turkey story - the secret of the forest

8/8/2019 Turkey Story - The secret of the forest

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Povestea Turciei

Secretul pduriiThe secret of

the forest

ORMANIN SIRRI

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Wow, this place is great! Its so good that we have decided to come here said Aye.

Aye and Mehmet had come to atalca to have a picnic with their families and friends

from their school. It was May and the weather was great.

Look! everybody is having fun said Aye pointing out their friends who were

playing with a ball and making a fire.

I know even more enjoyable things to do, uttered Mehmet in a mood of excitement. They exchanged glances

for a while and Mehmet said, lets explore the forest.While they were walking through the depths of the forest, Mehmet tripped over a stone and was about to fall.

When he looked back, he realised that it wasnt a stone but castanets. He held them in bewilderment and with

the rhythmic sound that came from the castanets , everything began to change and they found themselves...

-Oh, locul acesta este minunat! mi pare att de

bine c ne-am hotrt s venim aici, a spus Ayse.

Ayse i Mehmet veniser la Catalca la picnic cufamiliile lor i prietenii de la coal. Era luna mai i

vremea era minunat.

-Uite! Toat lumea se distreaz de minune, spuse

Ayse, artnd spre prietenii care se jucau cu o minge sau

fceau focul.

-Eu tiu nite lucruri i mai plcute pe care le

putem face, spuse Mehmet entuziasmat.

Copiii s-au uitat unul la celalalt i Mehmet spuse:

-S mergem s explorm pdurea.n timp ce ei se plimbau prin pdure, Mehmet s-a

mpiedicat de o piatr i era ct pe-aci s cad. Cnd s-a uitat

napoi, i-a dat seama c nu era o piatr, ci erau nite

castaniete. Le-a luat mirat n mn i, n sunetul ritmic al

castanietelor, totul a nceput s se schimbe n jurul lor i ei s-

au trezit n...

Buras harika bir yer. yi ki buraya gelmeye karar verdik dedi Aye.

Aye ve Mehmet aileleri ve okuldan arkadalaryla atalcaya piknie gelmilerdi. Mays ayyd ve hava harikayd.

Bak! Herkes eleniyor dedi Aye top oynayan ve ate yakan arkadalarn gstererek.

Bundan daha elenceli eyler biliyorum dedi Mehmet heyecanla. Bir sre baktlar ve Mehmet

Hadi orman kefedelim dedi.

Ormann derinliklerine doru yrrlerken Mehmet bir taa takld ve az kalsn decekti. Geri dnp

baktnda onun bir ta deil kastanyet olduunu fark etti. aknlk iinde onlar eline ald ve kastanyetlerden gelen

ritmik sesle her ey deimeye balad ve kendilerini...

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...in a country called Spain. The children discovered the beauty that was there. But

Mehmet was not distracted, and was thinking about the power of these strange giant

castanets. Initially the castanets were red in Turkey and now they had turned yellow. Why

was that?. The children visited many communities all over Spain, even Madrid, the capital of Spain, but the kind

of rocks shown on the castanets were in Catalonia, Girona, so the children tried to go there. Mehmet and Ayse

wanted to go back home.In the AVE (train) they met a man called Juan.

He told them: "In Catalonia there is a strange forest. These rocks have so much moss that it is not difficult to

find the place they come from." The children climbed on top of the mountain, Monserrat. They started to hear

the same sound as before. It was the castanets, and suddenly they were transported ...

...ntr-o ar numit Spania. Copiii au descoperit multe lucruri interesante acolo. Dar Mehmet nu s-a lsat distras

i se gndea la puterea acestor ciudate castaniete. La nceput, n Turcia, ele erau roii i acum deveniser

galbene. Oare de ce? Copiii au vizitat multe orae n Spania, chiar i Madrid, capitala Spaniei, dar tipul acesta de

pietre se gsea numai n Catalonia, Girona, deci copiii au ncercat s mearg acolo.

