The umberella's man

Once upon a time, there was a man who was given an umbrella by his grandfather, who died suddenly without any obvious reasons and his last words were: “This is not a normal umbrella, dear; you always have to carry it with you, since this is a lucky umbrella”.
The young man promised him that he would carry it everywhere, but in the bottom of his heart, he thought: “Oh, shit, I have to carry it all the time! People will laugh at me…” And that is what happened because it is strange seeing a man carrying an umbrella even when it is sunny.
This is the reason why the man was called the “Umbrella’s man”. And tired of the gossiping, he decided to go away and forget all, obviously, accompanied with his lucky umbrella.
After thinking a lot about where to go, he decided to go to India, since it is far away and people there, are more tolerant. He travelled for ten hours in a plane and he arrived in India, where a guide was waiting for him. He had paid for the trip with the only worth thing his grandfather had given him, a little money. And this is the beginning of the trip.
Both men entered the thick jungle with the lucky umbrella, of course.
- Damn it!! The umbrella has got hold of a branch! – Suddenly, they slipped and fell down through the waterfall, and because the man broke his leg, he decided to give the famous umbrella to the guide and forget everything. The guide accepted and realised immediately that the umbrella was an ancient worthy object, so, he sold it to a museum, won a huge amount of money and, nowadays, if you go to the most famous India’s museum, you will find it there and it is said that if you touch it, you will be lucky for the rest of your life.
The young man, who came back to Spain, regretted it for the rest of his life, of course.

Umbrella's story

Once upon a time, there were two brothers who lived in a small village in India, near a lake.

One day, the young brother said that he wanted to go near the waterfall where he used to go with his mother to have a walk when he was five years old.

It was a challenge for him because his mum died ten years ago, due to slipping into the water.

So, his brother accompanied him in his journey, because he dared to go to the waterfall alone.

It was a rainy day, so they were carrying an umbrella with them.

When they were crossing the lake, the young man slipped in the same rock as his mother, but his brother helped and saved him. They felt happy, because they thought that it was a miracle of their mother, to protect them.

Nowadays, when they explain their story to their friends and family, it seems incredible, so the others think that they are alive thanks to the umbrella.

Elena and Anna

Time for writing

We have all had "a jealous moment" in the past and will probably have some others in the future. Write about it and share it with others. They might have had the same feeling as you.

Role Play

Make up a dialogue between a travel agent and a client
A: travel agent. Try to please your client by finding the most suitable campsite to his/her needs. Use the list of campsites in your anthology.
B: client. You are starting your holiday on October 1st. You are looking for a quiet campsite. You are interested in fishing. It should be affordable. You are travelling with a friend.
Once you have planned your performance, you will have to record it on a cassette recorder for the class to listen to it later.(take care of your pronunciation).

A new task

We have learnt about Good Camping Citizenship. We have read about what to do to become a good outdoor citizen.
Your next task will be to think about what the rules are to become a good tourist (in the town). Can you list them?

A New Section

Below the archive entries you will find a new section on recommended websites. I hope you find them interesting and useful.

Hope uou've had a wonderful experience in Egypt

Now, you've probably come back from Egypt. I'm sure you must have hundreds of stories to tell us about your trip. We are all dying to hear from you !

Choose the nicest picture of all ( only one) and get ready to tell us what it is about and what happened that day. Why did you choose that picture?

See you on Tuesday !