This is going to be a demonstration of the domino thoracic diaphragm. So we can see the right dome of the diaphragm here and we can see the left dome of the diaphragm here. That brings me to the major orifices or the hiatus in the diaphragm. The rule of thumb to be remembered is 8, 10, 12. We can see this opening here, this big opening. This is the cable hiatus which gives passage to the inferior vena cava. This is at the level of T8. Then we have this orifice here. This is the esophageal hiatus which gives passage to the esophagus and this is the level of T10. And this is the aortic hiatus bridged over by the median archivate ligament and the two crew round either side. And this is at the level of T12 and this gives passage to the abdominal aorta. Now let's go a little deeper into each of these hiatus. Let's start again with the cable hiatus which is at the level of T8. We can see one cut portion of the inferior vena cava here as it is passing and we can see the other cut portion of the inferior vena cava here. The intervening segment of the inferior vena cava was inside the liver which has been removed with the liver. So once the inferior vena cava enters through the bare area of the liver into the diaphragm, thereafter it is not visible and it goes straight into the right atrium. Apart from the inferior vena cava, we also have this same hiatus gives passage to the branches of the right phrenic nerve and some lymphatics which go from the bare area of the liver to the posterior medistinal lymph nodes on the right side. So that's what passes through the cable hiatus. Now let's come to the esophageal hiatus which is at the level of T10. Apart from the esophagus, it also gives passage to the posterior and the anterior vagus nerves and we can see them here. We have lifted up the posterior vagus and in front we have the anterior vagus. This is the anterior vagus. This is the cut end of the esophagus. After this, the abdominal segment of the esophagus which is seen here is only half an inch and it was covered by disperitonium which has been removed. So this is about the esophageal hiatus and I have already mentioned the pinch cock mechanism of the right crust of the diaphragm which acts as a lower esophageal sphincter. Now let's come to the aortic hiatus which is at the level of T12. Apart from the aorta, it also gives passage to the azygous vein. Here we can see the beginning of the azygous vein. The azygous vein is formed by the union of the ascending lumbar vein on the right side which unites with the subcostal vein on the right side and it forms the azygous vein. You can see the beginning of the azygous vein also passing through the esophageal hiatus. And apart from that, the thoracic duct which arises from the cisterna chile which is not shown here also passes through the aortic hiatus. So from right to left, we have the azygous vein, thoracic duct, aorta, ADA. So these are the structures which pass through the major hiatus. Now let's mention a quick word about some minor hiatus. Between the sternal and the coastal fibres of the diaphragm, we have the sternocostal triangle or the antrolateral cap of Larry which I mentioned is also called the hiatus of Morgagni. And passing through that, we have this on the right side, this is the right superior epigastric artery and on the left side, we have the left superior epigastric artery. So this passes through the antrolateral cap of the sternocostal triangle of Larry and as I mentioned, this can rarely be a site of hernia called the hernia of Morgagni. Then we have some other minor hiatus passing through the crura of the diaphragm. The right crust and the left crust, we have the greater lesser and least splantic nerves. We cannot see them on the right side, but we can see them on the left side. Now we are on the left side, the camera person is on the left side and we can see passing through the left crust of the diaphragm are these nerve fibres. These are the greater, lesser and least splantic nerves. The least splantic nerve may not always be present. These are the ones which carry the sympathetic and which synapse in the celiac ganglion and the supply, the foreguard structures. Apart from that, these minor hiatus may be present on the left side which gives passes to the hemiasagus vein. So these are the minor hiatus. Now let's mention a few other clinical correlations. We can have herniation of part of the stomach through the esophageal hiatus and that is referred to as the hiatus hernia. There can be two types of hiatus hernia. In this case, the stomach has been removed so therefore we cannot show the stomach. If the esophageal gastric junction is distorted and it moves up then it is referred to as the sliding hiatus hernia. On the other hand, if the esophageal gastric junction is intact and only a part of the greater curvature of the stomach pushes up on the left side that is referred to as the rolling or paraisophageal hiatus hernia. The first variety, the sliding esophageal gastric hiatus hernia is associated with reflexes of the gitis while reflexes of the gitis is not a prominent feature in the rolling variety of hiatus hernia. This is a variant swung to show a sliding esophageal gastric hiatus hernia with loss of gastroesophageal junction. Now let me mention some of the reflexes which are visible on the diaphragm. I have picked up the left inferior-frenetic artery and the vein and this is the right inferior-frenetic artery and the vein. The artery comes out from the abdominal area at the left of T12 just above the serial trunk and it ramifies all the other surfaces of the diaphragm. The vein on either side drains into the inferior-frenetic artery. The left inferior-frenetic vein also communicates with the left suprarenal vein and it also communicates with the left renal vein. The inferior-frenetic arteries, they also give branches to the suprarenal glands and this is the right suprarenal gland and we can see it is receiving a branch from the right inferior-frenetic artery. So this is the right superior-suprarenal artery which then ramifies into the suprarenal gland. Likewise, we have the left suprarenal gland here which is also attached and which also receives a branch from the left inferior-frenetic artery which is the left superior-suprarenal artery. Apart from that, there are two other things which I wanted to draw your attention to. On either side, we see an aberrant vein vessel. On the right side, we can see this vessel which is going all the way. It was travelling in the extra petonial fascia from the suprarenal gland and is joining with the gonadal vein on the right side. This is an aberrant communication and similarly, on the left side also, we can see an aberrant vein and this is that aberrant vein which is coming from the left side. And on the left side also, this was not going into the gonadal vein. Instead, it was going into the rectum and it was communicating with the superior rectal vein. So, in this particular cadaver, this cadaver had a lot of anatomical variations and here also, we can see a normal variation on both the sides. Apart from that, there was another thing which I wanted to mention to you pertaining to the suprarenal gland. We can see that the suprarenal gland is attached to the fascia on the under surface of the diaphragm. That is the suprarenal fascia which merges with the end abdominal fascia on the right side and similarly, it merges with the end abdominal fascia on the left side. And that is what holds the suprarenal gland in place. This has got an important function significance. There is a septum of the same fascia separating the suprarenal gland from the respective kidneys. So, therefore, whenever if there is any descent of the kidney on either side, the condition being called nephroptosis, the suprarenal glands do not descend down. They remain attached to the diaphragm in their respective locations. And that is what we are seeing here in this condition also. Now that we have removed the kidneys, still the suprarenal glands are still in their normal locations. So, this is another point which I wanted to mention pertaining to the relationship of the diaphragm and the suprarenal gland. That's all for now about the diaphragm. Thank you very much for watching. Dr. Sanjay Sanyal is signing out. If you have any questions or comments, please put them in the comment section below.