Mehmet i Ayse vroiau s se ntoarc acas.

n tren ei au ntlnit un om, Juan. El le-a spus: n Catalonia este o pdure ciudat; pietrele acestea au atat de

mult muchi pe ele nct nu este greu s gsii locul de unde vin.

Copiii au urcat pe vrful muntelui Monserrat. Deodat au nceput s aud acelai sunet, erau castanietele, i dintr

-o dat au fost transportai...

spanya denen lkede buldular.

ocuklar oradaki gzellii kefettiler.

Ama Mehmet armamt ve bu

muazzam kastanyetlerin gcndnyordu. Balangta Trkiyede

kastanyetler krmzyd ve imdi sarya

dnmt. Niin byle olmutu?

ocuklar spanyada birok yeri

spanyann bakenti Madridi dahi

gezmilerdi ama kastanyetlerin zerinde

grlen bu tarz talar sadece Girona,

Katalonya da vard.Bu yzden ocuklar oraya gitmeye

altlar. Mehmet ve Aye eve geridnmek istediler.

Trende Juan adnda bir adamla karlatlar.

Onlara Katalonyada garip bir orman var. Bu kayalarda yle ok yosun var ki onlarn geldii yeri

bulmanz zor deil dedi. ocuklar Monserrat dana trmandlar. Ayn sesi duymaya baladlar. Ses

kastanyetlerden geliyordu ve aniden

Portekize gtrldler.

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When they heard

the sound of the castanets

that had changed colour (on

one side green, on the other side red and yellow in

middle), they were transported to Portugal. But there

was an error in the transporting process. Instead theywent to a beautiful place, whose name, in Portuguese,

means planted by the sea. They met in a huge

labyrinth garden. And now? They wondered which

way they should go? Everything was like an enigma to

solve. But calmly they were answered those big earth

enigmas: why do we have the seasons of the year?

Why dont the stars fall from the sky? ...And so many

others. Step by

step they came to

the end of the

labyrinth, and

surprise, surprise,

a w onde r fu l ,

co loured and

typical Portuguese cockerel was expecting them, with

a large smile. It was the Portuguese Barcelos

cockerel.

He happily sang:

-Congratulations! You were amazing! Thats why I

gave you these blue and red castanets.

When the children picked up the castanets, instead of

the traditional sound, they heard a big dlim! Dlam!

and a sound of a bell clanging. They looked carefully

and they saw, in the middle of the castanets, a

wonderful English monument - Big Ben.

n Portugalia, ntr-un loc minunat care n portughez

nsemna aezat lng mare iar castanietele ischimbaser din nou culoarea (acum erau verde, rosu si galben). Se aflau ntr-un loc minunat, o uria grdin

sub form de labirint. i acum? Pe unde ar trebui sa mearg? Totul era o enigm ce trebuia rezolvat. Calm, ei au

raspuns la toate intrebarile: De ce avem patru anotimpuri ntr-un an?, De ce nu cad stelele din cer? ...i multe,

multe altele. Pas cu pas, rspunznd la ntrebri, ei s-au apropiat de sfritul labirintului, i, surpriza surprizelor,

acolo i astepta zmbind larg, un coco portughez frumos colorat care le spuse:

Felicitri! Ai fost uimitori! De aceea v colorez aceste castaniete n rou i albastru. Cnd au luat din

nou castanietele, n loc de sunetul cunoscut, au auzit un dlim! Dlam! i sunetul unui clopoel. S-au uitat cu

atenie i, n mijlocul castanietelor, au vzut un minunat monument un

Renk deitiren(bir

taraf yeil bir taraf krmz

ve ortas sar) kastanyetlerin

s e s i n i d u y d u k l a r n d a ,

Portekize nlandlar. Fakat

nlanma srecinde bir hata vard. Gidecekleri yeryerine, Portekizcede denizin yetitirdii yer anlamna

gelen gzel bir yere gittiler. Byk, labirent eklinde

bir baheyle karlatlar.

