hundreds of years. This famous explorer left his home in Venice in 1271 to sail for a journey of a twenty four-year. A journey that took him where no European had been before. He went across the Middle East to Central Asia‚ Peking‚ and eventually to the palace of the strong Mongol King‚ Kublai Khan. Yet‚ when Marco returned home‚ he told the amazing stories to very few people. In the thirteenth century‚ European traders wanted to enlarge their business to new parts of the world. Among them were Marco
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Prologue and Epilogue to Silapatikaaram‚ The first Tamil epic Saint Ilango Adigal‚ younger brother of Cheran Chenguttuvan and second son of King Cheraladhan of Chera kingdom‚ renounces his royalty and resides permanently in the Kottam that is a hermitage of Kunavayil‚ in the east face of Vanci. Once the hill-people‚ Kuravas came in a group before Saint Ilango and inform him‚ “A chaste woman who had lost one of her breasts and came to the shade of Vengai tree ‚ very rich in golden flowers. The king
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The wicked Jafar‚ and his trusty parrot Iago‚ receive one half of an ancient scarab from the thief‚ Gazeem. Jafar reaches into his robes and produces the other half. As Jafar place the two halves together‚ the magic scarab being to glow and sparkle. The scarab leaps out of Jafar’s hands. "Quickly!" he shouts to his horse‚ "Follow the trail!" The scarab scuttles across the desert sands under the beautiful Arabian night sky with Jafar‚ Iago and Gazeem in fast pursuit The scarab leads Jafar‚ Iago
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The little mermaid acted quickly and swam away from the shore‚ sheltering herself behind large rocks. The young maiden saw the prince and quickly went to his side‚ and he suddenly came to. The little mermaid solemnly dove back down to her father’s Palace. The story of the little mermaid’s encounter with the prince circulated throughout the kingdom‚ and she soon learned where the prince lived. As the little mermaid observed the prince and his people‚ she became more fond of humans. Back down in the
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down into the pit until he hits a rock and his shoes fly off‚ freeing him. Annabeth realizes they are at the entrance to Tartarus‚ and they hear a muttering‚ evil voice from far below. They get out quickly back through the tunnel and head towards the palace of Hades instead to do what they need to
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dizziness‚ and bleeding from the pores. Describe in detail Prospero’s plan for escaping the epidemic. Prospero’s plan for escaping the epidemic was to go into hiding with his 1000 friends. He hides from the Red Death by living in the safety of his palace and not letting anyone out or in. What do the ebony clock and its arresting chimes add to the plot? Can you think of any symbolic value the clock might have? The ebony clock and its chimes add to the plot because you can think of the clock and
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It was hard to hear him over all of the cheers. “I’m going to infiltrate the palace. Want to come with?” I replied strongly‚ “Ty zlish’sya? (Are you mad?)” “But think‚” he replied. “We could become rich and famous.” “And we could get shot by a girl‚” I jotted back. He ignored me and bolted to the other side of the
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Title of the book: Gates in English reading . Title of the story: The deer thief Author: Araceli L. Jabal Characters: main-hunter Supporting-thief‚ justice of the peace Setting: time-one day Place-on the forest SUMMARY A hunter was out hunting one day on the
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fruits when your pet dog‚ Chap‚ thought he was a thief‚ so he went charging at Silenus‚ knocking the daylights out of him‚" reported the servant. Silenus lay in the arms of the young man‚ fast asleep. Midas then ordered the servants to bring him to a guestroom and watch over him. When Silenus woke from his deep sleep‚ he was all dazed‚ unable to recall whom he was. He had lost his memory. <br> <br>Midas offered the old man accommodations at his palace for as many days as he would prefer. He allowed
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people‚ and to light up the land. “ Though Hammurabi’s code covered a plethora of concerns and penalties regarding people‚ palaces‚ and property‚
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