Social media has completely changed the way that reporting can and should be done If a reporter makes a report they call something out about a particular player and it's right. All right, cool If a reporter makes that same report they call out something about a particular player and it's wrong Then that particular player can go on social media You know a lot of these guys they searched their names But that player can go on social media and they can call it out and be like oh, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa there, buddy You're wrong and this is exactly what happened with JK Dobbins today He let Ian rapper port know who is very well respected in his reporting. He let Ian rapper port know You're wrong Because Ian rapper put in a video update. He was saying basically saying how JK Dobbins He's pushing him and Gus L was they both pushing but with JK Dobbins specifically that Everything as far as the rehab and the surgery everything went good But it's it might be a little stretch to say he's gonna be ready for week one and actually the the report said that He's not expected to be ready for week one this year because of course he tore up everything in his knee And it was rough as we all remember the Ravens got Wrecked Ralph last year by the injury bug and it was just ugly literally from not even from start to finish before Start before the start of the season things started getting ugly, but from start to finish. It was just downright nasty But anyway, the report was saying that he's expected to maybe be ready a couple weeks After week one then maybe he can go but the Ravens aren't gonna push him They're not gonna force them. They're not gonna make him come back till he's all the way ready And that's why they signed Mike Davis. That's some nice insurance But JK Dobbins a whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa Let's read exactly what he had to say verbata Okay, I'm tired of being quiet. So that lets you know that this is not a first-time thing This is not the first time that JK Dobbins and seeing something about himself that he disagrees with or not even that He disagrees with that. He just feels his flat out wrong So again, he said, okay, I'm tired of being quiet come to me for your source Ian rapper poor Because I might not even go on the PUP now The PUP is the physically unable to perform lists and if somebody goes on the physically unable to perform lists If they're on there at the start of the season Then they have to miss the at least the first six weeks But now there's another PUP that happens before the season even starts that can happen during training camp and This sounds like to me in my opinion, it sounds like this is what JK Dobbins could really actually be talking about Because he said I might not even go on the PUP because that's how good my rehab is going So there's a PUP that happens during training camp and this is where if a player Due to injury or whatnot, they're unable to pass the physical They can't practice They can't practice So for him to say that he might not even go on the PUP because of how good his rehab is going That would be a great sign for JK Dobbins to be ready for week one But you know what let's finish what JK dot. Let's finish the JK Dobbins report. He said Again, that's how good my rehab is going and I'm sure gonna be ready for week one So he put it out there. He let it be known like no I am definitely going to be ready for week one I don't care what you say with your reports head or what you thought your report How accurate you thought it was no I Will for sure be ready for week one and again, let's read the whole thing without any interruptions and breakdowns Okay, I'm tired of being quiet come to me for your source Ian rapper port because I might not even go on PUP because that's how good my Rehab is going and I'm sure going to be ready for week one So again JK Dobbins clearing it up clearing up any doubt Clearing up any speculation him letting it be known like a Week one. Oh, yeah, you don't see 27 out there for sure for sure and man That'll be a beautiful man it. Oh my goodness week one. I think a lot of us Ravens fans. We may be crying I mean, we obviously got to get through Training camp and which is next week. It starts. I think what next week on Wednesday. That's crazy That's in one a week in what two days and training campus. Oh my goodness anyway So training camp starts next we got to get through training camp Gotta get through preseason and I've said this ever since last year. I just feel like John Harbaugh, there's no way he can play starters in preseason or is there there's no way he can play starters after last year There's no way he can play starters in preseason, is it?  No, no, he can be John Harbaugh you you got a pass from me and from a lot of other people You could be scared in preseason to play your starters be scared You could save it for the regular season. Even if it takes them a couple of drives to really fully jail I mean, they will they will have had training camp, but still even if it takes them a couple drives to jail Hey, no no problem. I don't think any of us will be mad at that at all but Preseason again, well, they got to get through preseason a point but week one when week one hits and You see a JK thousands You see a Gus Edwards. Oh, you see the Ronnie stand If you see a Morgans Peters of Marlon Humphrey Hmm If you see a Lamar Jackson You see a Nick Boyle. You see a Patrick called Yeah, I mean, there's a long list of people that Got taken out last year By the injury book a long, long, long list And just to see those guys back on the field in meaningful game play week one against the Jets That that'd that'd be a beautiful thing. So I'm letting any Ravens fans know right now from jump Feel free if you get a little emotional don't feel bad Don't feel bad because it's going to happen It's gonna happen and you deserve to be as emotional as you want to Because last year it it it pulled at a lot of emotional strings for us Ravens fans And that's what that that's normal Ravens football like that's why we always say 2019. That was a drink. That wasn't real That wasn't real that that was not real Ravens football. They don't know that's not them They don't do stuff like that. I mean games like against the 49ers The super close and crazy and just stressful That's Ravens football But a lot of that other stuff the Dalton blowouts in order No Ravens, that's not Ravens. Yeah, consistently them blowouts will happen. No, that's not Ravens football now Ravens love the drama They love the drama. Well close game from that. That's that's that's Ravens football That's Ravens football right there mm-hmm The vikings came from like that's Ravens football right there. That's I mean we can go down a lot of other games too But yeah, there's the stress the Browns game That that's that's Ravens football Ravens, they don't make stuff easy. They make stuff stressful. It's down to the wires down to the end of the season even without their starters Even without their start we saw last year with Not all that starters obviously because they were already missing half the roster when the season started But we saw last year like so many games just came down to it. They came down to it Ravens won some they lost some then Lamar went out and Came down to it. They lost all of them, but Ravens are like a Lamar's out. All right, we still not gonna get blown out. We still gonna have y'all believing we in this thing I mean, well, they were actually in those games But That's what they do to your emotions so Again, let all them tears out them happy tears come week one really even come training camp when you see you see people out there Whenever but anyway, shout out to JK Dobbins for clearing the air JK Dobbins He obviously got a career In reporting once he's done in the NFL because he already getting the head start


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Folks, good morning and welcome to Swing Trading today. This is Bob Desmond and it is 512 in the AM Eastern Standard Time. We can now be heard not only just on YouTube where you get the video version as well, but we can also be heard on a podcast version on Google Play and on Apple iTunes. We're trying to get on a couple of other platforms as well. So more to come as they evolve. We have applications in and if it works, it works. We'll continue. If not, then we'll just always stick with the YouTube format. So let's begin the pre-market activity off with a review of the chart of Lightsweet Crude. We spoke about this last night briefly on MarketRap that Lightsweet Crude, they had reported a build in crude inventories.  We wake up this morning. We're up over 1%. This is a huge, huge positive development for oil traders. So oil looking good. This is a 30-minute chart. The drill down to a 4-minute chart. Yeah, we're breaking out here. We have higher lows. We are now breaking out this 4-hour bar to new higher highs. Very bullish. Let's check out the US Dollar. The US Dollar is weak yet again. We're off the lows of the session. This current bar, which opened up at 5am Eastern Standard Time, no new low yet. But I suspect as we creep towards support on a daily timeframe that ultimately we're going to see a break of the US Dollar, which bodes well for commodities. It's certainly helping out oil this morning. Speaking of commodities, let's take a quick peek at gold prices, which continue to be lackluster. We've been consistently bearish on gold of late for multiple reasons, the primary two being seasonality. And then of course the technicals on this 4-hour chart. You could see that we've had a couple of bull traps. The most recent back here where we broke out on the fourth, then rolled back over on the ninth giving up support. We have again broken out most recently on a 4-hour timeframe on the 13th and at current we're trading 1877 90V ounce down on the session by over a third of percentage point. Might we hold the support level? Sure. If not, there's a lot of trouble coming gold's way silver about flat on the session not loving this chart 4-hour chart lower highs. We're we're limping back some with higher lows but still lower highs every time we meet a resistance level. We're rejected no reason to go buying here taking the look at let's go with the equity markets will begin with the S&P 500 the S&P 500 up spot 2% or seven and a quarter points poised for breakout here. A very good looking chart. I think that ultimately we are going to resolve this consolidation with a breakout to the upside a beautiful W formation on a 4-hour chart and orderly downward sloping handle with the potential of a breakout very high. We remain long the NASDAQ 100 up over a quarter percentage point. It appears as though we are going to break out higher at current we're sitting on the NASDAQ 12,009 spot 5 0 and if I didn't already say this up over a quarter percentage point the Russell 2000 new highs today versus the highs of the ninth new daily sequential highs looking very bullish here. What else do we have let's take a look at bonds quickly bond prices are up which means yields are down this is the 10 year I'm going to segue over and into the members area to see if we have any stock chart request to go over before we log off and call it a session. I didn't go over Facebook last night I want to go over Facebook and rocket mortgage I did not cover that for members. We are long of these positions in the pre-market you're seeing Facebook bid up about a buck per share let's go to a daily chart now in a daily timeframe Facebook has one direction to go or else it's in a lot of trouble. We need to break out today we are in a very very tight we're at the apex of a triangle formation on a daily timeframe. And we came very close to breaking the lower band of support yesterday after closing down 1.42% we opened up a long trade the day before yesterday a test position meaning we like to set up we had broken out on the daily timeframe. However we were unable to hold it yesterday therefore did we go averaging down no way that's not what we do here. So we're poised on a new daily load possibly stop out here very small loss if we do manage to break out and hold the breakout point then we'll look to add to our position I still like the stokes higher lows RSI higher lows. I'm just not liking the price action yesterday very concerning volume action bullish rocket mortgage. Now this is a stock that has been begging for respect simply not getting it we are long and we broke out two times in the past three days once on the 13th above the 22 hour per share market there about 2190 and the second time was on the 16th as we closed above 2250 per share what happened yesterday we gave up that 2250 support level but held the 22 mark it's critical that we hold the 22 mark on the day. It's disappointing that we so quickly gave up 2250 so in this environment we do not go adding on weakness we go adding on strength watch for continuation breakout and or a recapture of 2250 per share and we'll look to add more not until then and with that folks everybody have a profitable trading day don't forget to subscribe like follow on our podcast be well.