Ve imdi? Hangi yoldan gitmelilerdi? Her ey

zlecek bir bulmaca gibiydi. Fakat sakin bir ekilde

dnyann byk bulmacalarna cevap veriliyordu:

niin mevsimler var? Niin yldzlar gkyznden

dmyor?

Ve daha biroklar. Adm adm labirentin sonuna

geldiler ve byk srpriz onlar renkli ve harikatipik bir Portekiz horozu bekliyordu.

Portekiz Barcelo horozuydu. Ve neeli bir ekilde;

Tebrikler! Harikasnz! Bu yzden size bu mavi ve

krmz kastanyetleri veriyorum.

Kastanyetleri aldklarnda geleneksel ses yerine,

byk bir tik tak! sesi ve bir ann tngrtsn

duydular. Dikkatlice baktklarnda kastenyellerin

ortasnda harika ngiliz eseri Big Beni grdler.Ve

birdenbire baka bir lkeye nlandlar.

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As they landed on the

ground they realised that

they were in London,

Englands capital city. What a fabulous place it was! In

front of them was a huge tower with a clock on it and

when it was time, a beautiful sound of bells could be

heard all over the city.Mehmet and Aye couldnt believe how busy

London was with big red buses and black taxis

zooming past.

They walked around the crowded streets and were

amazed by the lights and sounds of the city. In the

distance, near the flowing river Thames, they could see

a strange wheel turning in the sky. It had coloured

lights and pods where people sat to look at the view.

As they got to the top of the wheel, they noticed a

thing rolled up like a treasure map.

They opened it and saw

that it was a white flag

with a blue cross on it.

They heard the tapping

sound of the castanets

a nd the y found

themselves in a strange

and foreign land....

Cnd au aterizat i-au dat seama c sunt n Londra, capitala Angliei. Ce loc extraordinar! n faa lor era

un turn uria cu un ceas n vrf care la ore fixe cnta melodios.

Lui Mehmet i Ayse nu le venea sa cread ce aglomerat era oraul: cu autobuze mari, roii i taxiuri

negre care treceau n vitez pe lang ei. S-au plimbat pe strzile aglomerate i au fost uimii de luminile i

sunetele oraului. Undeva n apropiere, lng rul Tamisa, au vzut o roat mare i ciudat. Avea luminie

colorate i nite capsule din care oamenii puteau vedea panorama oraului. Cnd au ajuns n vrful roii , ei au

observat ceva nfurat ca o hart a unei comori. Au desfcut-o i au vzut c era un steag alb cu o cruce

albastr pe el. Ei au auzit sunetul castanietelor i s-au trezit ntr-o ar strin...

Yere indiklerinde ngilterenin bakenti

Londrada olduklarn fark ettiler. Ne ahane bir yer.

nlerinde, zerinde saat olan byk bir kule vard ve

zaman geldiinde zillerin gzel sesi tm ehirden

duyulabiliyordu.

Aye ve Mehmet Londrann krmz

otobsler ve siyah taksilerin geileriyle bu kadar

youn oluuna inanamadlar. Kalabalk sokaklarda

yrdler, ehrin k ve sesleriyle bylendiler.

Uzakta, akan Thames nehrinin yannda gkyznde

dnen garip bir tekerlek grebiliyorlard. Renkli

klar ve insanlarn manzara izlemek iin oturduklar

blmeler vard. En tepeye ktklarnda, hazine

haritas gibi sarlm bir ey fark ettiler. Onu atlar ve

zerinde mavi ha olan beyaz bir bayrak grdler.

Kastanyetlerin tkrtsn duydular. Kendilerini garipve yabanc bir diyarda buldular.

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Mehmed and Ayse stood in the market place. It was full of noisy, happy

people. Some people had the same kind of white hats, some people had wigs on their

heads and some people had a funny mask on their face. The finnish flag was flying in

the flag-staff. There was a lot of things to buy; balloons, t-shirt, masks, food, sweets

etc.

Mehmed and Ayse felt hungry so they bought some mead and donuts. The salesman told them that the

finns were having their May celebration.Mehmed and Ayse decided to buy a balloon. They chose a blue balloon with a picture of Moomin on it.

