Beans of Pitalugue

Pitalugue, a farmer from Pertuis, goes to sow his last beans.

On the way, he meets his friend Fra and lets himself be drawn into a card game.He loses all his seed and doesn't dare tell his wife, Zoun.To hide it, he pretends to have planted the beans  and tends to his empty field. The neighbors laugh at him because nothing grows. Zoun believes a spell has been cast on their beans.The family boils a pot of old nails to break the curse.

They wrongly accuse Mr. Cougourdan, to whom Pitalugue owes money , of being the sorcerer

But Mr. Cougourdan runs home and, to avoid ridicule, does not seek revenge.

Name: Pitalugue

Age: 40 

Occupations:talking with friends, playing cards and sowing (from time to time)

Address: Pertuis, a small town in the South of France

Favourite food: Beans in tomato sauce

Hobbies: to play cards and pétanque

Best friend: Fra, a good card player

Flaws: laziness, lies

Strengths: friendly, strong

Biggest dream: To be the best card player of the town

                The Legend of Catherine Ségurane 

 Catherine Ségurane was a brave washerwoman. Every day, she washed clothes in the river. One morning 120 galleys appeared on the sea. The terrible pirate Barbarossa came to attack Nice with his soldiers.

The inhabitants were terrified, for the invaders wanted to seize the Castle of Nice. But Catherine was not afraid! She grabbed her laundry beater and ran to the ramparts to defend her city. She struck the soldiers with her beater, then snatched the flag from Barbarossa’s hands before throwing the banner into the sea. Seeing her bravery, the townspeople decided to fight by her side.

 As a cannonball flew toward her, Catherine lifted her skirt and stopped it! The townspeople believed it was a miracle and regained their courage. Then Catherine showed her bottom to the enemies while letting out a wild cry!  The pirates, shocked and frightened, fled at once toward the sea.
 Thanks to Catherine, Nice was saved.
 Since that day, she has become the heroine of the city.
 Today, a street and a middle school bear her name, and a bas-relief can be seen on the last wall of the old ramparts — at the very spot where she made the enemy flee.
In Old Nice, you can still see the real cannonball hanging on a wall, as a reminder of her incredible courage.

Full name: Catherine Ségurane
 Age: We don’t know 

Place of birth: Nice, Duchy of Savoy (now France)

Occupation: Washerwoman

Physical appearance: Strong and not very pretty.

Strengths: Brave, determined, fearless, inspiring.

Flaws: Impulsive, rough, wild.

Qualities: Courageous, independent, energetic, proud.

Likes: Protecting her city, working hard.

Dislikes: Invaders, injustice.

Tower of Hercules

The construction of this lighthouse is linked to a variety of legends and stories that have been passed down through the centuries. The best-known are those related to Hercules, whose name has been given to the Tower. It was Alfonso X the Wise who in the 13th century passed along the ancient myths of Hercules. After three days of battle, Hercules defeated the giant Geryon who had subjugated the people. After burying the severed head of his enemy, the hero declared that a tower should be built on that spot and a city established.

This city should be named Crunia, in honor of the first woman who had lived in the location. Her nephew Espán, after being named as lord of Spain, began to construct the Lighthouse Tower, providing it with an oil lamp with a flame that could never be extinguished.

Name: Hercules

Height: Tall and well-built   

Hair:  Curly hair  and a thick beard 

Likes: Adventures and hunt

Flaws: Anger

Strengths: superhuman agility, endurance, reflexes

Others: He wore the lion skin he killed and carried a club

THE ORIGIN OF THE GRAZ CASTLE 

             AND CALVARY HILL

Once upon a time, many people gathered on the Schöckel and talked about the beauty and wonders of the magnificent green Styrian countryside. A gamekeeper's assistant dressed in green, who had approached unnoticed and listened for a while, laughed and said: ‘You love your land, your Schöckel, but it is only a dwarf compared to the great Rigi in Switzerland. If you like, I will erect three cones like the Schöckel here within 24 hours, but the first person to climb this triple-whitewashed rock must belong to me.’

