AN E-TWINNING PROJECTAN E-TWINNING PROJECT

PRESENT BY:PRESENT BY:

Chiliomodi΄s High School,GreeceInstituto Comprensivo D'Onofrio

Ferrandina, Italy

IES Aguadulce, Spain

Once Once upon a timeupon a time

there was a there was a kingking

and a queenand a queen

whowho

reigned a rich place withreigned a rich place with

wisdom . wisdom .

They lived in a wonderful towerThey lived in a wonderful tower

It was surrounded with a beautiful thick It was surrounded with a beautiful thick forest………forest………

………………which spread to the sea.which spread to the sea.

Quite often you could see the peasants cutting Quite often you could see the peasants cutting wood or picking up herbs and wild fruit.wood or picking up herbs and wild fruit.

There were also rich grapevines and olive There were also rich grapevines and olive groves and people were happy to take care of groves and people were happy to take care of

them.them.

In spring, they trimmed the vines and the olive In spring, they trimmed the vines and the olive trees and they dug the fields and in summer,trees and they dug the fields and in summer,

…….they grew tomatoes and vegetables , they .they grew tomatoes and vegetables , they harvested the grains and the grapes towards the harvested the grains and the grapes towards the end of summer until the mid of autumn.end of summer until the mid of autumn.

Ploughing and sowing of grains, harvesting Ploughing and sowing of grains, harvesting olives and pruning were some of the most olives and pruning were some of the most

important pieces of work for people.important pieces of work for people.

Others were shepherds and made cheese and Others were shepherds and made cheese and yoghurt , took care of beehives and produced yoghurt , took care of beehives and produced

honeyhoney. .

The villages and towns were full of people working and being busy as bees. There were a lot of technicians in their workshops: carpenters, blacksmiths, tailors, barrel makers, shoe makers and saddle makers. The kingdom was full of life.

The king and queen’s happiness was going to The king and queen’s happiness was going to complete with a baby. They wanted one so much complete with a baby. They wanted one so much for so long. One day the queen went to the forest for so long. One day the queen went to the forest and while she was sitting under an oak tree, a fairy and while she was sitting under an oak tree, a fairy appeared and said : ‘Your wish will become appeared and said : ‘Your wish will become

true. You will have a daughter this year.’true. You will have a daughter this year.’

Indeed, a year later, the queen gave birth to a beautiful little girl !

The king organized a big The king organized a big celebration. He invited celebration. He invited his relatives and friends his relatives and friends and above all…and above all…

…………he invited the 13 fairies of his kingdom. However, he didn’t he invited the 13 fairies of his kingdom. However, he didn’t invite one of them, which was wicked and everybody was invite one of them, which was wicked and everybody was afraid of her. The celebration was really great.afraid of her. The celebration was really great.

At the end of it, the fairies came one by one and gave the baby gifts: beauty, wealth and when they finished with their gifts, the little girl would have anything a person could wish for in this world.

The 12th fairy who would give her a long life was about to come, but suddenly, the 13th appeared full of anger. She came to avenge the king for not having invited her and she shouted:

‘when the king’s daughter becomes 15, a needle will prick her and she will die!’

Everybody was speechless. Then, the 12th fairy Everybody was speechless. Then, the 12th fairy who hadn’t given her gift yet said: ‘She won’t die, who hadn’t given her gift yet said: ‘She won’t die, but she and the whole kingdom will fall into a deep but she and the whole kingdom will fall into a deep sleep for 100 years. Then, only the sleep for 100 years. Then, only the power of love power of love

will break the spell.’will break the spell.’

The king and the queen ordered that all the needles in The king and the queen ordered that all the needles in the kingdom be destroyed so that they could protect the kingdom be destroyed so that they could protect their daughter.their daughter.

The girl grew up and she had all the gifts she was given by the fairies .

She was beautiful, polite and kind…She was beautiful, polite and kind…

…… ……she played with peasants’ children , she played with peasants’ children ,

……………………she took long walks in the vineyards,she took long walks in the vineyards,

…………she watched people work and she often helped she watched people work and she often helped them or she ate bread, cheese and olives under the them or she ate bread, cheese and olives under the trees with themtrees with them..

She liked riding a little donkey and she went to

the water source together with the women.

At the funfairs, she danced and jumped over

the fires she and her friends had lit.

When the girl became 15 and while she was When the girl became 15 and while she was wandering round the palace, she found herself wandering round the palace, she found herself out out of an isolated tower. of an isolated tower.

She went upstairs and saw a small door with an old rusted key. She turned the key, opened the door and there she saw an old woman knitting.

The curious young princess asked her what it was that she held and asked if she could learn how to knit.

But when she took the needle into her hands, it But when she took the needle into her hands, it pricked her and she immediately fell into a deep pricked her and she immediately fell into a deep sleep on a bed which was next to her. sleep on a bed which was next to her.