The market place was crowded. Suddenly Mehmed stumbled and their beautiful balloon escaped into the

sky...

Mehmet i Ayse au ajuns ntr-o pia. Era

plin de oameni bucuroi i glgioi. Aveau plrii

albe de hrtie, unii purtau peruci i alii aveau mti pefee. Steagul Finlandei flutura pe un

suport nalt n pia. Erau o mulime de

lucruri ce se puteau cumpra de la

vnztorii ambulani- tricouri, mncare,

mti i baloane.

Mehmet i Ayse au simit c le

este foame i au cumprat nite carne i

gogoi. Vnztorul le-a spus c

finlandezii srbtoreau primvara, n

luna mai.

Cei doi copii au vrut s

cumpere i un balon i au ales un balon

albastru, cu imaginea lui Moomin.

ntruct piaa era foarte aglomerat,

copiii au scpat dintr-o dat balonul

care a plutit uor catre cer...

Mehmet ve Aye markette durdular. Buras neeli

ve grltc insanlarla doluydu. Baz insanlar ayn tip

beyaz apka giyiyorlard, bazlarnn balarnda peruk ve

bazlarnn yznde komik maskeler vard. Fin bayra

gnderde dalgalanyordu. Satn alnacak ok ey vard;

balonlar, tirtler, maskeler, yiyecek, tatllar

Mehmet ve Aye acktklarn hissettiler. Biraz

bal likr ve rek satn aldlar. Satc onlara

Finlandiyallarn Mays kutlamalar yaptklarn syledi.

Mehmet ve Aye balon almaya karar verdiler.

zerinde Moomin(Fin yazar Tove Janssonn yaratt

izgi kahraman) resmi olan mavi bir balon setiler.

Market kalabalkt. Aniden Mehmet sendeledi ve gzel

balonlar gkyzne doru utu.

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Suddenly, the balloon

exploded and the castanets fell

down from the sky. They heard

the familiar sound of the casta-

nets and everything began to change

They were next to a stream of ice water. When

they looked around them, there were only mountains.

Mehmet was disappointed. Where was the road?They

took a small trail and arrived in front of a house with a

red roof. It was a school where they saw pupils learning

multiplication.

Ayse asked one pupil: Hello! Whats your name?

My name is Jean-Franois. Where do you come from?

They told him their story and asked,

Where is the nearest road?

o t marmail! Na point de route!

Mehmet and Ayse didnt understand anything. Then theteacher explained to them that there was no road to

Mafate, but they could take the helicopter.

They got into the helicopter which flew over the

island. During their journey they saw a volcano, Cilaos,

Salazie The helicopter left them in Etang Sals forest.

They heard some music and headed towards the musi-

cians.

Would you like to play some music? asked one musi-

cian, giving them a package.

When Ayse and Mehmet opened the packagethey were surprised to see the castanets. They were blue,

red and white. Suddenly, the white became yellow and

everything began to revolve around them and the forest

disappeared

Aniden balon patlad ve kastanyetler

gkyznden yere dt. Kastanyetlerin tandk

sesini duydular ve her ey deimeye balad.

Akntnn yanndalard, etrafa bakndlar. Sadece

dalar vard. Mehmet hayal krklna uramt.

Yol neredeydi?

Bir patikadan yrdler ve krmz atl bir

evin nne vardlar. O bir okuldu, arpma renen

rencileri grdler. Aye bir renciye sordu.:

Merhaba! Adn ne?

Benim adm Jean-Franois. Nereden geliyorsunuz?

Ona hikayelerini anlattlar ve sordular

en yakn yol nerede?

o t marmail! Na point de route!

Mehmet ve Aye hibir ey anlamadlar

sonra retmen onlara Mafateye yol olmadnancak helikoptere binebileceklerini aklad.

Helikoptere bindiler ve aday geerek utular.