The honest country folk thought the stranger was a braggart who was just trying to make fun of them, and jokingly agreed to his strange request. Suddenly, a black cloud rose before their eyes on the distant horizon, climbing higher and higher with tremendous speed and soon covering the Schöckel and the entire Mur Valley. Lightning flashed through the air, violent thunderclaps rumbled, and a terrible storm arose and tore the cloud in two. The hunter's figure grew longer and longer, rising higher and higher into the air, accompanied by numerous flashes of lightning, and flew southwards, whizzing and sparking.

The green hunter was none other than the devil. He hurried to Africa, where he shook the monstrous Moon Mountains with the terrible force of all his hellish powers, broke off a huge mass of rock and loaded it onto his back. Then he turned back and raced back to Styria. As the devil flew over Wildon, a procession was passing through the valley below; it was Easter week. The prince of hell remembered that he had no power during this holy time. He hurled the rock from his shoulder down onto the Mur Valley with such force that it split into two pieces; which rolled towards the Mur and came to rest on its banks. The larger of the two is now Schloßberg, and the smaller is Kalvarienberg. But the devil, furious at the failure of his efforts, dug a large hole in the Schöckel and drove through it into hell.

Name: Teufel

Age: ancient

Height: big

Hair colour: black like Schloßberg tunnels

Dislikes: Easter

Likes: winning a soul and a  territory

Flaws: no power during the holy time

Strengths: a strategic mind

    In the 14th century, a few years after the conquest of Rhodes by the Knights, and while they had transformed the city into one of the most heavily fortified in Europe, the enemy was from within!

    A beast on the rocks above the city was devouring shepherds and pilgrims. The beast was shaped like a large horse, it was ferocious, its head looked like a snake, its breath burned like fire and it had huge teeth. It had hard scaly skin and two membranous wings!

    It was called “The Dragon of Rhodes”. It hid on the slope of the hill of Agios Stefanos and the pilgrimage to the chapel of Agios Stefanos, on the hill above its nest, was particularly dangerous. For this reason, the point where it nested was called “Mall Passo”, that is, “Bad Passage” and was in today’s Monte Smith. No one dared to face it and all the Knights who tried to exterminate it failed.

    Grand Master Villeneuve, by decree, forbade anyone to pass through this passage or attempt to confront it. No one dared to approach it anymore except the young knight De Gozon.

The legend of the dragon of Rhodes

 The knight asked for a year's leave, retired to his father's castle in France, asked for and had an effigy of the Dragon made for him and, together with his dogs and horse, trained to exterminate it.

    De Gozon, returning to Rhodes, managed to kill the dragon, at the risk of his life. From then on, the “Bad Pass” was called “Bell Passo” meaning Good Passage.

    But the young knight had defied the order. Although his victorious return was followed by celebrations from the crowd, who urged him to be rewarded for his heroic deed, the Grand Master punished him. But he became a hero to the people! The crowd pressed and he was eventually pardoned and promoted to viceroy of the island.

    De Gozon succeeded Villeneuve when he died and became Grand Master. Today, the courageous Knight's tombstone survives in the Cluny Museum in France, where he is inscribed as "The Dragon Slayer."

Snow White by Gebrüder Grimm

(Schneewittchen von den Gebrüdern Grimm)

Once upon a time there was a beautiful girl, called Snow White. Her father was the kind and her stepmother was the queen. The queen had a magic mirror. Every day the queen looked into the mirror and said: “Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?” Every day the mirror replied: “You are the fairest of them all.” But one day the magic mirror said: “Snow White is the fairest of them all." The queen was very angry. The queen sent Snow White out into the woods with a huntsman. The queen told the huntsman to kill Snow White, but the huntsman felt sorry for Snow White. He did not kill her. The huntsman let Snow White run away. Snow White ran into the woods. She found a little house. Snow White went into the house. Inside there were seven little beds. Snow White fell asleep on one of the beds. When Snow White woke up, she saw seven dwarves. The dwarves said: “This is our house. What are you doing here?”