Chapter 27 of the Mermaid's Message and Other Stories. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org. Chapter 27 A Dear Little Family by Caroline Sherwin Bailey Such a pretty little house as it was, away up in the old apple tree. Not like our houses, oh no, for it had not any roof, and its walls were built of. What do you suppose? Why, bits of thread and scraps of paper, long hairs and dry grasses. When the summer wind blew and rocked the branches of the tree, you might watch this wee house swinging too. Can you guess who lived in this tiny cottage? Mr. and Mrs. Robin Redbreast, to be sure, just home from the south, where they had been spending their winter. There was a great deal of house cleaning to be done when they first came up north for the summer. The walls had even to be all built again. Very hard work, you may be sure. But at last they were all settled and ready for visitors. There is something in the nest now. Can you guess what it is? Something that is round and blue and speckled. Yes, they are eggs. And Mrs. Redbreast is so happy that she sits and sings all day with her wings over them to keep them warm. Mr. Redbreast is glad too, for he flies about all day, finding nice things for his mate to eat. He starts out some mornings even before the sun is up. And he picks out worms, berries, and the crumbs that kind little friends scatter for him. He gets very tired sometimes, but Mrs. Redbreast tells him to wait and see what a sweet surprise she will have for him one of these days. I think you can tell what it will be. Children, by and by those blue eggs will break. Out will hop five little baby Redbreasts, laughing at the funny old world they have come to. Then how happy Mama and Papa Robin will be. And what hard times they will have teaching these five babies. Not to walk, but to fly. Five more mouths to feed, but they don't mind it. Not a bit. And the breezes will blow the nest with its glad family. To and fro in the sunshine all summer long. End of chapter 27. Chapter 28 of the Mermaid's Message and Other Stories. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org. Recording by Jeffrey Wilson, Ames, Iowa. Chapter 28 How We Cut Apricots by Evelyn Hibbard. My little friend Reginald lives on a big ranch in California where apricots and so many other good things grow. One day last July I asked Reginald which he liked best, the city or the country. The country, said he promptly. And why, said I. Because there are so many apple cuts in the country, answered Reginald. I forget the other reasons. He was very busy making what he said was a chicken coop. That afternoon Reginald took me out to the apricot orchard. There was a long open shed which stood on the edge of the orchard and under this shed were men and women and a great many boys and girls cutting the apricots for drying. The children especially seemed to find the work very pleasant for their tongues flew as fast as their fingers and every now and then there was a merry peel of laughter. They cut the apricots in halves and laid them carefully in large wooden trays. Reginald and I thought that we should like to help. So we each took a little knife and sat down at one of the tables with a box of apricots between us. Reginald's nimble little fingers found no trouble in keeping up with me. We each cut a whole tray full and then we went to see our apricots sulphured. The trays of fruit were put on a tiny car and the car was pushed along a tiny railway to a big box that had burning sulfur in it. Then the trays of apricots were placed in the box and left there for a few moments shut up tight with the burning sulfur. They do that to make the apple cuts look nice and white when they're dried. Reginald explained to me, by and by the tiny car carried our trays of apricots over another railway and they were placed on the ground in a great field which was already yellow with the drying fruit. There they were to be left in the bright sunshine for days and days. There is no fear of a sudden shower for it does not rain all summer long in California. After we had seen our apricots safe in the drying field we went and sat down under a specially fine tree that Reginald knew about. We ate all the apricots that we wanted and then we strolled back to the house through the orchard. As we walked underneath the fine old trees with their glossy green leaves and a ripe yellow fruit I said to Reginald, I quite agree with you dear that it is nice to live in the country where there are so many apricots. End of chapter 28 recording by Jeffrey Wilson Ames Iowa. Chapter 29 of the mermaid's message and other stories. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer please visit LibriVox.org. Recording by Campbell Shelp. Chapter 29, Ethel's Friends by Jane L. Hoxsey. Ethel was a little girl who lived in the great city of New York but she loved the country very much and often wished that she could play in the big green fields or pick wildflowers in the woods. She remembered one summer when she was a very little girl staying in the country for ever so many days almost a whole month and having such a happy time lying on the soft grass listening to the birds and watching the cows and horses the sheep the cunning little lambs and the old white hen with her brood of downy chicks. Oh how she did wish she could see them all again. But the country was far far away and Ethel's papa and mama were so busy that they could not take their little daughter there. But there was a place in the big city called Central Park that seemed to Ethel like the country. She loved to go there and had happy times as she watched the sparrows scratching for seeds and looking about for crumbs and as she tried to get the gray squirrels to come nearer and take nets from her hand and some days oh happiest time of all lying with her rosy face buried in the short green grass and pressing closer and closer to the great brown house the home of the flowers. One sunshine day in June she had been playing in the park for a long time though she had coaxed and coaxed the squirrels they would not come near and though she listened for a long time to the horse croak of a frog and watched and waited looking about the big bright eyes she could not get even a peep at him. At last she grew very tired and sat down upon a bench nearby to rest before going home but scarcely was she seated when she heard someone call her name Ethel Ethel a little voice said she looked all about but could see no one. Ethel Ethel it's called this time very near she looked around saying here I am who is calling it is I don't you see me I am close beside you. Looking down Ethel saw at her feet a tiny creature all dressed in dainty green oh that Ethel it must really and truly be a fairy why I thought fairies were only make-believe people and she was so surprised that she forgot to answer the little creature soon the fairy said Ethel because you love the birds and the flowers and the trees and all the animals I have come to take you out into the country to visit your friends Ethel clapped her hands and said oh I should love to go to the country but I haven't any friends there yes you have said the fairy come and see so away they went and Ethel all the time wondered whom the fairy could possibly mean by her friends but they went so fast that before she had time to do much thinking Ethel found herself in a great green meadow bright and fresh and cool soon they came to a tree with spreading branches and there lying under it and resting in its shade was a gentle looking creature with soft eyes long smooth horns and a hairy dress of red and white here said the fairy is one of your friends and a very good friend she is to you too oh said Ethel now I know whom you mean by my friends I wonder who can tell me why the fairy called the cow Ethel's friend yes because without this friend Ethel would miss her cup of milk at breakfast and the golden butter for her bread Ethel looked into the cow's great dark eyes and giving the white star on the cow's forehead a gentle patch said surely you are my friend bossy but the fairy said there are so many more friends so come on little girl so Ethel visited all the friendly animals the sheep with their woolly coats the pigs in their sty the chickens ducks and geese in the barnyard the doves in their home on the roof the great clever collie in his kennel and she found that she owed something to every one of them just as she was giving Rover a farewell patch old Dobbin harnessed to the farm wagon came clattering up to the barn there is the best friend of all cried Ethel what should we do without Dobbin to carry the milk and butter and eggs to the city and to bring back the flour and meal and sugar to draw the wood and coal that keeps us warm to help the farmer plow and tarot in the springtime to draw in the hay and grain and the potatoes and apples and pears in the autumn and to trot cheerfully along the dusty country road when the children take their rides oh I know the farmer gives him a good dry bed to sleep upon a fresh manger of hay and a good measure of oats when he is hungry I am sure he comes and smooths his black coat well and puts a blanket on his back when the weather is too cold he wouldn't cut off his black shiny tail for the world for how could Dobbin drive away the flies that trouble him without his tail I know he has plenty of fresh water to drink and sometimes the children give him a lump of sugar the farmer never lets Dobbin lose a shoe because his feet might get hurt but always takes him to the blacksmith if only a nail is loose buzz buzz sounded close to Ethel's ear she opened her eyes and looked about there she sat upon a bench in the park the sun had gone down behind the hills and it was almost dark the pretty little elephant green had vanished her country friends were nowhere to be seen Mr. B's gauzy wings and yellow legs were disappearing in the distance there goes another of my friends said Ethel I think he must have come to tell me that it is time to go home so Ethel ran home and told her mama all about the fairy and her friends and oh mama do you suppose the fairy really and truly took me to the country said Ethel no said mama I think my little girl was asleep and dreaming but for all that the animals on the farm are really among our very best friends yes I know that said Ethel how I wish I could really see them and for many days after she never went to the park without thinking of the wonderful fairy in green and how he took her to visit her friends in the country end of chapter 29 chapter 30 of the mermaids message and other stories this is a LibriVox recording all LibriVox recordings are in the public domain for more information or to volunteer please visit LibriVox.org chapter 30 a legend of the dandelion by Ellen Robina Field once upon a time in a tiny green camp by the roadside lived a soldier all alone he had traveled a long way from a dark underground country and meant to see something of the world the first thing that he saw was a broad field full of waving banners and he thought what a beautiful place I have discovered then he pitched his tent among the green grasses soon the raindrop elves saw how tired and dusty he was from his journey and they soothed him with their musical stories and gave him a refreshing shower bath through the clouds came the sunbeam fairies bringing him a beautiful uniform of green and gold and a quiver of golden arrows then the soldier was very happy and smiled out at passers-by and cheered many a weary traveler with a glimpse of his sunny face by and by spring went away over the hilltops the birds had finished their nesting and the butterflies came to herald summer then the soldier began to feel tired and knew that he was growing old his gay uniform had faded and the golden arrows had turned to silver and the wind brownies shot them far away so the soldier crept down among the grasses and his green camp was left vacant but everywhere his silvery arrows fell there blossomed bright golden flowers and the little children loved them and called them dandelions