Yolculuklar boyunca Cilaos, Salazie volkann gr-

dler. Helikopter onlar Etang Salnin ormanna

brakt. Bir yerden mzik duydular ve mzisyenlere

doru yneldiler.

almak ister miydiniz dedi bir mzisyen on-

lara bir paket uzatarak.Pakette kastanyetler vard

ve mavi, krmz ve beyaz renkteydiler. Aniden,

beyaz sarya dnt ve etrfalarndaki hereyfarkl eylere dnmeye balad ve orman orta-

dan kayboldu.

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Deodat balonul a explodat i castanietele au czut din cer. Ei au auzit sunetul

familiar al castanietelor i totul a inceput s se schimbe...

Erau lng un izvor cu ap rece, s-au uitat n jurul lor: erau numai muni. Mehmet era

dezamgit: unde era drumul?

Au luat-o pe o mic crare i au ajuns n faa unei case cu acoperi rou. Era o

coala i au vzut elevii fcnd nmuliri. Ayse a ntrebat un copil:

-Cum te cheam?-Numele meu este Jean-Francois. De unde venii?

Copiii le-au spus povestea lor i i-au ntrebat:

Unde este drumul cel mai apropiat?

-O te marmail! Na point de route!

Mehmet i Ayse nu au neles nimic. Apoi profesorul le-a explicat c nu existau drumuri spre Mafate, dar ar

putea s plece cu elicopterul.

Au urcat n elicopter, care i-a plimbat deasupra insulei: au vzut un vulcan, Cilaos, Salazie... Elicopterul i-a lsat

n padurea Etang Sale. Au auzit muzic i s-au ndreptat spre cntrei.

-Vrei s cntai? i-a ntrebat unul dintre ei i le-a dat un pachet.Erau castanietele, care acum aveau culoarea albastr, roie i alb.

Deodat, albul devenea galben, totul se nvrtea n jurul lor i pdurea disprea...

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they found themselves on a little ship on the Black Sea. The journey continued on

one of the three arms of the DANUBE. They reached the DANUBE DELTA, an

enchanting land with pelicans voices and the gentle caress of the reed. Then the ship

took them further along the Danube.

Suddenly they heard music so they left the ship. To their delight, Ayse and Mehmet discovered the

fascinating and spectacular dance of the CLUARI.They were in OLTENIA.

In the distance the tall mountains seemed inviting. A winding road, the TRANSFGRAN, cutthrough the mountains and could carry them to wonderful places. Here, history was hidden in palaces, castles

and monasteries. BRAN CASTLE, the PELE CASTLE and the VORONE MONASTERY, they all talked

about the sensitivity and bravery of this little country.

After following the road through the mountains and discovering all the wonderful places along the

way, a melancholic Romanian folk song led them back to the seaside.

Here, stood the statue of the great poet MIHAI EMINESCU, as if whispering a love poem to the sea. Near the

statue, the children found the colored castanets, which were now red and had a white half moon and a little

star on them. With their clicking sound, they seemed to accompany the seas love poem an the children began

to feel dizzy. Magically the children found themselves in the forest of atalca, again, in the middle of their

friends. Mehmet and Ayse rushed over to their families. They hoped they hadnt missed the picnic!

i ei s-au trezit pe un vapor, n Marea Neagr. Cltoria a continuat pe unul din braele Dunrii, pn ce

au ajuns ntr-un loc minunat... Delta Dunrii. n delt au fost ncntai de ipetele pelicanilor i au rmas uimii

de fonetul trestiilor. Au continuat drumul lor pe Dunre ctre locuri i oameni noi.

Deodat au auzit muzic i au cobort de pe vapor.