“I am frightened”, said Snow White. Snow White asked the dwarves to help her. The dwarves said that Snow White could live in their house. They all lived happily together. The queen thought Snow White was dead. She said: “Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?” The magic mirror said: “Snow White is still the fairest of them all.” The queen was very angry. She put a magic spell on an apple and dressed up as an old lady. She went into the woods. She knocked at the door of the little house and Snow White opened the door. The queen gave the apple to Snow White. Snow White bit the apple. She fell down. It was as if she was dead. The queen was very happy. The dwarves put Snow White into a glass coffin. One day a handsome prince rode by. The prince thought Snow White was very beautiful and kissed her. Snow White woke up. She was not dead after all. The wicked queen ran away and had never been seen again. Snow White and the prince lived happily ever after. So did the seven dwarves.

Charcter Fact File Snow White

Full name:       Snow White

Age:                   12

Hight:                1,50m

Hair colour:     pitch black

Eye colour:      brown

Likes:                 little houses

Dislikes:            unfriendly adults

A fairy tale from Germany

Character from "Song of the Sea tale"

Name: Cù

Age: 10 years old

Height: a big dog, almost as a pony, Saoirse can ride him

Hair colour: grey and white

Likes: Ben, Saoise

Dislikes: to be separated from the children

Defining features: he was able to find his way all across Ireland to find the children and bring them back home

Strenghts: extremely loyal, very strong

    Song of the sea

  This is a story in the magic world and the human world.

  One evening, a woman, Bruna, brings a shell to her son and she leaves him. A few years after, Saoïrse, Ben’s sister, the son of Bruna, steals the shell and plays music with it. Suddenly, small lights drives Saoïrse to a white coat. Ben and Saoïrse’s grandmother takes them in a far town, but without their dog, Cù.

   One day, an afternoon, Saoïrse plays music and the lights let the children enter into the magic world. Macha, a terrible witch, attacks and takes the emotions from magic people turning them into stones. Macha’s owls help her by chasing magic people. Ben and Saoïrse run away to escape from the owls. Here, the adventures are going to start …

Ben takes the map , and the two kids take the road to return to their house located in a lighthouse. Later, plants start to move ; it is the dog ! Suddenly, it starts to rain,they go to a small house . Saoïrse jumps into a small pool. The dog, wants to help her , jumps as well and Ben has to go with them. Ben ends up in a cave where an old man is present. 

The man tells him how to find Saoïrse . To find her, Ben goes to Macha’s house, the witch . He runs to the first floor and finds Saoïrse . He plays music with the shell  and frees all the emotions. Then, Ben and Saoïrse return to their house and search for the selkie coat but their dad throwed it in the sea . When they find the coat , Saoïrse sings a song to free all the people from the magic world.

An Irish tale from the 5th graders of Ronchèse school, Nice FRANCE

              Hercules and the Nemean Lion

Once upon a time there was a hero called Hercules. Hercules was half God and half human. His mother was Alcmene and his father was Zeus, the father of Gods and also he had a brother named Ifikles. Hercules was very strong, fair to everyone, helped people and he killed mythological monsters.

One day, Hercules and his brother, who was still a baby, were sleeping in their room. Then, Hera send snakes to kill him. Little Hercules opens hiw eyes and without fear grabs the snakes with his hands and strangle the snakes.

When Hercules grew up, he went to king's Evrysthea throne to serve him. The ordered him to make twelve very hard and dangerous labors.

The fisrt labor of Hercules was to kill the Nemean Lion. The Lion was very strong, he had brown mane, very sharp teeth, skin so hard and no one could to kill him. Hercules went to find the lion that was hiding in the cave. He went to the cave and he was trying to kill the lion.  Then Hercules hit the lion with his club. They fought for a long time and in the end Hercules grabbed it by the neck and strangled it. In the end, he took its skin and used it as armor.