end of chapter 30 read by the story girl chapter 31 of the mermaid's message and other stories this is a LibriVox recording all LibriVox recordings are in the public domain for more information or to volunteer please visit LibriVox.org chapter 31 the polite thrush by Helen Edwards look look Aunt Helen said Elizabeth one morning last spring there is something white hopping on the lawn Aunt Helen looked and thought it was a rabbit but when they had walked very quietly to the south end of the piazza they saw it was a dishcloth tipped up at one corner and seeming to move of itself Elizabeth was so surprised that she gave a little shout and a brown bird flew from under the cloth and sat on a tree nearby that must be a thrush said Aunt Helen they like to begin weaving their nests with something white I suppose he took a corner of the cloth in his bill and the wind blew it all over him it is too large to fly away with but if it was smaller asked Elizabeth then he could use it said Aunt Helen suppose I cut it into strips for him and then you and I can sit under the pine tree while I darn your stockings and perhaps we shall see him at work Elizabeth was delighted and ran to get her aunt's work basket and they soon were seated where they could see what became of the strips of cloth without disturbing the bird before long he came hopping over the grass packed carefully at one of the strips took it in his beak and flew away with it I should like to see him weave his nest said Elizabeth what is weaving Aunt Helen I am weaving now said Aunt Helen you remember how your heel came right through your stocking what have I done to the whole Elizabeth looked you've put ever so many threads from up to down across the hole she said and now you are putting ever so many from right to left but first you put a thread over one and under one all across and the next time it goes under first and over second so the darn is as strong as the stocking I want to see some more waving hold up your pinafore said Aunt Helen isn't that like the darn yes only the threads are smaller answered Elizabeth and your basket is woven too only that is made with little straws they make a strong basket altogether said Aunt Helen birds use straw for their nest too and hair and moss but I wonder that our thrush does not come back for another piece of cloth it wouldn't be polite to take it all said Elizabeth he left some for the others the cloth disappeared piece by piece in the next few days and Elizabeth was sure that the polite thrush told his friends about it and that each one only took a share however that may be Elizabeth's aunt found a thrush's nest long afterwards when the wind had called all the leaves off the trees and the birds had gone south for the winter it had string and hay and earth in it and just one strip of white cloth I think you were right about the polite thrush Elizabeth Aunt Helen said when she showed it to her I am glad that one little girl knew what the thrushes would do and cared to help them end of chapter 31 chapter 32 of the mermaid's message and other stories this is a LibriVox recording but LibriVox recordings are in the public domain for more information or to volunteer please visit LibriVox.org chapter 32 the water drops by Helen Pearson one bright summer day father son who was very busy called his children the sunbeams to him and said today my little helpers I need you to do some work for me go down to the big round earth far below and bring back to the sky country all the water dust that you can carry the little sunbeams started and although it was a long long journey they were so bright and merry that it seemed like play to them by and by they drew nearer to mother earth and before long saw myriads of tiny drops of water some taking hold of hands and forming part of the great ocean others rushing along in a strong deep river while some were dancing and tumbling in a merry brook singing sweet little songs there too were tiny pools of water where the drops clustered together and yes one bright sunbeam spied many tiny drops clinging to the grass blades and flowers the next thing to be considered was how the sunbeam should induce the water drops to come up into sky country surely neither the ocean nor the river nor even the little laughing brooks could be carried up on them but the little workers were not one bit discouraged and they began at once to shake the water drops apart the little particles of water no sooner felt the little sunbeam shaking them hard than they said to each other come now for a long ride and sure enough up up up they sailed in the boats of air helped on by the sunbeams but as they rose higher in the air suddenly they began to shiver for just then the north wind came rushing along how the poor chili vapor mass shook and then suddenly began once more to form into drops and some children far down on the earth below looked up at the sky and exclaimed see the dark clouds up there while their mamas said it is going to rain soon in a few minutes the little drops felt as if they were being pulled back to earth and starting from the cloud which was holding them they said to one another now for a race and soon patter patter patter came the sound of the rain and the little drops once more were back in their earth home end of chapter 32 this recording is in the public domain chapter 33 of the mermaids message in other stories this is a LibriVox recording all LibriVox recordings are in the public domain for more information or to volunteer please visit LibriVox.org chapter 33 Dorothy's Christmas Eve by Bertha Townsend, Kohler. Dorothy stood at the window watching the raindrops splash into the puddles of muddy water in the street and the dripping umbrellas of the few belated shoppers who were hurrying home with their arms full of packages for it was Christmas Eve and instead of the merry jingle of sleigh bells with its suggestion of Santa Claus instead of the soft whiteness of Christmas snow on tree and fence and road there was the sharp patter of raindrops on the window now Dorothy was the most sensible sunshiney little girl you can imagine and of course she wouldn't complain about the weather but the little face in its frame of sunny curls looked pretty sober as she turned away and curled herself up in her papa's big cushioned armchair the firelight flickered and danced cheerfully over the walls the armchair was comfortable and the patter of the raindrops had a soothing effect all at once it seemed to grow lighter at the window every separate raindrop had turned to a flake of snow and what great flakes they were and how fast they came down rolling and tumbling over each other in their eagerness to cover the ground for a white Christmas for Dorothy she said up and laughed aloud wasn't she glad though and if she should get a new sled there came a faint tap on the pane it's only a snowflake Dorothy thought but it came again and this time it was harder and a shrill little voice said well I should think you might let me in after I've gone to all this trouble to give you a ride on your new sled Dorothy was puzzled she rubbed her eyes to be sure that there could be no mistake and then looked again there on the window sill stood the dearest little creature she was dressed all in sparkling white from her head to her feet her wings were a finest gauze and she had a tiny diamond star on her forehead she carried a wand also tipped with a diamond star and she was powdered all over with a fine diamond dust that sparkled and shone in the firelight Dorothy had opened the window and the little creature stepped inside and seated herself comfortably on the arm of Dorothy's cushion chair she laid down her wand and folding her arms knotted brightly at Dorothy I'm the queen of the snow fairies the newcomer said and you look so comfortable in here that I thought I'd just run in and have a little chat I'm very glad to see you said Dorothy politely won't you lay off your things the snow fairy laughed merrily I guess I'll have to if I stay in here very long she replied but where do you think I've been all over this town peeping into the different houses where there were little folks for we snow fairies love little folks oh do you said Dorothy and moved a little nearer but what do you think I saw the snow fairy persisted Dorothy shook her head well I saw some little children that didn't have a thing for their supper but dry bread and one little top was dragging around an old tin can with a string tied to it for a horse that's the only thing in the world she had to play with and one little boy his name was Teddy Day do you know Teddy she demanded suddenly Dorothy brightened physically oh yes she replied his mother washes for us well continued the snow fairy I heard him tell his mother he was glad it was snowing for he had a board that would slide downhill beautifully Dorothy drew a long breath oh there's my old sled I'll take it to him the first thing in the morning and there are my blocks and dolls and books I'm so glad you told me I didn't know little children ever had to play with old tin cans we snow fairies know that the greatest happiness comes from giving happiness to others said the fairy and as she spoke she disappeared and a drop of water rolled on to Dorothy's hand from where she had stood Dorothy awoke with a start to find her mother bending over her oh mama she cried may I give my old sled to Teddy and my blocks and dolls to the baby with the tin can and my old books Dorothy stopped short at sight of her mother's puzzled face oh I forgot you didn't see the little snow queen so while mama helped her prepare for bed Dorothy told of her visit from the queen of the snow fairies when the happy Christmas day was almost done and Dorothy said with her mama in the firelit room talking of the merry Christmas which her old toys had made for Ted and the baby she said mama it's been the very loveliest Christmas I ever had if it wasn't a white one and mama said that Dorothy would find all through life that the greatest happiness comes not from getting but giving and Dorothy said why mama that's just what the snow fairy said end of chapter 33 chapter 34 of the mermaid's message and other stories this is a LibriVox recording all LibriVox recordings are in the public domain for more information or to volunteer please visit LibriVox.org recording by Betty B. Elon a story of the first Christmas by Lucy Carnes Elon was a little boy who lived when the world first heard the joyous Christmas tidings his father was a poor Syrian shepherd who tended his flocks on the hills outside of Bethlehem Elon for so young a child worked hard and had little pleasure yet he was not unhappy every morning he went off to the meadows to guard the sheep in whose midst he never missed the companionship of other children many a gay frolic he had across the hills with the playful lambs and many a quiet talk to the gentle sheep when he told them his childish troubles for children have their own little trials and he never failed to see in the mild creature's eyes the sympathy they could not speak Elon's heart was full of love for his dumb friends and there was nothing he would not do for their sake one night a lamb the youngest of the flock and Elon's pet was missing from the fold it was growing late and the little boy was tired and sleepy but he took up his staff and went bravely off in search of the lost lambkin it was a long and weary hunt but finally he found the little wander out on a lonely road that led towards Bethlehem Elon was unable to walk home again without resting so he took the lamb in his arms and sat down on a big boulder that lay by the roadside it was a dark and lonesome spot where Elon sat but above him the sky was glittering with the evening stars and while they were shining Elon had no thought of fear often while tending his father's flocks at night he had studied the starry heavens he had traced the constellations and watched the big planets come and go as the hours advanced until he felt that he knew all the stars which shown above his native hills