Mehmet i Ayse au descoperit dansul uimitor al cluarilor, cci se aflau ntr-o zon din Oltenia.

n deprtare munii falnici preau s invite la drumeii aa c cei doi au pornit s cerceteze. Un drum erpuitor,

Transfgranul, tia cu precizie munii impuntori, ducndu-i n locuri ncrcate de istorie i tradiii- castele,

fortree i biserici. Castelul Bran, Peleul i Mnstirile Vorone i Putna le-au dezvluit bogii culturale i

informaii extraordinare despre curajul i sensibilitatea acestui popor. Apoi, au auzit un cntec popular, care i -a

condus napoi pe malul Mrii Negre. Acolo, pe falez au gsit statuia marelui poet Mihai Eminescu, care prea

s opteasc un poem de dragoste mrii. Lng statuie, copiii au gsit castanietele care erau acum roii i aveau o

lun i o stea galben pe ele. n sunetul lor magic i cu vuietul mrii aproape, copiii s-au simit deodat ameii...

Ca prin minune, ei s-au trezit nconjurai de prietenii lor, n pdurea din Catalca.S-au grbit s ajung

napoi la familiile lor, spernd c nu pierduser picnicul.

Kendilerini Karadenizde kk bir gemide buldular. Yolculuklar Danubenin kolundan birine

kadar devam etti. Pelikan sesleri ve kamlarn nazik okaylaryla mest olarak Danube Deltasna ulatlar.

Gemi onlar daha uzaklara gtrd.

Aniden, mzii duydular ve gemiden ayrldlar. Etkileyici ve harikulade CLUARI dansn kefettiler.

OLTENIAdalard.

Uzaktan yce dalar davetkar gzkyordu.. rzgarl bir yol, TRANSFGRAN, dalar aarak onlar

harika yerlere gtrd. Burada, tarih saraylarda, kalelerde ve manastrlarda gizliydi. Bran Kalesi, PELE

Kalesi, ve VORONET Manastr, hepsi bu kk lkenin kahramanln ve hassasiyetini anlatyordu.

Hznl bir halk arks onlar deniz kysna geri gtrd. Burada, byk air Mihai EMINESCUnun heykeli

denize bir ak arks fsldyordu. Heykelin yannda, ocuklar renkli kastanyetleri buldular. Kastanyetler imdi

krmzyd ve zerinde yarm ay ve kk bir yldz vard. Kastanyetlerin sesiyle denizin ak arksna elik

ettiler ve kendilerini yeniden atalca ormannda arkadalarnn arasnda buldular.

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Aye ve Mehmet adl iki ocuun maceralarn anlatanOrmannSrrTrkiye, spanya, Portekiz, ngiltere, Finlandiya, Reunion (Fransa) veRomanyadaki rencilerin ortak almasyla yazlmtr. Bu hikaye, farkl

kltrlerin bulumasyla ortaya kan gkkuann bir yansmasdr.

The Secret Of The Forest which tells the adventures of twochildren called Aye and Mehmet was written by collaboration of pupils from

seven countries: Turkey, Spain, Portugal, UK, Finland,Reunion and Romania.

This story is the reflection of the rainbow which comes out with the meeting of

different cultures.

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Povestea Secretul pdurii a fost realizat n colaborare de ctre

elevii celor apte ri implicate n Proiectul Comenius We, Europeans, have a

bagful of culture to share.


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WE, EUROPEANS, HAVE A BAGFUL

OF CULTURE TO SHARE

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Activities

What countries do you think the two children will visit?

Pre-reading activities

Look at the pictures. Which of these things can you see in the pictures?

a rainbowa dinosaur

a London bus

a plane

a guitara maze

a forest

a train

coconut treesSanta Claus

While reading activities

Read the story and mark the sentences T (true) or F (false):

1) Aye and Mehmet are having a party with their families and friends. ..........2) n Spain the castanets changed their colour into yellow. ........... 3) At the end of the labyrinth a lion was expecting them. ...........

4) After visiting London the children arrived in Germany. ...

5) They saw the island from the plane. ..

6) In Romania the children visited the Danube Delta, castles, monasteries and Mihai

Eminescus statue. ..

Post-reading activities

Discuss these questions in pairs, then tell the class:

Do you think it is important to be with your family? Why?

What do you think is the best place the children have visited? Why?

Write a letter / e-mail to a friend from another country in which you describe a place that you like

from your country.

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