FW: The green door - part 1
David Leeming
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David Leeming
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Subject: The green door - part 1
Pedagogical Project
“The Joy of Reading”
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The green door
The key
Mrs Sonia Black is very old. She’s eighty and she likes stories. Susan and Tom are her grandchildren. They like their grandma’s stories. They come to see her after school.
‘Tell us a story, grandma,’ they say. Grandma gives the children some lemonade and some cake. They sit on the floor. Grandma sits in her big chair and she tells her story.
When I was a little girl, I lived in a big house. It had a big garden and there were trees and flowers. At the bottom of the garden, there was a big, green door.
When I was very small, I could not reach the handle. When I was older, I could reach it. But I could not open it. I didn’t have the key.
One day I was in the kitchen. There was a big cupboard in the kitchen. It had a lot of little drawers. I stood on a chair and I opened them.
There was a big key in one drawer. I looked at it. It was a very old key. Which door did it open?
I went into the garden. It was a bright, sunny day. I went to the bottom of the garden, to the big, green door. I put the old key in the door and I turned it. The green door opened. What was behind it?
I went in. I was in a big garden. It was cloudy and windy and I was cold. In my garden it was sunny and warm. But here it was dark and cold.
Then I saw the castle. It had tall towers. There were some trees. It was summer but the trees did not have any leaves. There were no birds in the trees. In this garden, it was winter.
Then I saw a little, old woman. Her clothes were black and she had a tall, black hat.
‘What are you doing here?’ she said. ‘This is my garden. You can’t stay here.’
‘I’m sorry,’ I said. ‘There is a door at the bottom of your garden. It’s a big green door. I came through it.’
‘We don’t open the green door,’ said the old woman. ‘Go away!’
The castle door opened and a little girl came out.
‘Grandmother’ she said. ‘Who’s that? Who’s that girl?’
‘She came through the green door,’ said the old woman. ‘She can’t stay here.’
The sad, little girl looked at me.
‘She can play with me,’ she said. ‘Can she stay, Grandmother?’
The old woman was angry.
‘All right,’ she said. She went into the castle.
Hide and seek
‘I’m Sonia,’ I said. ‘What’s your name?’
‘Leila,’ said the sad, little girl.
‘How old are you?’ I asked.
‘I don’t know,’ said Leila.
‘When is your birthday?’ I asked.
‘I don’t know,’ said Leila.
‘Ask your grandmother,’ I said.
‘She doesn’t know,’ said Leila.
‘Ask your mother and father,’ I said.
‘I don’t have a mother and father,’ Leila said sadly.
The sky was cloudy and it was dark. It was cold and there were no leaves on the trees. The castle looked very sad.
‘What are we going to play?’ asked Leila.
‘Hide and seek,’ I said.
‘What’s that?’ asked Leila. ‘I don’t know that game.’
‘You close your eyes,’ I said, ‘and I hide. You count to twenty and open your eyes. Then you look for me. That’s what ‘seek’ means.’
I hid behind a tree but Leila found me.
‘You’re behind the tree,’ she shouted.
She was happy. I looked at the tree. There were a few green leaves on it.
We played hide and seek. Then the old woman came out. She was angry.
‘You’re making too much noise,’ she said. ‘I don’t like noise. Be quiet.’
‘Sorry, Grandmother,’ said Leila. The old woman looked at me.
‘What’s your name?’ she asked.
‘Sonia,’ I said.
‘Go home now, Sonia,’ said the old woman.
‘Can Sonia come tomorrow?’ asked Leila.
‘Yes,’ said the old woman. ‘She can come tomorrow. But don’t make too much noise.’
I went through the green door and closed it. It was sunny and warm in my garden. There were a lot of flowers. There was blossom on the trees. There was a tall tree in my garden. I climbed the tall tree and I could see over the big wall. I could see the castle. The castle was dark and the garden was quiet. I climbed down the tree and went into my house. I put the key in the drawer.
The next day, it was sunny. I took the big key and opened the green door. Leila was in the castle garden. The garden was cold and dark but Leila wasn’t sad. She was happy. She had a new dress. It was red and white.
‘Leila,’ I said, ‘in my garden, it’s sunny and warm. Why is it cloudy and cold here?’
‘I don’t know,’ said Leila.
‘Come on. Let’s play hide and seek.’
We played hide and seek. Then Leila said:
‘Let’s go into the castle.’
‘What will your grandmother say?’ I asked.
‘She won’t say anything,’ said Leila.
‘Why?’ I asked.
‘Because she’s asleep in her room,’ said Leila. ‘Her room is at the top of the tallest tower.’
We went into the castle. We went into the big room. It was cold and dark.
‘Come into the kitchen,’ said Leila. ‘There’s a fire in the kitchen.’
The kitchen was dark, but there was a small fire. A little, old man was in front of the fire.
‘This is Ben,’ said Leila. ‘He’s our cook.’
‘I’m the cook,’ said Ben, ‘but I don’t like cooking.’
‘Would you like some lunch?’ Leila asked.
‘Yes, please,’ I said.
‘What’s for lunch, Ben?’ she asked.
‘Potatoes,’ said Ben.
‘And...?’ said Leila.
‘Potatoes and potatoes,’ said Ben.
‘I don’t like potatoes,’ said Leila. ‘Can I have an omelette?’
‘Omelette, pomlet,’ said Ben. ’You can make it.’
‘I can’t cook,’ said Leila.
‘I can cook,’ I said. ‘I’ll make an omelette.’
‘How do you make an omelette?’ asked Leila.
‘It’s easy,’ I said. ‘Put four eggs in a bowl ... a little milk ... some salt and pepper ... mix ... put a little oil in a pan ... put the pan on the fire ... put the mixture in the pan. There you are ... an omelette!’
‘Can I have some?’ asked Ben.
‘Of course,’ I said. ‘Let’s eat.’
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to be continued next week
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The problem is, we cannot download resouces from internet and install it on the big laptop.. we beleive that all green laptop along with the big1 has been upgraded with the flash drive also our internet has being close for reasons unknown so if you can email Eroni and Lavina on how to solve this problem please do so
Salo has already gone to Thai..They got a replacement Name:Anabelle Scotty..if there's anything to be required on olpc matters please contact her.
Mary Tebouwa
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David Leeming
Mary, Lavina
Please can you add Anabelle to the list, or send her email address and I will.
I have heard that Jon Leeman passed away, is that so? If so, I am very sorry to hear and pass on all my condolences to his family and all that knew him, I guess that means everyone in Nauru. It’s a real shock, as he was very helpful when I was there. Very sorry news.
I think you should ask Marcus to advise on Internet connection because with Jon not there some things might be different.
Did you see my report to Education? If not, perhaps you can ask them if they can release a copy with the recommendations. That’s for them to decide.
I am happy to help this email group come to life so please don’t hesitate to start a discussion about any OLPC issue. I can reply any time unless I am “in the bush” or on holiday.
Best wishes to all,
David Leeming
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Mary Tebouwa
We had a meeting with Mike and still waiting for the report.
email add; annabell...@gmail.com Please add her as our internet is not working
We will be having our next meeting next week to allow David Daoe to help the group on internet problem as he is a person working along side Late John Leeman..
Gwaine and George will be working during the school holiday next week on Olpc repairment...Please email them and also we will advise then to email you if theres problem.
Once again thank you for your time.
Olpc Special Advisor
Mary T