but tonight he saw a strange one in their midst a great star in whose brilliant light the largest of its companions looked dim so absorbed was Elon engaging at the new star that he did not see three men riding rapidly down the road it was not until they had stopped close to where he sat that he became aware of their presence Elon's brave little heart beat with alarm he clasped his arms tightly about the lambkin and would have fled from those three strange men who had appeared before him so suddenly but the strangers called to him in earnest kindly tones we will not harm you little one we wish but to ask you a question where shall we find the child who has born king of the jews we have seen his star in the east and have come to adore him and to lay our gifts at his feet but Elon could not answer their question his little world was the sheep pastures and he knew of nothing that occurred beyond them without another word to the wandering child the three strangers turned around and rode quickly away Elon watched them as they rode down the pathway that led toward Bethlehem and when he could no longer see them he started on his way home he trudged patiently along with his lamb asleep in his arms he did not notice that the hills were dark and lonesome or that the steep roads were hard to climb he thought only of the wonderful star and the words which the three strangers had spoken to him he wished that he too could find the child whom the three travelers had come so far to seek in after years when Elon had grown to manhood his wish was gratified he knew and had reason to love that holy child whom the three men from the east had come to adore and whose beautiful star Elon had seen shining above the hills of Bethlehem on the first Christmas night. E. Harris Far away in the sunrise country some little water drops decided to take a long journey in a cloud boat so they donned their vapor dresses while the sunshine painted them a pink sail and ever so many gentle breezes came to help them on their way with so many helpers they had only to sit still and enjoy the beautiful world seen below how strange it seemed to look right down upon the roofs of houses and tops of trees and to ride right over the very church steeples the boys and girls looked like wee dolls running to kindergarten and the men and women like little boys and girls hard at work so many things seem to be leaving their summer homes what did it all mean the corn stocks stood huddled together in large shocks waiting to get a ride into some big barn great families of yellow pumpkins jog slowly along in the farm wagons each holding up a green stem arm as if saying please help me out when we get there acorns chestnuts beach nuts and all kinds of nuts were being hurried along two holes in hollow logs and trees maybe someone can guess what were the rapid little trains that were carrying them away from their summer tree homes the caterpillars seemed in a great hurry but hardly knew where to go they would run along very fast then lift up their heads as though they felt lost turn square around and go back again the pine trees still kept their green dresses while the maple stood almost bare their red and yellow and faded brown leaves covering the grasses below the little vapor friends in the cloud boat were feeling very sigh for the maples when a southern breeze hurried past and called out a message from the robin family to all the maple trees dear maples we are having a happy time in the southland plenty of sunshine to keep us warm and nice rice to eat but we have not forgotten you at all and we remember just how tenderly you rocked our baby birds in your long arms all the summer and are now rocking to sleep your hundreds of baby leaf buds take good care of them and some morning when they all wake up with their new green dresses on you'll find us back to live with you again that's jolly news guess we needn't feel sorry for them after all said the vapor friends just then the north wind came rushing along oh how cold it is they all exclaimed and in a twinkling the cloud boat was gone and the vapor friends were changed into beautiful snow crystals and wind floating softly softly down to the earth the children shouted to see them coming and hurry to get out their sleds one snowflake fell right into a pansies cold blue face then others came until the pansy was all covered up and was snug and warm for the winter then the little snow crystals nestled close together and talked of all their wonderful journey and of their joy in making the children and the flowers happy i wonder whether they knew that by and by they would again be little water drops end of chapter 35 chapter 36 of the mermaid's message and other stories this is a LibriVox recording all LibriVox recordings are in the public domain for more information or to volunteer please visit LibriVox.org recording by Jeffrey Wilson Ames Iowa chapter 36 nannies coat by Emma s law part one children would you like to know how the kindergarten balls got their jackets well i will tell you of a little boy who went to see them made and he found it so interesting that he wanted me to tell you all about it Johnny was a little boy who lived in the country and his papa kept many sheep one day his papa came home and said Johnny come out into the barn and see what i found down in the lot where we keep the sheep Johnny left the little red and yellow and blue balls which he had been playing with and ran to the barn to see what it could be he opened the door very carefully and there in one corner close by its mama was the dearest little lamb with such a pretty soft white coat Johnny was delighted and asked his papa if he could have it for his own his papa said that he might and Johnny was so happy that he wanted to stay with it all the time but his papa said no that would not do but the little lamb must go back to the field with its mama and grow large and strong like the other sheep Johnny went nearly every day to see nanny as he called the little lamb and was surprised to see how fast she grew the little white coat grew so thick and woolly that when jack frost came in the fall nanny had a nice warm blanket to wear one day the next spring when the trees were all dressed in their beautiful leaves and the meadows were green with grass and dotted with yellow dandelions Johnny said papa the weather has grown so warm that i cannot wear my overcoat any longer and some days i cannot even wear my jacket i should think that nanny would be very warm with all that wool on her back yes said papa it is time to take it off so the next day papa took her into the barn and laid her on a table that looked much like our kindergarten table now nanny did not know what was to be done with her and she tried to get down but papa held her very firmly and carefully with his left arm well in his right hand he held a great pair of shears do you think they were like mama's shears no they were very large and queer with short broad blades and were always open except when papa squeezed them and then they would cut clip clip went the big shears so fast that soon nanny's coat was all cut off and she was allowed to jump down from the table and run back to the meadow where her mama was how she did run and caper in the warm sunshine she felt so cool and nice papa said johnny where shall we keep nanny's coat so that she can have it when jack frost and old winter come again oh said his papa nanny will have a new coat then the wool will grow and grow all summer just as your hair does and by the time she needs it her coat will be nice and warm and this feast must go to the mill to be made into yarn and cloth so that my little man can have a new coat and some warm stockings to wear next winter johnny thought it very wonderful that next winter he would be wearing nanny's coat he wished that he might go to the wool and mill and see how it was made into yarn and cloth so johnny's papa said that he would take him to the mill and let him see how many things must be done to the fleece before it could be made into a coat the next morning johnny was up bright and early and when he came downstairs he found that mama had breakfast already and that the horse and light wagon were at the door so as soon as they had eaten their breakfast and kissed mama goodbye they started with nanny's coat for the wool and mill part two it was a beautiful morning when johnny and his papa went to the wool and mill and they found everyone so busy there that johnny thought he would not bother them by asking many questions so he kept his eyes wide open to see all he could and listened to all that his papa said when nanny's wool was carried to the foreman of the mill he said that it was a very fine fleece and told johnny that he might go through the mill and see what was to become of it first they went into a room where some women were washing wool in large tubs and although some of the wool was very dirty when put into the tub it soon became pure and white then it was laid out on claws in the sunshine to dry after that it was picked to pieces until it was as light and fluffy as a great white snowbank johnny felt like jumping right into the middle of it as he did into the snowdrifts in the winter but of course he knew that that would not do then the wool was carried into a room where some women sat with queer things in their hands which johnny thought looked like wire hair brushes only they were longer and had handles on the sides these women would take a little of the wool on one of these brushes and then brush it back and forth from one brush to the other until it was very soft and then brush it off in such a way that it was made into a little roll about as long as johnny's arm and no longer around than his thumb these little rolls were laid side by side very straight and others laid on top until there was quite a pile of them then a boy carried them into the next room where there were a great many large wheels which johnny's papa said were spinning wheels and by the side of each wheel was a high post and on this post there was a little wheel then around this big wheel and reaching over and around the little wheel was a band of leather these wheels with the band of leather reminded johnny of his mama's sewing machine only they were very much larger a woman was standing by each of these wheels one of them beckoned to johnny to come nearer and then she showed him how the little wheel went very fast when she took hold of the big wheel and gave it a whirl then the woman picked up one of the little rolls of wool and touched something which johnny had not noticed before it was a little rod of iron or steel about as large as a slate pencil and it seemed to be connected in some way with the little wheel for when the wheels turned round this little rod turned even faster than the little wheel this rod was called the spindle and it too made johnny think of his mama's machine the part where she puts the barman when she winds thread and what do you think when the woman turned the big wheel and touched the spindle with the roll of wool she pulled the wool out into a long thread and the spindle turning around so fast twisted it and made it so strong that johnny could not break it then as she walked back toward the spindle and turned the big wheel back in the opposite direction the thread was wound on the spindle and another bit of wool was twisted into a long thread or yarn and so on until all the little white rolls were spun into one long thread next it was reeled off that is unwound from the spindle onto something called a reel johnny thought it was a small windmill with its arms extended to hold the yarn instead of to catch the wind when taken from the reel it was in a skein just like the pretty white yarn that mama bought at the store to make baby sister's mittens of but this woolen thread was to be used for another purpose it was not to be left white but was taken to the dye shop where part of it was called red part blue part yellow and some was colored orange some green and some violet then papa led johnny into a room