The discovery of fireA legend from Tierra del Fuego South America In Tierra del Fuego it is told that once there lived two good spirits, the the brothers Ioalox.. He cried happily, "Th
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A legend from Tierra del Fuego (South America)
In Tierra del Fuego it is told that
once there lived two good spirits,
the the brothers Ioalox One day, the
elder one found some stones, which
he repeatedly beat against each
other One of these stones was a
flintstone And when he was playing with it a spark
arose suddenly Ioalox was surprised and tried again
Then he took a handful of dry feathers and dropped
the spark on them There was a flame So he gathered
dry grasses and woods, and put them on the flame: He
had discovered the fire He cried happily, "This is a
great gift, I will make sure that the fire will always
burn without ever dying down." But the younger Ioalox
had other plans: "It is better if people have to toil for
the fire and they must earn it in a hard way - otherwise
they will get too comfortable
The one who extinguishes the fire,
should light the fire himself again."
Said it and put out the fire
The discovery of fire, a Greek legend
Prometheus was the favourite of Zeus, the father
of the gods He formed creatures with his hands that were very similar to the gods
He breathed new life into them and taught them to use their hands and use their minds And they built houses, cities and ships, and they cultivated the fields But Zeus was afraid that these people would get too powerful and he forbade Prometheus and all the gods to give the fire to these people But clever Prometheus wanted to give his creatures the most valuable: the fire He lit a torch at Helios´ sparking chariot and brought the fire to the people When Zeus saw that he swore revenge to the humans He sent many incurable diseases, the plague and fever And Zeus punished Prometheus for his crime, too He was chained to a rock where he had
to stay without food and drink and sleep
for many centuries
Then it was Heracles, the son of Zeus, who broke the chains of Prometheus
Tick off TRUE or FALSE !
1 The brothers Ioalox were good spirits
True False
2 Tierra del Fuego is in North America
True False
1 Who was Zeus?
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2 Who was Zeus
´favourite?
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3 The elder brother found
a flintstone
True False
4 He could make a flame with hay
True False
5 He put woods
on the flame
True False
6 He thought fire was a wonderful gift
True False
7 He wanted the fire to burn forever
True False
8 The younger brother put out the fire
True False Answer the questions!
3 How were
Prometheus´
creatures?
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5 What did the
humans do?
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4 What did he teach them?
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6 What else did
he give his creatures?
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7 Where did he
lit he torch?
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9 How was Prom
punished?
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8 What did Zeus send to the humans?
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10 Who rescued Prometheus?
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Trang 2Tick off TRUE or FALSE !
1 The brothers
Ioalox were
good spirits
True False
2 Tierra del Fuego is in North America
True False
3 The elder
brother found
a flintstone
True False
4 He could make a flame with hay
True False
1 Who was Zeus?
He was the father of the gods.
2 Who was Zeus
´favourite?
Prometheus.
Answer the questions!
3 How were Prometheus´
creatures?
They were similar to the gods.
5 What did the humans do?
houses, cities and ships, and they cultivated the fields.
4 What did he teach them?
He taught them to use their hands and use their minds.
6 What else did
he give his creatures?
The fire.
7 Where did he lit he torch?
He lit a torch at Helios´ sparking chariot.
9 How was P
punished?
He was chained
to a rock where
he had to stay without food and drink and sleep.
8 What did Zeus send to the humans?
He sent many incurable diseases, the plague and fever.
10 Who rescued Prometheus?
Heracles, the son
of Zeus.
5 He put woods
on the flame
True False
6 He thought fire was a wonderful gift
True False
7 He wanted
the fire to burn
forever
True False
8 The younger brother put out the fire
True False