The whole kingdom fell asleep. The king The whole kingdom fell asleep. The king and the queen slept in the big lounge, the and the queen slept in the big lounge, the servants at work, even the horsesservants at work, even the horses

at the stables, the dogs in at the stables, the dogs in the yard and the the yard and the pigeons on the roof.pigeons on the roof.

The tree leaves didn’t move. The food at homes The tree leaves didn’t move. The food at homes was left half –baked , the mills stopped grinding was left half –baked , the mills stopped grinding and the water stopped flowing.and the water stopped flowing.

So, 100 years passed. The people who lived nearby So, 100 years passed. The people who lived nearby couldn’t remember anymore the happy kingdom, couldn’t remember anymore the happy kingdom, which was covered in thick thorny bushes and was which was covered in thick thorny bushes and was inaccessible. inaccessible.

A frightening peace spread all over the A frightening peace spread all over the kingdom.kingdom.

Then, a brave young prince appeared. He came because he had been hunting rabbits and wild birds. He had tied his horse at an inn and he chatted with the locals. They told him to take another road because of the thick forest. Someone had heard that at the heart of this forest, there was a kingdom with a sleeping princess.

The young man said: ‘I want to see this place. I ‘m not

scared. And if there is a sleeping beauty, I will wake her up’ !!

And so he did. Brave as he was, he managed And so he did. Brave as he was, he managed to walk through the thick forest……to walk through the thick forest……

…………and he was really surprised to discover and he was really surprised to discover the sleeping kingdom.the sleeping kingdom.

He looked for the princess and found her. He was He looked for the princess and found her. He was dazzled by her beauty , he cried and when he dazzled by her beauty , he cried and when he thought that this girl would be sleeping for ever, his thought that this girl would be sleeping for ever, his

heart broke. He bended and gave her a kiss.!heart broke. He bended and gave her a kiss.!

Then, the girl woke up and the spell broke! Slowly, Then, the girl woke up and the spell broke! Slowly, everybody one by one woke up and looked at each everybody one by one woke up and looked at each

other puzzled.other puzzled.

Life started again from the point it had stopped. Life started again from the point it had stopped. The king was happy and decided to marry his The king was happy and decided to marry his daughter with the young prince. There was a big daughter with the young prince. There was a big feast and all the citizens of the kingdom were feast and all the citizens of the kingdom were invited. They ate, drank, sang and danced with invited. They ate, drank, sang and danced with

great pleasure.great pleasure.

PHOTOSPHOTOS4. Places, Italy

5. Places, Spain

Catedral, Spain

Alcazaba, Spain

6. The wood, Italy

7.Cabo de Gata- Níjar Natural park Andalucia, Spain

Aguadulce,Spain

8. Cutting the greens,Greece

9.Harvest of grapes,Greece

10. Olive trees, Greece

11. Clicking grapes

Choosing pears

12. Rutting

13. Sheep grazing,Greece

14. Shoe maker,Greece

Making barrels,Greece

Pottery,Greece

15. Oak trees,Greece

16. Mother and baby, Greece

17. School performances, Greece

Easter traditional food, Greece

18. School performances, Greece

21. Donana. Sara Ortega Ruiz,Spain

22. The Queen, Italy

PHOTOSPHOTOS

23. The princess, Italy

24. Embroidery

25.Children playing, Italy

Greek traditional dance, Greece

Costa naturale, Italy

26. Olive trees, Greece

27. Baking the bread in a traditional way,Greece

28. Faucet , Stefani Korinthos, Greece

29. Tower, Chiliomodi Korinthos,Greece

30. Making baskets,Greece

Gore, Greece

31. The sleeping beauty, Italy

32. Salerno-campanile, Italy

Fuento peces, Spain

33. Graciela Piedra Molina, Spain

Tabernas, Spain

Cabo de gata, Spain

Doxa lake, Greece

34. Maite, Spain

35. Apricot trees, Greece

37. paesaggio-Italy

Cabo de Gata-Níjar.Natural park Andalucia,Spain

38,Agionori Castle, Greece

Ancient Korinthos, Greece

39. An eagle

40. Waking up, Italy

41. Harp in the moonlight, Greece

Songs

Conde olinos, instrumental, SpainQuanto sei bella, instrumental, SpainMilo mou kokkino, Greek song by

Spanish pupilRosignol, Spanish song by Greek pupilYpne pou pairneis ta paidia, GreeceSimera gamos ginetai, Greece

Teachers

Kornilia Kountouri, Chiliomodi΄s High School, Greece

Konstantina Drakou, Chiliomodi΄s High School, Greece

Vassiliki Seni, Chiliomodi΄s High School,Greece

Livia Casamassima, Instituto Comprensivo D'OnofrioFerrandina, Italy

Almudena Tovar, IES Aguadulce,Spain