where some girls sat around baskets of rubber balls here too he saw such beautiful skeins of wool just the colors of his dear little kindergarten balls red yellow blue green orange and violet so that the room looked almost as though it was full of rainbows johnny wondered what these girls were doing and as he watched them he saw that each of them had a crochet hook and that they were making jackets for the little balls johnny was so delighted that he would have liked to stay a long time but his papa said that they had spent such a long time in the mill already that they had better just step into the weaving room for a few minutes and then hurry home so they went to the weaving room and there they found lovely soft woolen threads which had been colored a pretty dark blue from which men were weaving beautiful cloth to be made into jackets and cloaks for little boys and girls now said papa we must go and perhaps someday we may come again johnny then thanked the man for letting him go through the mill where he had seen so many wonderful things and the man asked johnny to come again for said he you have been very quiet and have not touched anything or bothered any of the people who are working so i can trust you to come again as soon as johnny got home and had told his mama all that he had seen he ran out to the meadow to tell nanny and to thank her for the lovely wool which she had given him and then he gave her a nice lump of sugar which she ate nodding her head meanwhile as if to thank him for it then he happened to think of a little sleigh bell that santa claus brought him on christmas so he ran to the house and asked mama if she would not fasten it to a bright red ribbon to tie around nanny's neck so that he should always know where to find her this mama did and when johnny tied it around nanny's neck she seemed very proud and would shake her head as if she liked to hear the tinkle of the little bell end of chapter 36 recording by jeffrey wilson aims iowa chapter 38 of the mermaid's message and other stories this is a libervox recording all libervox recordings are in the public domain for more information or to volunteer please visit libervox.org chapter 38 the little cotton plant how it became a sheet of pink paper by nonna h mikadoo once upon a time there was a little cotton plant which lived in a great field in the far south there were a great many other cotton plants both large and small growing in this same field but i am going to tell you about this one and how it became a sheet of pink paper for a sweet little girl named dot the skies were very blue and the winds very gentle over the field where the little cotton plant lived and it grew and grew until one day a cotton picker came along and pulled off the beautiful white bowls and hurried them away in his basket the little bowls lay very still in the bottom of the basket and by and by they found themselves in a great big factory where they were put through machines and made into yards and yards of lovely blue cloth which after a time was put for sale on the shelf of a shop then the mama of a little girl named dot bought this blue cloth and made it into a beautiful new dress for her and little dot wore it and wore it until it was worn out and thrown into the rag bag little dot thought no more about it until one day a man whom i suspect you all know came through the streets calling rags rags rags and little dot ran and gave him what was left of her blue dress and what do you suppose became of it the old ragman took it down to a paper mill where it was torn into tiny pieces and ground into a soft pulp and then made into little pink sheets and envelopes beautiful pink like a seashell and by and by dot papa bought it all tied up in a nice little box and gave it to dot for a christmas present but she didn't know it was made from her old blue dress which had first come from the dear little cotton plant end of chapter 38 chapter 38 of the mermaid's message and other stories recording by caroline h this is a libra vox recording all libra vox recordings are in the public domain for more information or to volunteer please visit libra vox dot org chapter 38 how the wind fixed matters by ann maxwell miller of all the woods that the wind knew there was one that he loved most of all because it was so beautiful and so quiet far far away from all the houses and noises of men and because such happy little creatures had their homes there one day he came blowing into this wood but had not gone very far when he stopped short for his breath was quite taken away with astonishment at something he saw there on the root of a large elm tree sat a little brown squirrel chattering away to a robin that perched on a twig close by while up on the tree trunk near his own hole was a woodpecker standing all upside down as the most sensible woodpeckers will do and never grow dizzy though how they manage it is more than we can tell the wind was not surprised to see these three talking together for he knew that they were near neighbors and very good friends and all lived in the same big elm tree but he had never before seen them all look as they did on that day instead of twitching about and chirping merrily the robin sat very still and stiff on his twig with his head drawn in and his beak stuck upwards very much as if he was pouting the bright eyes of the woodpecker were half shut and his feathers all fluffed up in a very dissatisfied way and even the squirrel's bushy tail had not such a cheerful flourish as usual why heighty tighty said the wind what does all this mean I should like to know what has happened to give you all doleful faces on this beautiful morning when every one should be full of happiness it is all very well for you to say that said the robin you who have no housekeeping troubles and cares but for my part I am quite out of patience with plastering and plastering mud and weaving in hay and sticks I can't see why I cannot have a comfortable home already for me like the squirrel in the tree trunk without the trouble of building a nest every year yes remarked the woodpecker and how I should enjoy a change for my tiresome dark hole you both of you might have reason to complain said the squirrel if you had always lived as I have done in the same big hole near the ground instead of being up in the tree trunk or among the beautiful green branches why wasn't I made so that I could build the beautiful hay nest they all looked very unhappy indeed now you know the dear old wind has an excellent way of clearing things up he whistled softly to himself as a thinking very hard and then he said hurrah I have a plan I'll tell you what to do since your homes are already built and each likes the other's best why not change about and each try a new kind what a beautiful plan said they all and immediately the robin flew down to the woodpecker's hole and the squirrel scampered up the tree and along the branches to the robin's nest while the woodpecker hurried into the squirrel's hole to be sure the robin found the woodpecker's hole very close quarters indeed and his smooth wings were all rumbled and his beautiful brown tail feathers all pushed to one side and the squirrel had hard work to curl himself up into the robin's nest and the woodpecker felt very lonely in the squirrel's big hole and found the nuts stored away there a very hard bed to rest upon but they all tucked themselves away as best they could and tried to think that they were enjoying it very much indeed it was such a change and then something happened the sly old wind took a long breath and blew and blew until the great elm tree swayed and shook like a twig scarcely had he stopped when out and down and up came the three little creatures as fast as wings and feet could carry them gracious said the woodpecker such a big barn of a place i never saw i was all blown about in it for safety and coziness give me my own little hole you're very welcome to it i am sure said the robin my beak was almost blown away because i could not get my head far enough into the horrid little place there is nothing like my own comfortableness comfortable indeed said the squirrel why it blew about so that i nearly fell out and was obliged to hold on for dear life just wait until i can get back into my own snug steady hole the old wind laughed softly to himself i do not think that i shall find them discontented again said he end of chapter 38 recording by caroline h chapter 39 of the mermaid's message and other stories this is a libra vox recording all libra vox recordings are in the public domain for more information or to volunteer please visit libravox.org recording by caroline sears chapter 39 about a cult a true story by evalyn hibbard i have some friends who live on a big ranch in california there is a fine young horse on the ranch that has been a pet ever since he was born when he was a young thing with long legs he used to come to the door of the kitchen and drink milk from a pan like a kitten and he would follow the children about everywhere he was a rather rough playfellow and finally he grew so large and strong that his master said he must be shut up in the paddock the children felt sorry to lose their companion and playfellow but they could still go to visit him one day the gate was left open and before long the cult was running about in the garden trying to find his little friends at last he saw one of the children standing at the drawing room window the cult gave a joyful winnie and up the veranda steps he went and into the open door of the drawing room the child gave him a warm welcome and he made himself quite at home by and by he saw something on the back of a chair that he thought might be good to eat and he snatched it up it was a tidy just then the children's mother came in and how she laughed when she saw the cult in the drawing room trying to eat the tidy she took it away from him not because she cared about the tidy for she thought it very ugly but because she also thought it was not a good thing for a cult to eat and then she made him understand very plainly that he must go out of the drawing room one day the gate of the paddock was left open again and of course out the cult came as he had enjoyed himself so much in the house before he thought he would try it again this time he went into the dining room now it happened that all the china in the house was spread out there while the china closets were being cleaned what a chase that cult led them before they could get him out it seemed as though everything would be broken into pieces but it was very funny to everyone except the mistress of the house strange to say not a piece of the beautiful china was broken but that was the last time that the cult ever came into the house end of chapter 39 chapter 40 of the mermaid's message and other stories this is a LibriVox recording all LibriVox recordings are in the public domain for more information or to volunteer please visit LibriVox.org recording by Caroline Sears chapter 40 all's gone by Annie E. Puslint Edna was a dear little girl only four years old in the early summer she went to her grandmothers in the country to make a visit and such a good time as she had all day long she could run about in the cool green grass and pick the pretty flowers then there were the birds who had their nests all about some high up among the eaves some among the branches of the trees some on the ground in the meadow and two birdies had built their nests down among some bushes where Edna could see into it very plainly this was the nest which Edna loved best to watch for when she first came to grandma's she had found the tiny eggs lying in the nest and every morning she would run out to see if the little birds had come one morning she came running into the house crying oh grandma they've come three little bits of birdies without any feathers at all and such big mouths they must be so cold grandma without a single feather couldn't i take my dollies blanket and cover them up how grandma laughed no indeed she said you would frighten them almost to death the