THE MATHEMATICIAN PRINCE (PART 2)

Short Story for boys and girls written by: Edgardo Luciano Camarero.

Click to read THE MATHEMATICIAN PRINCE (PART 1)

…The prince knew that the question was really difficult, and thought it was going to take him more than 5 seconds…He made a great effort, and three thousandths of a second before the time finished, he exclaimed:

– “3.838.214!!!”

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- “Well done!” – said the voice – “Continue on your way, you just have one question left”

The prince kept walking through the dark corridors, watching out for everything around; suddenly he saw a light shining at the end of the corridor coming from a door, the prince ran to reach the door, but this closed brusquely and sirens were heard, the voice spoke again:

 

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THE MATHEMATICIAN PRINCE (PART 1)

Short story for kids written by: Edgardo Luciano Camarero.

In a faraway kingdom there was a prince who really loved maths, he was always solving mathematical problems in his notebook, and never used a mathematical calculator.

One day his father, King Wallace, said:

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– “Dear son, you should go out and enjoy our garden and take some fresh air. It´s important to have friends and disconnect by breathing fresh air and by getting to know people. Please don´t spend all day solving mathematical problems in your room.”

-“Ok, but I don´t think I will enjoy it as much as I enjoy maths” – replied the prince.

The prince barely knew his castle, he was always worried about his maths problems and never looked further forward. He had never discovered the world outside his room, the number of corridors and doors and he didn´t know which door led to the back garden. Suddenly he saw a big wooden door at the end of one corridor. “That might be the exit”, he thought, and so he opened the door.

But it wasn´t the correct door. The prince had entered a dark place and he couldn´t see anything. After taking two steps he heard a voice saying:

– “You have just entered the most dangerous crossroads ever. You must solve three problems to get out of here.  If you make a mistake, you will never see daylight again. And the first question is: multiply 489 by 360?”

– “176,040!” – exclaimed the prince.

– “Correct!” – the voice exclaimed – “You can continue”

The prince realized that it was only about mathematical problems so he kept walking from the crossroads, observing everything around until he arrived at a steep cliff that had no exit. The voice said:

-“Now I have three questions for you, a step will appear for each one you solve and then you will be able to cross the cliff to the other side, but if you fail one of them, the steps will disappear and you will fall into the deep chasm and be devoured by snakes and poisonous spiders. And the first question is…How much is 92 divided by 2 minus 4 by 1 by 5 minus 8 by 3?”

The prince thought about it before answering.

After three seconds the prince said: “Two!”

– “You are right!, here is the first step”

The young prince obeyed the voice, who immediately said:

– “The second question: How much is 64 divided by 8 plus 3 by 2 plus 6 by 5 plus 9 divided by 3?

– “61” – said the prince sure of his answer.

-“Correct!” – said the voice, and added – “Walk to the next step and pay attention to the third question…How much is 43.126 multiplied by 89? you have just 5 seconds to solve it”

The prince knew that the question was really difficult, and thought it was going to take him more than 5 seconds…He made a great effort, and three thousandths of a second before the time finished, he exclaimed:

– “3.838.214!!!” ………

TO BE CONTINUED…

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PLAYING IN THE FOREST

Short Story for girls and boys written by: Maribel.

Today the forest is so lively. Rabbits leave their dens to greet the new day, the moles awake timidly from their lethargy, and get ready to start the day.

Small deers have been gamboling for a while over the small bushes, free as the wind that caresses their backs.

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Little by little, the forest inhabitants appear: sparrows; hares; squirrels; snails; birds; woodpeckers; badgers…all appear little by little filling the forest with light, music and colours where they are.

 

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CONSONANTS IN MY FAMILY

Short Stories in English written by: Manuel Ibarra.

Not forgetting that approximately one month ago, he had lost a bet on the game: “The consonants go to the zoologic gardens“. Daniel met his cousin Andrew at the Birthday Party of a family friend.

Sitting in a corner, Daniel took a pencil and paper and asked his cousin: “Do you want to play a consonant game, with the names of our families?”

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His cousin Andrew replied: “Sure! I accept, and I am sure I will win again!”

They began to write without wasting time and after a few minutes Daniel exclaimed excitedly:

 

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PAPER NEEDLE

Short Story for Kids written by: María de las Mercedes Semhan.

She bent every time somebody wanted to thread her, she resisted contact with a thread. But one day, she saw him and fell in love just looking at him.

It was a special thread, his colors, texture, stretchiness and thickness. Everything was particularly charming.

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“It´s the most beautiful thread I’ve ever seen” she exclaimed. She whispered to her family of soft needles and invited them to meet her lovely Mr.Thread.

 

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THE SWEET BUT CRUEL PRINCESS

Short Story for kids written by: Carlota Suárez villaberde y Daniel Avila López.

The princess was in love with a young man, she always saw him from her high tower. He was really handsome, with dark hair, clear eyes, pallid skin and smiling all the time. He seemed not to have any worries, he was happy.

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Apparently, he was a young boy from a village who once carried packages in a wheelbarrow. Although being poor and being a peasant he always worked with a big smile on his face.

 

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BEST FRIENDS

Short Story for Kids written by: Catalina.

Once upon a time, there were two friends called Vela and Lily, who were always together until one day, due to a study commission in class, Vela was sent to sit beside another girl who was called Poppy.

They soon laughed together, and when Lily went to Vela´s house she was with Poppy, laughing and playing. Poppy didn´t even noticed when Lily arrived. So Lily went home really sad, looked at the picture of them playing in the park, then went to bed and didn´t want anything.

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Vela called her and said:

– “Hi Lily, can I go to your house? Poppy just left and I want to see you. My mum told me you were at home”.

 

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RAINBOW CLOTHING (SECOND PART)

Short Story for Kids written by: Vanessa Weber.

Click to read: RAINBOW CLOTHING /FIRST PART)

One day, before finishing the school year, a Count came to the school to announce that there was going to be a ball in the palace, in honour of the new graduates and that they must attend without exception.

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The Girls in school went crazy. They started to call the best dressmakers to make the dresses of wealthy students before the ball. They wanted to be radiant because they all knew that the Count had a handsome son and that no girl in town had ever conquered him, so now was their chance.

 

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RAINBOW CLOTHING (FIRST PART)

Short Story for Kids written by: Vanesa Weber.

Not too far away, where the mountains caress the sun during the day and the moon and the stars at night, there was a little wooden hut where a shepherd and his wife lived.

After many years without having any children they finally gave birth to a girl called Emma.

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Emma was a pretty girl with black hair, white skin and beautiful pink cheeks, she was sweet as honey.

 

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