mother bird will keep them warm with her wings until their feathers grow so Edna watched them day after day and saw the papa bird feed them and the mother bird take care of them and she called them my birdies then there was the strawberry bed in the garden where she used to hunt for the ripe red berries and enjoy eating some of the treasures which she found after a while mama came to take her little girl away with her so Edna said goodbye to the beautiful garden and birds and they went back to the dusty city where there were no trees or green grass to see and no birdies to watch when thanksgiving came grandma sent for them to come and make her another visit then Edna was so happy she longed so much to see the flowers and birds again and to taste the strawberries too for she was a little bit of a girl and thought that she should find the country just as she had left it so on the morning after they arrived Edna ran out into the garden to get some pretty flowers for mama such lovely roses and pansies as grandma always had but when she looked about not a single flower did she see only dry stalks standing in their places not even a sweet elism was to be seen next Edna looked for the strawberry bed and that was nowhere to be found either how strange it was and how clearly everything looked no green grass and no leaves on the trees everything was gone then Edna remembered her birds and ran to see if they were gone too i haven't seen a birdie since i came she thought and that's very strange because there were ever so many before sure enough the nest was still there but no birds they were gone too then Edna began to cry and ran into the house sobbing as if her heart would break why Edna what's the matter said mama oh cried Edna the flowers and the strawberries and the leaves are all gone and my birdies too then mama took the little girl in her lap and told her gently that it was true they were gone but that they would come back with another summer just think said mama how cold it would be for the poor birds if they stayed here and there would be nothing for them to eat but now they have gone to a country where it is always warm and where there will be plenty of food for them the flowers and strawberries are only asleep dear the summer has been so long that they are very tired so they go fast asleep under the leaves but in the spring they will wake up and blossom again as bright as ever Edna felt better then and smiled a little will my birdies come back she asked yes said mama they are not really gone you will see sure enough when the summer came again and Edna went to grandma's there were the flowers and fruit and birds all back again and Edna was very glad to see them all even the trees had fresh green leaves but thought Edna I wonder where the brown leaves are that were lying about on the ground last fall everything else has come back so they must be somewhere just then Edna's mother came walking down the path Edna was sitting on the grass close beside a flower bed so her mother came and sat there too as they sat there talking Edna asked what had become of all the old autumn leaves which had been lying about on the ground when she was at grandma's last time her mother picked a big purple pansy and holding it up where Edna could look right into its beautiful face said would you like to have the pansy tell you about that oh yes said Edna with delight then her mother began to talk as if the pansy were speaking I can tell you where the dried leaves are they fell on the ground in the fog and made a nice blanket to keep the flowers warm all winter then the rain fell and soaked the leaves until they became almost like the earth itself in a little while someone came and planted seeds and tiny plants sprang up from them but we needed something to eat to make us grow strong and tall you know and it happened that the leaves made just the food that we needed so they fed us and we grew stronger and taller until we blossomed as you see us now oh cried Edna I'm so glad that everything comes back again and nothing is lost it makes me so glad end of chapter 40 chapter 41 of the mermaid's message and other stories this is a LibriVox recording while LibriVox recordings are in the public domain for more information or to volunteer please visit LibriVox.org recording by Betty B chapter 41 Willie's visit to the seashore by Alice Lotherington Willie lived in a big city with his papa and mama he was only six years old but was a great help about the house he went to the store played with sister Sue rocked the cradle when baby George was cross and did so many little things to help mama that she called him her busy little man when papa came home at night he was sure to find his slippers and easy chair ready for him put there by Willie's loving little hands sometimes papa took his boy for a ride on his car Willie loved to get on a seat as near as he could to the locomotive and watch the engine puff puff puff chuck chuck chuck when the engine as if it said look out here I come sometimes the engineer would blow the whistle then Willie would put his hands over his ears and look at papa a summer came on the roses and Willie's cheeks began to fade this will never do said papa patting the little fellow's cheeks Willie must go to grandpa's all right tonight in less than a week grandpa was at the house ready to take his grandson home with him when Willie saw the big blue ocean his brown eyes opened wide in wonder it was not long before the salt air and sea bathing brought the roses back to the little boy's cheeks and he was soon strong again what funny had playing in the sand such deep caves and wells he dug and fine houses and castles he built how he often wished that sister Sue was with him one day grandpa asked Willie if he would like a row on the creek of course he would what boy would not like to go with his grandpa they were soon in the boat and while grandpa rode Willie leaned over the side and looked at the bright shells pretty pebbles and little fishes in the water he was just about to put out his hand to catch a piece of seaweed floating by when he felt something pinch his foot oh oh he cried what's that there it is again and the little boy's face grew very red why said grandpa looking in the bottom of the boat it's a crab and grandpa picked it up by the back he can't hurt now what an ugly looking fellow exclaimed Willie so i'm overboard please let's look at him first at grandpa see he has eight legs and two claws or hands one of which is much larger than the other and very strong with this claw he digs his house gets his food and pinches people digs his house left Willie oh grandpa yes Willie digs his house in the sand when the tide is slow and more than that he makes a long haul a bedroom to sleep in and a pantry for his food what does he eat ask the boy flies ants little insects in fact almost anything you can get he will even eat seaweed just then crabby tried to pinch grandpa's hand what funny eyes the crab has exclaimed Willie see how he pushes them out his eyes are on little pegs which he can push in and out as he pleases was the reply he is very careful of his eyes for he knows that if he loses an eye it will be a whole year before he has a new one if he loses an eye will another one grow ask Willie yes was the answer is a crab of fish asked the boy it is called a shellfish said grandpa baby crabs change their shells very often because they grow so fast just like a little boy that I know and grandpa looked at Willie when the crab gets older he only changes his coat in the springtime and when he is fully grown he keeps his shell which grows thicker and thicker year by year what are crabs good for us Willie to eat was the answer they also help to keep the ocean and seashore clean I wonder if I could take hold of the crab ask Willie looking at grandpa if you take him by the back as I do he can't hurt you said grandpa Willie tried but his hand slipped and he caught hold of the crab's leg crabby gave a jump and before Willie knew what had happened was swimming down the creek and Willie was left with part of a crab's leg in his hand grandpa had to laugh at the expression on Willie's face as he looked at the boy oh I'm so sorry said the boy and the crab is so glad to get away said grandpa I didn't mean to break its legs said Willie you didn't break it my boy the crab broke it himself a crab can break off a leg when he pleases and a new one will soon grow in its place and now I think it must be near dinnertime so we had better start for home said grandpa as he headed the boat for the shore the summer passed quickly and one morning early in September whom should Willie see coming up the road but papa mama sister Sue and the baby how much Willie had to tell mama said that he was a regular chatterbox well I see the roses are back said papa and somebody is getting too big for his clothes I wonder if my little boy is ready to go home this was a hard question for Willie to answer but when grandpa said he was to come again next summer and bring sister with him he was quite contented to go home end of chapter 41 end of the mermaid's message and other stories


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Friends, welcome to my channel and in this video I am going to talk about the magnum opus of Joffrey Chaucer which is Canterbury Tales. Now Canterbury Tales is a collection of 24 stories Chaucer initially intended to write 120 stories but then he died before he could complete these 120 stories. These stories are told as a part of a storytelling contest which takes place by a group of pilgrims who are moving from London to Canterbury to visit the shrine of Sir Thomas Beckett. There are in all 30 pilgrims 29 pilgrims coming from different sections of society and one narrator. So these 30 people journey from London to Canterbury and while they are going towards Canterbury and when they will be coming back from Canterbury they will be telling two tales. So each pilgrim will be telling four tales in all two while they are going towards Canterbury and two while they are coming back from Canterbury. So in all these 30 pilgrims would be telling 120 stories but Chaucer was not able to complete writing these 120 stories he wrote only 24 stories and he died. So in Canterbury Tales what is important is that we look at the characters who are coming from different sections of society and also the tales told by these characters. From net point of view today in this video I am going to share my views on four most important Canterbury Tales. So let's start. So the first tale is Night's Tale. Night's Tale is the first tale which is a part of Canterbury Tales. Also it is a high romance told in Heroic Couplet. This was a question in December 2005 that Night's Tale is a high romance told in and the answer was Heroic Couplet. So remember these two things about Night's Tale. Number one it's the first tale and number two it's a high romance told in Heroic Couplet. Now let's look at the tale told by Night which is called Night's Tale. Night's Tale plot is that there are these two friends, Arkite and Palamon. They are both best friends and they are also knights. They go to Athens which is a city in Greece and when they go there they are Duke of Athens, Thesias. He captures them and he imprisons these two friends. Okay now they are both friends, Arkite and Palamon. They are looking outside the prison and they see this beautiful girl, Emily. And both of them immediately fall in love with Emily. So both of these knights who are best friends fall in love with the same girl and this creates tension. So now these two friends decide that whatever we win in the battle will marry Emily. Fine so these two people trick the guards and they come out of prison and they are involved in a battle. Arkite wins in the battle but due to divine intervention there is a sort of earthquake which happens and Arkite dies at that moment. He falls from his horse and he dies. So who gets the hand of the beautiful girl Emily? It's Palamon and this ends the Night's Tale. So Night's Tale is basically story of two knights Arkite and Palamon falling in love with the girl Emily. They battle together and who wins Arkite? But then who gets the hand of Emily? It's Palamon. So this is the Night's Tale. The second most important tale is Wife of Bath's Tale. Now Wife of Bath talks about a very beautiful story of a knight who's a part of King Arthur's court. But before telling that story she talks about several other questions in her prologue. So in the prologue to Wife of Bath she talks about three important questions. Number one she talks about her relationship with her five husbands and how those husbands tweeted her. Number two she talks about her views on marrying several times. So she contemplates on this question that is it fine to marry several times? When she gives instances from King Solomon's life, from Bible? The third question that he talks about is about her views on virginity. So she contemplates on this question that is virginity important for being a true female? So these questions are very important from net point of view because they have been asked several times in net. If you want to study Chaucer in detail in all the other works by Chaucer as well as Canterbury Tales you can join my online course. The details of my online course is available on my website www.advithakarva.com. Also you can check the description box below to find all the details. So Wife of Bath talks about the story of a knight who is a part of King Arthur's court. That knight rapes a young maiden and he's been punished for this crime. But Queen of King Arthur intervenes and saves the knight by telling him that if you go and get me an answer for the question that what woman wants most I will save you from the punishment. So the knight finally goes on this quest and he goes and asks so many people about this question that what woman wants most but he's not able to get a satisfactory answer. Finally he comes across an old lady who tells him that I will tell you the correct answer but only at one condition that you will do whatever I say. The knight agrees and the old lady tells the knight that if a girl is able to control her husband and if she is able to do that she finds herself happy. So what woman wants most? So a woman wants that she is able to control her husband.  So finally the knight goes to the King Arthur's court and tells this answer to the queen. The queen is happy and satisfied with the answer and she finally tells that you will not be punished anymore. The knight goes back to the old lady and tells her that yes you were correct and now as I have promised you I will do whatever you say. The old lady tells the knight that you should marry me this is what I want and the knight is horrified because a knight would never like to marry a lady who is so old and so upbeat but he doesn't have an option. So the knight says that okay it's your choice whatever you say. So the old lady gives the knight a choice that I can either be faithful and faithful and upbeat or I can be unfaithful and beautiful.  So the knight says that it's a difficult choice and I ask you to choose. I will not choose whatever you find satisfactory you can do that and at this point the old lady turns into a beautiful girl and says that I was testing you and you were able to fulfill the challenge by giving me the right to choose because the question that the queen posed on knight was that what woman wants most and the answer was woman wants that she is able to control her husband and she is able to choose for her husband and this is what the knight did in the case of old lady and the old lady was happy about it. So this is how the story ends and finally knight marries a beautiful young lady who is beautiful as well as faithful. The third important tale is Priorous Tale. Priorous is the head of group of nuns okay and Chaucer before starting Priorous Tale tells that Priorous is wearing a brooch which has these words inscribed on it and the words are love conquers all. The prologue to Priorous Tale contains a prayer to Virgin Mary and the tale is about Jews hatred towards Christian. So now let's look at Priorous Tale. Priorous Tale starts with a description of a boy a small Christian boy who lives in Jewish quarters okay so Jews as you know are anti-Christians and they hate Christians. So the Christian boy is living in Jews quarters and in that Jewish quarters we find that there are so many Jews who see this boy this small little boy going to school every day and while he is going to school he keeps singing Alma Redenturus.  The fourth important canterbury tale is Nam's priest tale it is a beast fable with a clear model and I'm sure that even though you've not heard of canterbury tales but you must have heard of this tale in your childhood I read this tale once when I was going through a panchitantra book okay so it's a that kind of story now let's look at the tale it is about this rooster called Chonti-Clear Chonti-Clear is a rooster who is dreaming that he's been eaten by a fox and he's very scared in his dream next day when he gets up he goes to a field where he finds the fox and that fox wants to eat Chonti-Clear so finally what that fox does is that that fox started praising Chonti-Clear singing and says that he sings so well and I would like to hear a song from your mouth and Chonti-Clear you know gets into his trap and he closes his eyes and he starts singing okay and that is the moment when Fox grabs Chonti-Clear and runs now Chonti-Clear is also clever so Chonti-Clear does the same thing what Fox does and he starts saying that you know I am so amazed that you grabbed me and you tricked me in such a way I would like to listen from you that how did you grab me and how did you come up with this plan so the Chonti-Clear is there in Fox's mouth and Fox is holding him and he opens his mouth in order to tell the story how he planned this trick and how he grabbed Chonti-Clear and that is the moment when Chonti-Clear runs away so the moral of this story is never trust a flatterer and this was also a question in UGC net exam wherein they asked that what is the moral of none's pre-state and the moral is never trust a flatterer beware of flattery so with this we end some important discussion on cantibally tales if you would like to study all other important works in detail you can join my online course the description of my online course is given in the description box below also at the same time do subscribe to my youtube channel because we post videos for UGC net English aspirants every saturday and sunday you can go to my facebook page and participate in the go net quiz also you can contact me on whatsapp my whatsapp number and other contact information is given in the description box below so till the time we meet next happy learning keep loving literature


Welcome back everybody! This is Master Yu, US National Dambudu Trainer. Previously, I introduced Woongi Boyoung's Satellation Energy Forms. Out of the seven, you practiced one and two. As my personal host, you enjoyed and may get some benefits. Once your energy saturation is there, better than supposed to, then you feel the matureness of your energy. What do you feel like? You want to dance, right? With energy. We call this Moo-hyang-i-si, Matured Energy Dance. Instead of the dancer, really, you have a little certain way to go. Once you make sure that this is a standard instruction form, energy-dancing form, later on you advance to your ladder from your way. After practice, after the end practice, you are able to go with freely. That is called dream style Moo-hyang. This Moo-hyang is the standard Moo-hyang, which is the novice people, non-experienced people, able to follow easily. Are you ready for it? Okay, let's get started. Same posture, like a number one posture. Recommend toes gently open, and grip the ground with the 10 toes, knee and heels, feel the use of tailbone slightly in. Aware of the lower abdominal slight contraction, location of the lower abdominal. From the surface, little bit inward toward the spine, one of the third belly button, spine toward the belly button. One of the third internal area where you are small intestine locating. Next, above the belly button is the legs, even your face. Great. Dan Moo-hyang, energy, dancing, form. First, start with the Kishi. If you are not familiar with Kishi, please check our previous video of the Kishi. Sink your right leg, heels up.  So your gravity will drop between the left and right foot. Okay, so now, first one is the Kishi. Hands shoulder width apart, elbows as well. Okay, now when motion is clear, breathing to your nose, exhale through your mouth. If you feel light without the stagnant energy, maintain the inhale, exhale through your nose only, breathing through nose, exhale through your mouth. Great, that's the first one, Kishi. Second, on the way down, let it flow on your right side and sink. Now you see the angle of the wrist, angle of the elbow, angle of the shoulder. Three angles should be maintained, not straight, drops. Others as well, one, two, three. Sweet, extend your left arms and then you turn. Others, you turn right. Some of you may feel the stiffness on the shoulder, then recommend, lower your hands like a line over your nipples and you turn. Rather than that, you can raise your hands a little bit, moving between the chest nipple line and chin, between here, rotate. Your arms are making infinity. Great, now let's talk about the important concept. Your both palms under the water. You may have experience when your child moving the hands under the water in the pool. Feels like that.  Now convert to the opposite hand.  You do not have to rush. Very gentle flow. Now as you recognize over my lower body, your knee joint, hip joint work together. All part of your body becomes one unit. Even your toe joint is working. Maintain great focus on your real palm. I'm sure that you start feeling more stronger sensation on your palms, sweeping the water. Now on your right hand side, you turn downward. You turn upward. Travel to opposite side. Convert. Great. And convert. Now let's stop over here. Compared to both palms, the weight of the air. Bottom palms, more heavier than top palms. Top one seems to flow in the air. Bottom palms seems has a weight on it from the weight of the air. Now travel. Let's switch. Slowly feel the weight is changing. The other palms, the one lighter, become heavier. The one heavier became lighter. Ultimately, this heavy energy, we call the own energy. The lighter energy, we call Yang energy. Yang never insist to be done. Once they reach to the peak, they convert to the other type of the energy. So it means Yang change to Ong. Ong change to Yang. Lighter one changing to heavier one. The heavier one changing to lighter. This cycle is called in Korean, Tae-gu. Tae. You may more familiar with Tai Chi. Tai Chi is the principle of the cosmic energy cycle. Once energy reaching to the peak, instead of disappearing, convert to the other type of the energy. They divide continuing their energy like cycle. What this is called? Tae-gu. Tai Chi. Same meaning.  Supported from the great mother nature. And you can grow your energy as much as you can. And you can use that energy to contribute to the others around you. Now open your palms. Feel the expansion of the energy from the heart to your palms. Try to squeeze in the energy. You start to feel the strong magnetic resistance between your palms. And keep squeezing. Great. Now slowly fit together and palms together. Feel the heat on your hands. Great. You should feel the little bit of relaxation on your mind. And also in your body and joint and muscle, seeing the openness of the body by enhancing your blood circulation. Some of you may feel the little clarity, your distraction or stress in your brain. Feel cleared out. Beginners are difficult to expect. Main benefits are the dhamma training. But you have a potential as you practice with your sincere efforts. You can get better benefits. And it will feed you the better health and better way of life as well. Thank you for watching.